As he walked forward under the umbrellas held by the two guards from before, the guards who had guarded the door lined up in two rows, bowing respectfully as he walked past them.
Inside, a few bodyguards who were dealing with the final procedures of the operation ran over when they saw Gerald entering.
Just like the guards standing guard over the entrance, those present inside stood in two lines respectfully before bowing as well.
“Mr. Crawford!” they shouted in unison.
Tammy, Giya’s parents, and a few others were present in the room when that scene happened and they all looked at Gerald in shock.
“Mr. Crawford?…”
“Gerald… He’s that Mr. Crawford?”
Tammy and the other girls she had brought along all quivered in fright.
They now knew who his true identity was.
Gerald didn’t bother about it since he wasn’t worried about Tammy and her group of friends at all.
However, when he heard something drop, he turned around and froze.
Felicity had accidentally dropped one of the broadcasting equipment she was holding on to. Behind her, Cassandra and a few others were trying to squeeze through the confused guards who were unsure whether to let them enter the house.
‘Why are they here?’
Though the situation was awkward, he signaled to the guards to allow them in. All his classmates were deeply astonished by this.
Gerald sighed. They could wait. What was more important now was to check if Giya was safe.
“Mr. Crawford, you’re here!” said Michael who had seen Gerald while exiting one of the rooms.
“We’ve confirmed it. The rich gangster heir of Mayberry, Kevin Sanford, was the leader of the operation and Yacob was their target. They imprisoned Miss Quarrington to get Yacob to pay up what he owed the Sanfords. He had been given three days and if he failed to return the money by then, it was said that they would r*pe her!” said Michael as he detailed what he had learned from his investigation.
Since Kevin had tried to resist earlier, Drake and Tyson had thrown him off the building. Kevin was now unconscious.
Zack, on the other hand, had continued to pressure the Sanfords till they finally gave in.
“We were helping the counselor move Mr. Crawford… Wait, no! We were helping her move her things to her new house, Mr. Crawford! Because we helped, she treated us to a meal in a restaurant nearby…” said a girl, blushing hard.
“I see… What a coincidence you were all here while all this happened… Well, since you’re all stuck here because of my cars in the first place… I’ll give all of you a ride back,” said Gerald as he walked out of the house.
A guard opened the door of a car that had been waiting for Gerald outside.
He got inside without another word and left the scene. He knew that even if he stayed for any longer, there was not much else he could say anyway.
Felicity trembled in place as the car Gerald was in slowly disappeared from sight.
“It’s… really him…” whispered Felicity to herself.
“Oh Lilian, don’t be upset anymore! I wonder what’s happening here today… Why are there so many people?”
At that moment, three women walked out of a building unit.
The girl who hadn’t spoken quickly grabbed Lilian’s arm, pulling her out the door to show her all the cars that were slowly leaving. Lilian however, was still in a slight daze. She looked like she had just finished crying not too long ago.
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