Everything that had gone wrong had stemmed from Xella, but there really was no use crying over spilled milk.
Besides, Gerald didn’t think that it was appropriate to just leave them like that. They were friends in the past after all.
“Come on, get into my car. I’ll give you a ride to the hospital!” said Gerald calmly.
This new mature and calm Gerald felt quite strange to the others.
Thinking back, no wonder he seemed so calm and casual earlier when he was talking to them at the bus stop.
They honestly hadn’t paid much attention to his demeanor then since they thought he was still a loser.
However, now when they paid more attention to the way he spoke, they found that his tone sounded cold and composed as opposed to the old Gerald they knew. It was somewhat awe worthy.
“Gerald! Is… Is this your car?” asked Rae, her eyes wide open.
“Yep. It’s still pretty new,” replied Gerald as he nodded slowly.
“Why are you talking so casually about a Mercedes-Benz G-Class?! My god! Who would have ever thought that Gerald would buy such an expensive car!” said Rae, almost jumping in excitement.
“Um… Gerald? Can I ride in your car?”
“Sure, why not.”
“Oh god. I get to ride in a Mercedes-Benz G-Class!” Rae squealed as she clapped her hands happily before getting into the car.
Xella simply stood at the side, her face flushed red.
‘Well this is embarrassing… I even advised him to get a job just now but to think that he’s doing so well! He even has a Mercedes-Benz G-Class!’
‘We had promised to meet each other at the bus stop yet I left for the gathering without him… So it turns out he had wanted to drive us there in his car!’
“Come on Xella, we don’t have all day,” said Gerald with a smile. He could see that Xella was clearly feeling embarrassed.
Though she hesitated at first, she nodded slowly before getting into the seat next to Gerald’s.
The car was full by the time Gerald began driving off to the hospital.
On their way there, Rae had rolled down the window and poked her head out to take several photographs.
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