Reborn As The 118
Chapter 118
Gregory paced back and forth and then laughed up at the sky, "ahaha, fate is unpredictable. I knew Samuel was just putting on a show. My instincts were spot on."
As he spoke, Gregory excitedly rushed over to Gloria, snatched the delivery slip, and took a glance at it. When he saw what Samuel had sent, he sneered, "So he only bought fruit platters and coffee. How stingy." After saying this, he disdainfully shoved the receipt back into Gloria's hands.
There were many staff members involved in the filming, and if gifts were to be given to everyone, those fruits and coffee would cost quite a bit. Normally, everyone would happily accept such gifts, but the timing was unfortunate as they had just received luxury items. In comparison, Samuel's gift appeared quite cheap.
Gloria held the receipt tightly, listening to the discussions surrounding her, and her expression grew increasingly sinister. Even her breathing grew heavy. She thought, 'Just moments ago, all I heard were words of envy and praise. How did it suddenly turn into accusations and ridicule?'
At that moment, the first delivery driver finished unloading all the luxury goods. He wasn't aware of what had happened and cheerfully said to Gloria, "Ms. Vanderbilt, I've unloaded everything. I'll be on my way now."
Gloria remained silent. Her face changed with different expressions. An earnest staff member cautiously reminded the driver, "Sir, why don't you double-check? Don't sign the wrong name. These things are worth a lot of money. It would be troublesome if they ended up with the wrong person."
As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere became awkward.
The staff member feared that the driver could be held accountable, given that the value of luxury goods equated to several years' income for an ordinary person. However, this simple reminder sounded like a mockery to Gloria.
Gloria glared viciously at the staff member, her eyes filled with venom, thinking, Just a moment ago, they thanked me for the luxury gifts. Now, they immediately turn against me. They are all fence sitters."
The staff member flinched under Gloria's glare and dared not say anything further. He was an ordinary person, and he knew that the Vanderbilt family could diminish him like crushing an ant. Fortunately, the driver took the staff's words to heart and pulled out the receipt to take another look.
The name Gloria signed was a stylized signature, messy and flamboyant, making it hard to read.
The driver furrowed his brow and looked at it for a long time but couldn't make it out.
Finally, he had no choice but to compromise and walked over to Gloria, smiling as he said, "Ms. Vanderbilt, your handwriting is too sloppy. I'm not sure if you wrote Eleanor. My boss might dock my pay if I get this wrong, so could you please sign again more clearly?" Upon hearing this, many people around burst into laughter. Among them, the loudest was Grace, thinking, 'Finally, Gloria got what she deserved." So she deliberately shouted, "Sir, you've got the wrong person. She isn't Eleanor. This one over here is Eleanor." She then pointed at Eleanor sitting nearby.
Grace thought, 'Hmph, damn Gloria! She cut my words, insisting those gifts were for her while laughing at us. Look, it's finally been exposed. Serves her right.'
The driver widened his eyes in alarm, looking at Gloria with reproach. "What? You're not Ms. Vanderbilt.
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"Then why did you sign? Thank goodness someone reminded me. If I really delivered such expensive goods to the wrong person, wouldn't that cost me my life? Why are you so malicious?"
Gloria's chest heaved, so angry that she nearly ground her teeth to dust. She thought, 'Now, not only does the crew mock me, but this low life gets to insult me. He's just a driver. How dare he?"
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After Eleanor signed the delivery slip and handed it back to the driver, he left with a lingering sense of fear, casting a glare at Gloria before departing.
The pilots from the Future Wings also witnessed the whole situation unfold. Blade stepped forward and approached Eleanor, saluting respectfully. "Ms. Vanderbilt, I apologize for our oversight in misidentifying you. May I ask if you have time to match your fingerprints now?" Before Eleanor could respond, Grace excitedly exclaimed, "She does! Eleanor is available right now." Eleanor had no choice but to comply.
"Fingerprint collection succeeds. Future Wings is at your service" With the robotic voice announcing success, the fingerprint registration was completed.
Blade suddenly turned and walked toward Gloria, coldly stating. "Miss, please return the helicopter keys."
At this moment, everyone noticed that Gloria was still tightly clutching the gift box containing the helicopter keys, and they couldn't help but display mocking expressions.
Realizing what was happening, Gloria hastily handed over the box.Exclusive © content by N(ô)ve/l/Drama.Org.
Blade opened it and took out the jewel-encrusted helicopter keys. He pressed a button somewhere in the cockpit of the helicopter, and with a "ding" sound, Eleanor's name appeared on the gem.
Witnessing this scene, everyone was utterly astonished, thinking. So that's how it works. How high-tech!'
Blade handed the keys to Eleanor, saying, "Ms. Vanderbilt, this key is the exclusive private key for the Future Wings helicopter squad. Starting these twelve helicopters requires two steps-the key and the fingerprint. Without either, it cannot be done. The Future Wings helicopter squad will serve only you. Salute!"
As the deep and serious command echoed, the people behind Blade saluted in unison.
Although Gregory had flown helicopters during previous missions, he had never seen such high-tech helicopters. His eyes lit up as he leaned toward Eleanor, pouting, "Eleanor, I want to try this high-tech helicopter. Can I fly around?"
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Grace looked at Eleanor with sparkling eyes. "I want to try it, tool I've never been on a helicopter in my Eleanor thought, 'Do they think this is an amusement park?' She rubbed her forehead and said, "We'll shoot the scenes first and after we wrap up, you can fly around as much as you want."
"Okay!" Both of them eagerly agreed.
The others, who were not as close to Eleanor, could only watch enviously. However, the gazes directed at Gloria shifted somewhat differently.
Gloria felt the piercing stares around her burning into her skin. She dug her fingers painfully into her palm, her face contorted as she stood rooted in place, glaring angrily at the beaming Eleanor.
She thought, 'Yes, this is definitely Eleanor's plan. If it weren't for her, how could I have mistaken the gifts? If it weren't for her, how could I have embarrassed myself in front of so many people? It's all her fault. She is the one using me.