“Harper, you’re not pulling our legs, are you?” asked several of the girls in unison.
“What would I gain from lying to you? Gerald’s always been low-key and we honestly just found out about his real identity quite recently!” replied Harper as he smiled.
“No wonder I kept feeling that Gerald was a little too attractive while we were walking together earlier! So he really is the one and only Mr. Crawford!”
Everyone continued laughing and chatting about Gerald after that. He was now their main topic of conversation.
Harper had planned to take his sister and the other girls around campus to show them where places like the library and swimming pool were. After that, they would be taken to the campus’s cultural exhibition center.
It wasn’t long before a few of the girls couldn’t walk any further. After all, Mayberry University was quite enormous.
“Stop! I can’t go on anymore! I need to take a short rest and I’m thirsty!”
One after another, the girls cried out.
“You should’ve mentioned it earlier if you were thirsty! I’ll go get you girls some drinks!” replied Harper.
“I’m coming along as well!” said Benjamin. He figured that it would be awkward for him to stay with the group of girls by himself so he decided to follow Harper.
The nearest supermarket was about eight minutes away and once they got there, Harper bought six bottles of black tea.
As the duo left the building, they saw two Maybach cars parked at the entrance of the supermarket.
Eight young men wearing sunglasses were standing attentively in front of the two cars. All of them were staring at Harper and Benjamin.
When both of them tried to leave, all eight men stepped forward to block their path.
“What are you trying to do?” asked Harper.
“Follow us!” said the person who seemed to be the leader as he pointed at the fence behind the supermarket. His tone was frigidly cold and he had long hair. Though he looked like a woman, his cold temperament would make anyone shudder in fear.
“Why should we when we don’t even know who you are?” asked Benjamin in return.
Immediately after he spoke, he tried to leave with Harper. However, his attempt was thwarted when the leader instantly grabbed Benjamin’s shoulder.
The rest of the young men acted swiftly as well, and they all grabbed both Benjamin and Harper. The duo was then forced toward the fence behind the supermarket.
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