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Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 321

Leopold White’s next order from Gerald was to untie the other three girls and bring them along.

They had used his name freely, thinking they could do whatever they pleased without having to face the consequences. Making them anxious was his way of teaching them a lesson. He had never planned to leave the girls stranded there in the first place.

Leopold White—the man with white hair—was an outstanding bodyguard who worked under Michael. To put simply, Leopold’s job was similar to Flynn’s who worked under Zach.

Michael had brought him here from Hong Kong.

“They’ll be arriving soon, Mr. Zeke. It’ll be inconvenient for me to meet them here so I’ll be taking my leave first. Is my ride ready?” asked Gerald to Michael who was sitting beside the driver.

“The ride will be here at any moment now, Mr. Crawford. We’ll depart as soon as it arrives. Leopold can handle the rest. He’ll be safely escorting Miss Milton and the others back to their college.”

As he said that, a limousine stopped beside them. Gerald wiped the sweat off his forehead as he stepped into the limousine. He then left the area together with Michael.

Earlier when they had pinpointed the girls’ location, Gerald had told Zack to keep a close eye on the Rye Group as well as the police. Following that, he and Michael drove immediately to the place.

Gerald breathed a sigh of relief as soon as he confirmed that Naomi was safe.

As the four girls left the unfinished factory, they looked at Naomi. Yvonne, particularly, looked toward her with eyes filled with admiration.

“What was all that? Was it only you that they had initially come for, Naomi? Were you the one who called them over?”

From what they had seen and experienced, it seemed only fair to assume that the rescue team had only arrived to save Naomi.

As they descended the stairs, they were momentarily stunned when they realized how many people were involved in the operation.

In the room downstairs, at least twenty professional-looking bodyguards waited with their hands behind them.

Outside, there were at least six Maybach cars. There was even a high-end SUV.

Though Cassandra was rather powerful, only a few Rolls-Royce had come to pick her up at that moment.

Thinking back, Naomi’s team of bodyguards seemed even more outstanding than the current one, especially the white-haired youth who acted both coldly and cruelly without hesitation.

Both Felicity and Cassandra looked at Naomi curiously.

“Um… I don’t know either. I have no idea who any of these are! I’m as clueless as the rest of you…” said Naomi, looking extremely confused.

“If that’s the case… Who ordered you to save us, mister?” Cassandra couldn’t help but ask curiously.

Leopold however, retained his emotionless facade. He continued leading them without saying a word.

Realizing he wouldn’t answer, Cassandra signaled Naomi to try asking him instead.

“We’d like to thank the person who had told you to save us, mister. Please tell us who it is,” pleaded Naomi.

“I’m afraid I cannot comply, Miss Milton. My superior has specifically told me not to reveal his true identity. Not even to you,” answered Leopold respectfully.

“Actually… Couldn’t it be Gerald?” Yvonne said out loud.

“Gerald?” Both Felicity and Cassandra were stunned. The thought had never crossed their mind.

“Thinking back… We had all tried to call for help earlier but only Naomi was able to get her call across. Didn’t she call Gerald? That would mean that only he would be aware that we were in trouble in the first place!”

Analyzing the situation, Yvonne seemed unwilling to accept her own suggestion.

The same went for Felicity and Cassandra.

“Actually… Assuming it was Gerald who saved us, how would you say he got that many people to come save us? It’s kind of illogical to conclude that he saved us, don’t you think?” said Felicity.

Cassandra looked at Naomi nervously after Felicity had ended her sentence. She then asked, “Naomi, are you really sure that you called Gerald earlier? Maybe you actually called someone else? Are there any other influential and powerful people in your family? Maybe outside connections?”

They took turns looking at each other anxiously.

This was because both Cassandra and Felicity looked down on Gerald the most.

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However, if it was indeed true that Gerald was a powerful and influential man, they would prefer to die rather than accept that fact.

Cassandra recalled the time she had suffered terribly and had a restless night when she found her power bank in Flynn’s car before.

“I was nervous back then and now that I think about it, I’m not too sure if I had called Gerald anymore… However, it is undeniable that the first contact number in my contact list is his. The second is my cousin’s, whom I called just this morning. If we’re talking about connections, it could be her. She works as a vice president for an international trade enterprise so she would definitely know a lot of people,” said Naomi, careful with her words.

“That sounds much more logical. Your finger could have accidentally tapped her number. Following that, your cousin must have arranged for the rescue! Some of the guards here look like they could be SWAT cops while the others look like gangsters!” Cassandra said in a soft voice to them as she analyzed the members of their rescue team.

“Did we guess correctly, mister?” Felicity asked Leopold. They were quite sure that they had made the right conclusion.

However, Leopold’s face didn’t move a muscle. He simply opened the door of the Maybach which was parked in front of the other cars. It was the same car which Gerald and Michael had arrived at the factory with.

“It’s time to return to your college. Get in the car,” said Leopold.

“You’re avoiding our question… That must mean we guessed correctly!” Yvonne said happily.

“Mister, may I borrow your phone? I wish to call my cousin.” Yvonne’s confidence had assured Naomi that it was indeed her cousin who had saved them.

“Very well, Miss Milton,” said Leopold as he handed his phone to Naomi with utmost respect. All of them then entered the car.

“Hello? Cousin, is that you? This is Naomi. Were you the one who had orchestrated the rescue mission?”

“I wouldn’t say orchestrated but yes, I was the one who called the criminal investigation team. Have they already saved you? They work really fast. I’m glad to hear that you’re fine. I had tried to call you back earlier but the line kept going to voicemail. So I called your counselor but that failed too. I began to worry that something bad may have happened so I sent a message to your classmate, Gerald, to look into the situation. He told me that you had been kidnapped!” Naomi’s cousin said nervously.

Wait… How did her cousin know about Gerald? Was it because she had that many connections? Actually, where had Gerald gotten the money to buy that phone and those clothes for Xavia before? Was it even possible to earn that much money through a part-time job alone?

Thinking back, it was Naomi who had asked her cousin to find a place for Gerald, Harper and the others for their part-time jobs.

Sometime then, her cousin had occasionally made Gerald run errands for her. That was probably the reason why she had Gerald’s, Harper’s, and a few of her other friends’ contact numbers in the first place.

“I see… Well don’t worry, we’re fine now. They’re taking us back to the college at the moment.”

“That’s good to hear. Rest well, I’ll meet up with you tomorrow. You’re going for an internship soon so I’ll have to discuss the work details with you anyway.”

“Got it. Make sure you hit the hay soon too!”

Sitting so close to each other, the other girls were able to listen in to the entire conversation.

Putting two and two together, they eventually pieced the puzzle together.

It was indeed Gerald who had notified her about the kidnapping.

“That stupid Gerald! He knew we were being kidnapped but he didn’t do anything about it!”

“If Naomi’s cousin hadn’t called him, who knows what would have happened to us!”

“I’m going to strangle him to death once we return to college!” scowled Cassandra under her breath.

All of a sudden, Felicity yelped in pain. It seemed as though she had hurt herself somehow.

Biting her lower lip in pain, Felicity moved her hand beneath her to find whatever had hurt her butt.

She pulled out a small coat that had a phone inside it.

“I’m terribly sorry mister, I accidentally sat on your clothes!” said Felicity apologetically.

“…Hmm? This coat looks familiar…”

It took her a moment, but when she realized who it belonged to, Felicity was dumbfounded.

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“…Eh? Isn’t this the coat I bought for Gerald?” Felicity asked aloud, a clear confusion in her voice.

There was no doubt about it. It was definitely the coat she had bought for him in the mall that afternoon.

“Are you sure Felicity?” asked Cassandra, stunned at her claim.

She took the coat from her to have a look at it herself, and it was true. It was indeed the exact same coat.

‘How could this be? Why would his coat be in this particular Maybach?’ The girls were all thinking the same thing, their confusion reflected in their eyes as they took turns staring at Leopold who was still driving.

Leopold, for the first time since meeting the girls, began fidgeting slightly.

Mr. Crawford had specifically ordered him to keep his identity a secret.

However, with the progression of the girls’ conversation, things were becoming awkward for him very quickly.

“That’s my coat. I usually just leave it on the passenger’s seat,” lied Leopold.

Felicity and Cassandra looked at each other. They doubted Leopold’s claim because the coat definitely looked like it cost less than a hundred bucks. While Gerald usually wore coats that ranged around three hundred dollars, Leopold was even less likely to be the owner of the coat.

This was because the coat Leopold currently wore probably cost at least five thousand dollars.

‘Oh god, was Gerald in this car before them?’ the girls thought to themselves, shocked.

“It really is mine, no need to speculate. I wear casual clothes too you know!” said Leopold with a slight quiver in his voice. He knew they weren’t buying his story.

A guilty person usually starts talking more. Cassandra knew this as a fact.

Felicity didn’t believe him either. She slid her hand into the coat and took the phone out. It was what had hurt her butt earlier.

“Isn’t… This Gerald’s phone?” she asked, stunned as she observed the familiar phone.

“Let me have a look!” Felicity said aloud, her hands shaking slightly.

Before she could grab it for herself, Yvonne snatched it out of Felicity’s hand. ‘…It’s true!’ Yvonne thought to herself.

‘Mr. Crawford must have forgotten about his coat and phone earlier while he was hurrying back,’ Leopold concluded in his mind.

But Leopold wasn’t one to give in easily to pressure. No matter how much the girls asked after that point, he remained quiet and refused to say anything.

His mission was completed the moment they returned to college. After dropping them off, he drove away immediately.

“So… Counselor, is it really true? Was it really Gerald who saved us? Why else would his coat and phone be in the car! Thinking back, he was the first to learn that we were kidnapped too!” Yvonne cried out, almost in tears.

Her nervousness was warranted as Yvonne had always condemned Gerald. If there were to ever come a day where he grew more powerful than her, she would definitely feel extremely upset.

Felicity’s face went pale as well as she considered the thought. ‘If that were the case, what was Gerald’s true identity? Could he actually be Mr. Crawford? Or even Ordinary Man?’ Felicity thought to herself, slightly shaking.

“That’s enough! Stop playing the guessing game and calm yourselves for a moment. The coat and phone may be similar to Gerald’s, but how certain are we that they’re actually his? Another possibility would be that Gerald could have been in the car for a while after he told the police about us. Since the police needed to keep the informant’s identity a secret, they sent Gerald to a safe place before coming over to save us. Aren’t those explanations logical as well?” Cassandra explained her theories in a quivering, but mature voice.

She had experienced a similar nervousness before. In fact, Cassandra was probably the most nervous among the girls at that moment.

It was because she knew that Gerald had borrowed her power bank before this. It was left behind in a Rolls-Royce. Now both the coat and his phone were left in the Maybach. It was just too much of a behavioral coincidence.

What more, Gerald was the first to suspect that something was wrong in both incidents.

At the moment, Cassandra’s mind actively refused to link the coincidences together.

“That’s enough. How about this? We’ll go to Gerald’s dorm and ask him about it in person. We’re going to ask him what happened today.”

Cassandra said again.

“Alright. If we’ve our phones with us, we could give Gerald a call!” Yvonne reacted soon.

phone’s switched off and the battery’s dead anyway.” Felicity sighed as she lifted her hands in the air to show her resignation to the idea. “However, we can still take the coat and phone along with us to pass

his clothes off, leaving only a pair of shorts on before he lay on

of a sudden, the dorm’s door was flung open with

scream followed

he ran off to find something to

Felicity! What on earth are you

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his question, his voice full of

ignored him and

immediately, Gerald!” she

without bothering to consider what he had on at the moment. Once he was in plain view, she yanked

are you doing?!” Gerald yelped as his hands moved to cover his

These women were terrifying.

Yvonne simply began rummaging through his things. Not too far away, both Cassandra and Felicity had their arms crossed as they watched the scene play out. Naomi simply hid

here!” Yvonne shouted

stunned. All of them were thinking the same thing. ‘So

felt relief wash over them as if they were prisoners

Cassandra who felt almost overjoyed. ‘I’m

the realization that all the men in

her throat. She then asked, “Gerald, after you received a call from Naomi asking for help,

course, and I wanted to call the police. Before I could, Xyleena sent me a message asking me where Naomi was and I told her what I knew. She immediately arranged for some people to rescue you. I’m glad to see that all of you are safe and sound,” said Gerald with a smile

the head, Counselor. So much for overthinking earlier! We really were

why don’t you wear pajamas when

last time, the women were finally

back for a while to explain to Gerald about the incidents that

‘Thank god I reacted quickly enough…’ thought Gerald to

rescue mission. He was

the limousine arrived, he spent every second nervously observing the girls as they left the building. He did so through his laptop which had access to a surveillance

monitor. It took him a while, but he eventually realized that his coat and phone were still in the previous

that his identity would definitely be exposed if he

to him. He immediately went off to get a similar phone and jacket. However, he could only hope that the battery in his old phone died quickly so that the phone would turn off on its own. If someone made a call

died before they managed

even canceled his number at the last minute so that the phone would no longer be able to receive any

little need to

to expose my

been an anxiously eventful one, but they somehow managed to subdue all the danger in time. It was finally time to

hours later, Saturday

the morning and Gerald was doing

the blue, Naomi gave

Gerald had told Zack to help register his number again with his ID

morning, Gerald had gone to the service hall to retrieve his new contact number

a table at a restaurant near our college. I’m indebted to you for your help yesterday. Please

at all,” Gerald said, a bitter smile

over personally! On a serious note, my cousin really wishes to express her gratitude

we’ll

himself to decline Naomi’s invitation. In truth, he had indeed helped them. It was fine to indulge himself with a simple meal like

meeting up with Naomi. Gerald was simply

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a few others arrived at the restaurant, Naomi was already there with

man in his mid-twenties. He wore a

ever. She was one of the more outstanding people in society, and she had

others knew Xyleena mostly due to her social connections with them. This, however, granted them the knowledge that Xyleena was actually a rather arrogant person. She only helped Gerald and a

you,” Xyleena said in a soft

Gerald complied.

have a toast in a bit, but before that, I’d like to introduce someone to all of you. This man is Brian Merrall, and he’s been my

saving us!” said Yvonne. After realizing who Brian was, Yvonne

we were able to uncover an even bigger criminal case that they were involved in. If it wasn’t for

well-spoken he is, Naomi! Let’s have a toast with the

appropriately, Xyleena took it into her own

also like to thank Gerald as well. If it

he hadn’t told anyone about the call,

to thank Inspector Merrall, not Gerald,” said Xyleena, slightly

too stunned to do anything.

his head and

instead of wine, but allow me to toast to you. Since

she didn’t care about Gerald

this was happening, Naomi felt that

at all throughout their rescue mission the day before. On another note, Leopold was also clearly much stronger than

Something was definitely wrong.

that, Naomi felt slightly sick hearing how the rest continued to ridicule

quite a good relationship with Gerald. How about this, I’ll use my connections to try landing him a job with benefits. One that includes endowment insurance, medical insurance, unemployment insurance, work-related injury insurance,

cousin? How about a job with all the

would be quite difficult! Only outstanding companies provide their employees with housing funds these days. With Gerald, it may be a

indirectly saying that Gerald was clearly not

only be a hindrance to the other employees!” Yvonne

is paperwork or be an office worker given his character. He really can’t do much else and even the counselor would agree,” said Felicity as she

boil as he heard all the

It’s almost as if they run out of topics to say if they’re

honest man before this, but that doesn’t

because I didn’t have much money or

fumed angrily in

that moment, his phone

see who was calling, he saw that it was

and walked away

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“Sister, what’s up?”

airport soon. Could you please find someone to pick them up? I’ve arranged some other tasks for both Zack and Michael to deal

said Gerald as he nodded

actually the first time Gerald had been in contact with his

there the day after tomorrow. We can meet up then, just brother and sister!”

missed

talking for a bit,

it was best that Gerald didn’t

He scratched the back of his head as

decided to just leave the

to just pick them up himself

himself, he re-entered the restaurant and told Naomi that he

to be quite

claim that you’re busy? How

being as poor as he is. Speaking of which, Brian. We saw a handsome white-haired guy yesterday. What position does he hold?” asked Yvonne at that

I’ve been curious as well. You keep talking about a handsome white-haired person in a Maybach, but judging from your description, it’s quite impossible that such a person is

something was off. The police team

point where there were even rumors that superiors from the province

received a call from Xyleena, claiming that

was far too similar to the case which they had been handling

and said that the police would take immediate

the criminals had already been caught. The hostages had even been rescued, and had long left the

rank, he was not allowed

felt strange to him to be sharing that meal since

moment, was that there were two groups of people

time to clean up

the police team? I suppose so… It does seem quite impossible for a policeman to be driving a

us, Inspector Merrall?” asked Cassandra in shock. ‘Why was it so difficult to

got to the scene, you had already been saved. You girls had even left

needed to know was that he hadn’t

after all that talk, we’re back to square one. Who was it exactly

moment,

“Yes? Who is this?”

in stock, but he insisted on buying it. A few suits his size have arrived today and we were wondering if he would like to exchange the suit he bought last night for this one. We’re calling you because he was in such a hurry last night, we weren’t able to get his

did

as well and

yesterday wasn’t the one that Felicity had bought for him. He fooled us!

Cassandra began

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other explanation, especially when she linked this event with the previous one

a strange person. He

the first to learn about the incident back when I was first brought into the hotel. Because of

same happened this time. Gerald was the first to realize that misfortune had befallen us, which led to the four of us being saved in the

seemed that Mr. Crawford was the one orchestrating all this, but this time,

has a good

student union the other day! What happened in the end? Come to think of it, the

now and we don’t even know how or when

most importantly… Gerald shares the

was indeed Mr. Crawford,

face turned pale as her onslaught of

Felicity and the others were catching up to the

were left

he Ordinary Man too?” Felicity asked in a nervous

observe Gerald secretly until we’re sure of his identity. We can then

never occurred to her that she would end up falling in

meal became a strange one, with many of the girls filled with

at the villa. He started up the engine of his high-end limousine before driving off to pick his sister’s

them over, and that each of them held quite a

before, so he didn’t know what an airport

hold a sign up and wait at the arrival

arrival gate. He couldn’t really park his

a message to the butler through the contact number his sister had given him.

after, Gerald began regretting parking

people, especially girls, were gawking

even took group photographs with

his car, Gerald

was happening, a group of four walked past the

someone to pick us up? Where is he?” asked a

the lead. Following behind, was a young and lively girl who seemed to be either eighteen or

be in their thirties and they both wore suits. However, even that did not fully erase the fact that they

to act as bodyguards for the grandfather

Crawford will be sending someone here to pick us up. I’ve just received the car’s license plate number. Drake, Tyson,

“Right away, Mr. Kendall!”

two guards then began

the food here is rather special. Is it alright if I try some for myself later?” the girl asked. She appeared to be more on

in Mayberry for a while anyway. You can eat whatever

ended his sentence,

located

got there, Gerald

Gerald was about to exit the car to introduce himself, he heard the girl

Crawford is such a charming lady, he must definitely be as handsome as she is

became slightly embarrassed to

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adore and spoil you, but what if you accidentally anger him? I

learned that though Mr. Crawford is a rather reserved person, he’s a wicked man inside! He

I’m slapping you if you say that again!

true! Almost all the youths living in Northbay talk about it. I’ve also heard that he’s a promiscuous man who has gotten several women pregnant here.

kids are indeed done for! How could they spread such baseless rumors about Mr. Crawford? Truly preposterous! Dorothy, Miss Crawford has told me that Mr. Crawford is an extremely kind man. Those kids are just gullible rumor spreaders.

his elder sister. She’ll

Keep your mouth shut!” Mr. Kendall said extremely