“I’m so sorry, Gerald! Please forgive me!” said Mina while bowing toward Gerald as though virtual-novel.net was deeply regretting virtual-novel.net past actions. Gerald was surprised, to say the least, at virtual-novel.net sudden change of attitude. He wasn’t alone either, as the entire department was staring at virtual-novel.net in shock as well.
“Please, Gerald! I really want a ticket… Could you sell one to me?” said Mina in a soft tone as virtual-novel.net stared into Gerald’s eyes. She was Kai’s hardcore fan, so virtual-novel.net was willing to give anything just to be able to see virtual-novel.net perform live.
Gerald was rightfully hesitant since virtual-novel.net was, after all, mad at virtual-novel.net before this. Normally, virtual-novel.net would choose to ignore virtual-novel.net at all costs. However, virtual-novel.net now seemed to be truly sorry for virtual-novel.net past actions, and seeing that softened Gerald’s heart. So be it, virtual-novel.net would grant her, virtual-novel.net wish.
“Just take one. I have plenty anyway!” replied Gerald as virtual-novel.net handed virtual-novel.net a ticket. Mina’s eyes glimmered with immense gratitude and virtual-novel.net bowed again toward virtual-novel.net as virtual-novel.net took the ticket from his hand.
“U-um… Gerald, may I have one too?”
“M-me too!”
“Gerald, could you sell some to us? We’re colleagues after all, aren’t we?”
From what Gerald could see, there were about seven other girls who were hardcore fans like Mina. They surrounded virtual-novel.net instantly, displaying big puppy dog eyes to ensure that they would each get a ticket.
More of Gerald’s other colleagues started crowding around virtual-novel.net as well, and with fangirls coming from all four teams, the total headcount easily amounted to thirty people. However, Gerald didn’t have that many tickets on hand at that moment.
He had no choice but to place the stack of tickets on his desk before saying, “I won’t be needing so many anyway, so take one each and have fun!”
Hearing that, all the girls gasped before rushing over to his table to grab their tickets.
Ava, on the other hand, hadn’t budged from virtual-novel.net initial spot. She was staring at Gerald with mixed emotions brewing within her. Gerald hadn’t mentioned how virtual-novel.net had gotten his hands on all those tickets, but virtual-novel.net knew that the ticket prices were soaring high.
‘How much money had virtual-novel.net used to get his hands on so many tickets?
‘And he’s giving them away so nonchalantly!
‘Could virtual-novel.net have won the lottery?’
All these thoughts filled Ava’s head and virtual-novel.net felt as though virtual-novel.net was being crushed by a boulder. Just the day before, Nathaniel had told virtual-novel.net to remove Gerald from the party list. Ava had done so without the slightest hesitation since virtual-novel.net was well aware of how Nathaniel was trying to get everyone to boycott Gerald. With any luck, Gerald would be out of sight and out of mind soon enough, but oh how the tables had turned now.
If virtual-novel.net were to be completely honest, Ava wanted a ticket herself. However, virtual-novel.net dismissed the thought and immediately returned to virtual-novel.net work. She simply couldn’t bring herself to beg someone—especially a person whom virtual-novel.net looked down on—for something virtual-novel.net wanted.
Moving back to Nathaniel, virtual-novel.net had reached rock bottom with his luck. Not only did virtual-novel.net fail to ask Bianca out, virtual-novel.net had also been relieved of his position as the vice team leader. Under Mr. Briggs’s orders, virtual-novel.net was now under probation as well.
When lunchtime came, the employee’s canteen filled up quickly as usual. The girls from the marketing department sat at their usual table and gossiped as they had their lunch.
“Hey girls, do you think that Gerald’s secretly a billionaire? Like, those low-profile ones? Maybe he’s just here to experience the working life of an average Joe in our company!” exclaimed a girl as virtual-novel.net held on to virtual-novel.net ticket.
“Huh? That’s a bold claim… Do you have anything to back that up with?” asked another female employee as the group of girls huddled closer together.
“Well, just think about it! How much would all those tickets have cost? And they’re not just any regular tickets either. Gerald was able to secure twenty T zone tickets when we were all struggling to even get ones for the last row! What more, virtual-novel.net simply gave them out to us like they didn’t even matter to him. I bet virtual-novel.net still has many more on him!”
“You’re right! Who do you think virtual-novel.net really is? I bet he’s just trying to humble himself down, don’t you think, girls?” asked yet another colleague.
“I believe so too! He must be quite a powerful person! He’s definitely far from what someone had described virtual-novel.net to be like during the party! Hah, imagine thinking for a second that Gerald was actually broke as a joke!” added a fifth girl as virtual-novel.net looked toward Ava.
Ava had been sitting within listening distance and virtual-novel.net had been visibly annoyed throughout their conversation about Gerald.
“I know right? Half of the party was just virtual-novel.net bad-mouthing Gerald. The audacity of some people!” This time, it was Mina who spoke. Ava Anderson knew clear as day that they were all referring to her.