Chapter 1078
The Secretly Rich Man
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1078
By the time all three of them got out of the ancient well, it was already late at night and the moon was high in the sky. Gerald then led the two girls back to the dilapidated building.
Upon arriving there, they saw that the crowd of people had regrouped again. Ever Professor Yale and the other researchers were there. They had earlier returned to the building once they realized that there was no way they would be able to catch up to Gerald.
Aside from the two deaths, the only other person seriously injured was Wynn, and he was also suffering from a high fever. Though the others had made it out fine, all of them were equally feeling uneasy out of fear.
Now that Gerald was here, however, all of them could finally rest a bit easier after going through so much today.
As the others rested, Gerald himself remained awake. After lighting a bonfire, he kept guard over the others while making sure to toss firewood into the warm flames from time to time.
Meredith and Giya, on the other hand, stayed awake as well. Both of them had their eyes peeled as they continued staring at Geraldâwho was currently sitting by the entranceâfor quite some time.
Under the moonlight, his tall and muscular silhouette gave them a sense of peace and security.
Eventually, Meredith rolled to her side to look at Giya before whispering, ââ¦You arenât asleep either, Giya?â
âNot at allâ¦â whispered Giya back.
âSay, ever since we woke up in that monsterâs lair, Iâve noticed that youâve been constantly staring at Xadrian⦠Do you like him?â asked Meredith, slight jealousy reflected in her voice.
ââ¦No⦠Of course notâ¦â replied Giya.
After all, the person she liked was Gerald and Giya knew for a fact that she would never be able to forget him for the rest of her life. While it was true that Xadrian and Gerald looked extremely similar, Xadrian wasnât the person she was truly in love with! At least that was what Giya kept reminding herself.
However, Giya couldnât deny that she just couldnât take her eyes off him. Both Xadrian and Gerald really looked too similar!
âLook, Iâm just staring at him a lot since he looks a lot like Gerald!â added Giya in a soft tone.
âWell they may look alike, but remember that he isnât Gerald!â whispered Meredith in return.
Hearing that, Giya rolled slightly to her side before asking, ââ¦Well, what about you then? You probably like Xadrian, right? I can tellâ¦â
Giya was well aware that deep down in her heart, she was feeling slightly jealous when she asked that question.
âI do. While Iâve encountered many, many handsome and great guys before, Iâve never met someone who could impress me like Xadrian! Iâve already waited so many years for such a person to appearâ¦
Due to these feelings, I believe that Iâve finally found the right person for me!â replied Meredith.
ââ¦I see,â said Giya, feeling a cocktail of emotions brewing in her heart. She just couldnât help but feel upset upon hearing that.
âSo⦠Since weâre both good sisters and all, Iâd like to ask you something, Giya. Since Xadrian isnât the person for you, would it be alright for me to try pursuing him? After all, Iâve waited so long for my heart to be moved by someone!â whispered Meredith as she gently squeezed Giyaâs hands.
Giya hadnât the slightest clue how to even describe her feelings after hearing that.
While she had convinced herself that Gerald and Xadrianâdespite looking so similarâwerenât the same person, she couldnât help but feel that Xadrianâs subtle behaviors were far too similar to Geraldâs as well.
This was especially apparent when she had just woke up in that monsterâs lair earlier. Back then, she remembered Gerald calling out her name.
Though she couldnât really tell if it was all just an illusion, she was sure that she had heard Geraldâs voice! For more solid evidence, when Xadrian had blushed earlier, he blushed the exact same way Gerald did back when they had first gotten acquainted during their university days!
As if that wasnât enough, the way Xadrian pursed his lipsâback when they were still in that stone room âwas also very similar to how Gerald used to do!
Was Xadrian really Gerald? Was he deliberately hiding something from her?
He may have wanted to deceive her, but whenever she saw him looking at her, Giya could sense that those were the eyes of someone who had finally reunited with an acquaintance after a long absence.
Girls were usually extremely observant, and Giya herself was no different. In addition to that, her feminine intuition was also very strong.
Understanding that, the fact that she had been able to find so many similarities between Gerald and Xadrian made her unsure of how to even answer Meredithâs question.