One of the bodyguards answered a call and immediately stopped the two of them from entering.
"Mr. Frederick," said the bodyguard, blocking Frederick with his body. "The amusement park has been booked for the day. Your booking has been canceled. We can't let you head inside."
Frederick couldn't believe it. "What? I want to see your manager now—"
He had barely finished speaking when the manager approached him on a feeder bus.
The gloom on Frederick's face faded a little at the sight of the manager. He had to find out what was going on since he spent quite an effort to book the entire amusement park today.
Instead of greeting Frederick, the manager turned to Bernard and Hera and politely said, "Mr. Bernard, Ms. Youngworth, sorry to keep you two waiting. It was my fault for not realizing that the staff accidentally canceled your booking."
He added, "As compensation, our amusement park is all yours tonight. We will serve no one else but the two of you, and it's completely free of charge. Please forgive us."
Bernard gave the manager a nod and held Hera's hand before glancing at Frederick.
Bernard announced, "You don't have to apologize for that. Everyone can enter the park as usual tonight."
He glanced at Frederick meaningfully and added, "Everyone but him."
The eyes of the people whose booking had been canceled lit up in delight. In their eyes, Bernard was such a kind and wonderful person!
However, Frederick knew it was just Bernard's ploy to make everyone else ostracize him.
Pissed, Frederick had the urge to rush over to Bernard and give him a good punch. But there were too many people around, so he had to suppress his anger.
Besides, it'd be utterly embarrassing if he couldn't beat Bernard in a fight in front of so many people.
Still furious, Frederick started, "Hey, manager, you can't—"
But a yelp pierced through the air. Someone in the crowd said, "Woah! Mr. Frederick actually likes men! This is way too much to handle!"
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