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Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 281

“Are you the general manager here, Miss Thornton?”

Gerald couldn’t hide his shocked expression as he posed Wynn the question. With just a glance at her demeanor, he felt her overbearing female presence, and never before had he felt an aura as potent as this.

“Why? Do I not seem like one to you?”

Wynn drove along, smirking as she looked at Gerald through the rear-view mirror.

“Oh, by the way, you should stop referring to me as ‘miss.’ It makes me sound old. Since I’m only ten years older than you, just call me by my name!”

Wynn frowned, looking grumpy.

“Alright then, I won’t call you Miss Thornton anymore!” Gerald nodded.

“Pfft!”

Wynn somehow seemed amused by Gerald’s reply, and she let out a hearty laugh.

Gerald initially wanted to have a conversation about Wynn and her family, thanks to a lingering doubt that had been floating at the back of his mind for a while—Minnie’s last name was Thornton.

It made Gerald wonder if Wynn had brought up the child all by herself.

But since a topic as such would be too personal, Gerald abandoned the thought.

Wynn stopped by a supermarket along the way home, and later on emerged with a few big bags of groceries.

It was just as Gerald had guessed—Wynn’s home was clean and tidy. After a simple tour around the house, there were no signs of any men.

That little fact somehow made Gerald feel a bit more comfortable.

Wynn then got to show off her cooking skills to him. In just a couple of minutes, she had whipped up a table of delectable dishes, way better than anything they served at Wayfair Mountain Entertainment.

Anyone who married Wynn in the future would be more than blessed to have a wife as such.

Not to mention how she was really good at conversations too.

After the dishes were served, Gerald felt that Wynn had grown a little warmer, as if the two had known each other for a long time.

Wynn had her eyes fixated on Gerald.

She was even more attracted by Gerald’s down-to-earth personality.

With much in common, their conversation quickly picked up as they naturally opened up.

Wynn stared adoringly at Gerald as she rested her rosy cheeks on her palms.

“Gerald, you must be curious about Minnie’s father, right?”

“Well… not really…” Gerald replied, with slight awkwardness.

Wynn smiled as her gaze pierced into Gerald. “Really? While I was cooking earlier, I noticed you were kind of scanning through my room. Were you looking for something?”

Her deadshot gaze made his heart skip a little.

Wynn wasn’t someone to be messed around with, having observed Gerald’s every single move the moment he stepped into her house.

And every single word she said was exactly what he had in mind.

The situation made Gerald feel like an elementary school student, where all his thoughts were exposed.

“Hmph! Don’t even think about hiding anything from me. The truth is, I had nothing to hide from you anyways. Minnie’s father left us long ago, and it has always been just the two of us. Minnie usually spends her time in kindergarten while I work at my company. I’ll bring her along to work during the weekends. Here’s the problem. Last week, a capital invasion by some wicked bastard forced many of Mayberry’s small and medium establishments out of business. God, I was so stressed out!

“There was this one time, where I was so bogged down about this that I slipped and Minnie accidentally fell into a river! You have no idea how much it scared me, and god knows how much I wished I had a man by my side to help me get things sorted!”

As Wynn downed a few glasses of red wine, her pretty face had started to blush, causing her to look increasingly sultry and charming.

Frankly, Gerald had always been attracted to women who were around his age or younger than himself.

He’d never actually hook up with mature women who were in their thirties.

Especially not with a such beautiful yet temperamental woman like Wynn.

Gerald could not help but stare at the gorgeous sight before him, his heart thumping in his chest like crazy.

Putting that thought aside, Wynn had only invited him over for dinner as a kind gesture, and Gerald felt a little awkward when she brought up the topic of looking for a man. He was unsure if he misunderstood her words.

“Miss Wynn, earlier on you mentioned that some young man invaded the capital of Mayberry. Now, what did you mean by that?”

“Oh, about that. Nah, it’s nothing much, but you must’ve heard of Mayberry’s most wicked man, Gerald Crawford, right? He’s the dude that owns Mayberry Commercial Street!”

Wynn’s tone was filled with anger.

“Hmph?”

Gerald almost died choking on a mouthful of potatoes.

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Since when did he become the most wicked youngster in Mayberry?

“Well…of course I’ve heard of him! But I’ve only heard of the good things!” Gerald’s face flushed beet red in embarrassment.

“What do you mean by good things? Don’t you know how businesses work? Some time ago, Gerald invested a large amount of capital into Mayberry’s major enterprises. It might have seemed like a power move, but many other businesses in the Mayberry community were screwed as well, no thanks to him. The businesses that received a sudden injection of funds underwent some over-rapid development, disrupting the business community’s balance. Of course, it also posed an enormous challenge to second and third-tier enterprises like us! Many people from the business community hate him to the bone!”

Wynn was done talking. Gerald lowered his cutlery and rubbed his nose.

Of course, he knew all about those massive investments Wynn was talking about. He represented his sister while investing in those projects, including the funding of Scothow Elementary School and other similar projects.

Gerald never gave it much thought and simply did everything per what his sister told him to do.

After doing so, however, he did not delve in any deeper.

Unbeknownst to him, the influx of large funds had disrupted the economic balance of Mayberry.

To put it in one way, he was the reason why Wynn was so worried about her investment. It resulted in her neglecting Minnie, where she eventually lost sight of her and let her fall into the water.

Gerald could not help but smile bitterly.

“Hmph, enough talking from me. Right, so Gerald, you’re about to start your internship soon, aren’t you? Any good places in mind?”

It now seemed to be Wynn’s turn to ask the questions.

Gerald was honest and kind, but from the way he dressed and the cell phone he used, Wynn could tell that he came from a poor family.

There was kindness within Wynn’s heart, and she was all but concerned over Gerald’s future.

“I haven’t decided where I’d go yet!” replied Gerald.

“That’s fine. If you don’t have any place to go, you’re welcome to intern at my company. I’ll double your salary, and as long as you follow me, I guarantee you’ll be able to buy your own house in Mayberry within five years!”

Somehow, Wynn was tempted to keep Gerald by her side.

Their conversation was interrupted by Minnie. “Mommy, what do you need Uncle Gerald to buy a house for? Just let him live here with us! Once I grow up, I’ll have my own house, so you can live with Uncle Gerald!”

“Minnie, what are you babbling about! How can mommy live with Uncle Gerald? Only married couples are allowed to live together, do you understand?”

Wynn couldn’t help but smile bitterly.

“Ooh, I understand now!”

Wynn turned her attention to Gerald, only to see him smiling silently.

“You should consider the offer, Gerald. My company may be small, but it has a great future!”

Gerald nodded in reply.

He wondered what she would think of him once she discovered that he was indeed the Gerald who had messed up her company!

From the conversation, though, he knew that he was somewhat responsible for the doldrums that Wynn’s company was facing. Gerald would not just ignore it.

Minnie wiped her mouth with a napkin.

“Mommy, I’m full! Can I get my toys from downstairs? I want Uncle Gerald to come with me!”

“What toys! If you want new toys, you’ll have to wait until tomorrow. That’s when mommy will bring you to the toy store.”

“No, I want Uncle Gerald to go with me!”

At this point, Minnie seemed to have taken a liking toward Gerald.

Her hands gripped Gerald’s arms tightly, refusing to let go.

“It’s okay, I’ll accompany Minnie to the toy store. I’ll keep an eye on her, so don’t worry!”

After that was done, Gerald brought Minnie downstairs with him.

As they were on their way, Minnie glued herself close by Gerald’s side. Although he was delighted, he pitied her a little. There was no doubt that Wynn was a strong woman, but no matter how strong she was supposed to be, she was still a woman, and Minnie, a fatherless child.

“You like being with me a lot, Minnie?” asked Gerald.

“Yes!” Minnie Thornton nodded hard.

“Hmm, why?”

“That’s because you’re a good man, unlike the bad guy who keeps coming to my house. He hits mommy, and sometimes he hits me too!”

“Huh?”

Gerald was startled by the little girl’s words.

Initially, he only wanted to learn more about their family, hoping he could render Minnie and Wynn with more assistance. He definitely did not expect to hear something like that from Minnie.

Those bad guys… did that mean Wynn’s social relations were quite complicated as well? And who in their right mind would beat up a child like Minnie?

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Now, which socially successful woman didn’t have a man behind her back?

After hearing about Wynn’s significant other, Gerald, for no apparent reason, felt a fleeting sense of disappointment.

He wished to help Wynn, not just because she was pretty, but also for her child, Minnie, the little girl he had started to find favor in.

Perhaps it was because he saved Minnie’s life. It gave him a sense of fatherhood, where he automatically felt the sense of paternal affection each time they met.

Things, however, seemed to be more complicated than initially thought.

Wynn probably didn’t require his help at all.

As for his disappointment, it was because Gerald really thought Wynn was that type of woman. Why then would Minnie say that a man had been coming to look for her!

It was someone else’s private life anyway, and it was none of his business.

So after buying Minnie her new toy, Gerald brought her back to the neighborhood.

Without explanation, Minnie abruptly grabbed Gerald’s arm. He did not know what she saw—her happy expression had disappeared, and her face had turned pale.

He saw that her eyes were staring right at a large black Mercedes-Benz parked along the driveway. The car wasn’t there before.

“What’s the matter, Minnie?” Gerald asked in shock.

“Uncle Gerald, the bad guy is here again, and that’s his car! He was the one who hit mommy and me!”

Minnie’s body trembled in fear, and she immediately hid behind Gerald.

“Huh?” Gerald was slightly startled when he saw that the car was empty. It could only mean that the driver must have entered the house.

After dining at someone’s house, there was no way he would just walk away and pretend that nothing happened.

“Come on, Minnie. Let’s get inside!”

Gerald immediately picked Minnie and rushed upstairs.

Upon his arrival, he found that the door was left ajar.

Inside, a big commotion had taken place.

“B*tch, did you bring another man home? Why are there three sets of cutlery on the table?”

he

happens in my family

have you forgotten what we agreed on half a month ago? I’d help you maintain your business to provide you with funds so you could pull through this difficult time. I did everything for your sake, and in return, you promised to be with me. How else did you think your tiny little establishment withstood the blow from Gerald’s commercial street?

nerve to hook up with another man?! Hehe, alright, I’ll collect the interest today. I’ve been wanting to f*ck you for a long time now, and I can’t hold back a

the table and the sickening

you son of a

cried out with

pushed the door open and was welcomed

him and lunged at the man sitting above Wynn. He was going to bust his bald head

brought

Damien Rye’s skull cracked

you?” he cursed loudly, clutching his bleeding head with

“Mommy, are you okay?”

helped Wynn get

ripped apart by

up a stool from the floor and eyeballed Damien. His eyes were

that was going on in the

plan,

got worse when this b*stard, Damien, came into the

his condition, in exchange

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due to the things that he did without much consideration, which

assaulted, he also felt some self-loathing inside, and all of a sudden, his

the balls to hit me! I’m Damien-fcking-Rye! Just wait and

cursing at Gerald as blood gushed

He ran up to him, ready

hardships. He used to be

things started to escalate, Damien dared not stall any

as he wailed in pain. In the end, he managed to get to

Thornton! Are you

his stool and approached Wynn with

a b*tch, he came up shortly after you guys left. Fortunately, you came back in time,

I can’t drag you into this mess, so you’d better get out of here now. Damien Rye is a vengeful b*stard, he’s from one of the most powerful families in

flashed in

a service girl at the bar. He wanted her to accompany him, but that service girl’s boyfriend also worked at

forward to stop

Damien Rye sent his goons to

he raped the service girl and let

short, Damien Rye

he had the entire Rye family behind his

the both of you if I leave? He will definitely not let go of you and

was indeed not

would rather jump off

I’ll stay, I believe I can calm

she bit

what she truly

so both of you don’t have to worry about Damien. I know for a fact that there

identity,

now broken, and he could not contact Zack and the

his broken phone. He believed that his plan would not bring

she had completely no idea what to do when it came to such situations. Staring into Gerald’s convincing eyes, she could only

packing their items, the

got

luxurious car suddenly crashed into the streets of

of them

into the small neighbourhood,

wound now slightly bandaged, was escorted down from his car. Not knowing

house, Wynn’s face turned pale, and even Gerald was feeling

to leave a minute later, he would probably be smashed to

he was to be smashed to death like this without Zack

drive! Bring us to the slums near the newly-built Scothow Elementary School!” Gerald

hard on the pedal

that was going on and wanted to leave the place as soon as possible.

window, Damien’s

was turning his head, as he looked towards the direction of the taxi with

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wonder who messed with Damien Rye, I guess it won’t end well for that person

clearly in

apparent that he knew Damien Rye and had heard of

Damien Rye and where did he come from? Is he more powerful even than Flynn Lexington from Mayberry

Gerald asked the driver.

taking a peek at the back of the car, it seemed like Damien did not follow them. Gerald let out a

figure in Mayberry, he has the entire Mayberry International Inc. behind his back. As for Damien Rye, he’s from the Rye family, one the wealthiest families in Mayberry. He’s the cousin of Henry Rye, the former head of Rye Group. Although Mayberry International Inc. is the first, it’s still a foreign company that has been established in Mayberry for just over ten years. On the other hand, Rye Group is different. It has been here for forty years, and the Ryes, a

matter how powerful Mayberry International Inc. is, they’re still strangers to this land. However, both the Rye Group and Mayberry International seem to

chatterbox who would not stop talking

started to recall his past memories, especially about Henry

remembered he once had a brief encounter with the Ryes

But when was that?

so much that she would not dare to come out of her dormitory? In the end, not even her parents could do anything, and

in Royal Dragon Villa, Henry Rye’s second-generation rich son, William Rye, flirted with Alice

his people to teach William a

to the Rye

for any help. Instead, Zack was the one who stepped in to mediate the matter which involved Alice and

let them

also remembered clearly that Zack used to warn him on keeping an eye

was indeed the largest company in Mayberry, but that did not

they only knew that the company was run by her sister, Jessica. They were unaware of Jessica’s terrifying past, so the

the chance to use

were once kidnapped, and Zack had no choice but to make a phone

Henry Rye was up to

pretty obvious how dangerous the Ryes

was the cousin of Henry Rye, which proved how

in the car, Gerald could

power the family holds to resolve the issue. After all, no matter how powerful the Ryes were, the Crawfords can still easily crush them with

can do for now was to get his

and Minnie to where Queta Smith and

was

remote that Damien would not be able

Gerald,

“Hey kids, where’s Yasmin?”

inside, Danny and Edmund, who were doing laundry, immediately rushed

making

just a short while, Queta and Yasmin came out of

daughter were staying for the night. Queta was fine with it, and

also touched when Gerald told her

by herself, Wynn felt an immediate sense of connection with

a nearby mobile phone mall by himself and

things would

standalone mobile phone mall was huge, and there were all sorts of well-known

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The mall was crowded.

not knowing

needed a sturdy

model. It was of extremely good quality with a

was arguably an

closer look on

asked

From the way Gerald was dressed, she knew he

she thought he was just trying

look around. Then, she expected him to act

had seen too

shabby-looking Gerald walked towards her store, she

he wanted to have a look at the

sir, customers aren’t allowed to try out this phone without buying it!” The saleswoman said

really meant was show me the money if you have

a look

for him to pay was to insert his SIM card into the phone

sir! It’s our store’s

busy at the moment? I’ve brought some friends over to have a look at

“Ahhh, welcome!”

a dude with his bunch of friends came over

change to a new phone? We’ve just received a new model in

Steward, gleamed at Hayward

“Oh? A new model?”

his friends

the girls glanced at Gerald, who was

what are

that girl was not just any other

was Sharon Leslie, who did not change a single

seemed like they were all hanging

Gerald, he had already noticed

he was about

from high school. Their friendship was long over, and there was nothing

did not want to bore himself to the point where he could not hold back

he simply walked

tried to slip

are you still here, are you

phone, do you even have the money? Wait, did you have to relocate, and you’re still thinking of buying a cell phone? And

with a

who was standing on the side, looked at Gerald and shook her head with a cynical

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do you

asked as she smirked at

was quite well-known amongst the people in

there would be a big development in the west side of Yorknorth Mountain. The village where Hayward resided, Yorknorth Village, will be

near future, this area will be developed into a main commercial

compensation, Hayward was very

hence he got more acquainted

really. We were just

Hayward shook his head.

he ignored Gerald and

what about that phone you recommended? Can I have a look, I’m going to

friends he was referring to were

were beautiful, and they suit Hayward’s taste. But the thing was that both girls seemed to be interested in him as well, which made him really anxious. If he were to break either one’s

he simply chose to have

in turn it boosted Hayward’s

phones, they were first delighted by the news, but then

either of

only envious and jealous of each

Try it out and have a look first!” Margie

stood by the side,

turns out the store’s rules only applied

wanted to lash out on

were both standing there. Gerald felt a little embarrassed and could

came across another mega

at our stores! It’s an international brand, and it’s priced at 4800 Dollars, but the first 50 customers will be able to get this phone with just 4300 dollars! Would you like to

soon as he entered, a saleswoman who looked roughly around 18

tell that she was quite

here, who does her job without judging

the price of the phone definitely gave

at almost 5000

brand of the phone, he understood why the phone was

politicians and military captains used this kind

functions of this phone were quite powerful, and the quality

much better than that 2830 dollars

store with pro-features. You can have a look at

saleswoman thought she had frightened

with a 5000 dollars price tag? Most ordinary people could not afford it, hence she hurriedly recommended

megastore with a big-branded phone like this, it was pretty normal for them to sell the cheapest phone with a 1000 dollars as the starting

necessary, just show me the most expensive phone here. By the way, can I borrow a

the phone and the pin to

was a mobile phone specialty mall, so there were security guards patrolling at the entrance. Besides, there was also a special scanner equipment, hence no one here

receiving the requested items, the first thing Gerald did was to insert

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you just say Margie? This phone

same time, Hayward’s surprised yelp could be heard coming

beside him were also

were definitely shocked by the