“I… I’m, um… Not sure which family I belong to!” replied Gerald.
Hearing that, Lyra simply laughed before saying, “I’ll call some doctors over later and tell them to treat your wounds… Wouldn’t want you to get an infection now, would we?”
“No, it’s fine…”
For some unknown reason, Lyra simply felt the urge to pamper and take good care of Gerald from the moment she had met him. It was truly an odd feeling.
“The assembly will begin soon, young lady… It’s best that you head there immediately,” said a person who seemed to be Lyra’s maid as she walked over.
“Very well,” said Lyra as she nodded to Gerald before leaving with her maid.
“Young lady? So she’s someone who’s been married into the Crawford family!” muttered Gerald to himself as he finished wiping his face clean.
In his mind, he was thinking what a blessing it must be for the person who had married such a gentle and attractive wife.
At that moment, Gerald’s phone began ringing.
“Brother? Where are you? I can’t find you anywhere!”
“Sorry, sorry! I was picking up tennis balls for others just now!” replied Gerald with a bitter laugh.
“D*mn it, why are you still helping others do things like this? Anyway, the assembly is going to begin soon and dad’s even asked me whether you’ve arrived. We’re in the main hall now! You should’ve just told the servants to lead you here immediately when you arrived!” said his sister as she shook her head.
“Got it! I’m heading there now!” said Gerald as he got up.
His parents and sister were the main cast of the day and he was aware of how busy they were. Because of that, he didn’t want to create unnecessary trouble for them if he could help it.
As he walked toward the venue, he saw that Niki and the other girls weren’t too far off. Soon enough, he caught up with them and simply followed behind.
“Hey, Bethany. That silly guy is following us!” said Niki as she turned to look around.
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