“Was it Philip who told you to drop the car off?” asked Gerald as he walked toward Mr. Fairwell, his right hand in his pocket.
Hearing Gerald’s question, Mr. Fairwell was immediately taken aback.
After scanning him from head to toe, Mr. Fairwell then replied in a respectful tone, “Indeed, it was. He told me to deliver the car to a young lady by the name of Bea Yaleman. I’ve already completed all the other necessary formalities.”
Mr. Fairwell then smiled at Gerald. This must be the person whom Mr. Hodges had said he wasn’t even qualified to know by name. After all, there was no way that other young men his age would ever be able to get acquainted with such a mysterious figure!
“Bea- That’s… That’s my daughter! We live at that address as well!” said Catherine in surprise.
“Ah, then could Denzel Yaleman be part of your family as well?” asked Mr. Fairwell.
“He’s my father!” replied Bea.
“I see. Then this car officially belongs to you now, Miss Yaleman. Someone told me to hand the car over to you. Here are all the completed, necessary documents and certificates. Could you please go through them to check if the information is correct?” said Mr. Fairwell as he handed Bea a car key along with a set of documents.
Reading through them, she realized that there was no mistake. The car really was hers now!
“W-what is even going on? Who could’ve bought us with such a luxurious car?” stammered Catherine in her excitement.
Mr. Fairwell himself didn’t reply to her question. Instead, he walked over to Gerald before handing out his business card and saying, “Here’s my business card, sir. Please don’t hesitate to call me if you need any help!”
He could very much tell that Gerald was no ordinary person. Because of that, it was natural for him to want to get into Gerald’s good books.
After handing his card over, he excused himself before leaving.
“Oh god, is that car truly ours now? This is great!” said Catherine, unable to hide her excitement.
The couple themselves had already gone pale as they exchanged glances with each other. While they had been meaning to extort both Bea and her mother, to think that they actually knew such a powerful figure!
Realizing that they couldn’t go on with their plan, they immediately got into their car, preparing to leave.
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