Gerald really didn’t want to go over to them after being ordered like that. After all, he was no longer the same person he used to be. He didn’t need to listen to her orders anymore.
He remembered snippets where she would order him to do things like this in the past.
“Gerald, have you moved those boxes of mineral water?”
“Gerald, go help everyone else with their luggage!”
…Maybe that was why Maia was so used to ordering him around.
Eventually, though he was left speechless, he found himself walking toward the group.
“Haha! So it really is true! Gerald really listens to you!”
“As if he would dare not to! Not only was she his team captain in high school, she’s now a cop too! He has to listen or he’ll be locked up!” joked another girl.
“Anyway, say Gerald, I heard that you’re still pretty poor. How did you afford to drink at this bar? Did you get rich or something?” asked Maia. She had been curious about this from the moment they met.
“Huh? Gerald’s poor?” The girls looked surprised when they heard that.
“Yeah. You know, back in high school, Gerald was well known for being broke. He used to only eat one meal a day and sometimes, he couldn’t even pay for his school fees! He was exceptionally poor!” replied Maia.
Though she said that, she hadn’t meant to be mean about it. It was just the personality she had grown up with. Regardless of how Gerald would feel, she was just the kind of straightforward person to say anything that was on her mind.
It was the same in high school as well. No matter how embarrassing it would cause others to feel, Maia would always speak her mind without filtering any words.
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