Chapter 44
, Chapter 44 , Kelly started crying. “He got Into Riverland University. , Everyone in the room was flabbergasted. , Riverland University? Carlisle got into Riverland University? This was unimaginable! , Kelly’s score of 1225 could , Kelly’s score of 1225 could only get her into Tier 2 universities. , Yet, Carlisle was able to get into a Tier 1 university? What was his score then? , Maria’s face became twisted. “Are you trying to trick us, Kelly?” , Kelly shook her head in tears. “Riverland TV station even to interview him!” , Upon hearing that, Gerard turned on the color TV in the hall and switched to Riverland TV Station’s channel. The scene in which Carlisle was interviewed was shown. , “Carlisle’s college admission party is about to begin. We won’t take up too much of his time. This will be all for today’s interview! , “When we have time, we will have an exclusive interview with Carlisle’s parents to better understand the kind of family that’s able to bring up such an outstanding child!” , Gerard stared at the television blankly. Waves of emotions surged within him, and he couldn’t calm himself down even after a long time. , Maria looked as if she had lost her soul. “That’s impossible… There’s no way that Carlisle got into Riverland University. He must have cheated!” , He scored 1400 even though he handed in his papers within 30 minutes? Who would believe that? , “Gerard, I’ve also received Gordon’s invitation. I’ll go over to give him some money to congratulate him!” , “Oh, right. I received his invite, too. Please bring 50 dollars over on my behalf. We’re a family. Even if I’m not going over, I should at least deliver my wishes!” , I’ll head over to have a look too!” , The villagers of Helios spoke up one by one. , Riverland University was way more prestigious than the Tier 2 universities that Kelly got into. They had to forge good connections with Gordon’s family. , Naturally, Gerard wasn’t able to hold them back. He simply sat in his seat and smoked his cigarette. , A moment later, the lively hall became much quieter. , However, soon enough, the villagers returned because there weren’t enough seats at Sunago Restaurant. , Even though there were than ten tables of quests, all the tables were full. The villagers were also tactful enough to avoid mentioning Carlisle’s family. , Chapter 14 , Even so, Gerard and his family couldn’t bring themselves to smile. They had also lost their appetites. , Xander Zahn was chewing on some ham hock and had its grease all over his mouth. “Dad, is Riverland University that great?” , There was a loud smack. Kelly had landed a slap on Xander’s face. , “Shut up… , Right now, it made her apnoyed to hear those two words–Riverland University. , Xander started bawling immediately. , “Hey! How could you hit your brother? Maria reprimanded Kelly and glared at her. , In her heart, both Xander and Kelly were precious to her. However, Maria doted on Xander more. , Gerard also glared at Kelly unhappily. “You were the one who didn’t get a good . Yet, you’re venting brother?” , “I’m done…” , Kelly slammed her cutleries on the table and ran out the door. , After the party, Gerard didn’t meet with Gordon. Instead, he returned to the county with Xander and Kelly , in tow. , A group of Carlisle’s male schoolmates forced him to drink a fair amount of alcohol. As Carlisle’s close friend, Sean had helped to drink a lot on his behalf. He got drunk before Carlisle did. , Sean’s father, Rory Woodsen, drove to the front of Sunago Restaurant in an old model of a ’96 Santana. When he found Gordon, he took out 500 dollars from his bag. “How could you do this to me, Gordon? You didn’t even tell me about Carl’s college entrance party!” , Gordon laughed awkwardly. “You’re a busy man, Mr. Woodsen. I didn’t want to get in the way of your work! , , Search the website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.