When Gerald turned around, he saw a middle-aged man hurrying toward him.
They did not seem to recognize the man.
Could he have known Gerald personally?
Gerald stepped out of the crowd.
“Damn, Gerald. Why did you go for it? Didn’t you hear how he was calling for one, Mr. Gerald?”
“Haha, yeah! Aren’t you embarrassed?”
The few friends from high school followed Gerald as they laughed.
Even Morgana was laughing as she covered her mouth.
Montana rolled her eyes again and again at Gerald.
“I must have made him drunk… I’m speechless!”
Montana shook her head and sighed.
“Mr. Crawford, I’ve brought your car for you. It’s in Sector-C of the parking lot. Here are the keys, and the master instructed me to ask you to return early.”
“I got it, Mr. Lyle. If there’s nothing else, you should head back.”
Then, a boy next to Cameron stepped out and shook his head with a chuckle.
“F*ck… I think he mistook him!”
Gerald felt a little embarrassed.
“You’re hilarious, aren’t you? Your name sounds nothing like Crawford at all!”
The boys continued to ridicule Gerald.
“Okay, okay, that’s enough; let’s return to our table and continue with the drinking. Oh right, Miss Lewis, I’ll organize a student reunion when you’re free, and you have to attend. All right?”
Cameron didn’t bother ridiculing Gerald, replying to Morgana instead.
“Okay, no problem. Once you gather the students for a reunion, I’ll definitely be there!”
The group agreed as well. Paying no attention to Gerald, they returned to their tables.
Gerald followed Montana up the stairs.
“Aren’t you the least ashamed or embarrassed? Why did you show yourself when that guy called for Mr. Crawford? F*ck! I’m so ashamed of you!”
Montana reproached Gerald a few more times before they both returned to the event hall.
Jonathan was gratified.
“How could you say that?! That’s a Mercedes G500, worth almost half a million dollars! If we win that car, can you imagine how awesome it would feel going out with it?”
“Right… by the way, is Mr. Crawford here? Which one of them is Mr. Crawford? Look at that table. It looks full of big shots!” exclaimed Montana excitedly.
“Gerald isn’t here yet, but the legendary Zack Lyle and Michael Zeke are both here. Mr. Lyle said that Gerald might come over later, anyways, since Mr. Crawford said he’ll come, he will come tonight.”
Jonathan was excited.
On the other hand, Gerald was looking at his phone. As expected, there were several missed calls from Zack.
Seeing Gerald was using his phone, Montana became dissatisfied again.
She was about to throw some insult when suddenly, the voice of the emcee filled the entire hall.
“Everyone, the raffle is starting now! Let’s spin the wheel and see who wins the top prize tonight, the G500!”
In the county, a G500 was a pretty big deal. It was pretty apparent that they had put in an immense effort into this event.
With a loud hurrah, the emcee spun the wheel.
Ding!
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