Chapter 154

“Is he your boyfriend, Elena?” Upon entering the house, a group of young men and women of about the same age approached them before the adults even spoke a word. Each one of them sized up Gerald. It wasn’t long before these people revealed their mind. ‘Wow, Elena is so beautiful, and yet she has such horrible taste? It’s obvious that her boyfriend is far from it!’ “Elena, we were going to ask you to join us at the cruise party together, but you always say you have something to do. Hmmm, so you brought your boyfriend with you!” said one of the girls. “Yeah, but what a coincidence... we can go together!” Elena smiled and held Gerald’s hand, never letting it go once. None of her cousins greeted Gerald at all. Elena knew that they looked down on him too. However, she didn’t dare reveal Gerald’s identity without his consent. Seeing that Gerald seemed alright, she was relieved. But Gerald was far from happy, numbed from attending such occasions too often. He simply chose to remain