The Secretly Rich Man

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?”

was raspy, and he sounded like

Damien Rye! What happens in my family is none of

funds so you could pull through this difficult time. I did everything for your sake, and in return,

I’ll collect the interest today. I’ve been wanting to f*ck you for a long time now, and I

flying off the table

you son of a b*tch!

cried out with every

the door open and

Gerald shouted as he grabbed a vase beside him and lunged at the man sitting above

swing, he brought down the vase to

impact, Damien Rye’s skull

hell are you?” he cursed loudly, clutching his bleeding head with one hand

“Mommy, are you okay?”

helped Wynn

apart by Damien,

from the floor

much knew everything that was going on in the

investment plan, something that had almost

when this b*stard, Damien, came into

exchange for the help

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

Gerald witnessed Wynn being assaulted, he also felt some self-loathing

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

still cursing at Gerald as blood gushed

him. He ran up to him, ready to

has suffered all kinds of hardships. He

escalate, Damien dared not stall any

in pain. In the end, he managed to

Are you

his stool

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

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 Mayberry. You’d better leave

flashed in

He once heard someone mentioned that Damien had a crush on a service girl at the bar. He wanted her

forward to stop

result, Damien Rye sent his goons to beat him up, severing

he raped the service girl and let his goons have their

short, Damien Rye

the entire Rye family behind his

to the both of you if I leave? He will definitely not

was indeed not afraid

rather jump off the building! He knew he could

take Minnie and go? I’ll stay,

as she bit

what she truly

know a safe place, you and Minnie can follow me, so both of you don’t have to worry about Damien. I know for a fact that there are other

to expose his identity, but he still

was that his phone was now broken, and

only thing he could do first was to hide, and then replace his broken phone. He believed that his plan would not bring him

idea what to do when it

items, the

got

suddenly crashed into the streets of Mayberry,

them looked

the small neighbourhood,

slightly bandaged, was escorted down from his car.

what was happening outside of her house, Wynn’s face turned pale,

later, he would probably be

him a lot of effort to get to where he was today, and if he was to be smashed to death like this

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

the pedal and they

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

out of the car window, Damien’s

was turning his head, as he looked

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Rye, I guess it won’t end

taxi driver was clearly in shock

was apparent that he knew Damien Rye and had

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

Gerald asked the driver.

the car, it seemed like Damien did not follow them.

is indeed a powerful 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,

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

who would

him, Gerald started to recall his past memories, especially about

had a brief encounter

But when was that?

Alice cry so much that she would not dare to come out of her dormitory? In the end,

Rye’s second-generation rich son, William

his people to teach

led to the Rye family’s

help. Instead, Zack was the one who stepped in to mediate the matter which

Ryes let them

used to warn him on keeping an eye

was no doubt that Mayberry International Inc. was indeed the largest company in Mayberry, but that did not mean that every other company would be intimidated by

company was run by her sister, Jessica. They were unaware of Jessica’s

miss the chance

choice but to make a phone call directly to Henry Rye, begging him to

knew Henry Rye was

dangerous the Ryes were in the eyes of

turned out that Damien Rye was the cousin of

car, Gerald could

to resolve the issue. After all, no matter how powerful

do for now was to

to where Queta Smith and the others

place was

not be able to track them here for

brother Gerald,

“Hey kids, where’s Yasmin?”

Edmund, who were

inside making

while, Queta and Yasmin came out of

daughter were staying for the night. Queta

touched when Gerald told her that Queta had adopted

was because she was also a single mother raising a child by herself, Wynn felt an immediate sense

settled things down, he went to a nearby

would get

huge, and there were all sorts of

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The mall was crowded.

not knowing which brand to

just needed a sturdy

a phone model. It

was arguably an expensive

have a closer look

asked

the way Gerald was dressed,

she thought he was just trying to save

walking around in a well-known mall, the saleswoman thought Gerald was here pretending to look around. Then, she expected him to act as if the

too many

walked towards her store,

he wanted to have a look at the most expensive phone among

sir, customers aren’t allowed to try out this phone without buying

was show me the money if you have it, f*ck off if you do

I even have a look at

him at the moment, so the only way for him to pay was to insert

It’s our store’s

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

“Ahhh, welcome!”

dude with his bunch of friends

phone? We’ve

Margie Steward, gleamed at Hayward

“Oh? A new model?”

and his friends gathered

glanced at Gerald, who was about to leave.

what are you

that girl was not just any other stranger,

was Sharon

seemed like they were all hanging along with

he had already

for that reason, he

friendship was long over, and

for how he looked, and Gerald did not want to bore

simply walked

tried

still here, are you buying a new phone

the money? Wait, did you have to relocate, and you’re still thinking of buying

said with

the side, looked at Gerald and

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Hayward, do you

asked as she smirked at

quite well-known amongst the

in the west side of Yorknorth Mountain. The village

this area will be developed into

compensation, Hayward

his phone here, hence he got more acquainted with the

were

Hayward shook his head.

and

you recommended? Can I have a look, I’m going

was referring to

But the thing was that both girls seemed to be interested in him as well, which made him really

have both of

fight and fret all the time, but in turn it boosted Hayward’s ego, which made him

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

way can either of them

the girls, they were only envious and jealous of each

this is the one! Try it out and have a look first!” Margie smiled as she handed over the

stood by the side,

turns out the store’s rules

to lash out

Gerald felt a little embarrassed and could not stay on

and came across another mega brand’s

arrived 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

who looked roughly around 18 or 19 years

that she was quite

like a newcomer here, who does

the phone definitely gave him a

phone was priced at almost 5000 dollars,

features and the brand of the phone, he understood why the phone was that

politicians and military captains used this kind of

the quality was reliable. It can also conceal the

was much better than that 2830

most expensive model in our store with pro-features. You can have a look at this too, the price starts at

thought she had frightened Gerald as he looked

with a 5000 dollars price tag?

for them to sell the cheapest

phone here. By

The saleswoman handed both the phone and the pin

there was also a special scanner equipment, hence no one here was to be afraid of

items, the first thing Gerald did was to insert his SIM

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say Margie?

be heard coming from

and Lilian who were beside him were also a

definitely shocked by the phone’s