“Oh, sorry Mr. Quinnens! My hands felt a little itchy today so I couldn’t help myself from hitting you!” sneered Gerald.
As soon as Wallace heard this, he immediately stood up again. The nerve of this person! Wallace got into position, seemingly ready to hit Gerald back.
However, Gerald simply continued glaring at Wallace with one hand in his pocket. He didn’t move an inch.
It was at that moment when Wallace suddenly came to his senses.
He realized that regardless of who was backing him up, he was still dealing with Gerald right now, the richest man in Mayberry City! And his sister was even more amazing than he was! Putting their family background aside, the Crawford family wasn’t too far off in terms of wealth and power compared to the Longs.
If Wallace actually hit Gerald now, the Long family would probably be unable, or rather, unwilling to protect him! After all, why would the Longs start a war with the Crawfords just for his sake?
Wallace shuddered as he thought about it.
Today, he had already assumed some unwarranted authority to embarrass Gerald. Since he had already done that, he knew he shouldn’t push his luck.
Wallace was now well aware that he shouldn’t provoke Gerald any further.
“I’ll sit here then, Mr. Quinnes, or is there going to be another problem?” sneered Gerald as he slowly shook his slightly swollen hand. Before Wallace could reply, Gerald had already sat on one of the previous seats he had earlier been denied.
“That won’t be a problem at all, Mr. Crawford. Feel free to sit there!” said Wallace, his tone much more decent now.
As for Xavia, she could only stare at Gerald in surprise. She had initially thought that Gerald would still be as conscientious and low-profile as before, but he had changed! He was now completely different from how he used to be in the past.
The slap he gave Wallace really surprised her earlier.
Regardless of her slight shock, it still wouldn’t affect anything!
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