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?”

raspy, and he sounded like a

in my family is none of your business!”

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

with another man?! Hehe, alright, I’ll collect the

plates flying off the table and the sickening

you son of a b*tch!

out with every

Gerald pushed the door open and

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

mighty swing, he brought down the vase to his

Damien Rye’s skull cracked

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

“Mommy, are you okay?”

quickly helped Wynn get

been ripped apart by Damien, leaving her

and murderous stare, Gerald picked up a stool from the floor

much knew everything that was going

that investment plan, something that

things got worse when this b*stard, Damien, came

exchange for the

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frank, everything happened due to the things that he did without much consideration, which led to a countless chain reaction of

some

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

Gerald as blood gushed down his

him. He ran up

up in his hometown, Gerald has suffered all kinds of hardships. He used

Damien dared

in pain. In the end, he managed to

Thornton! Are you

his stool and approached Wynn

her head. “I’m fine, that son of a b*tch, he came up shortly after you guys left. Fortunately, you came

now. Damien Rye is a vengeful b*stard, he’s

flashed in her

had a crush on a service girl at the bar. He wanted her to accompany him, but that service girl’s

forward

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

girl and let

Damien Rye was an

entire Rye family

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

indeed not afraid of

like a pussy, he would rather jump off the building! He knew

and go? I’ll stay, I believe I can calm

as she bit her

what she truly

can follow me, so both of you don’t have to

expose his identity, but

broken, and he could

was to hide, and then replace his broken phone. He believed that his plan would not bring him

was still a woman, and she had completely no idea what to do when it came to such situations. Staring into Gerald’s convincing eyes, she could only nod her

their items, the

they got in the

into the streets of Mayberry, followed by three

them looked very

vehicles loomed into the

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

face turned pale, and even Gerald was

Gerald were to leave a minute later,

if he was to be smashed

on sir, drive! Bring us to the slums near the newly-built

stepped hard on the

the driver picked up the tension that was going on and

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

downstairs and was turning his head, as

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Rye, I guess it won’t end

in shock while he was

Rye and

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

Gerald asked the driver.

taking a peek at the back of the car, it seemed like Damien did not

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

land. However, both the

driver was like a chatterbox who would not

him, Gerald started

a brief encounter with the

But when was that?

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

Henry Rye’s second-generation

Danny ordered his people to teach

led to the Rye family’s

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

let them

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

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

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

did not even miss the chance to use tactics

had no choice but to

knew Henry Rye was up to no

the Ryes were

turned out that Damien Rye was the cousin of Henry

the car, Gerald could not help

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

Gerald can do for now was to get his phone

where Queta Smith and

place was extremely

Damien would not be able

brother Gerald, you’re

“Hey kids, where’s Yasmin?”

Danny and Edmund, who were doing laundry, immediately rushed

making

Queta and Yasmin came

did not go too deep into the details, he simply explained that Wynn and her daughter were staying for the night. Queta was fine with it,

touched when Gerald told her that

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

went to a nearby mobile phone mall

would

mobile phone mall was huge, and there were

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The mall was crowded.

around, not knowing which

just needed a sturdy

eyes were locked on a phone model. It was of extremely

arguably an

may I have a closer look on that

politely asked

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

he was

he was 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 phone was not what he wanted and he would

had seen too many such

the shabby-looking Gerald walked towards her store, she looked

was surprised when Gerald said he wanted to have a look at the most expensive phone among the

this phone without buying it!” The saleswoman

if you have it, f*ck off if

a look at it

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

our store’s rules!” The saleswoman

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

“Ahhh, welcome!”

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

new phone? We’ve just received a new

Steward, gleamed at Hayward

“Oh? A new model?”

his friends gathered

one of the girls glanced at Gerald,

sh*t! Gerald, what are

that girl was not just any other

her was Sharon Leslie,

they were all

for Gerald, he had already noticed

for that reason, he was

Their friendship was long over, and there was nothing much for them to talk

they would probably ridicule him for how he looked, and Gerald did not want to bore himself to the point

he simply walked

he tried to slip

are you still here, are you buying a new

my, you’re really here to get a new phone, do you even have the money? Wait, did you have to relocate,

said with a

standing on the side, looked at Gerald and shook her

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do you

saleswoman asked as

well-known amongst the

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

the near future, this area will be developed into a

demolition compensation, Hayward was very active around the

his phone here, hence he got more acquainted

not really. We were

Hayward shook his head.

ignored Gerald and

a look, I’m going to buy one for each

the friends he was referring to were

both girls seemed to be interested in him as

he simply chose to have both of them by

turn it boosted Hayward’s ego, which made him feel wanted, as though they could not live

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

can either of them get

only envious and jealous of

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

side,

out the store’s rules only applied

lash

Gerald felt

and came across another

priced at 4800 Dollars, but the first 50 customers will be able to get this phone with just 4300 dollars!

a saleswoman who looked roughly around 18 or

that she

like a newcomer here, who does her job without judging

the price of the phone definitely gave him a great

at almost 5000 dollars, which was way too

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

many politicians and military captains used this kind

of this phone were quite powerful, and the quality was reliable. It can also conceal the user’s privacy

was much better than that 2830 dollars

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

frightened Gerald as he looked

not be shocked by a phone with a 5000 dollars price tag? Most ordinary people could not afford it,

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

here. By the way, can I borrow a SIM card

the phone and the

specialty mall, so there were security guards patrolling at the entrance. Besides, there was also a special scanner equipment, hence no one here was to be afraid of losing their

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

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just say Margie? This phone

surprised yelp could be heard coming from the mobile phone store not too

and Lilian who were beside him were also a little

were definitely shocked by