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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?”

and he sounded like a middle-aged

Damien Rye! What happens in my family is none of your

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

out, you still have the 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

plates flying off the table and the sickening shatter

me, you son of

out with every last

and was welcomed by the

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

mighty swing, he brought down the vase

Damien Rye’s skull cracked

he cursed loudly, clutching his bleeding head with one hand and struggling to pull up his pants with

“Mommy, are you okay?”

helped

ripped apart by Damien,

stool from the floor and eyeballed Damien. His eyes were filled with

pretty much knew everything that

investment plan, something that had almost destroyed Wynn’s

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

was his condition, in exchange for the

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due to the things that he did without much

being assaulted, he also felt some self-loathing inside, and all of

you’ve been feeding, right? How dare you have the balls to hit me! I’m Damien-fcking-Rye! Just wait and see,

cursing at Gerald

not afraid of him. He ran up to

his hometown, Gerald has suffered all kinds of hardships.

to escalate, Damien dared not

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

Are you

down his stool and

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

talk about it, now you’ve saved both of our lives, 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 Mayberry. You’d better leave now before he gets a good look on your

in

Damien had a crush on a service girl at the bar. He wanted her to accompany him, but that service girl’s boyfriend also worked at the same bar, and

forward

sent his goons to

he raped the service girl and let

Damien Rye was

the entire

not afraid of him, besides, who knows what will happen to the both of you if I leave? He will definitely not let go of you and your

indeed not afraid

scene like a pussy, he would rather jump off

Minnie and go? I’ll stay, I

she

understood what she

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

not planning to expose his identity, but

now broken, and he could not contact

then replace his broken

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

finished packing their items, the three

they got

of Mayberry, followed

them looked very

the

his car. Not knowing what order to command, his goons

outside of her house, Wynn’s face turned pale, and even Gerald

leave a minute later, he would probably be smashed

where he was today, and if he was to be smashed to death like this without Zack and the

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

the pedal and they fled the

the driver picked up the tension that was going on and wanted to leave the place as soon as possible.

of the car window, Damien’s eyes caught the sight

his head, as he looked towards the direction of the taxi

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who messed with Damien Rye, I guess

was clearly in shock

knew Damien Rye

confused. “Who is Damien Rye and where did he come from? Is he more powerful even than Flynn

Gerald asked the driver.

like Damien did not follow them.

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

to this land. However, both the

who would not stop

the driver introduced the Ryes to him, Gerald started

had a brief encounter

But when was that?

to come out of her dormitory? In the end, not even her parents could do

remembered while they were dining in Royal Dragon Villa, Henry Rye’s second-generation rich son, William Rye, flirted with Alice

people to teach

led to the Rye

the one who stepped in to mediate the matter which

Ryes let them

also remembered clearly that Zack used to warn him on keeping an eye out for his own safety and to conceal his identity and

International Inc. was indeed the largest company in Mayberry, but that did not mean that every other company would be

sister, Jessica. They were unaware of Jessica’s terrifying past, so the local underground mafias were

chance to use

Zack had no choice but to make a phone call directly to Henry

knew Henry Rye was up

dangerous the Ryes were

of Henry Rye,

Gerald could not help but ponder over the

power the family holds to resolve the issue. After all, no matter how

for now was to get his phone repaired and contact Zack

where Queta Smith and

was

Damien would not be able to track them here

Gerald, you’re

“Hey kids, where’s Yasmin?”

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

making

while, Queta and

deep into the details, he simply explained that Wynn and her daughter were staying for the night. Queta

her that Queta

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

down, he went to a nearby mobile phone mall by himself and quickly

things would

mall was huge, and there were

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The mall was crowded.

around, not knowing which

needed a

phone model. It was

arguably an expensive

I have a closer look on that new phone?

asked

seen Gerald searching around for almost half a day. From the way Gerald was dressed, she knew he would

he was just trying

she expected him to act as if the phone was not what he

had seen too many such

shabby-looking Gerald walked towards her store,

have a

this phone without buying it!” The saleswoman said

if you have it, f*ck off if you

a look at

wallet on him at the moment, so the only way for him to pay was to insert his SIM card

It’s our store’s

some friends over

“Ahhh, welcome!”

that very moment, a dude with his bunch of friends came over to

going to change to a new phone? We’ve just received a

Steward, gleamed

“Oh? A new model?”

and his friends

at Gerald, who was

what are you doing

girl was not just any other stranger,

Sharon Leslie, who did

they were all hanging along with Hayward

for Gerald, he had

he was

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

probably ridicule him for how he looked, and Gerald did not want to bore himself to the point where he could not hold back his

he simply

how he tried to

you still here, are you buying a new

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

with a

side, looked at Gerald and shook her head with a cynical

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saleswoman asked as she smirked at

well-known amongst the people in

would be a big development in the west side of Yorknorth Mountain. The

will be developed

rich with the demolition compensation, Hayward

his phone here, hence he got

We were just classmates from

Hayward shook his head.

Gerald and turned

recommended? Can I have a look, I’m going to buy one

friends he was referring

Hayward’s taste. But the thing was that both girls seemed to be interested in him

he simply chose to have both of them

fret all the time, but in turn it boosted

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

either of them

only envious and jealous

first!” Margie

side, Gerald’s blood started to

turns out the store’s

lash out on

Sharon and Lilian were both standing there. Gerald felt a little

turned and came across another

but the first 50 customers will be able to get this phone with just 4300 dollars! Would

a saleswoman who looked roughly around 18 or 19 years

tell that she was

a newcomer here, who does her job without judging a person’s

price of the phone definitely gave

5000 dollars, which

inspection on the features and the brand of the phone, he

has it that many politicians and military captains used this kind of

quality was

than that 2830

model in our store with pro-features. You can have a look at this too, the price starts at just 1030

she had frightened

would not be shocked by a phone with a 5000 dollars price tag?

megastore with a big-branded phone like this, it was pretty normal for them to sell

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

handed both the phone and the

mall was a mobile phone specialty mall, so there were security guards patrolling at the entrance. Besides, there was also

first thing Gerald

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just say Margie? This

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

beside him

shocked by the