Chapter 394
The Secretly Rich Man
Douglas forced out a peal of laughter.
âThat doesnât count!â At that moment, Leia smiled as she served the dishes in front of them. Then, she turned to Douglas, âThis is Gerald, the boy whom Leilaâs father had made a promise to while her dad was drunk. As you can see, Gerald is now well-groomed, and Leila is no match to him, donât you think so too, Gerald?â
Leia asked Gerald who was sitting at the very edge of the table.
âYes, yes!â
Of course, Gerald had caught on what Leiaâs words meant. He was also afraid that the crowd would draw the topic to himself, so he hurriedly nodded his head.
This, however, made Douglas a little scruple.
Honestly speaking, he had liked Leila for quite some time now, but he had not confessed his feelings to her. The two of them had always been in an ambiguous relationship.
But then, Mrs. Jung said that the boy whom Leila was initially betrothed to was also here.
Here comes the drama.
Everyone else was also looking at both Douglas and Gerald. They were trying to compare the two.
Douglas immediately stood up and laughed, âWhew, if it wasnât for Mrs. Jungâs introduction, we wouldnât have known that you almost became our goddess Leilaâs husband! Come, we havenât formally gotten to know each other yet. Nice to meet you, Gerald, Iâm Douglas Lindt, Iâm currently working for the government, eh...â
Douglas pretended to be surprised as he stood up and shook Geraldâs hand.
As he introduced himself, he shook his wrist, displaying the dazzling golden-strapped watch on his hand and continued speaking modestly.
âMy job was arranged by my family, so you can say that Iâve got the upper-hand or some sort! I donât have many capabilities myself after all!â
âHaha, Douglas, you donât have to be this modest. If you donât have the capabilities, who else would? Letâs take Gerald as an example, if you let him have your position, he wouldnât be able to do much! Letâs not go over about those small matters shall we? Come, come, letâs have a toast!â
Willie smiled and patted Douglasâ shoulder lightly.
They then proceeded to chat about some personal matters. The others just listened to the two as they talked and occasionally made a joke or two.
Leila was pleased. She rested her rosy cheeks on her hands as her eyes were fixated on Douglas. She was proud of him.
She had an expensive taste in men, and the average joe was not up to her league.
Gerald sat on the chaperoneâs seat, and from time to time, he stood up and poured drinks for everyone.
âThanks, Gerald!â
A pretty girl who was sitting next to Gerald smiled at him.
âYouâre welcome!â Gerald replied.
âYou donât have to keep pouring us drinks, they will pour it themselves if they want, hehe. Do you rarely eat out with others?â
The girl looked at Gerald curiously and asked.
The girl was extremely elegant. In short, she was very pretty and stylish, just like Leila.
Because they were not drinking, the girls sat a little off to the side. And through their chat just now, Gerald got to know the girlâs name. Her name was Cindy.
âYeah, not that often!â
Gerald indeed had only attended just a few occasions.
The main reason was that this occasion was different from the ones in the past, after all, the main, most respectable person in this event was Willie Jung.
Leia then served a plate of food and was about to put the plate in front of Douglas.
But Douglas wasnât paying attention to her, and with a swing of his hand, he accidentally swatted Leia, knocking the plate of food out of her hands.
âOops!â Leia screamed.
Douglas immediately stood up and apologized to Leia. âItâs alright child, I was afraid of burning you with the hot food. Iâll clean up this mess, please carry on with your drinks with Mr. Jung, Iâll prepare another plate of food for you!â
Leia smiled at him. She hurriedly cleaned the floor. Then, Gerald saw that their wine glasses were half full. He got up and poured them some wine.
God knows if Douglas did it intentionally or not, as soon as Gerald poured wine into his glass, Douglasâ hand shook and the wine glass slipped out of his hand. The wine glass shattered on the ground.
âF*ck!â Douglas was shocked.
Leia rushed out of the kitchen to see what was happening.
âDo you know how to pour wine? What the hell did you do? Why did you drop the wine glass?â
Leia pointed her fingers at Gerald as she scolded him. She was outraged.
On the other hand, Willie glanced at Gerald with icy cold eyes. He despised Gerald for his rudeness...