The Secretly Rich Man

Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 421

“Here comes Xella!” said Rae as she and the others smiled toward Xella.

“Have you waited for a long time, Gerald?” asked Xella, smiling as she looked at him.

“Not at all!” replied Gerald.

Xella was dressed charmingly that day. She was certainly the kind of woman who could bewitch others with a single glance.

However, Gerald knew better and actively stopped himself from thinking unnecessary thoughts.

“Speaking of which, Xella, I looked at the group chat yesterday. The others were discussing how you had landed a great job. How did you manage to get into the Dream Investment Group? I heard that a billion dollars were required for the registered capital!” said Rae, a slight jealousy projected in her voice.

Initially, Rae was considered much better compared to her other classmates in the group.

Since she was now dating the tycoon whose family owned a few shops, she was considered quite well-to-do and she was proud of that.

She had a great life as well.

However, comparing herself to Xella, she felt like a small fry.

Everyone knew that the Dream Investment Group was established with the funds provided by Mr. Crawford from Mayberry. In the near future, it was planned to become a large development project in Serene County. Whoever managed to enter the group would continue their efforts even though they had to pay about one to two billion dollars that year.

Naturally, when the news was shared in the group chat, everyone became excited.

It was a sign that Serene County was going to undergo some drastic changes soon.

“I just so happened to be recruited by the company. I’m not too sure how its development will end up being and to be frank, I don’t have much confidence either. Besides, it’s not like I’m working in the headquarters of Dream Investment Group. I’m just working in a subsidiary investment holding company under them, it’s not as mysterious and good as most people say!” said Xyla as she smiled bitterly.

“That’s still quite an exceptional post, Xella! You don’t have to be modest!” replied Rae, her jealousy more apparent in her voice now.

Gerald on the other hand, was standing beside them and he appeared quite shocked.

So Xella had been recruited by a subsidiary company under Dream Investment Company.

And who owned the Dream Investment Company?

It was, of course, Gerald!

No wonder Xella and the others were there the other day! After completing the procedures for the opening ceremony, he had bumped into them in the main square just outside the hall.

Quite a few celebrities had attended the carnival the day before so it hadn’t crossed Gerald’s mind that Xella was involved with the Dream Investment Company.

With her role as an employee of the subsidiary company under Gerald’s, it was definitely alright for her to bring along a few friends to enjoy themselves there.

Gerald couldn’t help but think to himself, ‘What a great coincidence!’

“Since we’re all here, let’s get on the bus together!” said Xella.

“It’s fine, someone’s picking us up later! Actually Xella, why don’t you come with us instead?”

Just as Xella was about to reply, her phone started ringing.

The moment she picked up, she stepped to the side before saying something, a blush forming on her cheeks. She continued talking for a while before finally hanging up.

“Your boyfriend?” asked Gerald with a smile. He couldn’t help it, seeing her face all shy and flustered.

“What are you talking about? I’m single! That’s just a friend!” she replied with a smile though her voice was quivering awkwardly.

Gerald shook his head with a smile before fishing his car keys out. He was ready to drive her to the gathering.

All of a sudden, a new white Audi A4L could be seen and heard dashing toward the bus stop.

The brakes were slammed and the car stopped abruptly right next to the surprised crowd.

The car’s window was rolled down and a man in sunglasses poked his head out.

“Come on, Xella! Your classmates will be there soon! Let’s get there before them, just the two of us!” said the man.

Naturally, the car caught a lot of attention from the people who were waiting for the bus there.

As usual, the beautiful one would always get picked up by the rich kid.

This was what a few of the boys there thought as their inferiority complex sank in.

“Ah, hello Waylon. Is this the newest car you’ve bought?”

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Rae recognized the man and she bore a look of surprise on her face.

Seeing that Rae and the tycoon were there, Waylon was surprised as well.

He got out of his car and leaned against it with one hand in his pocket. He then smiled and said, “Bought it about half a month ago. I finally found a chance to drive it today!”

Waylon was another of Gerald’s old classmates.

Back when they were still in school together, there were only two boys who were very rich and powerful. They still are today.

One of them was Cameron, whose family was related to the health department. The other was none other than Waylon.

Both Waylon and Cameron shared a good relationship back then. They enjoyed messing around during class.

Since the two of them had wealth and power, they both lived good lives even after graduating from high school.

However, Gerald was more interested in Waylon’s relationship with Xella. The two of them had never had a good relationship, even quarreling with each other at times, at least as far as Gerald could remember. They now looked like they shared quite a good relationship.

As they were chatting with each other, Rae pointed at Gerald before saying, “Say, Waylon, Gerald’s here too. Why don’t you talk to him?”

Waylon then finally looked toward Gerald who had been standing beside them all this time.

“Oh goodness! If you hadn’t told me about it, I really wouldn’t have recognized him. You’re here too, Gerald!” said Waylon as he smiled faintly.

Rae simply sneered at that. “What, have you forgotten already, Waylon? You once asked Gerald to lend you his workbook so that you could copy his answers. Gerald didn’t let you so you took a chair and beat him up all the way from the platform to the back of the classroom. I remember him looking scared half to death back then since you did it so harshly,” said Rae as she reminisced.

Gerald was placed in an extremely awkward position as soon as she said that.

He distinctly remembered that incident and it had been a reoccurring bad memory for him. Waylon was like a shadow in Gerald’s heart since he always ridiculed Gerald openly. That wasn’t the only time he had beaten Gerald up either.

It had been so traumatizing that whenever Gerald heard even his name, he grew instinctively frightened.

During that incident, both Xella and Sharon had quarreled fiercely with Waylon because they wanted to help Gerald.

Xella had even taken a textbook and smashed it on Waylon so that she could avenge Gerald.

It was an unpleasant experience as a whole and Gerald could only reply with a bitter smile.

However, Waylon was indifferent to the situation and simply changed the topic. “Well, that’s enough chit chat. When I called Xella earlier I thought she was going to be here alone. It turns out that all of you were here waiting for the bus! Either way, come on Xella, let’s go.”

‘Xella must have been afraid that I would misunderstand earlier, so that’s why she answered the call secretly’ Gerald thought to himself.

It wasn’t really necessary. Gerald didn’t care, quite honestly.

However, she had promised and agreed that they would be going to the gathering together. As it turned out, she had both Gerald and Waylon waiting to take her there. That was the only thing that slightly troubled Gerald.

“Sure. Let’s go in Waylon’s car together, Gerald. You don’t have to take the bus too!” said Xella as she blushed slightly while looking toward Gerald.

In their minds, the tycoon and Rae had added themselves to the picture. ‘Imagine riding in an Audi! That would feel so good! We could even deepen our relationship with Waylon! How nice!’

“I’m afraid that just won’t be possible. I need to pick up another classmate later and if Gerald joins, there won’t be any space in the car left!” said Waylon, a grimace on his face as he stepped into his car.

Xella was now sitting beside Waylon who had just gotten into the driver’s seat.

This made Xella feel even more awkward. “I… see… Then… What should we do then?”

“How about this, Gerald can just hail a taxi since it’ll only cost about ten dollars!” replied Waylon.

“You don’t need to do that! Aren’t there Ofo bikes by the street? Just scan one then ride the bike to the gathering!” said Rae.

“D*mn! That’s just too pathetic!” Waylon then burst out laughing.

Once he stopped, he said, “Let’s just meet later at the hotel then, Gerald.”

After that, he just drove off without saying another word.

Xella had wanted to say something to Gerald but in the end, she couldn’t bring herself to say anything. She could only roll up the car’s window.

She sighed internally. ‘What else could I have said…’

Once they left, several people were already looking at Gerald pitifully. A few others simply sniggered.

‘That Gerald guy there was clearly being looked down upon. He’s so pitiful!’ That was what almost everyone there was thinking at that moment.

However, Gerald didn’t let it bother him. He simply smiled in resignation before walking to the parking lot beside the bus stop.

He passed by the bus stop as his Mercedes-Benz G-Class drove swiftly toward the venue of the gathering.

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Once he had parked his car, Gerald entered the private room. Almost half of his classmates were already there.

There were about twenty people and the atmosphere was quite lively.

The dining table that they had booked was huge as well.

Most of the students there only greeted Gerald casually before turning to look away and continuing talking among themselves.

To them, Gerald was simply a poor loser so he was naturally easy to be ignored.

Going back to Gerald, there was one thing that surprised him.

Both Lilian and Sharon were nowhere to be seen.

“By the way, Waylon, why aren’t Lilian and Sharon here? Didn’t they say they would join us?”

Similar to Gerald, some of the other classmates were also puzzled.

Waylon simply smiled faintly. “They won’t be joining us. They’re not the same as they used to be. They’ve entered rich and powerful circles. They’re arguably the most powerful among us! Why would they ever attend such a small event such as this?”

“Oh my, is that really true? What else do you know, Waylon?” asked Xella who was sitting beside him. Her curiosity had gotten the better of her.

“Well, Sharon’s found herself quite a powerful boyfriend in Mayberry. Do any of you know about Yorknorth Mountain Entertainment City?” said Waylon as he lit a cigarette.

“Of course we all do! It’s net famous! Yorknorth Mountain is going to be developed and transformed into a tourism, food, and culture focused city. Literally everyone has heard about it!”

“Well, Sharon’s boyfriend came from Yorknorth Village, though the village has now been demolished. But that’s beside the point. See, her boyfriend’s family owns a few shops on the commercial street in Yorknorth Mountain Entertainment City. The amount of money they’ll be earning in the future will be almost impossible to calculate!”

“Holy cr*p! They sound really powerful!”

Hearing that, everyone was astounded.

“Her boyfriend’s name is Hayward, and he’s quite famous in Mayberry. I had visited Mayberry last month for a little entertainment and fun. I called Sharon while I was there and met up with her boyfriend too. We had a meal together and exchanged contact information too,” said Waylon rather proudly.

“D*mn Waylon! You’re so great!”

“Back when we were in school, Waylon and Cameron were equally influential and powerful! Waylon still is! How about you Cameron? No news from you? You’ve got to work harder!” teased a few girls who were sitting casually beside Cameron.

A hint of jealousy could be seen in Cameron’s eyes.

knew that he couldn’t

grown to know a lot of people from Mayberry whereas Cameron’s contacts were only limited to those from the

made Cameron both anxious and

felt like he was being

relatives work in hospitals or something close to that you can just

secondary guest of honor. The only

wouldn’t it be better for you to take the guest of honor seat? You’re definitely the most powerful among us here! Besides, I’ll let all of you know something. Waylon’s company has also received funding from the

felt smug that the others knew

their eyes widened as they turned to

so they’re none of my business. I’ve established my own company but

classmates were both jealous and envious of

declaration only made Cameron

his face, he said, “Speaking of which, Waylon. We shouldn’t just pass

to be compared to Waylon anymore so he changed the topic

Gerald take it?” said a random classmate as he burst

Cameron simply sneered.

close with our Serene County’s Louie. We met two days ago at a restaurant and Louie even wanted to pay the

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smiled coldly as he

Cameron! As if Louie could ever be

know right? The difference between Louie and Gerald’s status is synonymous

to believe me, but Xella knows it’s true. She saw it

at Xella, she

“Well, d*mn!”

moment, several of the classmates began looking at Gerald in a slightly

few others

had

was known for having a good rapport with both good and bad guys. How

that most of you don’t know about this, but Louie was beaten up by someone in a KTV a few days ago. His father was even warned by that person. What more, their Lourdes Mining Group shares are being taken over by someone else as well! With that in mind, do you still think that Louie is that

information that he had heard regarding what had

everyone was finally able to

an honest person! But in the end, you got acquainted with such a person! I would never have expected you to be like that, Gerald!” said Waylon with a smug smile before he

other than the powerful boss from Mayberry, Zack Lyle. He did something to them and whatever he had done, it made them obedient to him. Some time ago, my dad had a meal with Jaxon, more commonly known as Mr. Lyle’s driver. During the meal, Jaxon became so drunk that he ended up telling my dad about it. I was present during that meal and Jaxon even patted me on the shoulder and told

ended his sentence

were all

father knows Mr. Lyle’s

It was literally impossible not to

extremely powerful and influential

must be very well

know, I think that we really should have more gatherings like this in the future. If any of you need any help, I’ll definitely lend you a hand. And don’t just think I’m sitting here telling lies either! Have a look at this photograph! Took it while I had that meal with Jaxon and

phone out to show

a look

was indeed, Jaxon Sanders in

be seen dressed

say the least. He would never have expected

to be Gerald’s chauffeur when Gerald

man, as he presented himself as a simple and plain person whenever Gerald saw him in the

Gerald’s surprise, he was actually a quite

with that. Everyone had a

big shot. The people who fawn over him aren’t going to be of

at Gerald

I’ll help you deal with that person from your company today.

troubles at your company

Rae’s question and he looked

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wrong?” asked a few of the classmates

sharing an incident that had happened to her in great

long after,

began constantly harassing her. The superior in question was a deputy manager

to Xella’s description, the deputy manager was a balding man who had lost all his hair

hadn’t dared to do much. He simply asked Xella out to

found it difficult to continue doing so. Hence, she finally decided to accept

that day onward, the man

to her from time to time. Now, things were

days before the carnival, the deputy manager had called Xella to

a glass

wanted her to obey him, otherwise she would have to resign from the company.

up telling Waylon

powerful and influential enough to set the deputy manager straight. Help from her classmates was

to beat up that old pervert! How dare he bully our goddess!” shouted

a few people who didn’t know about my connections or background had constantly requested me to do things for them back when I first arrived

during our school days. Sharon’s already found herself a good and powerful boyfriend so you should definitely do the same! Find yourself a man like that who cherishes you and you’ll bump into way fewer problems like this in the future!”

blushed slightly at this before looking toward the

for you! He’s just a deputy manager after

scare him a little so that he’ll stop bothering me, please don’t do

know what

him off, you need to look no further! Gerald’s here and he can easily ask Louie to help

could only give

someone equally fun, good,

for a brief moment before averting her gaze and looking back at

answer was

Xella had shared quite a good relationship with Gerald, up to the

however, she was

connections and resources compared to the others as well. Gerald had

understand her reasoning and couldn’t fully blame

in society, ordinary people usually concluded that money and resources were much more important

it happened to someone he had treated like a close friend

not say

the topic

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while, Gerald stood up and went

gents, Xella stood

hands, Gerald bumped into Xella who had also

awkward, to

a chance to properly talk with you. How’ve you been recently?” said Xella with

knew how her relationship with Gerald was like in the past, and she was also very aware of the conflicts between Gerald and

become quite close to Waylon. Even if he didn’t

as he wiped his hands dry with

haven’t found a job yet, is that true? Do you have

make a name

face. “Listen Gerald, I really suggest that you go look for a

could put in a word

appreciate it, but I’ll have to refuse,” said

young so please try to understand. Why don’t you try looking at it this way? If you had let him copy your answers then he wouldn’t have beaten you up! Now that

incident to heart anymore. Also, regarding the issue with your deputy manager. All you need to do is to tell your manager or report the incident to the other superiors

there were originally staff from Mayberry International Inc. so Gerald knew about their capabilities and virtues well. They would definitely not allow any sort of

looked at Gerald for a while before smiling bitterly and shaking her head. “You don’t know much about what goes on at my workplace. You don’t have to bother about it anymore. Anyway, it’s been nice

her sentence, she simply waved at Gerald

feel that Xella herself was quite a

he had met

disappointed, Gerald began walking back

that Xella’s path had been blocked by a middle-aged man.

Xella as she moved her hand

today. I didn’t expect to bump into you. Since we’re both here, why not have a drink with me? I can introduce some

Stop trying to leave or I’ll get

“Let go of her!”

that moment, a loud, angry roar could be

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than Waylon himself who

had left for the washroom but as she was about to exit

fact, he immediately got up and headed toward the washroom alongside a few

this? A group of uncouth b*stards! Who’re

small fry.

Why are you blocking her path?” asked

so frightened that she

this time around are no ordinary people. If you know what’s best for yourself, follow me. Also, why don’t you tell these b*stards who I am?” replied Mr. Zabel,

Zabel… And he’s the deputy manager of

this is

Charlie that afternoon. However, Charlie had been kind enough to show up in front of Waylon! Good, he didn’t need

expected to bump into

to go looking for you but here you are, Mr. Zabel. Let’s have a chat, shall we? First of all,

that, Charlie’s heart skipped a

definitely knew about Queenzon

been an ordinary company.

Queenzon Enterprise’s high environmental protection standards, they had gained funding from the Dream Investment

could even say that it’s one

family’s status greatly benefitted from this, and they now

funding from the group. However, as a mere deputy manager of a company, he still needed to

attend to with Xella which only concerns our company. It would be inappropriate for you to intervene in such private affairs, don’t you

and company belonging to Queenzon Enterprise. Comparing the two, Charlie’s company was definitely a more important asset for the Dream Investment Group. Charlie didn’t have to be too scared when it came to

wish to intervene. No

words, projecting his

after due to both men feeling the need

toward

that, Cameron and the others began taking action as

their minds, they all thought that the deputy manager was not as powerful

end, Charlie was beaten

the entire time, trying to get them to

Just you wait!” Charlie shouted with a hand on his bruised cheek as he ran away in

too long after, a group of people rushed out of Charlie’s own

the group seemed to be a

it who started it all?” asked the leader,

pointed at both Waylon and Cameron before whispering something

man simply sneered. “Like I care whose son he is! Today’s my first day reporting to duty at your company as a senior executive! These brats need to be taught a lesson, otherwise, they’ll think we’re small fries that

standing at the side. He really didn’t

brat

other, the middle-aged man was clearly

from Charlie’s group smashed a wine

fighting!

rushed forward along with a few other men. They tried to persuade both teams to stop

the other hand, Waylon was the one who was being beaten up. Although Waylon could almost be considered as Gerald’s enemy, it was imprudent to cause such

something that just shouldn’t

to stop the fight. Charlie then paid the bill and left the hotel in a huff,

to do?

beat me up. I’m calling my dad! Those bstards are going to pay a terrible price for

had fought earlier. He was clearly someone

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as he pleased, acting smugly and arrogantly

never occurred to him that Charlie’s subordinate could act even fiercer. They had

was a

shouted Morgana before taking her phone out and calling

she entered the ambulance as well to help bandage his wounds. She

beaten up and now he’s being sent to the

if those madmen come

don’t seem like

the situation among themselves, all of them quite indecisive

conclusion was achieved, they all turned

looked back at them,

floor throughout most of the second half of the fight. He had been kicked down and he stayed there. He was afraid of fighting back the moment he found out that the leader was some kind of senior