Gerald pointed at himself.
“I saw how witty you are, young man! Can you help me with something?”
The woman put away her emotions in time.
“Sure, ma’am. I’m sure Gerald can stay behind and help you out!”
Mindy said.
She treated Gerald as if he was actually her servant!
There was no way out of this either. Gerald couldn’t possibly turn down the woman’s request, so he promised to help her out reluctantly.
After they left, the woman grabbed both of Gerald’s hands all of a sudden.
Her sudden action surprised Gerald.
“Ma’am, what’s wrong?”
Gerald asked immediately.
“Young man, I don’t know who you are, but I can see that you have a kind soul. Can you tell me where you got this jade pendant?”
She then held up the jade pendant which she picked up from the floor.
No doubt, that was the jade pendant that Queta gave her with the name of Madeline engraved on it.
Gerald was slightly frightened by how emotional the woman had become.
But he still replied, “This belongs to my younger sister. What’s wrong, ma’am?”
The woman responded immediately, “Then she must be your younger sister! Is she still alive? Please tell me the truth.”
The woman shook Gerald’s shoulders, perhaps trying to force an answer out of his mouth.
Gerald nodded. “Why yes of course!”
The woman burst into tears immediately.
No matter how foolish one was, one should have noticed how odd the situation was.
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