However, Yvonne simply ignored him and walked toward Gerald’s bed.
“Get up immediately, Gerald!” she sneered.
She then pulled Gerald’s blanket off him without bothering to consider what he had on at the moment. Once he was in plain view, she yanked him off the bed recklessly.
“What are you doing?!” Gerald yelped as his hands moved to cover his crotch.
These women were terrifying.
But instead of answering his question, Yvonne simply began rummaging through his things. Not too far away, both Cassandra and Felicity had their arms crossed as they watched the scene play out. Naomi simply hid in a corner.
“Counselor, Felicity! I found his coat and phone here!” Yvonne shouted as she held the two items up for them to see.
All the girls were stunned. All of them were thinking the same thing. ‘So it wasn’t Gerald after all!’
They felt relief wash over them as if they were prisoners who had just been freed after many years.
This was especially the case for Cassandra who felt almost overjoyed. ‘I’m glad it wasn’t him.’
After calming themselves down, they soon came to the realization that all the men in the dormitory were staring at them in shock.
Cassandra coughed before clearing her throat. She then asked, “Gerald, after you received a call from Naomi asking for help, where exactly did you go? And what were you doing at the time?”
“Well I was nervous of course, and I wanted to call the police. Before I could, Xyleena sent me a message asking me where Naomi was and I told her what I knew. She immediately arranged for some people to rescue you. I’m glad to see that all of you are safe and sound,” said Gerald with a smile on his face.
“…It seems you hit the nail on the head, Counselor. So much for overthinking earlier! We really were saved by Naomi’s cousin!” shouted Yvonne excitedly.
“And why don’t you wear pajamas when you sleep? Disgusting!”
After condemning Gerald one last time, the women were finally willing to leave.
Naomi however, stayed back for a while to explain to Gerald about the incidents that had happened.
Gerald couldn’t help but smile bitterly. ‘Thank god I reacted quickly enough…’ thought Gerald to himself.
The truth was that he had been extremely nervous throughout the entire rescue mission. He was sweating profusely so he had to take off his coat in the car.
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