Now however, all these famous figures were calling him Mr. Crawford. The mysterious Mr. Crawford of Mayberry turned out to be Gerald this entire time!
This fact was…
Willie gulped hard. His mind was blank and the realization of the situation was akin to a massive slap to his face. He was so shocked that the corner of his mouth was even twitching.
Leila herself was covering her mouth with both her hands, equally as shocked as her father.
It wasn’t any different for the Winters who all looked shocked to their cores.
However, it was Waxham’s two daughters who had it the worst. It had never occurred to them that Gerald would ever be the actual Mr. Crawford.
No wonder he was so rich! What was the meaning of all this?!
“A-ah! Mr. Crawford! You’re so good looking!” yelled a few girls toward him.
Gerald simply ignored the shouts of flattery before turning to Lolita, Mr., and Mrs. Winters who were still stunned at the revelation. With a smile on his face, he then said, “I told you I had a table reserved for us. Now let’s go!”
After that, he pulled Lolita by the hand and slowly guided the two Winters forward with his other arm. The four of them then walked out of the crowd together. Lolita found herself gulping once again, still within her state of utter shock.
When they got closer, Yoel, Aiden, and several other rich heirs came forward to welcome them.
“I’ll lead the way, mister!” said Aiden with a smile as he held Mr. Winters by the arm. Gerald simply followed behind them.
As Michelle watched Gerald walk past her, she was instantly reminded of the blind date event just a few days ago.
“Sis, I don’t want to meet up with that poor freak! Could you go in my place and reject him?” said Michelle.
“Yeah, my baby wouldn’t marry him even if he was the last man alive! Who does he think he is? Does he really think he can provide for my little Elle? Think again, freak!”
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