It would also be ungracious to turn down Francesca’s kind offer; hence Gerald agreed to join them for lunch.
It was then that Gerald received a call from Xeno.
“F*ck! Gerald, I am so, so sorry for you. I totally understand now why the fight happened. Let alone you, I, too, felt like giving them a good beating. If it weren’t for Sienna, I would have already given it to them just now. Isn’t this simply equivalent to committing fraud?!”
Seemed as though Xeno found out the truth. He was enraged and fuming mad.
“Sienna and that colleague of hers have already gotten into a big argument. She wants me to apologize to you. She really trusted that colleague of hers! Who would have expected her to introduce such a piece of trash to you instead? That woman even vomited inside my car! Hmph!”
Xeno couldn’t help but feel contrite.
His intentions were good—introduce a girl to his buddy to give him a helping hand. On the contrary, the outcome was terrible, and such a woman was introduced to Gerald instead. Anyone else would have also felt awful and embarrassed.
“It’s okay, Xeno. So, where are the both of you now? Have you sent that woman and her mother home yet?”
“Are you kidding me? Who’d be bothered to send them home? Arghh!! Plus, that woman totally said the wrong thing in my car. She should’ve known her place! The moment she said it, I literally chased the both of them out. Sienna and I are going to walk around the supermarket now. Do come over and have a drink with me tonight!”
“Yeah, sure!”
After a quick chat, Gerald then hung up the phone.
Alas. How could Gerald possibly blame Xeno and Sienna for this?
He decided not to think about the matter anymore, following Cindy and her mother into the room.
“I wonder when Waylon and the others will arrive… hmm. Speaking of which, Waylon’s actually a pretty decent guy. The moment he heard that his aunt was the one who introduced me to them, he was very polite and respectful towards me over the phone. He even said that he would bring a couple of friends here with him today! Regardless of whether this business deal would be successful or not, both his aunt and I would also owe him a favor today. Cindy, it would be great if you can find someone like him to become your boyfriend!”
Francesca blurted excitedly.
“Mom! What are you talking about?”
Cindy burst out as she pouted.
“Aunt Lacy?”
Suddenly, the door of the room swung wide open.
A boy walked in and greeted them with a bright smile.
There were two other young men and a woman standing behind him. They were all young people just like Gerald and Cindy.
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