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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 sounded like

family is none of your

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? You would

another man?! Hehe, alright, I’ll collect the interest today. I’ve been wanting to f*ck you

off the table and

son of a b*tch!

with

door open and was welcomed

him and lunged at the man sitting above Wynn. He was

mighty swing, he brought down the vase to

impact, Damien Rye’s skull cracked

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

“Mommy, are you okay?”

quickly helped Wynn get

blouse had been ripped apart by Damien, leaving her

a stool from the

everything that was going on in

of that investment plan, something that had almost destroyed Wynn’s

things got worse when this b*stard,

in exchange for the help of

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things that he did without much consideration,

felt some self-loathing inside, and all of a sudden, his blood

Wynn, he’s the sugar baby you’ve been feeding, right? How dare you have the balls to hit

still cursing at Gerald as blood gushed

of him. He ran up to him, ready to swing

has suffered all kinds of hardships. He used to be poor and timid, but

to escalate, Damien dared not stall

then continuously smacked with a stool as he wailed in pain. In the

Thornton! Are

his stool and

he came up shortly after

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

in her

than she did. He once heard someone mentioned that 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 he was reluctant to

forward to stop

his goons to beat him

and let his goons have their

short, Damien Rye was an inhumane

had the entire

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

was indeed not afraid

he were to run off from the scene like a pussy, he would rather jump off the building! He knew he could not be that

about, you take Minnie and go? I’ll stay, I believe

she bit

understood what she truly

the case, I think we should hide for the meantime. I know a safe place, you and Minnie can follow me, so both of you don’t have

planning to expose his identity, but he still gave Wynn a firm

broken, and

then replace his broken phone. He believed that his

do when it came to such situations. Staring into Gerald’s convincing eyes,

they had finished packing their items, the three of them went

they got in the

the streets of Mayberry, followed by three or four

of them

into the small neighbourhood, blocking

who had his wound now slightly bandaged, was escorted down from his car. Not knowing what order to

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

later, he would probably be

to get to where he was today, and if he was to be smashed to death like this without Zack and the others’ knowledge, he would be dead

the slums near the newly-built Scothow

stepped hard on the pedal and they

going on and wanted to

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

downstairs and was turning his head, as

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I wonder who messed with Damien Rye, I guess it

taxi driver was clearly in shock

that he knew Damien Rye and

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

Gerald asked the driver.

like Damien did not follow them. Gerald let out a sigh of

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

how powerful Mayberry International Inc. is, they’re still strangers to this land.

was like a chatterbox who would not stop talking once he opened his

introduced the Ryes to him, Gerald started to recall

a brief encounter with the

But when was that?

of her dormitory? In the end, not even her parents could do anything, and they had to

dining in Royal Dragon Villa, Henry Rye’s second-generation rich son, William Rye, flirted with Alice and Jacelyn while being

people to

led to the Rye family’s

was the one who stepped in to mediate

let them

keeping an eye

no doubt that Mayberry International Inc. 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

did not even miss the chance to

instance, Gerald and Mila Smith were once kidnapped, and Zack had no choice but

Henry Rye was

how dangerous the Ryes were in the eyes

turned out that Damien Rye was the cousin of Henry Rye, which proved how powerful the Ryes

he sat in the car, Gerald could not help but ponder over

Worse-case scenario, he will seek Jessica’s help and lean on the 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

Gerald can do for now was to get

Wynn and Minnie to where Queta

place was

be able to track them here for

Gerald,

“Hey kids, where’s Yasmin?”

foot inside, Danny and Edmund, who were doing laundry, immediately rushed to his

inside making

just a short while, Queta and Yasmin came out of

simply explained that Wynn and her daughter were staying for the night. Queta

touched when Gerald told her that Queta had adopted the three

felt an immediate sense of connection with Queta. The two

to a nearby mobile phone mall by himself and quickly changed a new

things would get

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

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The mall was crowded.

knowing which brand

needed a

locked on a phone model. It was of

was arguably an

have a closer look on that new phone?

politely asked the

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

she thought he was just

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 instead buy some 50-dollar miscellaneous unbranded

seen too many such

shabby-looking Gerald walked towards her store, she

wanted to have a look at the most expensive phone among

aren’t allowed to try out this phone without

she really meant was show me the money if you have it, f*ck off

I even have a look at

so the only way for him to pay was to insert his

our store’s rules!” The

some friends over to have a look at

“Ahhh, welcome!”

with his bunch

change to a new phone?

Steward, gleamed at

“Oh? A new model?”

his

girls glanced at Gerald, who was about to leave. She was

sh*t! Gerald, what are

any

was Sharon Leslie, who did

all hanging along with Hayward

for Gerald, he had already noticed

that reason, he was

all, they were just female classmates from high school. Their friendship was long over, and there

not want

simply

tried to slip

still here, are you buying a

did you have to relocate, and you’re still thinking of buying a cell phone? And you have the balls to come to

with

on the side, looked at

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you guys know each

saleswoman asked as she smirked at

quite well-known amongst the

the west side

near future, this area will be developed into

with the demolition compensation, Hayward was very active around

changes his phone here, hence he got more

We were just classmates

Hayward shook his head.

he ignored Gerald and

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

he was referring to were Lilian and

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 heart, he

to have

time, but in turn it boosted Hayward’s ego, which made him feel wanted,

first delighted by the news, but then they

can either of them

only

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

by the side, Gerald’s

store’s

wanted to lash out on

both standing there. Gerald felt a little embarrassed and could not stay on any

and came across another

a newly-released phone just arrived at our stores! It’s an international brand, and it’s priced at 4800 Dollars, but the first 50

saleswoman who looked roughly around

tell that

looked like a newcomer here, who does her job without judging

the phone

almost 5000 dollars, which was way too

the features and the brand of the phone,

politicians and military captains used this kind

quality was

better than that

can have a look

had frightened

tag? Most ordinary people could not afford it,

normal for them to sell

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

sir!” The saleswoman handed both the phone and

was also a special scanner equipment, hence no

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

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Margie? This phone costs

yelp could be heard coming from the mobile phone

who were beside him were

were definitely shocked by the