After saying that, she immediately looked at Naomi. Her action was clear enough for the staff member to instantly catch on to what she was trying to imply.
“Kind ladies and gentleman, could you please present your registration number to me?” asked the staff member as he walked over to Gerald’s group.
“We… We don’t have one…” said Naomi as she shook her head in embarrassment.
“Ah, then do head over there to pay for one,” said the staff member as his gaze grew slightly colder.
“We… Don’t have the money for that…” said Naomi as she bit her lower lip.
“What? Did they actually sneak into this place?”
“Hey now, take a look around you! Why would you even come here if you don’t have any money?”
“That’s right! Such a beautiful girl too… Too bad she behaves this way!”
Several of the businessmen in the lobby were now shaking their heads with disapproving smiles on their faces.
“G-Gerald, Naomi… Why don’t we just leave for now?” said Naomi’s mother as she tugged on her daughter’s sleeve. After all, she was well aware that she was just making things difficult for both Gerald and her daughter.
“There’s no need for that, Madam. Just leave it to me,” replied Gerald as he turned to face the staff member before glaring back with his own cold gaze.
“I’m sure you’re new here, so I’ll let it slide. Ask for Joshua Jenkinson to come out! Tell him that a young man with the surname of Crawford is looking for him!”
“Wha- Y-you… How dare you address the master by his name?! What do you mean by Crawford? You… You rude person, you!” replied the staff member in his shock.
The other businessmen in the room shared the same feeling as well, and they were all looking at Gerald now with dumbfounded expressions on their faces.
“F*ck! Just look at this guy! If Master Jenkinson ends up being infuriated by his rudeness, then nobody is going to be able to meet him today!” said Mollie aloud. She seemed to be enjoying fueling the flames.
Hearing that, the others in the room immediately grew angry.
“She’s right! Where did this guy even come from? How utterly rude!”
Even the aloof woman and old man from earlier were now looking at Gerald.
“I… I’ll break your limbs!” roared Quest, feeling that he had just been greatly humiliated.
Just as he was about to pounce on Gerald, the ill old man shouted, “Quest! Stop, right this instant!”
Though Quest hadn’t realized it, the old man had already caught a glimpse of the back of his pulsing hand. Upon seeing the damage that had been done, the old man was filled with a mighty fear.
After all, he knew how strong Quest was. He was also well aware that Quest was proficient in fighting alone. Even if three specially trained soldiers were to face him, they’d surely be the ones losing terribly.
Despite all that, all it had taken for Gerald was a slight tilt of his shoulder for Quest to get hurt so badly. If that was the only thing Gerald needed to do to inflict so much damage, then the old man didn’t even want to imagine how strong Gerald truly was.
“Step down I said!” ordered the old man again.
Even the aloof beauty who had been staring at Gerald for a while now had a slight frown on her face.
“I apologize, sir… My grandson was truly rude earlier…” said the old man.
As soon as his sentence ended, however, he instantly began coughing terribly.
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