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Because it was Saturday, Evermore Diner had many customers.
A dozen or so tourists, obviously from out of town, took up two to three tables.
And a middle–aged woman in her 40s wearing an apron smiled and poured coffee for these tourists, chatting with them from time to time, with a loud voice.
This smiling middle–aged woman was Gilmore’s mother, Sophia Reed.
As the footsteps approached. Sophia assumed that more guests had arrived, and she just said, “Welcome…”
Before Sephia could finish her words, she saw Gilmore and Gerald.
“Gilmore!” Sophia exclaimed with a joyful smile.
She even shouted to her husband, who was cooking in the kitchen, “Our son is back!”
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While his father, who was cooking in the kitchen, replied, “Let your son come in to help me. The guests are waiting for the dishes…
But Sophia ignored her husband and said to Gilmore, ‘Gilmore, I’m going in to serve the dishes. You must be very tired.
Take a rest.”
Gilmore said to her mother, “Mom, I’m okay. I’ll serve them the dishes. You should sit,”
Sophia kept saying, Tm not tired at all. Let me
Although she said this, she couldn’t help but feel a deep warmth in her heart due to Gilmore’s caring and thoughtful nature towards her.
However, Gilmore pressed his mother on the chair and introduced Gerald to her, “Mom, this is my classmate’Gerald
Graves.”
Sophia greeted Gerald warmly, exclaiming, “Oh, you’re Gilmore’s classmate! Please have a seat.”
Gerald said, “Thank you, Mrs. Reed.”
Gilmore walked into the kitchen.
In the kitchen, a middle–aged man in a white chef’s uniform and hat was holding the handle of a wok in one hand and a turner in the other, stirring quickly from time to time.
He is focused, with bright piercing eyes.
The master chef’s demeanor was on full display.
The chef in the kitchen was Gilmore’s father, Harlan Reed.
Gilmore, you’re back,” Harlan said to Gilmore while cooking.
Gilmore responded with a casual “hmm‘ and proceeded to pick up the two dishes before making his way out.
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“Evermore Diner has your name in it. Is this the restaurant that your family runs!” Gerald looked at the signboard of the restaurant and asked Gilmore,
Gilmore nodded, “That’s right. This is my family’s restaurant. I’m Gilmore, and my sister’s name is Everly!
Gilmore had a younger sister called Everly Reed.
His parents decided to name the restaurant after their children because, to them, their kids meant the world.
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Because it was Saturday, Evermore Diner had many customers.
A dozen or so tourists, obviously from out of town, took up two to three tables.
And a middle–aged woman in her 40s wearing an apron smiled and poured coffee for these tourists, chatting with them from time to time, with a loud voice.
This smiling middle–aged woman was Gilmore’s mother, Sophia Reed.
As the footsteps approached, Sophia assumed that more guests had arrived, and she just said, “Welcome…”
Before Sephia could finish her words, she saw Gilmore and Gerald.
“Gilmore“” Sophia exclaimed with a joyful smile.
She even shouted to her husband, who was cooking in the kitchen, “Our son is back!”
While his father, who was cooking in the kitchen, replied, “Let your son come in to help me. The guests are waiting for the dishes..
But Sophia ignored her husband and said to Gilmore, “Gilmore, I’m going in to serve the dishes. You must be very tired.
Take a rest.
Gilmore said to her mother, “Mom, I’m okay, I’ll serve them the dishes. You should sit.”
Sophia kept saying. “I’m not tired at all. Let me.”
Although she said this, she couldn’t help but feel a deep warmth in her heart due to Gilmore’s caring and thoughtful nature
towards her.
However, Gilmore pressed his mother on the chair and introduced Gerald to her, “Mom, this is my classmate Gerald Graves.”
Sophia greeted Gerald warmly, exclaiming, “Oh, you’re Gilmore’s classmate! Please have a seat.”
Gerald said, “Thank you, Mrs. Reed.”
Gilmore walked into the kitchen.
In the kitchen, a middle–aged man in a white chef’s uniform and hat was holding the handle of a wok in one hand and at turner in the other, stirring quickly from time to time.
He is focused, with bright piercing eyes,
The master chef’s demeanor was on full display.
The chef in the kitchen was Gilmore’s father, Harlan Reed.
Gilmore, you’re back, Harlan said to Gilmore while cooking.
Gilmore responded with a casual “hmm” and proceeded to pick tip the two dishes before making his way out.
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Because of so many guests outside, they didn’t chat much, and went about their own business.
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After all the dishes ordered by the guests were prepared, Harlan cooked a few more dishes and brought them to an empty table in the hall with his son.
They finally sat down. Sophia and Gerald also went over.
Everyone started to eat.
While the guests were drinking and chatting, they were also chatting.
A small restaurant in the countryside was quite casual.
“Gilmore, why are you back today?” Harlan asked while serving a piece of meat to his son.
Gilmore said. “I haven’t been back for several months so I came back to see you.”
“Why? You should focus on studying hard at school and have a promising future. That’s more important than anything else.” Harlan served himself a piece of meat and began to eat happily
Sophia patted her husband’s sturdy shoulder and complained, “What are you talking about? How rare it is for our son to come back!*
All of a sudden, Harlan turned into a docile kitten. Other than eating, he didn’t dare to say anything.
Gilmore found them funny.
This was the funny “food chain” of their family. Gilmore and his sister were afraid of their father, their father was afraid of their mother, and their mother always protected Gilmore and his sister.
Everything has its vanquisher.
But no matter what, his family was warm.
Gilmore consoled his mother, “Mom, Dad is right. He just wants me to study hard.”
Seeing that son wasn’t angry, Sophia smiled, “Anyhow, I hope that you could visit me more often.”
Gilmore said, “Mom, in addition to visiting you this time, I would still like to take you to Oakhaven.”
“No, no, son. It costs a lot of money to live in a provincial capital city like Oakhaven. After you graduate and have a job, we will go.” Sophia said with a smile.
Obviously, she thought that Gilmore wanted to take them to Oakhaven to have a tour.
As for the trip to Oakhaven, transportation, lodging, and meals could cost a lot.
Of course, Sophia was reluctant to waste the money.
“Mom, I’m not asking you to have a tour in Oakhaven. I’d like you to settle down there in the future.” Gilmore knew that his mother misunderstood what he meant, so he explained to her.
Not only Sophia, but even Harlan was shocked.
They thought, “Settle down in Oakhaven in the future?
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“Seriously?”
However, when they saw Gilmore’s serious face, they got that he wasn’t joking at all.
Only then did they know that their son was serious.
Sophia looked at his son and began to complain, “Son, if we were to open a restaurant in Oakhaven, we would have to pay rent. However, we currently have the advantage of not having to worry about that expense since we operate in our own place.
“Also, with more demanding customers and more competition in cities, we’re not sure if we’ll be able to make money.
“You and Everly are still studying, and there will be various expenses. We really cannot afford this risk.”
She was telling the truth.
Even Harlan couldn’t find a reason to object.
At this moment, a well–dressed middle–aged man next to them said to Sophia, “Madam, if you open the restaurant in Oakhaven, I’m sure it will be quite popular
Both Sophia and Harlan were confused. With doubts in her heart, Sophia asked the man, “Are you sure?”
“Of course!” The guest said with certainty. “I’m from Oakhaven. Although there are all kinds of delicacies, they are either. seasoned or rely on various complicated cooking techniques, which make the food lose its original fresh and sweet natural
taste.”
Having said that, the guest picked up the dishes and said. “And your dishes have a natural taste which is hard to be found in restaurants in cities. This is the deliciousness we have ever wanted.”
The other guests nodded in agreement, echoing, “That’s right!”
“Rural dishes are much more delicious than heavy food in the city.”
“If you open a restaurant in Oakhaven, we will surely frequent there.”
Hearing this, Sophia and her husband Harlan were so happy and said to the guests, “Thank you, everyone!”
Then, Sophia smiled and said to Gilmore, “Gilmore, did you realize that this kind of rustic food restaurant is what Oakhaven lacks the most, and that’s why you asked us to open a restaurant there?”
Gilmore didn’t know what to say.
When he was about to explain, his father said, “Well, our son is a student at Oakhaven University, a prestigious university. Of course he could find such a business opportunity. Eat some more
While speaking, Harlan served his wife a piece of lean meat.
Obviously, Harlan also thought that Gilmore’s suggestion to move to Oakhaven was driven by the business prospects he saw in the field of rustic food.
Although he deliberately pretended as if nothing happened, it could still be told that he was very proud of his son.
Gilmore and Gerald were both speechless.
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Gilmore had no choice but to say, “Yes, I just found that there are very few rustic food restaurants in Oakhaven, so I asked you to open a restaurant there. In this case, the business will be very good.”
“Okay, we’ll listen to you this time and open a restaurant Oakhaven to make a name for the rustic food of Springvale!” With confidence. Sophia smiled and said.
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“Who is going to open a restaurant in Oakhaven and make a name for the rustic food of Springvale?” Suddenly, an old man’s voice came from outside.
Then, Gilmore and the rest saw an old man walk in.
He was approximately sixty years old, with thinning, gray hair and a plump, well–fed face.
He was dressed in a black suit, leather shoes, with his hands behind his back.
Gilmore recognized the old man as a villager named Lance Reed.
He was a famous one in the village.
The reason was that his son, Kennard Reed, made money by opening restaurants, KTVs, and Internet cafes in the county.
Even in Springvale, there were more than a dozen inns and homestays owned by his son.
He was one of the richest people in Springvale.
Since his son was rich, he was also proud.
Therefore, all the villagers were very polite to Lance.
Every day, Lance would brag to the villagers about how amazing his son was and how many hotels and bars he owned.
Of course, he frequented Gilmore’s family’s restaurant to boast,
Gilmore didn’t like Lance, who bragged all day long and was extremely vain.
Of course, he also despised his son, Kennard, who had made a great fortune.
Before Kennard gained fame and fortune, he had served the devil and was a ruffian.
Even if he whitewashed himself and became a rich guy, he still raised a group of strong men to deal with dirty deals under the table for him.
Thus, the villagers of Springvale were in awe of Kennard.
When Sophia saw Lance coming in, she quickly greeted him with a smile, “Mr. Lance, here you are. Take a seat!”
Lance didn’t give in, he sat down directly, looked at the dishes on the table, and said, “The potherb of the mountains looks very fresh. How does it taste?”
Sophia said, “Hold on. I’ll fix you a plate, so that you can have a try
After speaking, Sophia went to the kitchen to fix a plate for Lance. “Mr. Lance, try it.”
Lance took a bite.
Upon finishing his meal, he displayed little reaction and casually remarked. “The taste is just alright! But nothing compares to what the chef cooks at my son’s restaurant in the county.”
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“Who is going to open a restaurant in Oakhaven and make a name for the rustic food of Springvale?” Suddenly, an old man’s voice came from outside.
Then, Gilmore and the rest saw an old man walk in.
He was approximately sixty years old, with thinning, gray hair and a plump, well–fed face.
He was dressed in a black suit, leather shoes, with his hands behind his back.
Gilmore recognized the old man as a villager named Lance Reed
He was a famous one in the village.
The reason was that his son, Kennard Reed, made money by opening restaurants, KTVs, and Internet cafes in the county.
Even in Springvale, there were more than a dozen inns and homestays owned by his son.
He was one of the richest people in Springvale.
Since his son was rich, he was also proud.
Therefore, all the villagers were very polite to Lance.
Every day. Lance would brag to the villagers about how amazing his son was and how many hotels and bars he owned.
Of course, he frequented Gilmore’s family’s restaurant to boast,
Gilmore didn’t like Lance, who bragged all day long and was extremely vain.
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Of course, he also despised his son, Kennard, who had made a great fortune.
Before Kennard gained fame and fortune, he had served the devil and was a ruffian.
Even if he whitewashed himself and became a rich guy, he still raised a group of strong men to deal with dirty deals under the table for him.
Thus, the villagers of Springvale were in awe of Kennard.
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Sophia saw Lance coming in, she quickly greeted him with a smile, “Mr. Lance, here you are. Take a seat!”
Lance didn’t give in, he sat down directly, looked at the dishes on the table, and said, “The potherb of the mountains looks very fresh. How does it taste?”
Sophia said, “Hold on. I’ll fix you a plate, so that you can have a try.
After speaking, Sophia went to the kitchen to fix a plate for Lance. “Mr. Lance, try it.”
Lance took a bite.
Upon finishing his meal, he displayed little reaction and casually remarked, “The taste is just alright! But nothing compares to what the chef cooks at my son’s restaurant in the county”
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What Lance said made Sophia feel bad.
Even the guests from Oakhaven next to them looked at Lance with strange eyes.
In their opinion, Lance was just talking nonsense.
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Sophia reluctantly smiled and said, “You’re right. The rustic food in my small restaurant can’t be compared to the dishes prepared by the chefs of Kennard’s restaurant in the county.
“Sophia, Kennard has always liked your daughter. This year your daughter will graduate from high school and will soon be 20 years old. As long as she is willing to marry Kennard, Kerinard can immediately arrange for you to be a chef in the restaurant there.”
Lance looked at Sophia and Harlan, and began to brag, “Kennard has restaurants, bars, KTVs, Internet cafes, and a few apartments in the county. He also owns more than a dozen homestays and inns in our village.”
“If your daughter marries Kennard, she can enjoy happiness for the rest of her life, and after your son graduates, Kennard can also arrange for him to be a manager in a hotel, and your whole family can receive preferential treatment.”
Gilmore understood that Lance came today to ask his sister to marry Kennard after graduating from high school.
His sister, Everly, was beautiful and had an outstanding temperament. Not only was there no girl in the village who could match her, but she was also the campus belle at the high school in the county.
It was because of this that the wealthy Kennard in the village fell for Gilmore’s sister very early.
His father Lance often came to the restaurant of Gilmore’s family to beat about the bush and wanted to connect with Gilmore’s family by marriage.
However, Gilmore’s parents didn’t want their daughter to marry Kennard simply because he was rich.
Although Kennard was rich, his reputation was bad.
And Everly’s academic performance was very good. Gilmore’s parents wanted her to go to university like Gilmore.
They didn’t want her to get married soon after graduating from high school.
So no matter how Lance hinted in the past, Gilmore’s parents pretended not to understand
Today Lance directly stated that if Everly married Kennard, he could let Gilmore’s parents be chefs in Kennard’s hotel, and arrange for Gilmore to work as a manager in the hotel after graduation.
This was the first time Lance had expressed such an offer.
It meant that Kennard couldn’t wait any longer.
After all, Kennard was already 34 years old this year.
Since he had a successful career, of course he was in a hurry to get married.
Lance got to the point, but Harlan and his wife fell silent.
Of course they were unwilling to let their daughter marry Kennard.
Not only did nobody dare to provoke Kennard in Springvale, but he was also a bully in Elmwood.
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If they refused, no one knew what Kennard would do to Everly.
Harlan and his wife were in a dilemma.
But at this moment, Gilmore said, “Uncle Lance. I’m sorry, Everly won’t marry your son.”
“What? Why?” Lance exclaimed, his voice filled with surprise and anger as he looked at Gilmore.
It was as if Gilmore’s disagreement was disrespectful towards him.
When Harlan and Sophia heard Gilmore’s outright rejection of Lance, they were afraid inside.
If Kennard were to learn of Gilmore’s disagreement, it would not only put Everly in danger but also place Gilmore at risk.
“Mr. Lanee, Gilmore simply wishes for his sister to marry after she completes her college education.” Sophia promptly intervened, attempting to mediate the situation to Lance.
However, Lance frowned and said, “But after Everly graduates from university, Kennard would be thirty–eight years old, and it would be too late. What about Everly marrying Kennard after graduating from high school, and then going to college?”
Such a ridiculous proposal!
Gilmore couldn’t bear it any longer and said, “Uncle Lance, even if your son waits for another four years, my sister will never marry him. He’d better give up as soon as possible.
“What did you say?” Lance immediately glared at Gilmore. Obviously, he was angered by Gilmore’s words.
Sophia and Harlan were both worried about Gilmore.
They didn’t expect Gilmore to be so impulsive as to refute Lance.
It was impossible for them to mediate now.
They were so anxious.
However, Gilmore wasn’t afraid, and said word by word, “I said, it is better for your son to give up. My sister will never marry. your son!”
“Well said!”
“This is the first time I’ve seen such an arrogant old guy who wants to forcefully marry someone else’s sister. Is he still living in a feudal society?”
“Such a person really wasted his life!”
The guests couldn’t stand Lance any longer. They applauded when they heard Gilmore’s words.
Lance was trembling with anger, pointed at Gilmore and his parents, and said angrily, “You… you. Wait and see!”
After that, he left the restaurant with an angry face.
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After Lance left in a huff, Sophia wore a frown on her face, while Harlan remained silent, his demeanor reflecting a heavy.
heart.
The reason was that Gilmore refused to let Everly get married to Kennard and drove Lance away in anger.
In their opinion. Lance would definitely tell Kennard about it when he went back.
If Kennard knew about this, how could he let Gilmore go?
They were both worried about Gilmore.
The customers finished their meal and paid the bills to Sophia.
Before leaving, they made a promise that if Sophia were to open a restaurant in Oakhaven, they would definitely be patrons there.
And they didn’t only say that, but also left their phone numbers.
Sophia was in a better mood and sent off these enthusiastic customers with a smile.
After sending off the customers, the restaurant became quiet again.
Sitting on the chair, the smile on Sophia’s face disappeared and she sighed.
Gilmore knew why his parents looked so troubled.”
He smiled and said to his parents, “Mom, Dad, what’s the matter? Why do you look so sad when I come back?”
Sophia sighed and said. “Of course I’m worried about Lance being so angry with you. Kennard is a thug, and he will definitely get you into trouble when he knows that.”
Sophia was about to cry as she spoke.
Her daughter and son meant the world to her.
The mere thought of anything happening to them filled her with deep devastation.
“Look at you. Why are you so sad? Don’t worry. With me, I will never let Kennard hurt our son and daughter.” Harlan took a piece of tissue from the table and handed it to his wife.
Gilmore felt guilty. If he had known that his parents would be so worried about him, he wouldn’t have confronted Lance in person just now.
Instead, he would have handled the situation discreetly.
However, what had happened was now in the past and could not be altered.
The only thing he could do now was to stop his parents from worrying about him. A
Gilmore looked at his parents and said, “Mom and dad, if you are worried that Kennard would hurt me, you don’t have to. My classmate Gerald is my best friend. He is a son of a famous martial arts family in Oakhaven and is good at martial arts. With him, no one can hurt me.”
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Hearing this. Sophia and Harlan immediately looked over to Gerald.
Although Gerald had a strong physique, Sophia said worriedly, Kennard’s subordinates are all strong, fierce, and vicious, and they have steel pipes and knives as weapons. Could you really beat them alone?”
Gerald didn’t expect that Gilmore would say that he was from a martial arts family.
But in the face of Gilmore’s mother’s doubts, Gerald, an ace special forces soldier, could not accept it.
He saw a pole in the corner of the wall, about the width of his palm, and about 60 inches in length,
This was a pole that could be found in every household in the countryside, capable of lifting even a load of 220 pounds.
The pole possessed the characteristic of being sturdy and resilient.
Gerald got up, picked up the pole in the corner, and said to Gilmore’s mother, “Mrs. Reed, do you mind losing a pole?”
Sophia was confused as she replied, “What’s wrong?”
Gerald said, “If you don’t mind losing a pole, I can use it to show you my martial arts. How about it?”
Sophia and Harlan exchanged perplexed glances, both wondering, “Can we truly witness Gerald’s martial arts skills through this pole?”
Although full of doubts, Sophia still nodded to Gerald, “Use it as you please. It’s just a pole…”
There were several poles at home, so it wouldn’t be a problem to lose one, but they wondered what Gerald wanted to use this pole for.
Seeing that Sophia agreed, Gerald immediately said to Gilmore. “Gilmore, help me!”
Gilmore got the pole from Gerald and asked, “What should I do next?”
Gerald didn’t answer immediately. Instead, he moved the tables and chairs to both sides, leaving a large space.
Then Gerald stood in the middle of the cleared space, spread his legs, bent his knees slightly, put his fists near his waist, and made a standard martial–art squat,
After that, Gerald looked at Gilmore and said, “Gilmore, use all your strength to hit my back with the pole in your hand.” Sophia and Harlan’s expressions changed instantly and they shouted in unison, “No!”
The reason they stopped him was that they thought that if Gilmore smashed Gerald’s back with the pole, he would definitely break Gerald’s spine.
It could cause serious consequences, even death.
However, Gerald’s was calm, and he said to Sophia and Harlan with a smile, Mr. and Mrs. Reed, please rest assured! I can
withstand the blow of the pole.
He wasn’t bragging, In the army, he chopped bricks with his palms and was beaten by whips and sticks all the time. His bones and flesh had been trained to be extremely tough, so that he was no longer afraid of a blow from a pole at all.
Gerald looked at Gilmore and roared, “Gilmore, come on!”
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Gilmore knew that Gerald could withstand a blow from the pole and tightly gripped the pole with both hands.
Next, Gilmore swung the pole in his hands towards Gerald’s back.
“Bang!” A terrifying sound echoed in the room.
Sophia, who was watching from the side, screamed in fright.
With a cracking sound, the pole that hit Gerald’s back was unexpectedly broken into two parts.
Half of it was in Gilmore’s hands, while the other half fell to the ground.
Sophia was pale and panting with fright, while Harlan was equally shocked.
However, even though the pole was broken, Gerald was unscathed, as if nothing had happened. He stood up and bowed slightly to Sophia and Harlan, “Mr. and Mrs. Reed, I apologize for alarming you.”
Sophia and Harlan recovered from shock and asked, “Are you really fine?”
Gerald smiled, saying, “Don’t worry, Mrs. Reed. I’m fine!
After saying that, Gerald even patted his chest with his palm, emphasizing, “I’m perfectly fine!”
Seeing this, Sophia and her husband finally reassured themselves that Gerald was unharmed, and a sense of relief washed over them.
Then the two looked at the broken part of the pole on the ground and were shocked. Even the pole was broken, but he was fine!
They were convinced that Gerald’s martial arts skills must be incredible!
They were worried that Kennard would take revenge on Gilmore before.
But after seeing Gerald’s martial arts skills, they felt relieved.
Gerald and Gilmore moved the tables and chairs back to their original positions.
“Mom, will Everly come back tomorrow?” Gilmore placed the tables and chairs and asked Sophia.
Sophia said, “She has tutor sessions today, and she will go to her classmate’s birthday party in the evening, so she will come
back tomorrow.”
Gilmore nodded, his sister was already a senior in high school and would take the college entrance examination soon, often had extra tutor sessions.
At this moment, Gilmore saw through his God’s Eye that his younger sister Everly would get drunk at a Karaoke club tonight, as she planned to attend the birthday party of one of her classmates.
Then she would be handed over to a group of men dressed in black, who would escort her into a black Audi before vanishing into the night…
so she
In the end, in her intoxicated and unconscious state, Everly would be taken to a hotel room by these men in black. A bald man with sharp eyes, a gold necklace around his neck, and a tiger and leopard tattoo on his arm would make an appearance in the scenario.
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The moment Gilmore caught sight of the bald man, he immediately recognized him as Kennard, who had always held an
interest in his sister.
The image through Gilmore’s God’s Eye disappeared, and Gilmore once again returned to reality.
There was a flash of fierceness in his eyes as he thought, “Kennard, how dare you hurt my sister!”
Gilmore’s sister and parents held the utmost importance in his heart.
If Kennard dared to harm his sister, he would cross a boundary Gilmore would never tolerate.
Anyone who dared to cross that boundary would face dire consequences!
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At the entrance of Springvale was a luxurious three–story villa.
Although this villa was not as high–end as the villas in the city, it was very conspicuous and luxurious in a village like Springvale
This was Kennard’s villa.
At this moment, Lance was still angry, sitting on the sofa in the living room.
Thinking of what Gilmore said to him, he was very depressed and uncomfortable.
He took out his phone from his pocket and called his son, Kennard.
It would be hard for him if he didn’t vent his anger.
As soon as the phone got through, Kennard answered with a loud voice, obviously because he was always bossing others around. “Dad, did you call me because Harlan and Sophia have promised to marry Everly to me?”
Lance snorted and said angrily, “Kenny, listen, I just went to their house to ask them about the marriage with Everly, her parents didn’t dare to refute anything, but Gilmore…
“Dad, what did Gilmore do?” On the phone, Kennard’s voice turned cold.
Lance said angrily, “He said he wouldn’t marry his sister to you, and he asked you to give up!”
“He is quite arrogant!” Kennard sneered. “Dad, since he plays hard, I’ll show him who has the final say in Springvale.”
Lance gritted his teeth with hatred, “Son, you have to punish him, I am so angry at him.”
“Dad, don’t worry! No matter whether they agree to marry Everly to me or not, I have to get the woman I like. After what’s done is done, they can only agree. On the phone, Kennard was determined and his laughter was terrifying.
Lance’s eyes lit up and said, “Son, do you have a way to bind with Everly?”
“Well, Dad, after tonight, I promise that Harlan and Sophia will beg us to marry their daughter.”
“Really? That’s great, I would humiliate them then!”
“Dad, leave it to me. I’ll ask Brooke and the others to teach Gilmore a lesson and avenge you.”
“Okay, son.”
Lance hung up the phone with a proud and fierce look, “Gilmore, just wait and see!”
At four o’clock in the afternoon, the tourists in the small town gradually came down from the mountain and were ready to
leave.
However, at this moment, a white BMW drove into Springvale and stopped in the parking lot not far from Evermore Diner. The appearance of the BMW caught the attention of the villagers, who speculated on who was in the car.
Right at this moment, the doors of the BMW opened and two girls got out.
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Two beautiful girls in their twenties.
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One of the girls was dressed in a beige fashionable long dress, with slightly curly long hair and a beautiful oval face. She is wearing sunglasses, the bridge of the nose is clean, the wings of the nose are perfect, and the lips are as red as cherries.
Wearing a long beige dress, she is tall and thin, fair skin, slender legs, and wearing a pair of high heels of the same color as the dress.
She is fashionable, beautiful, with impeccable temperament, almost perfect.
The other girl was much inferior to her.
This girl was wearing a fashionable T–shirt and jeans, her hair was shoulder–length, although her appearance could be 8.5 points, she was wearing heavy makeup, and her temperament was far from that of that girl.
The girl in the long beige dress took off her sunglasses, her thin eyebrows and bright eyes added aura to her, made her like a fairy.
This girl looks like a fairy!”
“The girls from big cities are really different, look at her temperament, beauty and dressing, it’s amazing!”
“Look at her BMW. She must be from a rich family in the city.”
When the women in the small town saw the girl who took off her sunglasses, they were both envious and jealous, and left while talking-
The girl in the beige long skirt with outstanding temperament looked at the restaurant of Gilmore’s family, especially the sign “Evermore Diner“.
“Lilian, I really don’t understand what’s so special about this remote Springvale? And what does Gilmore have?” Another girl, looked at Evermore Diner and said to the girl in the beige dress, twitching her mouth.
Her tone was full of disdain.
Lilian didn’t explain anything but said to her, “Celia, let’s go and have a look!”
“Miss Morales, you are the daughter of the mayor of Oakhaven, the campus belle of Oakhaven Film Academy, and a rising star in the entertainment industry. Do you really want to get back together with this poor brat, Gilmore?” Celia said to Lilian with a pleading face.
She and Lilian were classmates from junior high school to university.
They both grew up in Elmwood, and they both had prominent family backgrounds.
Lilian’s father used to be county magistrate of Elmwood. Later, he kept being promoted and is now the mayor of Oakhaven.
While Celia’s father is a rich businessman.
Both of them came from well–off families, and they studied together and were admitted to Oakhaven Film Academy at the same time, so they are also good friends.
However, Lilian, Celia and Gilmore were classmates in high school.
And Lilian and Gilmore were deskmates.
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Although the two got along day and night for three years in high school, they eventually/ were admitted to different universities.
Or rather, Lilian contacted Gilmore once, but he deliberately distanced himself from her.
Later, she heard that Gilmore was dating a girl named
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keep in touch because they
any, so she never contacted him again…
This time, she came back from Oakhaven to Elmwood to visit her grandma.
However, after visiting her grandma, she and Celia finally drove to Springvale, which was very close to the county.
Although she said that she came to see the flowers in Springvale, it is not yet the season when the flowers are in full bloom
She mainly came to see Gilmore’s hometown and his family’s restaurant.
In the winter of the third year of high school, Gilmore took her to his family’s restaurant to eat delicious meals cooked by his mother.
Even though more than a year passed, Lilian still remembered his mother’s warm smile.
Of course, what impressed Lilian the most was the flowers that were as white as snow that year, all over the mountains and plains.
And a flower he put on her hair, saying that she is glamour in flourishing age as the flower
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All the good memories and emotions rippled in Lilian’s heart.
However, she gradually calmed down.
Celia didn’t want her to be involved with Gilmore again.
However, Lilian still wanted to visit Gilmore’s restaurant.
After all, in the third year of high school, Gilmore’s mother treated her enthusiastically.
She still remembered his mother’s kind and cheerful smile clearly.
Although she knew that she and Gilmore would never go back to the wonderful high school days.
She still wanted to go to t
that small restaurant.
So she said to Celia, “Well, we are just going to visit there. It’s nota big deal. Let’s go!”
After Lilian finished speaking, she took the reluctant Celia to Gilmore’s restaurant.
However, just after they walked a few steps, they saw several strong and sturdy young men with fierce expressions; some of them were even armed with weapons such as steel pipes, and swaggered into Gilmore’s restaurant.
Lilian had a hunch that these young people, who didn’t seem to be kind, entered Gilmore’s restaurant, and something bad might happen.
Celia also found something wrong and said to Lilian, “Lilian, it seems that Gilmore’s family provoked some people who shouldn’t be provoked. We’d better not go there.”
However, Lilian’s eyes were firm and fearless, and she said, “No. I’m going to have a look. If something happens to Gilmore’s family, it will be troublesome.”
After speaking, Lilian walked to Gilmore’s restaurant. At the same time, some villagers also noticed something was wrong and walked quietly to Gilmore’s house to watch the fun
It was almost evening. For the dinner of the guests, Harlan and his wife were busy in the kitchen.
And Gilmore and Gerald were also busy cleaning the table and sweeping the floor, preparing for the dinner for the guests in the evening.
While sweeping the floor, Gerald wondered if he was a bodyguard or a restaurant cleaner?
Maybe both!
However, sweeping the floor is just a piece of cake for Gerald.
He even felt that this job was pretty good.
Right at this time, footsteps came from outside, and many people came.
Gilmore and Gerald looked up and saw that several young men walked in with grim expressions, especially the weapons in their hands.
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They guessed that this group of people was here to make trouble.
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leader was a man in his thirties, with short hair, a gold necklace around his neck, and a bracelet on his right wrist.
Gilmore immediately recognized that this person was Brooke.
He was Kennard’s cousin.
He was fat and strong, as bad as Kennard. Everyone in Springvale is afraid of him.
Kennard entrusted him with the management of more than a dozen inns and homestays in the small town, and established a chain of inn companies in Springvale.
Those people with him were the security guards of the chain company.
The security guards were supposed to protect the safety of the inn passengers, but in fact, they were all idle gangsters.
After hearing the sound, Sophia came out of the kitchen and was shocked to see Brooke.
Then she smiled and said to Brooke, “Brooke? Are you hungry and here for dinner?”
Brooke sneered, “Mrs. Reed, you’re right, I’m so hungry today, make us some delicious food, it must be grilled lambs and fish. We will pay no matter how much.”
Sophia immediately nodded, “Sure, I’ll ask Gilmore’s father to prepare right now
After speaking, Sophia planned to go to the kitchen.
However, Gilmore stopped her and said, “Mom, wait a minute.”
Sophia was stunned and wondered what Gilmore was going to do.
Brooke and the others had sat down around a table.
They also wondered what Gilmore wanted to do.
Gilmore looked at Brooke and said, “It’s okay for you to eat good food, but you have to name the dishes you want.”
Brooke laughed. “What a nerd, his brain doesn’t work.
Serve all the dishes in your restaurant, I want them all.”
When the others heard Brooke call Gilmore a nerd, they all laughed.
Gerald couldn’t bear the arrogance of Brooke and the others, so he clenched the broom and wanted to teach them a lesson.
However, Gilmore stopped Gerald with eyes.
“We have a total of 30 dishes, among them the most expensive ones are roasted chicken, tonic drink, rice noodles, and mac and cheese. 60 dollars in total. Please pay first, and we will cook, Gilmore told them the restaurant’s specialty dishes and the
price.
However, Brooke was unhappy, he looked at Gilmore and said, “What did you say? We have to pay first?”
Gilmore was calm and said, “That’s right. Payment goes before a meal. This is the rule in the city.”
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Gilmore asked Brooke and the others to pay first, not because there was such a rule in the city, but because they were
notorious.
Almost all the restaurants in the small town have suffered from this.
But despite this, because of Brooke’s viciousness, no one dared to ask him for
money.
Of course Gilmore didn’t want to tolerate Brooke and others like the rest.
“Kid, are you afraid that Brooke wouldn’t pay?” A young man with a tattoo of “Endurance” on his arm immediately stood up from the chair, pointed at Gilmore and said aggressively.
Gilmore sneered, looked at this arrogant young man, and said, I’m sorry, you are right, you guys are notorious for not paying for meals in various restaurants in the town. My small restaurant doesn’t make much money, please understand.”
“Brat, what did you say?”
“When did we eat and drink for free?”
“Try talking nonsense again!”
Immediately, those young men around Brooke began to clamor
Sophia found that things were in a bad way, and hurriedly said to these angry young men, “Don’t be angry, meal goes before payment. I’ll cook for you.”
But before Sophia left, Gilmore’s cold voice without any room for negotiation came, “No way, today if someone doesn’t pay first, please leave by yourself.”
Sophia was shocked and thought, “This is kicking the customer out!”
She has opened the restaurant for more than two years, and she always welcomed and saw off guests with a smile.
She had never chased away any guests.
What’s more, the person Gilmore chased away was Brooke.
The villagers who were watching the fun outside the door, as well as Lilian and Celia who had just arrived, were also surprised by Gilmore’s words.
At this time, Brooke, who had been sitting all this time, finally got angry and overturned a table directly.
With a bang, the table hit the ground, and the cutleries and cups that were originally on the table all fell to the ground.
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After Brooke overturned the table, the other young order, shouted loudly, and went straight to Gilmore to beat him.
Sophia was shocked, and Harlan ran out of the kitchen after hearing the sound.
Seeing that Brooke’s people wanted to beat his son, Harlan was full of anger, went back to the kitchen to get a knife, preparing to fight with them.
When Harlan returned to the kitchen to get the knife, facing the attacks of several gangsters, Gilmore remained calm, as if he hadn’t seen it.
These gangsters were about to attack Gilmore. At this moment, Gerald held the broom and his eyes lit up.
A strong fighting spirit suddenly erupted from him.
The next moment, Gerald attacked like a cheetah.
Bang!
The face of a gangster who was rushing in front was hit by the flying broom.
The gangster let out a whimper, because Gerald’s blow broke the broom.
Then Gerald took the broom’s stick and attacked several gangsters like lightning.
The gangsters whined and ran away, scurrying off like frightened rats.
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Gerald beat them with the broom, until the stick was broken into several parts, and he stopped beating those gangsters.
The faces, arms, and bodies of these gangsters were beaten by Gerald’s stick so many times that the bruises were clear.
All of them grimaced in pain and hated Gerald so much.
They retreated back to Brooke’s side.
Rage burned in Brooke’s eyes.
He didn’t expect that someone would dare to fight with his men in Springvale.
This meant they didn’t take him seriously, nor did he take his cousin, Kenny, seriously.
His eyes were fierce, and he snatched the steel pipe from a gangster.
He stepped forward, looked directly at Gerald and pointed at him with the steel pipe, and said, “Brat, your are doomed!”
As soon as he finished speaking, Brooke held the steel pipe and dashed forward, smashing it towards Gerald’s head.
Sophia, the villagers outside, Lilian, and Celia all exclaimed when they saw this scene!
Bang!
The steel pipe was about to land on Gerald’s head.
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At this moment, Gerald moved fast and grabbed Brooke’s wrist, which was holding the steel pipe.
Then, Gerald twisted his palm hard, and there was a sound of broken bones.
Brooke’s expression changed drastically, and he let out a shrill cry. “Alif!!”
The steel pipe in his hand fell to the ground.
Gerald then hit Brooke’s crotch with his right knee.
Brooke’s face changed in an instant, but he couldn’t make a sound in pain.
After Gerald let him go, Brooke became weak, and he fell to the ground all of a sudden, clutching his crotch with both hands, and then screamed. “Ahhh!”
Harlan rushed out of the kitchen with a knife in each hand, and was stunned when he saw this scene.
Brooke was rolling on the ground and wailing.
The rest of the gangsters were also seriously injured.
He couldn’t help being stunned, he just went to get the knives, and when he came back, these villains were all hurt and wailing.
At this moment, Gilmore walked up to Brooke, who was whimpering and rolling, and said, “Do you want to eat now, or get
out on your own?”
Brooke’s expression was painful, but he gritted his teeth and said to Gilmore, “Brat, you dared to hit me, you Kenny will avenge me!”
are doomed!
“Gerald, it seems that someone hasn’t been beaten enough. Give him another punch!” Gilmore looked towards Gerald and said indifferently.
“Yes.” Gerald agreed, picked up the steel pipe from the ground, and walked towards Brooke.
Brooke had just suffered from Gerald’s fierce blow.
Seeing Gerald coming with a steel pipe in his hand, his face turned pale with fright. If he didn’t leave now, Gerald would even break his bones.
Brooke immediately got up from the ground, regardless of the pain, and fled to the gate like a stray cur.
When those gangsters saw Brooke escape, they all followed him to flee, and they soon disappeared into thin air.
Those villagers watching the fun at the gate immediately clapped their hands and applauded, “Nice fight!”
“Finally, someone taught these gangsters a lesson!”
All these villagers had been bullied by Brooke and the others.
Those villagers walked into the restaurant one after another to help Gilmore’s family clean up the messy restaurant.
Sophia and Harlan came to themselves and immediately thanked the villagers for help.
The villagers waved their hands, “It’s what we should do.”
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However, they were also worried that after Gerald had taught Brooke and those people a lesson, Brooke would get Gilmore’s family into trouble again.
After helping them clean up, those villagers left,
When Sophia sent these villagers out, she found two girls standing outside the restaurant.
At first, she didn’t pay much attention because there are many tourists in Springvale.
But when she was about to turn around and go back to the house, she suddenly felt that the girl in the long beige dress looked familiar.
She couldn’t help but glance at Lilian more, then it occurred to her, and she pointed at Lilian and said, “You are Gilmore’s classmate. Lilian, right?”
There was another reason why she could remember Lilian apart from her beauty.
Lilian was the only girl Gilmore had brought home.
Lilian didn’t expect Gilmore’s mother to remember her, her face flushed, and she nodded to Sophia with a smile. “Hello!”
Sophia said with a smile. “Are you here for Gilmore? Come on in
After she finished speaking, she enthusiastically held Lilian’s hand and walked home, calling out, “Gilmore, Lilian came for
you!”
Hearing this, Lilian’s face turned redder.
She wanted to visit Springvale at first, but she didn’t expect Gilmore to come back.
She didn’t know what to do and told Sophia, “Mrs. Reed, L… I have something else to do. I have to go.”
It wasn’t that she didn’t want to see Gilmore.
But she remembered that Gilmore already had a girlfriend.
What was the point of meeting Gilmore now?
Becoming a mistress?
Meet her first love!
She felt very embarrassed.
So she wanted to leave before Gilmore came out.
Then, she got rid of Sophia and ran to her car.
Sophia was surprised, “Lilian, why are you leaving?”
“Mrs. Reed, I’ll see you next time.” Lilian ran to the BMW, answered, then opened the door and
got
- in.
Celia followed Lilian into the car and complained to her, “You are eager to see Gilmore every single day, and now he is at home, but you run away, I don’t know what you are thinking about.”
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Lilian blushed, even her ears were getting red.
At this time, she saw Gilmore come out of the restaurant. She hurriedly started the car and drove away at the fastest speed….
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Gilmore watched the BMW disappear from view. His mother said that Lilian left without even entering the house.
Unconsciously, he thought back to the three years in high school
He and Lilian sat at the same table. She was a top student from a rich family, while he was just an ordinary person. There was a huge gap between them.
Ast
time passed, he found that she was beautiful, kind, and considerate. He fell in love with her before he knew it. However, he didn’t dare tell Lilian how he felt because she was so excellent.
At that time, her father had just been promoted from the county chief of Elmwood to the mayor of Oakhaven. He felt that there was no future between him and Lilian at all.
They spent three years in high school together, but they never expressed their feelings for each other.
After that, they went to different colleges. Although they were both in Oakhaven, they were growing farther and farther
apart.
He learned that Lilian was studying at Oakhaven Film Academy and was the focus of the students‘ attention. She was still student but had acted in several films and TV dramas. She becarte a famous actress in Eldoria.
This made Gilmore feel that the gap between them was even wider.
After going to college, Lilian called him and even wanted to meet him. However, Gilmore rejected her.
He intentionally distanced himself from Lilian, not because he didn’t like her, but because he felt he was not worthy of her.
Her future was bright and he was destined to be ordinary. They would never be together.
Therefore, Gilmore chose to forget Lilian and eventually dated Tiffany. Furthermore, he told Lilian that he had a girlfriend
He did that to make her forget him and pursue her bright future. This was what Gilmore once thought. Lilian made him feel
inferior.
However, Gilmore had changed. Now, he had the God’s Eye and billions of dollars. He was no longer like before. If he fell in love with someone, he would tell her and chase her.
Lilian was his first love. He wouldn’t let her go.
“Gilmore, why didn’t Lilian come in and sit for a while?” Sophia was puzzled.
Gilmore answered, “Mom, maybe Lilian has something urgent to do. I’ll invite her here next time.”
“We must prepare a big meal for Lilian the next time she comes! Sophia said.
Gilmore nodded.
As he returned to the restaurant with his mother, Gerald was holding his mobile phone. His face lit up with joy.
Seeing Gilmore coming back, Gerald pulled him aside and said excitedly. “Gilmore, you asked me to buy the stocks of the Harvester International Group. It announced important news at 2:00 p.m. It will merge with Greenville International.
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“Under the influence of the news, the stock price of Harvester International Group was skyrocketing in the afternoon.
Gilmore remembered he had bought some stocks.
It seemed that everything was going as he had predicted with the God’s Eye. Today, the Harvester International Group announced that it would merge with the Greenville International
It was almost time to close the market, and the stock price of the Harvester International Group had reached its highest point today.
Thus, Gilmore said, “Gerald, sell all your stocks now.”
Gerald thought that he had misheard and asked, “Now?”
Gilmore said with a serious expression, “Yes, sell them all immediately.”
Gerald was confused. “But the stock price is rising
People were greedy, Gerald lost several hundred thousand dollars in the past half year and finally bought good shares. He wanted to make a handsome profit.
He was a little reluctant to sell them so soon. Gilmore seemed to know what he was thinking and said, “Greed will only result in more losses. We should take the profits while the price rises rather than regret when it falls.”
Gilmore didn’t say anything else. If Gerald was still unwilling to sell, there was nothing Gilmore could do.
Gilmore took out his mobile phone and looked at the international stock market. Without any hesitation, he sold all the shares of the Harvester International Group.
The stocks were quickly sold out. The 120 million dollars in Gilmore’s account suddenly changed to 320 million dollars. He easily made 240 million in one day.
Seeing that Gilmore had earned so much, Gerald was so envious and worshiped him. Gilmore earned 240 million dollars today! Gerald thought, “He is a genius! I’ll follow him to make a fortune in the stock market.”
Seeing that Gilmore decisively sold his shares, Gerald gritted his teeth and also sold all his shares, earning more than 200 thousand.
Less than half an hour later, Gerald, who had been holding his mobile phone and staring at the stock market, suddenly shouted, “Gilmore, it’s falling! The stock price of the Harvester International Group is falling!
Gilmore had foreseen that, so he was not surprised at all. He said to Gerald, “Now, do you think I was right?”
Gerald was once again impressed by Gilmore. Gerald nodded repeatedly and said, “Fortunately, I listened to you and sold all my shares. Otherwise, I would have cried!”
Gilmore patted Gerald on the shoulder. “Remember not to be greedy next time.”
Gilmore glanced at his busy parents in the kitchen and said to Cerald in a low voice, “I angered Lance today, and you beat up Brooke and the others.
“But my sister Everly is still in the county. I am afraid that Kennard will retaliate against her, so I’ll go to the county with you in the evening to pick up my sister.”
Gerald’s eyes shined. “If Kennard dares to bully your sister, I’ll cripple him for you.”
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Gerald protected Gilmore, not only because he was Gilmore’s bodyguard, but also because Gilmore could make Gerald rich.. Gilmore’s problem was Gerald’s problem.
Gilmore nodded. It seemed that after he helped Gerald make money, Gerald had become more loyal to him.
Night fell. The tourists staying in Springvale usually ate at restaurants. There were a few tourists at the Reed family’s restaurant. It was 8 p.m. as the tourists left.
Gilmore told his parents that he and Gerald had something to do in the county and asked them to close the restaurant and go to bed early in case Brooke and the others came to make trouble again.
Of course. Gilmore knew that after being beaten up by Brooke, Brooke wouldn’t dare to come over. Yet Gilmore was cautious, so he asked his parents to leave early.
When Sophia heard that the two of them were heading to the county, she was worried and reminded them to be careful.
If not for the fact that she knew Gerald was highly skilled in martial arts, she wouldn’t have allowed Gilmore to go county so late at night.
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At 10 p.m., a group of high school girls were singing, drinking, and playing at the Sterling Circle. It was the most luxurious club in Elmwood
One of them was a long–haired girl in a white–collared school uniform and a knee–length skirt. She had a sweet smile and a pretty face. This girl was Gilmore’s younger sister, Everly.
Another long–haired girl with an ordinary appearance sat beside her, urging Everly to drink. Everly could only pick up her glass and drink with the girl.
After Everly finished a glass of wine, the girl immediately filled her glass, saying, ‘Come on, Everly. Let’s drink some more.”
“Rachel. I can’t drink a lot.”
“It’s my birthday today. Just drink with me!”
“Rachel, this is the last glass.”
The two girls drained their glasses. Rachel quickly filled Everly’s glass with wine. Everly had a low alcohol tolerance. After drinking two glasses of wine, she blushed.
She hastily waved her hand. “Rachel, I can’t drink any more. A girl had just sung a song. Everly grabbed the microphone and began to sing so that she wouldn’t be plied with drink.
The music sounded. Everly picked a love song. Her voice was sweet and melodious, blowing the other girls in the room away.
Just as Everly was singing intently and the other girls were listening attentively, Rachel quietly took out a small pill from her pocket and secretly put it in Everly’s wine glass.
After Everly sang the song, Rachel and the other girls applauded loudly.
“You’re great!”
“You’re indeed the best singer and the prettiest girl at our schooll
“You’ll be a popular singer!”
The girls‘ praises made Everly embarrassed. “Don’t exaggerate. How can it be possible?”
Rachel picked up her glass and said to the other girls, “Come on Cheers to Everly. Hope she’ll be a star in the future!”
The other girls all picked up their glasses and said to Everly. “Hope you’ll be a star in the future.”
Although Everly didn’t want to drink anymore, everyone had raised their glasses. She couldn’t refuse them.
She picked up her glass and said, “I may not be a singer, but I still want to thank you and wish Rachel a happy birthday!”
“Cheers!”
After drinking. Everly sat on the sofa, feeling a little dizzy. The others continued to sing, drink, and chat.
However, Everly’s eyelids were getting heavier and heavier. In the end, she could see or hear anything clearly. She closed her
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eyes and lost consciousness,
It was 10:30 p.m. Rachel walked out of the Sterling Circle with Everly on her back.
The other girls were also a little drunk, saying, “Rachel, let’s take Everly back to the dormitory together.”
However, Rachel replied. “You guys are drunk. Take a taxi back and have a good rest. I’ve called someone to drive me to the dormitory.”
The other girls had drunk too much and needed to sleep. This was why only Rachel carried Everly. It was not easy for them to walk on their own.
A girl looked around drunkenly. “Rachel, why didn’t I see the taxi you ordered?”
Rachel remembered that the man told her the plate number of the car. He said he would send a black SUV to pick up and Everly.
She found that black car. It was parked at the side of the road about 8 meters away from the club.
Rachel’s face lit up with joy, saying, “Mara, the car is over there. Ill leave now. Be careful on the way back.”
Rachel carried Everly to the car. The other girls waved at Rachel, said goodbye, and walked in another direction.
her
Rachel walked to the car by the roadside and knocked on the door. The door opened. Two tall men in black got out of the driver’s seat and the passenger’s seat.
Seeing them, Rachel said nervously, I’ve done what Mr. Reed asked me to do. Everly is on my
back.
The man standing on her left side nodded, replying coldly, “Well, you did a good job. Now you can give Everly to us.” The two men carried Everly from Rachel’s back to the back seat.
Looking at the two men in black, Rachel stuttered, “Mr. Reed said that he will give me 2000 thousand dollars…”
A man took an envelope from the car, handed it to Rachel, and said, “Here is 2000 thousand. Don’t tell anyone what happened tonight, understand?”
Rachel’s eyes gleamed. She took the envelope and hastily answered, “I won’t tell anyone about it. Please thank Mr. Reed for
me.”
When the two men turned around and were about to get in the car, a luxury Mercedes drove out of the alley and suddenly stopped in front of the SUV.
Two young men got out of the Mercedes. They were Gilmore and Gerald.
The two men in black and Rachel were shocked. They didn’t know why the Mercedes blocked their way.
“Hey, get out of my way!” the man in black angrily shouted at Gilmore and Rachel.
However, what he got in return was Gerald’s sudden and fierce attack. Seeing this, that art knew that Gerald came to cause
trouble.
This man immediately raised his fist and smashed it toward Gerald. However, Gerald used to be a special forces soldier and had gone through many cruel battles. Ordinary people were no match for him.
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Gerald threw a quick punch at the temple of that man. The man was instantly knocked out cold.
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Seeing this, the other man was angry, his eyes blazing. He raised his fist and wanted to attack Gerald. Yet, with a flash, Gerald rushed over and grabbed the man by the throat.
The man couldn’t breathe. His face turned red. He felt suffocated
Gerald looked at him coldly, saying. “Did Kennard send you to kidnap Everly? If you don’t answer me, I’ll break your neck.”
The man couldn’t speak. He quickly nodded as a reply. Gerald loosened his grip, asking. “Where is he now?”
“Mr. Reed is in the No.8 room of Royal Hotel,” the man answered weakly. Right after he finished, Gerald hit him on the temple. The man groaned and fainted.
Rachel finally realized that Gerald was here to stop the two men. She screamed and intended to flee.
Gerald’s eyes glittered. All of a sudden, he jumped up and struck Rachel on the back of the head. Rachel collapsed with a cry.
It was late at night, and there were no pedestrians on the road in the small county. The club was noisy, so no one knew what was going on outside.
Gilmore carried his unconscious sister out. Gerald moved Rachel and the two men into the SUV.
After that, Gilmore said to Gerald, ‘I’ll take my sister back and leave you to deal with Kennard.”
Gerald nodded. “Rest assured. I’ll teach him a lesson.”
to his parents. Riding on his motorcycle and carrying Gerald, Gilmore stepped on the gas pedal and zoomed away.
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Gerald got in the SUV, driving towards Royal Hotel. Gilmore picked up his drunk and unconscious sister, walking to his Mercedes.
Meanwhile, two girls walked out of the Sterling Circle. One was pretty girl in a beige dress, and the other had shoulder- length hair, wearing jeans and a T–shirt. They were Lilian and Celia.
As soon as the two girls walked out of the club, they saw Gilmore getting in a Mercedes with Everly in his arms.
“Isn’t that Gilmore?” Celia was a little surprised when she saw Gilmore. She whispered to Lilian, “Why is he here?“….
Lilian’s expression was strange, and her eyes flashed with sadness. Celia wanted to sing, so she asked Lilian to come over with her.
Unexpectedly, the moment Lilian came out of the club, she saw Gilmore carrying a girl into a Mercedes. Lilian dropped her head gloomily, murmuring “Let’s go!”
In fact, she knew that Gilmore had a girlfriend. She thought Gilmore was probably hugging his girlfriend. She wasn’t surprised
Yet when Lilian saw that Gilmore was carrying another girl into his car, she was so depressed. Therefore, she wanted to leave with Celia as soon as possible.
“I know that you want to avoid him, but he has already left. Celia pointed at the moving Mercedes, shaking her head at
Lilian
Lilian noticed that Gilmore had driven away.
“Lilian, you should give up now! No wonder Gilmore has never taken you seriously. It turns out that he found a rich woman. He’s just someone who depends on girls. Don’t waste your time on him!” Celia said grumpily.
Celia took Everly to be Gilmore’s girlfriend and Gilmore’s Mercedes to be Everly’s car.
Celia knew that Gilmore, whose family ran a small restaurant, couldn’t afford a luxury car worth millions of dollars.
After hearing Celia’s words, Lilian became even sadder. Needless to say, Lilian also thought the girl in Gilmore’s armis was his girlfriend.
The two women walked towards the BMW in the parking lot.
In the No.8 room of Royal Hotel, Kennard, a bald man wearing a gold chain around his neck and a nightgown, was sitting on the sofa, drinking red wine.
There was also a fat middle–aged man in the room. It was Brooke.
“Kenny, Gilmore’s bodyguard hurt my men. You must help me get back at him” Brooke told Kennard what happened at Gilmore’s restaurant today…..
Kennard put down his wine glass, saying with a smile, “Since that guy hurt our men, I’ll pay him back.”
“However, Everly will be mine after tonight. Gilmore will be my brother–in–law. You can’t harm him.”
Although Brooke was resentful, his nephew was his boss. Brooke could only reply, “Yes.”
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“Knock knock.”
Someone knocked on the door. Kennard looked at the door with a smile. “They should have brought Everly over
“Kenny, then I won’t disturb you anymore. I’ll leave now,” Brooke said, standing up from the sofa….
Kennard nodded. “Go and open the door for them.”
“Yes,” Brooke walked towards the door.
Kennard pulled out a cigarette from the box on the table, lit it up, and started smoking.
Thinking that he could have sex with Everly tonight as he wished, he felt a quiver of excitement run through him.
To get Everly, Kennard sent someone to force Everly’s best friend, Rachel, to drug Everly at the club. Kennard asked his ment to take Everly to the hotel.
He believed that the Reed family would allow him to marry Everly after he slept with her.
Of course, even if Gilmore dared to disapprove, Kennard could get away with what he did to Everly. Kennard was powerful in Elmwood.
Brooke came to the door. As soon as he opened the door, someone kicked him from outside. Brooke was sent flying before he could react.
With a bang, Brooke fell on a glass table and smashed it into pieces.
Kennard, who was enjoying his cigarette, was stuntied. He then saw a tall young man wearing sunglasses enter the room with a strong aura. This man was not his subordinate.
Kennard threw the cigarette onto the ground, stamped his foot, and pointed at the man, asking angrily, “Who are you?“.
This man was none other than Gerald. He banged the door shut so that Kennard couldn’t escape..
Gerald took off his sunglasses, hung them on his collar, looked at Kennard, and said, “Are you Kennard?”
Kennard raised his head. “Yes. Get down on your knees and kowtow to me. Perhaps I can spare you.”
Gerald curved his lips, thinking. “These bullies in small counties are always arrogant. Do they think no one can beat them? Yet as he’s a bully, it’s not surprising that he’s so arrogant,”
Gerald coldly looked at Kennard as he said,
more asked me to get even with you. Since you dared to kidnap his sister,
you should know the consequences
right?”
Hearing these words, Kennard was not afraid. He roared with laughter. “Consequences… You’re the first one to talk to me like this in Elmwood. I’ll let you know the consequences of offending me!”
Kennard quickly clenched his fist and threw it at Gerald.
Before Kennard became rich, he was well–known as a vicious scoundrel. He was experienced. He could easily defeat several ordinary people at the same time. Thus, Kennard didn’t take Gerald seriously.
Kennard was about to knock Gerald in the face. The next moment, Gerald’s eyes flashed. He briskly tilted his head and dodged Kennard’s punch
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Immediately after that, Gerald hit Kennard in the chest. Kennard felt Kennard’s fist was like a sledgehammer. An astonishing power instantly sent Kennard flying backward.
With a bang, Kennard fell on a chair and turned it over. Gerald rushed forward, grabbed Kennard’s collar, and lifted him. Gerald fiercely punched Kennard in the face.
Kennard yelled at first, but gradually, his face and lips swelled up. He couldn’t even make a sound. Kennard passed out in pain. Gerald threw him to the ground.
Brooke, who crashed into the glass table, was injured and unable to stand up. He was so frightened that his face turned pale. He closed his eyes, pretending to faint.
Gerald ignored Brooke, picking up the box from the table. Gerald pulled out a cigarette, put it in his mouth, and lit it up. He took a deep breath and exhaled a stream of smoke before turning to leave.
After coming out of the hotel, Gerald didn’t drive the SUV. He took a taxi back to Springvale.
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Early the next morning, Everly woke up. feeling a slight headache. She found herself lying in her own room.
But how did she get home? She couldn’t remember at all.
After getting drunk at karaoke last night, she didn’t recall anything. She thought it might be Rachel who had sent her back.
“But shouldn’t she have sent me back to the dormitory?” Everly shook her head in confusion.
Then, she got up from her bed and walked out of her bedroom.
“Everly, get up. Why did you drink so much last night? Fortunately, your brother brought you back, Sophia placed two bowls of noodles on the table.
This is breakfast for you both. Wash up and eat!”
Everly frowned and said. “My brother went to pick me up last night? When did he come back?”
With a creak, a room door opened. Gilmore walked out and said, “I returned yesterday.” Then, Gilmore walked into the bathroom and began to brush his teeth and wash his face.
Everly was curious, how did her brother know that she was drunk at a KTV? “Could it be that Rachel called Mom and Dad?”
Or
ybe her parents had called her, but she was drunk and Rachel answered the phone, so her brother went to the karaoke bar to pick her up.
Everly didn’t dare to ask because her brother forbade her from drinking. If she asked, she would be scolded.
ve
After Gilmore finished washing up, he came out of the bathroom. Everly asked him meekly, “Brother, are you done?” Gilmore merely responded with a “hmm“. His cold expression told her that he was still angry at her.
After Gilmore walked past her, Everly stuck out her tongue. Looks like she was going to be scolded again.
After Everly finished washing up, she saw that her brother was sitting at the table and eating his noodles.
Her mother had gone downstairs to work. Everly sat opposite her brother, picked up her forks, and took a bite of the noodles.
Then she glanced at her brother, his face was still cold.
She opened her mouth and said, “Brother, sorry, I shouldn’t have drunk last night..
After Gilmore finished eating, he looked up at his sister and said, “Do you know how much danger you were in last night? If 1 hadn’t arrived in time, you would have been betrayed by your good friend Rachel and sent to Kennard’s bed.
With a clang, the forks fell from Everly’s hand and onto the table. She was completely stunned.
When she finally came to her senses, Everly looked at her brother and said, “You said Rachel betrayed me and wanted to
send me to Kennard?”
Gilmore nodded
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Then he took our his mobile phone, clicked on the video he recorded last night, and put it in front of Everly, who began watching
In the
video, Rachel carried the drunk Everly on her back to an SUV and handed Everly to two men dressed in black. She talked to them and then received an envelope of cash.
All these were recorded by Gilmore on his mobile phone.
After watching the video, Everly was shocked.
She didn’t expect that Rachel, whom she had always regarded as a sister, would do such a thing. This was simply too much.
Everly took out her phone from her pocket, found Rachel’s phone number, and was about to dial.
“What are you calling her for? You think she’ll feel guilty about what she did?” said Gilmore.
Everly was stunned and thought. “Yeah, why am I calling Rachel For an explanation? To let Rachel know how evil her
actions were?”
But Rachel had accepted the money and given Everly to the men in black. How could she feel uneasy? Obviously, she
wouldn’t.
“You don’t have to make the phone call. I have taken care of all the people who wanted to hurt you last night Gilmore took back his phone and said casually.
Everly looked at her brother in surprise.
After a long while, she said, “Brother, did you also teach Kennard a lesson?”
Gilmore ate his noodles and said, “He’s the mastermind behind this. Of course I won’t let him off
Everly was speechless.
“Of course, Everly knew what kind of person Kennard was. He was the tyrant of Elmwood and had done a lot of bad things The problem was how her brother could deal with Kenttard, when he had people protecting him? Even if Kennard didn’t have anyone’s protection and Gilmore was able to take revenge on him, Kennard would never let it go so easily, and he would bring people back to their door to get revenge.”
Therefore, Everly was worried. She asked her brother, “Brother, did you hit Kennard?”
Gilmore made a sound of agreement as he ate his noodles.
Everly couldn’t stay calm anymore. She quickly said to Gilmore, Brother, don’t eat the noodles anymore. Hurry back to Oakhaven. If you don’t leave now, Kennard will come to you with his men to make trouble.”
Now it was Gilmore’s turn to look at Everly in shock. Couldn’t he finish his noodles in peace?
However, he also knew that Everly was really worried about him fearing that he would suffer at Kennard’s hands,
Thus, Gilmore put down his forks and said to his younger sister, Everly, not only will I stay put, I will also ensure Kennard and those scoundrels receive the punishment that they deserve.
Everly was dumbfounded. “Is my brother stupid?”
Kennard was now rich and powerful. He used to be part of the mafia but was now an entrepreneur, and he had a wide
range
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of contacts. In Elmwood, he had his way with both the government and the mafia. It was easier said than done to deal with Kennard.
Then, Everly seemed to have thought of something. She got up and went to her brother’s side, placing her fair hand on Gilmore’s forehead, and then she touched her own forehead.
Then, she muttered to herself in bewilderment. “You don’t have fever, but why are you talking nonsense?”
Upon hearing these words, the corners of Gilmore’s mouth twitched. ‘So my sister thinks that I’m running a fever and spouting nonsense?”
Just then, they heard the sound of a car downstairs, followed by two bursts of police siren.
The arrival of a police car at their home made Everly curious and she said to Gilmore, “Brother, there seems to be a police car at our place.”
Gilmore calmly said, “Looks like the villain complained first Let’s go down and take a look.”
Everly was not in the mood to eat her noodles anymore, so she nodded to her brother and the siblings went downstairs.
When Gilmore and his sister arrived on the ground floor, they saw their parents entertaining two police officers and a young man in plain clothes.
Upon seeing this young man, Gilmore’s eyes lit up and he cried out, “Robin!”
The young man was about Gilmore’s age. He had thick eyebrows big eyes, and looked mighty and handsome.
Hearing Gilmore’s shout, the young man also shouted happily, “Gilmore!”
The two of them walked towards each other.
The reason Gilmore knew this young man was because they were high school classmates.
Robin said to Gilmore, “Gilmore, you came to the Oakhaven police academy to find me several times, but I had too many training courses and didn’t have time to see you. I’m really sorry
Gilmore joked, “In the future, you will be part of the local police protecting the people. Naturally, you will have to train and study hard. Of course, you cannot neglect your studies like me.”
Robin laughed. “Gilmore, in the future you will also be a doctor who saves lives. Don’t make fun of me.”
Both of them laughed.
As Cilmore and his old classmate were engrossed in their conversation, one police officer who looked middle–aged and authoritative stood up and said to Gilmore, “Gilmore, Kennard and Brooke were beaten up in Royal Hotel last night. Two men and a female student in an SUV were also beaten up. They reported that you were involved in this matter. We are here to take you back to the police station for investigation.”
This middle–aged policeman was Peter, Robin’s father. As his name implied, he was upright and dignified. He was the Deputy Superintendent of the Elmwood Police
