Seeing virtual-novel.net in such a state made Xavia feel extremely uncomfortable. After all, virtual-novel.net feelings toward virtual-novel.net were still quite vague. However, virtual-novel.net knew for a fact that though virtual-novel.net hated him, virtual-novel.net still loved virtual-novel.net even more.
“Please… Please wake up now…!” wept the distressed girl as virtual-novel.net slowly slumped to the floor to sit beside Gerald.
This person had once given virtual-novel.net the most beautiful thing in the world… He had given virtual-novel.net selfless love. A love that meant that virtual-novel.net didn’t mind losing everything just for her, and Xavia was well aware of that this entire time.
“Gerald… I know you hate me… After all, I, of all people, ended up bullying you like the others back then… I… I just couldn’t help it at the time… I didn’t want to continue living a life where I had to constantly be despised and belittled… You know, even as a child, my biggest fear had always been others looking down on me! I… I just want others to envy and adore me…! But none of that matters anymore because regardless of how much fame I gain, I’ve come to realize that you’ll always be the only one in my heart, Gerald… So please… Please don’t die, Gerald!” said Xavia as virtual-novel.net laid virtual-novel.net head against Gerald’s chest while sobbing virtual-novel.net eyes out.
At that moment, the unconscious Gerald suddenly began scrunching his face into a slight frown.
Seconds later, Gerald’s body suddenly began emitting a red glow!!
Lifting virtual-novel.net head in surprise, Xavia watched in shock as a scorching surge of energy suddenly burst out of Gerald’s body! Since virtual-novel.net hand had still been on his chest when that happened, Xavia quickly retracted it in pain. It felt as though virtual-novel.net had just touched a hot iron!
Yelping in surprise and pain, virtual-novel.net immediately got up and took a few steps backward as virtual-novel.net stared wide-eyed at Gerald.
‘…W-what…? What the hell was that? Why was his body so hot?’
As Xavia tried to rationalize what had just happened, the red glow quickly faded and Gerald’s face turned pale again.
Still extremely confused as to what had just taken place, Quillan walked over to virtual-novel.net out of the blue before saying, “Time’s up, Miss Yorke! Should the next person in shift arrive, it’ll become increasingly difficult for you to leave then! It’s high time you left!”
Not noticing Quillan’s wretched smile as virtual-novel.net continued staring worriedly at Gerald, virtual-novel.net simply nodded before replying, “…Got it…”
“Heh, that person’s as good as gone, Miss Yorke. There’s nothing else you can do for him. Also, I hope you remember your promise with me. Once your business is over in the next few days, you’ll have to give me what I deserve! Understand?” said Quillan, as virtual-novel.net tried to take advantage of virtual-novel.net again.
“Let’s just leave this place first, Mr. Quillan!” replied Xavia as virtual-novel.net quickly dodged his advances and left the area.
Scratching his chin, Quillan felt that the more virtual-novel.net looked at Xavia, the more virtual-novel.net wanted to get his hands on her.
“You’ll be mine for sure…! Heh!” muttered Quillan to himself as virtual-novel.net failed to notice Gerald’s slowly intensifying frown.
Fast forward to the morning three days later, the Moldells seemed to be extremely busy.
Decades ago, Kort had secretly established his own power in the Logan Province, unbeknownst to the main Moldell family. He had done so due to his greed for worldly wealth and prosperity.
Slowly but surely, the Moldells continued growing and annexing till it became the largest family in Weston to date. While all appeared to be going well, their main goal had always been to take over the Crawford family in Northbay.
Once they acquired the Crawford family, then the Moldells would certainly have near-infinite strength. Now that they had finally gotten their hands on Gerald, they could use virtual-novel.net as a bargaining chip to achieve their dreams! It definitely explained why the Moldells were all so excited now.
In relation to their plan, they were also busy preparing to relocate their family back to the south.
It was near noon when everyone finally relaxed for a bit to have a family luncheon.
“The head of the family will be arriving in the Logan Province around tomorrow night! I do wonder how he’s going to reward us! Hahaha!”
“How else could virtual-novel.net reward us? Remember, the head once mentioned that Gerald could easily be traded in with at least half of the Crawford family’s assets! Once virtual-novel.net achieves that, virtual-novel.net can easily just hand us one of the many regions he’ll soon have full control over!”
“Hahaha! Just a region? I’m afraid that you’re seriously underestimating the true power of the Crawfords! Did you not know that the Crawford family’s industries are scattered throughout the world? A region to them could very well be equivalent to having power over an entire country!”
“How impressive!”
The Moldells were now discussing the matter among themselves rather excitedly.