“Your cousin? May I know who he is? Who did he ask you to look for here?”
The receptionist working the front desk had a very good temperament and it was clear that she had received special training for serving their clients. She treated everyone in the room with respect, even the plainly-dressed Bea.
“His name is Gerald Crawford. He told me to come here and look for a man named Mr. Kayden Zelly!”
The receptionist at the front desk shook her head and with a painful smile, she told Bea, “I am sorry but there is no one named Kayden Zelly here. We have never heard of anyone called Gerald Crawford either. Are you sure you didn’t make a mistake?”
“What?”
Bea’s nervousness spiked upon hearing the receptionist’s response. This was especially so because everyone had their eyes on her. She started blushing out of embarrassment.
“Oh my god! What did I say just now? God, how embarrassing! What a fool she was to come all the way here!”
Speechless, Ysabel covered her face to shield herself from the awkward atmosphere.
“Whose connection did she say she was relying on? Gerald Crawford? Has this girl gone mad? Gerald is the one who made her come here? Hahaha! Even the receptionist has never heard of that name she said!” Rose sneered.
Bea was so nervous that she clenched her fists tightly, clueless as to what to do next.
“Yura! Uncle Yaleman! Everything’s already settled. Mr. Huddell will come over here in a short while. You guys should drink up first!”
A young man showed up with a bright smile on his face.
He was obviously none other than Yura’s classmate.
“Miss Lacroix, what’s wrong?”
Yura’s classmate glanced at the front desk, this time with a much more half-hearted smile.
The receptionist at the front desk replied, “Miss Yaleman said that she’s here on her cousin’s recommendation. She said she’s looking for someone called Mr. Kayden Zelly. Tobias, you have not heard of anyone called Kayden Zelly working here, have you?”
“No, I don’t think I’ve ever heard of that name before as well!” Tobias replied while shaking his head.
Taking up a more dominant posture, he told Bea, “Listen, would you like to re-check with that cousin of yours to ask if you’re in the right company?”
Everyone in the room started laughing as soon as they heard him say that.
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