Special Banquet

[Chapter 32]

Gerald got out of bed before he rushed into the bathroom to answer the call.

"Good morning, Mr. Crawford!" Zack greeted Gerald respectfully.

"My. Lyle, thank you for calling today. I'd like to ask you something…" Gerald asked as he smiled.

"Mr. Crawford, please let me know what you'd like me to do. You can just give me your instructions and I'll get it done immediately!"

Gerald told Zack all about the money that he had spent at Homeland Kitchen last night.

"Oh! Is that so? Mr. Crawford, I don't think you spent ten thousand dollars anyway. After all, the high- end red wine that you ordered last night, which cost you nine thousand dollars, is actually produced by the Crawford family abroad. Therefore, the cost of the red wine was only a few hundred dollars. Hahaha…"

Zack smiled. To be honest, it was really a shame that Gerald had only spent so little money just like that. However, Gerald was already showing progress in the task that Jessica had already entrusted him to do.

"Mr. Crawford, what can I do for you? Do you want me to refund you the twenty thousand dollars? I'll get to work as soon as you give me the order to do so…"

Zack listened as he said again, "Ahem. Forget it. After all, the money is also going back into my own business."

Initially, Gerald was planning to get his money back.

However, after listening to Zack's tone, he felt that it would be really embarrassing if he asked him to transfer that money back to him.

Moreover, he would also feel a little embarrassed if he asked Zack to do that.

Anyway, the money that his sister had given to him came from all these industries and businesses that they owned.

"By the way, is there a reason for you calling me today, Mr. Lyle?" Gerald asked immediately.

"Yes, there's something I'd like to tell you. After finding out that your poverty-stricken days are over, the bosses of most of the major businesses on Mayberry Commercial Street would like to hold a special banquet as a celebration for you. I was just wondering if you'd have the time to attend the banquet since it is a Saturday," Zack said in a soft tone.

Initially, Gerald had planned to go out to relax.

However, since everyone had specially put together a special reception for him, he did not want to let them down. Moreover, Gerald really wanted to get acquainted with more people. Otherwise, he would always look like a pauper and a fool.

Therefore, Gerald immediately agreed to attend the banquet.

In order to express the grandeur of the banquet, they had chosen for the banquet to be held at an exceptional and five star luxurious hotel instead of holding the banquet at one of the establishments on Mayberry Commercial Street.

It was a really luxurious restaurant!

After talking to Harper and his other roommates, Gerald went downstairs as he prepared to head out of the campus. As he was passing by the girls' dormitory, he looked up and he saw a person walking out

of the girls' dormitory.

It was none other than Xavia.

"Huh? Why is she back at the dormitory?"

Gerald originally thought that Xavia would be spending the night out with Yuri after he rescued her from the restaurant.

In fact, Gerald was feeling a little distressed because of that.

As soon as Xavia saw Gerald, she said, "Hahaha. Gerald, are you heading out for your part-time job since it's already the weekend? Did you run out of money after spending so extravagantly last night?"

"Let me tell you something. You can never compare to Brother Yuri. Did you know that Brother Yuri came back for me in less than an hour last night? We were initially planning to spend the night outside together. However, we decided not to do so since I'm on my period anyway…"

Xavia stared at Gerald with a triumphant look on her face. In fact, she had deliberately said all of this because she wanted to provoke Gerald.

She was Xavia, the goddess he would never be able to get in this lifetime!

"Okay!" Gerald replied with a bittersweet smile.

At this time, a white BMW 3-series roared in front of the campus. As soon as he rolled down the car window, Yuri looked at Xavia with a smile on his face before he glanced coldly at Gerald.

"Hahaha. Gerald, I know that you were trying to make a fool out of me last night. Unfortunately, you didn't succeed in doing so. Did you really think that I wouldn't have money to pay for the meal?" Yuri asked as he glared at Gerald.

After that, he took out a diamond ring from his pocket before he said, "Xavia, I bought this for you. Do you like it?"

"Wow! It's a diamond ring. It must cost at least one thousand five hundred dollars! I knew that you're rich, Brother Yuri, unlike some people who have simply won a little money from the lottery!"

"Of course I'm rich. I have plenty of money. Xavia, I'll bring you to a nice place today and we will be spending a lot of money! However, some people will have to be poor in the future! Come, get in the car!"

Xavia was very excited and she quickly got into the car. Then, Yuri glanced at Gerald contemptuously before he drove out of the campus.

Xavia was very excited after getting into the car and she asked Yuri, "Brother Yuri, why don't you tell me how you managed to raise so much money last night? Moreover, why does it seem as though you became richer overnight? Did your father give you all this money?"

Yuri chuckled as he continued using his cell phone as he drove.

After that, he deleted a piece of software on his cell phone without leaving any traces behind. "Don't worry about it. Anyway, just remember that Gerald can never compare to me! He's just a piece of trash!"

"Wow! I'm really very happy!"

After getting ridiculed by Yuri and Xavia early in the morning, Gerald no longer had the mood to go out. Moreover, he could not help but wonder how Yuri managed to get so much money overnight.

Hahaha…

Gerald laughed to himself because he did not know why he was taking it to heart.

He headed straight to the library before reading some books and spending some of his time studying.

When it was almost noon, Gerald called for a cab before he headed to the Brilliant Star Restaurant. It was a six-star restaurant in Mayberry City. Of course, it could not be compared to any of the restaurants on Mayberry Commercial Street. However, it was still a very luxurious and expensive restaurant.

Because he had been busy reading and did not estimate the traffic on the road, Gerald arrived a few minutes later than the time that they had agreed on.

He walked very swiftly as he was in a hurry.

Boom!

"Ahh! Are you crazy?"

When he was passing through the turnstile, Gerald had pushed the turnstile a little too hard and he unintentionally hit the girl who was behind him.

The girl clutched her chest tightly as she cursed at Gerald and this attracted the attention of many people as they gathered around to find out what was happening…