“Oh god, for real? Gerald the pauper’s actually your relative?” replied Marilyn, her shock apparent on her face.
“Sadly, legally, it’s true. However, the Yalemans have and will never acknowledge Gerald as part of our family!” said Yura with a wry smile on his face.
Giya herself didn’t really care what the others had to say about him. Instead, she was simply excited that he was possibly coming!
“Will Gerald be coming later, Yura?” asked Giya.
In response, Yura nodded before saying, “I assume Bea’s bringing him over! Speak of the devil!”
As soon as his sentence ended, the door opened and Bea entered. Seeing that Gerald wasn’t present, Giya couldn’t help but feel slightly anxious.
“Didn’t that bumpkin come along, Bea?” asked one of the girls there.
Since Bea was usually regarded as the lowest in rank within their family, nobody usually took her seriously. It was the reason why they still called Gerald a ‘bumpkin’ even though he was Bea’s guest.
“Oh, he’s gone to the gents. He’ll be here soon!” replied Bea.
In all honesty, she didn’t really enjoy participating in such gatherings. After all, the gap between her and her other cousins was simply too wide. She was barely in the same world as they were. She was only here because she didn’t have a choice.
“Hah! Hilarious! He’s probably feeling nervous since it’s the first time he’s attending a gathering at such a high-end venue!” said a few girls as they cupped their mouths while laughing.
Hearing that, everyone else started laughing as well. It was at that moment when the room’s door creaked open again.
However, instead of the country bumpkin they were expecting, they were greeted by a tall, young man who looked rather slim and was honestly quite handsome. He was dressed casually and his hands were in his pockets as he walked into the room.
Truth be told, however, he couldn’t really remember who she was for the life of him.
“What, have you forgotten about me already?” asked Marilyn as she crossed her arms. She seemed to find the entire situation hilarious.
“…Yes I do,” lied Gerald as naturally as he breathed.
The memories were, however, slowly coming back to him. He knew that they used to be in the same class, but he couldn’t remember her name at all.
“Regardless, I really hadn’t expected to see you here of all places after not meeting for such a long time! While are you still walking with your hands in your pockets? While your pretentiousness may fool others, I know your background extremely well, so drop the act already!” said Marilyn.
Hearing that, Gerald could only smile bitterly as he took his hands out of his pockets while shaking his head.
The bitterness allowed him to recall her name. She was Marilyn and they had once been classmates for about half a year.
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