
Just as he arrived at the hotel lobby, a girl who happened to run towards him seemed to lose her balance as her ankle sprained!
Before he could even touch the ground, however, in one swift motion, Gerald managed to catch him.
"Yes God! That was a very close call! T-thank you, handsome!” thanking the girl while quickly tidying up her messy hair after being helped by Gerald.
Looking at him, however, she could not help feeling that the man who had just saved her from the world of pain felt a little strange.
Although he looked quite mysterious with his mask and hat, his gaze felt foreign as well as foreign.
Furthermore, the young man simply replied with a nod instead of saying anything.
As he wondered if he had seen her before, Gerald himself could not help but stare at her for longer. Besides, he knows who he is.
“...Can.... We might get acquainted?” ask the girl with a smile.
In response, Gerald shook his head.
“So... Well, after all, thank you for breaking my fall!” the girl replied with a laugh.
"How did it go, Leila?" ask a rather handsome person who was wearing a suit as he walked towards them.
“Oh, physical examination? I finished it, of course! By the way, get this! I was just about to go looking for you when I almost tripped!” the girls said as she joined hands with the man more closely.
“If you really end up tripping and hurting yourself, how am I going to start explaining everything to Uncle Jung?” the man replied with a laugh.
The girl, of course, was none other than Leila.
“Oh, right! Here comes the handsome man who saved me!” leila looked up at Gerald.
“Why thank you, brother! I am the doctor in charge of this hospital, so let me know if there is anything I can help!” leila's boyfriend replied as he nodded towards Gerald with a smile.
Hearing that, Gerald simply shook his head before leaving.
However, he could not help but remember how Leila used to be before all this happened.
To think that he used to like it when he was much younger. After all, a poor child like her back then always thought that she was the most beautiful of them all. He always dressed very well then and there.
"That guy is so weird!" muttered the young man while staring at Gerald's back which slowly disappeared.
"He is! However, she also felt very familiar.. I know I must have met her somewhere before, but I can't guess her!” leila replied with a frown.
"What are you two doing, standing here?"
"ah! You finally out, Jacelyn? ” Leila said as she turned to look at the fashionable girl standing behind them.
“Yeah, I did take some extra exams. Anyway, I'm getting married next month! Gotta make sure that I'm fit like a violin! Ha ha!" jacelyn answered with a happy hum.
However, she could not help feeling shocked as she looked in the direction Leila had seen before. He had just managed to catch a glimpse of Gerald's back before disappearing completely when a door closed behind him.
"Hmm? Could it... That you also consider him familiar, Jacelyn? Or maybe you are just interested in his fit body? Heh! I know you well now after spending so much time with you on Mayberry! You can't help yourself every time you meet a handsome guy, can you? ” says Leila while chuckling.
“Previous guess is correct.. After all, he really looks very familiar! I really feel like I've seen it somewhere before.” Jacelyn said as she pondered.
“Yeah, that's not important anyway! Let's have dinner after my husband gets home from work, okay? After that, we can shop mini!” jacelyn added with a laugh.
"Sounds like a plan!"
With that, the group continued chatting and laughing amongst themselves as they went in the opposite direction.
Gerald, on the other hand, soon found himself standing at the hospital entrance. He really did not expect to meet Leila here. Nor would he let her find out who she really was. Either way, it will open up a whole new set of problems.
As he walked past the food stall by the side of the road, he overheard a conversation.
“Bos... Please give me something to eat..?”.
"Geez! You're this young yet you've been begging for food? Get work!”
Turning to look, Gerald saw a young man with a very haggard appearance. One of his legs seemed to be broken, and he was holding on to a wooden stick to support himself as he continued to beg for food by the roadside.
Not long after, the boss kicked him out as if the man was just a fly. The other pedestrians who saw this immediately started pointing at the young beggar while whispering amongst themselves.
Shaking his head, Gerald was about to walk before he suddenly stopped after realizing something.