No one expected the Elixir Association leader to be a woman; a very beautiful lady at that!
Everyone at Neptune Square cheered. The men stared at Ophelia; none of them blinked.
Ophelia walked gracefully to the middle seat and sat down.
The hosts announced, “Great! I believe everyone is excited to meet our contestants. Let’s welcome them!”
All the contestants at the waiting area walked toward the stage. Darryl and Isabella followed behind the crowd. Isabella was the most beautiful contestant there that day.
“Look! Isn’t that Miss Isabella?”
“She looks so beautiful.”
Most of the men’s attention was on Isabella.
Suddenly the crowd broke into laughter.
“Look! Isn’t that the live-in son-in-law?”
“Oh, that is Darryl! He is here as an assistant!”
The crowd continued to laugh.
Kent, who sat in the front row, saw Darryl. He was stunned, but he also laughed when he saw the assistant sticker on Darryl’s shoulder.
Justin and others also laughed at Darryl when they saw him.
“This is so funny. How much does he earn in a day as an assistant? Maybe 150 bucks a day?” Laughter ensued.
The roaring waves of laughter almost turned the elixir competition into a circus. Everyone laughed as they stared at Darryl.
Megan could not stand it anymore; she pulled Kent toward her and scolded him. “Just shut up! Be quiet! II She was surprised to see Darryl at the competition. She did not think he should be ashamed of his job as an assistant. He was a live-in son-in-law anyway. Perhaps he wanted to earn some pocket money as an assistant. There was nothing wrong with that. It was an honest living, so there was nothing shameful about it.
She could not understand why everyone else would laugh at him.
Abess Mother Serendipity turned her attention on Darryl when she heard the laughter and taunting from the crowd. There were traces of anger on her beautiful face.
Darryl Darby? Was that man Darryl?