Grabbing him by the neck, Gerald then lifted Desmond—till his feet couldn’t touch the ground—before tossing him out the room! Naturally, the bodyguards from before quickly took care of him from that point onward.
With that done, Gerald slid an incense stick out of his sleeve, lit it, and began letting Felicity breathe in its scent.
As Gerald did so, he recalled how all this had begun in the first place. Just as he was about to knock on Felicity’s door earlier, he had heard odd noises coming from inside.
It didn’t take long for him to realize what was happening inside, and though his murderous intent immediately fired up at that moment, Gerald quickly calmed himself down. After all, he was well aware that he couldn’t act too recklessly now that he had returned to Mayberry.
It was the reason why he had quickly formulated the events that had just taken place.
Regardless, Felicity soon found herself feeling much better after smelling Gerald’s incense. The moment the feebleness was gone, she immediately sat up excitedly and embraced Gerald before saying, “T-thank god you were here, Gerald! I… I was so scared just now…”
Quite honestly, Felicity was terrified with the thought that this was all just a dream. That when she eventually woke up, the person she had yearned for, for so long would disappear…
“Everything’s fine now… Also, you’re already a great celebrity, aren’t you? How could you be so careless and not have a few bodyguards with you at all times?” replied Gerald with a slightly bitter smile.
“Well, since Chairman Lyle and many others have always taken care of me, I had the assumption that nobody would actually try to frame me… I admit, I was way too naïve! But enough about me! When… When did you come back, Gerald? Naomi and I went looking for you the second we heard that you had disappeared, you know? And that eventually led to…”
Felicity’s sentence slowly trailed off, seemingly remembering something frightening…
“…There’s no need to go into detail about that. It’s all in the past now. What matters is that we’re safe and sound now. Isn’t that nice!” replied Gerald as he looked at her with a subtle smile.
“…Yeah… Speaking of which, Gerald… Did you return to Mayberry just to see me…?” asked Felicity in a softened tone.
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