Dickson had been showing off his family’s connection with Mayberry in the rest of the conversations while poking fun at Gerald.
It would be unreal if Gerald was not angry at all. At this point in time, he would have really loved to punch Dickson in his face. All Dickson could ever do was to just show off and mock people. Other than those things, he had no greater purpose.
That afternoon’s family gathering was quite awful. They continued talking after lunch, and soon, it was past noon.
Gerald had been awake since early that morning, and he was starting to get exhausted.
Amber suddenly shouted, shocking Gerald. “ Dickson, Elena. It’s almost five, and the party is about to start soon! Let’s go get ready now. It’s not nice to be late!”
“Right! Yoel Holden organized it, after all. We mustn't be late!” Dickson said.
“Okay, you should get going now. Dickson, please take good care of Amber and Elena!” Ruby said, leaving Gerald out of the conversation deliberately.
“Yes, ma’am!” Dickson replied.
They went to pick up their cars, and Gerald hopped onto Amber’s Porsche. It was only because Elena insisted. If it wasn’t for her, they would probably not have let Gerald into the car.
Elena held onto Gerald’s arm tightly, a gesture to tell him that she was sorry. She never thought they would be so mean to him. She apologized on behalf of her family.
Gerald shook his head with a bitter smile on his face.
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