“It’s rather late now, grandpa… There are so many guests today…”
At that moment, a girl wearing pajamas slowly descended the stairs as she stared at Gerald and the others curiously.
“Ah, Lissa. Come over here and greet Mr. Crawford. Weren’t you quite curious about him before this?” said Mr. Weyham as he smiled.
“He’s Mr. Gerald Crawford?” asked Lissa as she made it to the final step.
When she got to him, she scanned him from head to toe before frowning slightly. Immediately after, she chuckled before saying, “It’s nice to meet you, Mr. Crawford. I’m Melissa Weyham but you can just call me Lissa.”
“A pleasure to meet you too, Lissa. You can just call me Gerald!” replied Gerald as he extended his hand out to shake her hand.
Lissa was considerably beautiful and after talking to her for a while, he found that she was quite generous to others as well.
Gerald’s first impression of her wasn’t bad, to say the least.
What more, she was a pretty nice talker too. She talked about all kinds of things with Gerald.
“So you’re Mr. Crawford, huh. What kind of entertainment do you usually partake in?” asked Melissa.
“I don’t usually attend many activities, to be quite honest,” replied Gerald as he shook his head.
“Humph! I refuse to believe that! I’m sure you always enjoy yourself to your heart’s content!” As she said that, Lissa laughed heartily.
After a while, she seemed to remember something. This prompted her to ask, “Speaking of which, I got to know a few friends here in Mayberry. We’re going to have a gathering tomorrow afternoon and I’ll be treating them to a meal! If you’re free, would you like to come along, Gerald?”
Gerald remained silent at her proposal.
“How rude, Lissa! Why on earth would Mr. Crawford want to fool around with you and your mischievous friends?” replied Mr. Weyham with a bitter smile.
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