At a construction site in a typical small county located in Salford Province.
“It is time for the wages to be distributed! You, twenty three dollars! Keep it well!”
“You, fourteen dollars!”
An overweight foreman with a perfectly-round belly was handing out the daily wages to a few men and women who were in their fifties.
Among them stood a young man, who stuck out like a sore thumb.
The others received twenty three dollars as their daily wage.
However, when it came to the young man’s turn, he only received fourteen dollars.
The foreman spat on his fingers as he counted the cash to make sure the amount was right.
“Hold on. Haven’t we already agreed on this matter before coming here? You don’t need to pay me twenty three dollars a day, but didn’t we settle on sixteen dollars a day instead?” The young man asked.
“Damn it! Didja forget the meal you ate earlier this afternoon!? Two dollars is taken off your pay for yer meal!”
“But the lunch we had just now was just two pieces of biscuits, and you’re deducting two dollars from me!?”
“Damn it! I only gave you some work to do because I thought that you looked like an honest and decent young man. I am only going to give you fourteen dollars. It is up to you whether you want to take it or not. Ain’tnuthin’ you can do even if I don’t pay you a single cent!”
It was around this moment.
“Huh? Why does that worker look so familiar?”
A couple holding hands were accompanied by several other people as they walked past this area.
“Familiar? Raquel, is something wrong with your eyes? Would you know a worker like this?”
The man who was richly bedecked asked contemptuously.
“No! No, he really looks very familiar. He’s a good buddy of my bankrupt ex-boyfriend. He used to be really awesome in the past. There’s no mistaking it! It’s him!”
“Are you serious?” The boy asked.
The girl walked over to the worker.
“Gerald, it’s really you!”
The girl recognized who the young man was in an instant.
There were hints of ridicule and mockery on the girl’s face.
That’s right. This young man was none other than Gerald.
On that night, seven days ago, Xavia decided to let him go. After Zack picked him up, he faced many risks along the way but he finally arrived at Salford Province.
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