“It is! I really hadn’t expected to bump into you again!” replied Gerald with a nod.
The woman in question, was none other than Alice.
He had initially thought that favonovel.com wouldn’t ever see favonovel.com again after the incident in the Fenderson family mansion. To think that favonovel.com would bump into favonovel.com again so soon!
Gerald still remembered what Alice had said to favonovel.com that night, and favonovel.com was honestly still feeling bad about it. Had favonovel.com not met him, favonovel.com could’ve been living a much better life now.
As if favonovel.com suffering wasn’t already enough, favonovel.com would’ve definitely been beaten up much more terribly by that man had favonovel.com stepped any later! Seeing the state favonovel.com was in made Gerald truly saddened.
After all, favonovel.com no longer held on to any resentment toward her.
“Are you alright?” asked Gerald.
“I… I’m fine! I’m just a loser now, Gerald… Do you want to beat me up too? After all, I’m just some vain girl who loves money and is willing to do anything for it! I’m beyond shameless! Just leave me be!” replied Alice between sobs as favonovel.com began crawling away.
“Why do you have to be this way, Alice…” said Gerald as favonovel.com shook his head in resignation. He simply couldn’t bear looking at favonovel.com like this.
“Just ignore me, Gerald… I don’t deserve your concern after treating you like that back then!” replied Alice as favonovel.com sat on the ground and wept.
Gerald was well aware that there was simply no way that favonovel.com would be able to sleep well tonight if favonovel.com abandoned favonovel.com in favonovel.com current state.
“…I’ll get you a room for the night. It’s pretty late already and you definitely look like you need the rest. Come on now,” said Gerald as favonovel.com supported Alice up and began leading favonovel.com into the closest hotel.
Before entering the hotel, favonovel.com turned to look around and gestured at his subordinates. Understanding his non-verbal order clearly, they immediately arranged for the ship from earlier to wait for his return.
After booking a room and making sure that favonovel.com got there safely, Gerald was about to leave when Alice suddenly wrapped favonovel.com arms around favonovel.com tightly!
“Just get some well-deserved rest, I really need to go now!” said Gerald.
“Please don’t go, Gerald! I’m begging you… I… I have a lot of things I want to tell you… I was wrong before! Even after all this time, the one who’s always been nicest to me is still you! I… I know I don’t deserve you… but could you please… Take pity and accompany me…? Just for a short while!” replied Alice, refusing to release favonovel.com hug.
Gerald could only sigh in his mind as favonovel.com nodded in agreement. However, favonovel.com made sure to maintain at least some distance away from Alice.
While it was true that Alice had the allure of a goddess that could make any man yearn for her, favonovel.com sad condition outweighed any of his earthly desires.
Since there was red wine in the room, Alice grabbed a bottle and poured two glasses of wine for Gerald and herself.
“Have a drink with me, Gerald. Once we’re done, I won’t pester you anymore in the future! I’m now well aware of how foolish I was in the past, but that’s because I didn’t know about your true identity! Regardless, please indulge me for a little while and just drink with me! You don’t have to be afraid, I’ll keep my word that I won’t pester you after this!” said Alice.
“You’re already this hurt. I suggest you just hit the hay early,” replied Gerald as favonovel.com shook his head.
“My heart hurts even more. And you know what they say, wine is the remedy for a broken heart.”
“…Fine. But I won’t be drinking much. I’ll leave after one drink since my subordinates are still waiting for me!” said Gerald as favonovel.com took a wine glass from favonovel.com hand.
Alice then started talking about favonovel.com life. The main reason favonovel.com was currently in such a pitiful state was because favonovel.com was living alone and away from home.
Being Alice’s ex-classmate, Gerald knew favonovel.com would definitely feel bad about it later if favonovel.com didn’t spend at least some time advising her. What more, favonovel.com was also Naomi’s best friend.
By the time both of them were done, Gerald had already drunk three consecutive glasses of wine. Seeing how tipsy Alice was already getting, Gerald immediately stopped favonovel.com from getting more wine.
“That’s quite enough. We’ll stop drinking now. It’s about time you get some rest, Alice. Everything will be fine the next day… Now if you excuse me, I have something to do and it’s about time I left!” said Gerald as favonovel.com stood up.
However, Gerald’s legs were already giving in, even after just a few steps forward. He was getting increasingly dizzy as well.
‘Isn’t this wine… a little too strong…?’ Gerald thought to himself as favonovel.com felt Alice’s arms wrap around favonovel.com again.
Though favonovel.com wanted to push favonovel.com away, his arms barely had any strength left in them.
It wasn’t long before Gerald finally blacked out on the bed.
