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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

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,

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

off the table and the sickening

son of a b*tch!

cried out with

and was welcomed by the sickening

it!” Gerald shouted as he grabbed a vase beside him and lunged at the man sitting above Wynn. He was going to bust his bald head

swing, he brought down the vase to his

Damien Rye’s skull

his bleeding head with one hand and struggling to

“Mommy, are you okay?”

helped

ripped apart by

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

everything that was going

of that investment plan, something

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

in exchange for

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things that he did without much consideration, which led to a countless chain reaction of

he also felt some self-loathing inside,

I understand now. Wynn, he’s the sugar baby you’ve been feeding, right? How dare you have the

was still cursing at Gerald as blood gushed down his

ran up to him, ready

hardships.

escalate, Damien dared not stall

stool as he wailed in pain.

Are you

threw down his stool and approached Wynn

fine, that son of a b*tch, he came up shortly after

to not 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

in

knew Damien Rye better 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 let her

stepped forward

Damien Rye sent his goons to beat

he raped the service girl and let his goons have their

Rye was an inhumane

he had the entire Rye family behind his

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

was indeed not

he would rather jump off the building! He knew he could not be that

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

said as she bit her

what

I think we should hide for the meantime. I know a safe place, you and Minnie can follow me, so both of you

expose his identity,

main reason was that his phone was now broken, and he could not contact Zack and

replace his

the end, Wynn 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

had finished packing their items, the three of them went

they got in the

suddenly crashed into the streets of Mayberry,

of them

into the small neighbourhood, blocking

bandaged, was escorted down from his car. Not knowing what order to command, his

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

a minute later, he would

of effort 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

us to the slums near the

the pedal and they

that was going on and wanted to leave the place as

Damien’s eyes caught the sight

was standing downstairs and was turning his head, as he looked towards

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

driver was clearly in shock while he was

that he knew Damien Rye and had heard of his

is Damien Rye and where did he come from?

Gerald asked the driver.

seemed like Damien did not follow them. Gerald

Lexington 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, a local mafia family, has

to this land. However, both the Rye Group and Mayberry

was like a chatterbox who would not stop talking

driver introduced the Ryes to him, Gerald started to recall his past memories, especially about

a brief encounter with the

But when was that?

much that she would not dare to come out of her dormitory? In the end, not even her parents could do anything, and they had to seek help from Zack Lyle to resolve

Royal Dragon Villa, Henry Rye’s second-generation rich son, William

ordered his people to teach

the Rye

not ask Luke for any help. Instead, Zack was the one who stepped in

Ryes let them

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

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

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

not even miss the chance to use tactics

choice but

Henry Rye was

the Ryes were in

Damien Rye was the cousin of Henry Rye, which proved how powerful

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

and lean on the power the family holds to resolve the issue. After all, no matter how powerful the

Gerald can do for now was to get

to where Queta Smith and the

place was extremely

remote that Damien would not be able to track them here for a

Gerald, you’re

“Hey kids, where’s Yasmin?”

inside, Danny and Edmund, who were doing

making dinner with

while, Queta and Yasmin

details, he simply explained that Wynn and her daughter were staying for the night. Queta was fine with it, and immediately cleaned up a place

when Gerald told her that Queta had adopted the

was because she was also a single mother raising a child by herself, Wynn felt an immediate sense of connection with Queta. The two

settled things down, he went to a nearby

would

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

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The mall was crowded.

strolled around, not knowing which brand to

needed a sturdy

were locked on a phone model. It was of extremely good quality with a price tag

arguably an

a closer look on

asked the

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

thought he was

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 phone and slip

too

shabby-looking Gerald walked towards her store, she

he wanted to have a look at the most expensive

try out this phone without buying it!” The saleswoman

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

I even have a look

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

sir! It’s our store’s

at the moment? I’ve brought some

“Ahhh, welcome!”

with his

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

Steward, gleamed at Hayward

“Oh? A new model?”

his friends gathered

one of the girls glanced at Gerald,

what

any other stranger, it was Lilian

to her was Sharon Leslie, who did not change a

they were all hanging along with

he had already noticed

for that reason, he was about

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

he looked, and Gerald did not want to bore himself to the point where he

simply walked

tried

still here, are you buying a

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

said with a

was standing on the side, looked at Gerald

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do you guys

saleswoman asked as she smirked

well-known amongst the people

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

future, this area will be

with the demolition compensation,

frequently changes his phone here, hence he

We were

Hayward shook his head.

Gerald and turned to

I have a look, I’m

friends he was referring to were

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

he simply chose to have both of them

fret all the time, but in turn it boosted Hayward’s

were first delighted by

can either of

only envious

out and have a look first!” Margie smiled as she handed over the phone which she refused to show Gerald

side, Gerald’s blood started to

out the store’s rules only

to lash

felt a little embarrassed and could not stay

turned and came across another

it’s priced at 4800 Dollars, but the first 50 customers will be able

saleswoman who looked roughly around

that she was quite

does her job without judging a person’s

the price of the phone definitely gave him a great

almost 5000 dollars, which

yet, with closer inspection on the features and the brand of the phone, he understood why

that many politicians and military captains used

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

was much better than

You can have a look at this too, the price starts

had frightened Gerald as

5000 dollars price tag? Most ordinary people could not

for them to sell the cheapest phone with a 1000 dollars

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

The saleswoman handed both the phone and

the entrance. Besides, there was also a special scanner equipment, hence no one here

receiving the requested items, the first thing Gerald

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Margie? This phone costs

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

and Lilian who were beside him were also a little

definitely shocked