The Secretly Rich Man

Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 441

“Sharon, you- You! How dare you slap me! Hayward this b*tch just slapped me!”

While she said that, Lilian looked at Hayward while cupping a hand over her hurt cheek.

However, Hayward only averted his gaze. It was clear whose side he was on.

“I… I see… So that’s how it is… To think that I was that blind before to not be able to see what kind of person you really were…”

Lilian’s voice was quivering. She then turned around and ran away in tears.

Sharon slammed her fork and spoon on the table. She was in no mood to enjoy her meal anymore after such a mess. Soon after, both of them left the restaurant.

‘What a pity to see two best friends fighting like enemies now…’ Gerald thought to himself.

From what had played out before him, Gerald could get the gist of what had happened among the three.

It would seem that Lilian and Sharon were both getting more assertive over Hayward because of the properties that he now owned.

In the past when Hayward was still poor, they never treated him well even though he had always stayed by their sides.

It was a completely different story now. Ever since he owned a few properties and managed to get some great connections, he had essentially become a rich and handsome man to them.

What more, to both Lilian and Sharon, the experience he had gained while obtaining the properties and connections must also have made him more solemn and mature.

Gerald could definitely understand their situation.

However, he wasn’t sure how the two girls would react if they ever caught wind that the things Hayward now had were all given to him.

Gerald simply sneered while shaking his head before smiling in resignation.

After finishing his meal, he left the restaurant. However, the minute Gerald’s foot stepped out of the restaurant, a hand grabbed on to his other.

“Oh! My grandson, please wait for a short while!”

Looking down to see who was holding on to his leg, Gerald saw an old man sitting by the entrance.

“My god, what are you doing?” said Gerald, stunned.

“My grandson, you must be rich since you can afford to eat at this restaurant! Please spare me some money, I haven’t eaten in days now!” said the old beggar as he crawled closer to hug Gerald’s thigh.

The old beggar looked dirty and his white hair stank.

He wouldn’t let go of Gerald’s leg until he got some money.

Understanding this, Gerald could only sigh as he reached into his wallet and handed a hundred dollar bill to the beggar.

In his mind, the old beggar was chuckling victoriously. ‘I was right to choose this boy, he’s filthy rich!’

The beggar immediately slid the money into his dirty front pocket but he didn’t let go.

“Are you done?” asked Gerald, his tone getting angrier.

“My grandson, I need help with something else too… Could you please send me to a clinic? My leg is injured and I need to have it cured!”

“D*amn it you old beggar! Just because you’re old you think you can blackmail me?”

Gerald was angry but also speechless.

“What old beggar? I just got into some trouble! I’m no beggar!” the man replied.

By then, several people were starting to surround the two. Naturally, the gossiping soon began as well.

Gerald sighed, thinking how unlucky he was. The old man had even addressed him as his grandson all this time.

In the end, Gerald brought him to the clinic across the road, defeated.

The Chinese medicine practitioner there treated the old man’s leg in no time. As Gerald paid the hundred dollar bill, he could only glare at the old man bitterly.

However, it was upon closer inspection that he saw that there was a tattoo on the old man’s chest. It was the head of a dragon that looked rather intimidating.

‘Could it really be that he really is some hero who’s down on his luck?’ Gerald thought to himself.

Maybe the old man really was influential and great once. Then again, it was none of Gerald’s business.

He had spent a total of two hundred dollars on that old man. Usually he would never do something like that but it was just his luck that the old man had clung on so tightly on his leg and in public no less.

Gerald was just about to leave when he noticed some news being broadcasted on a TV in the clinic. The news was being broadcasted on Mayberry TV and it was regarding Giya’s disappearance. It was stated in the news that the police were already investigating the case.

It was clear that Giya’s father had thought of using mass media to help look for Giya too.

Seeing the news, Gerald began blaming himself again.

There were a few more patients in the waiting room, waiting for their turn to meet the Chinese medicine practitioner. One of them sighed. “Such a beautiful girl… I do hope that she’s safe. The world is filled with all kinds of villainous and perverted people nowadays…”

“I know right? Girls need to learn how to protect themselves when they’re out and about…” said another patient.

“Hmm… I seem to recall seeing her a while back. She was blocked by a few men…” said the old beggar who had limped out and saw the news as well, now that his leg had been treated.

Gerald had just begun walking toward the door again when he froze in place.

“What? What did you say? You’ve met her?”

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Gerald’s voice was filled with anxiety as he asked.

The old man simply chuckled as he looked at Gerald. “Why yes, I did. Met her outside Mayberry Station around noon that day, alone. I distinctly remember her because she was so fair, tall, and beautiful. A few people were waiting for her at the station though. After a short chat, she got into their car hurriedly and that was the last time I saw her.”

“You seem interested. You know her or something?” asked the old man as he smiled.

“We’re acquainted, yes,” said Gerald as he nodded before asking the old man for more details.

Based on the old man’s description of the event, the person he had seen that day truly was Giya and the timing was right too.

As long as he knew where Giya first went missing, whether she was kidnapped or not, the situation could be resolved rather easily.

As he was about to leave, the old man grabbed his arm nervously.

“What else do you want?” asked Gerald.

“My grandson, you’re a very kind man… May I please know your name?”

“Gerald Crawford…”

Since he had given Gerald such a vital clue, Gerald felt no reason not to tell him his name.

“Your surname is Crawford you say… Can I have a look at your chest?”

The old man’s voice had suddenly become a mix of agitation and excitement.

Before Gerald could even reply, the old man was already tugging on his collar.

Naturally, Gerald tried to resist but the old man was something else. Though he looked frail, when he needed to, the old man was strong enough to make sure Gerald couldn’t even move his arm anymore.

Once Gerald’s collar had been pulled apart, the old man frowned slightly.

“How queer! It’s not here!” said the old man as he released Gerald.

‘This old man’s crazy!’ Gerald thought to himself as he gently rubbed his wrists.

While the old man was still in a daze, Gerald made a dash for the exit and didn’t look back.

After running quite some distance away from the clinic, Gerald called Drake, Tyson, and Tammy. He told them about what he had found out.

He knew that both Drake and Tyson would be able to get to the bottom of this very soon.

Thinking about the case, Gerald felt that the kidnapping involved lots of fraud and deception. However, his priority was always Giya’s safety.

What a surprising turn of events though. To think that that old man knew about Giya… What a great coincidence!

However, it wasn’t time to dwell on that now.

It was an hour later when Drake and Tyson contacted Gerald again. As expected of highly trained men, they had found their next lead.

Giya had apparently been lied to which consequently led to her being kidnapped. From what they could deduce, she had been locked up in a house in a luxurious neighborhood for about two days now.

After some research, it was found that a student by the name of Yacob was the cause of all of this chaos.

Yacob had owed the gangsters in Mayberry a sum of money, so they were now using Giya to make him pay.

‘F*ck!’ Gerald cursed in his mind.

Drake and Tyson were immediately ordered to get their men ready to save Giya.

However, being the professionals they were, both of them were already at the neighborhood with their men. They had been waiting there for their next command from the moment they called Gerald to inform him about their findings.

Hearing that, Gerald wanted to rush over himself. However, he realized that his Mercedes-Benz G-Class had just been leased out. He couldn’t go to Mountain Top Villa to retrieve his car either.

Thankfully, the neighborhood was not too far away so he got an Ofo bike and rushed there immediately.

A roar of thunder could be heard and soon, it began raining heavily.

Gerald updated Tammy on the situation and he was thankfully able to relay all the vital information before his phone battery died. Cursing under his breath, he continued cycling in the pouring rain till he finally reached St. Cloud Neighborhood.

While Gerald was still making his way there, about a hundred Maybach cars had gathered around the neighborhood, causing a terrible traffic congestion there. All four entrances of the neighborhood had been completely blocked as well.

What more, several men in black suits were standing under umbrellas as they waited outside their cars. It was a rather incredible scene to behold.

Naturally, people began taking photographs of the event through the windows of their homes. There was definitely something big going on.

There were no hints as to what was happening or who had offended who. To put simply, the entire situation was both confusing and shocking to the clueless residents living there.

While all this was happening, a few young men and women were standing behind the door of a restaurant in St. Cloud Neighborhood.

“Counselor, it’s raining heavily and all the entrances of the neighborhood have apparently been blocked! We can’t leave even if we wanted to!” said one of the girls.

“Why don’t we just stay at the counselor’s house then? Since she’s just moved into a new one here!” said the man as he cleared his throat.

“Speaking of her house, if the counselor hadn’t asked us to help her move to her new house, we could easily have missed the scene happening outside. They’re all Maybach cars!”

Earlier, the students had been surprised to see that it wasn’t just a regular congestion since all the cars causing it were Maybach cars.

“…Hmm? Counselor, look there. Doesn’t that man on the Ofo bike look familiar?” said another girl who pointed at someone cycling an Ofo bike into the neighborhood.

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“…Hey. That’s Gerald isn’t it?” said a man who recognized the cycling figure in the rain.

“I think you’re right! Oh god, he’s cycling in such heavy rain! And he seems to be rushing as well!”

“I heard he won a car or something but it turns out that he’s as shabby as ever!”

“Yeah. To think I once admired him the moment I found out he had won a lottery.”

The group of women there began discussing Gerald.

All ten of those standing by the door were his classmates. The counselor, as most would have guessed by now, was none other than Cassandra.

It just so happened that Cassandra was moving into a new house again today. She didn’t need to live in the faculty apartment anymore.

Since St. Cloud Neighborhood was a luxurious neighborhood, the house had cost around four hundred thousand dollars.

Cassandra had been working as a lecturer in the university for some time now. She had even established her own online shop, working as an online seller.

With the help of Felicity promoting her shop and products, it was no wonder that Cassandra had managed to earn so much money.

that kind of money, she could afford to buy herself a new house with three bedrooms, a living

needed to move her belongings to her new house, she had asked

completed, she treated all of them to a meal in a local restaurant

after some time, Cassandra could feel her heart

Knowing that Gerald could most probably be the real Ordinary Man,

he just couldn’t cycle fast

cars rushed past him consecutively, all of

few others rushed out. In their hands were their phones along with other

what he had found out earlier before his phone had died. She must have told everyone else

got to the house, he saw Tammy and Giya’s parents trying

me see my daughter!” cried

before noticing Gerald standing in the rain. He gestured for them to let them in and they

hurriedly ran over to Gerald before whispering something in his ear. Gerald’s legs felt weak as he could finally breathe a sigh of relief. Drake and Tyson had rescued Giya. Gerald nodded

and told her about the good news. Felicity stopped in her tracks for a moment before nodding. Gerald

a voice suddenly called

“Felicity! Here! Over here!”

a closer look and one of the girls just so happened to catch sight

shocked. Why were so many of her classmates

there,

allowed anyone in but you’re being given access to enter along with your crew! What exactly

first saw all the Maybach cars blocking the entrances. Thankfully, Tammy had told the guards that Gerald

it so we rushed here without knowing how large a scale the rescue mission actually was. I’m as shocked as all of you

Who’s the girl? Looking at how her parents reacted they don’t seem to be

was curious as well so she looked

was the one who told us about the girl’s location in the first place. I was talking to him just seconds ago and he told me that she had been saved as well. She had apparently been kept in the dark about

“Gerald?” said Cassandra, stunned.

who asked for my help to look for her

that, she paused

Cassandra looked at each

look! Gerald’s drenched from head to

say that you liked him

fools would ever confess

the students continued laughing at him, a shout was

“Mr. Crawford!”

black umbrellas suddenly shouted in unison. The shout was so loud and

toward Gerald to shelter him from

guard quickly

off the Ofo bike immediately and it had tumbled onto the ground when he was rushing toward the

girl. However, she fainted once she found out where she had been held captive all this time. Rest assured, she isn’t injured, just a little tired,” said a bodyguard who

relief. Take me to

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still felt the need to see her with his own eyes before believing

under the umbrellas held by the two guards from before, the guards who had guarded the door lined up in two

a few bodyguards who were dealing with the final procedures of the operation

over the entrance, those present inside stood

they shouted in

and a few others were present in the room when that scene happened and they all looked at Gerald in

“Mr. Crawford?…”

He’s that Mr.

had brought

now knew who his

it since he wasn’t worried about Tammy and her group of friends at

when he heard something drop, he turned

a few others were trying to squeeze through the confused

‘Why are they here?’

he signaled to the guards to

wait. What was more important now

had seen Gerald

of Mayberry, Kevin Sanford, was the leader of the operation and Yacob was their target. They imprisoned Miss Quarrington to get Yacob to pay up what he owed the Sanfords. He had been given

Kevin had tried to resist earlier, Drake and Tyson had thrown him off the building. Kevin was

had continued to pressure the Sanfords till they finally gave

the basic summary of the entire

bother about Tammy, Cassandra, Felicity, or

looking after Giya who had been placed on

Gerald ordered for an ambulance to be called. He could finally breathe a bit easier the moment the ambulance transporting Giya to the hospital drove off

out the door, Tammy, Cassandra, and a few

them equally felt that it was strange seeing Gerald

This is too much for me to take in!” Yoana said aloud as she bit

less the same but the revelation affected Cassandra and Felicity the most. They felt

It really was true… The one who had always been helping me was Gerald! The rich heir I had been trying so hard to find had been in my class all along! We

all of them. He slowly walked forward, picked up Felicity’s phone

not expected all of you to be here, counselor… What are you guys doing here today?” asked Gerald, a soft and tired smile on

to her new house,

see… What a coincidence you were all here while all this happened… Well, since you’re all stuck here because of my cars in the first place…

door of a car that

without another word and left the scene. He knew that even if he stayed for any longer, there was not much else he

car Gerald was

really him…” whispered

upset anymore! I wonder what’s

moment, three women walked out of a

pulling her out the door to show her all the cars that were slowly leaving. Lilian however, was still in a slight daze. She looked like

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Look at all the luxurious

her daze when

worth as much as a single housing unit

married to a person from such a rich and powerful family… How envious the others

much more beautiful than she

thing Sharon is

had rented a

at all the Maybach cars refueled

all left and everything returned to

Yacob, naturally, he was taken

day, Gerald immediately headed to the hospital after he woke up to visit

for saving me, Gerald!” were the first words she said the moment she saw him

she had regained consciousness, her parents had told her what had happened the

first place. I’m

that him saving my mother was a lie! If he hadn’t mentioned the incident, I wouldn’t have entered the car with him the other day!” said Giya

from her father that

yes I saved her,” replied Gerald as he nodded. He didn’t need to keep

time when I thought of becoming Yacob’s girlfriend! If I ever got into such a situation I’d have blamed you

afraid that I’ll cling onto you and continue to pester you for the rest of your life?” asked Giya, her

about it, I finally understand why you’re so unwilling to be with me. You’re Mr. Crawford from Mayberry, a highly prestigious person! It would be impossible for you to fall in love

Mila now… It’s impossible for me to fall in love with

first place. I was probably just touched by the precious gift you had given me the other day… However, now that I know

long! I think it’s better this way… I’m feeling much more relieved now… I think I

tenseness leave his shoulders when he saw that Giya

any troubles, I’ll lend a hand as long as I’m able to!” said Gerald as he returned a

all honesty, Gerald was

had canceled so many of her plans in the past. His inactions had also nearly gotten her r*ped if

meant what he

If I ask for help in the future

resting. I’ll get you some porridge from the cafeteria!” said Gerald as he got

the door closed behind him, the smile on her face slowly

with Giya’s lunchbox in hand, he nearly

You blind? Look where you’re going!” scolded the woman who had almost been knocked over. She was

I

you doing here?” asked Lilian in

Lilian’s housemates had accompanied

she was also fully drenched

do much about it last night

that the fever would

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by the time her roommates

then immediately rushed her

drip on, she was

bumped

get her some porridge now,”

from your class who keeps running errands for rich heirs?”

you talking about?” said Lilian

an errand for a rich heir now! He said he was getting porridge for

red and pale,

like this. She had been this straightforward for as long

was even more heartless

been the one who told Quilla about all of that before

Back then, Lilian had insisted on giving her cup of milk tea to Gerald. She was even prepared to lick

pursuing

Lilian were all still speculating on Gerald’s true identity back then. They just couldn’t understand how he had so many good and close connections with

out that Gerald wasn’t as awesome as they had initially thought.

no trouble believing

in mind that they would have to treat Gerald better in the future.

of Lilian’s thoughts and her performance during the Yorknorth Mountain

to react that day!’ Lilian thought to herself, fuming

the two of them, Sharon definitely looked down on Gerald

them were shocked and filled with regrets when they found out that Gerald’s connections were better than Haywards, Lilian was the only one who had reacted while that b*tch didn’t react at

had given it some thought and she came to the realization that just pleasing Gerald just because he had good connections and interpersonal

on the other hand, had

even helped Sharon by arranging for a

just the reality of the

embarrassed yet again by Quilla’s comment and she immediately said, “Don’t listen to her nonsense, Gerald. Speaking of which, where are all your young and rich

down on Gerald for being nothing more than an errand boy, he was still close to

to Harnsley to play,

they bring

have to bring me there?” said Gerald with a bitter

Gerald himself liked leading a plain and simple life. Aside from special events or the usual drinking,

slightly. In her mind, she thought that they

a little longer, they

more

at

if he really was a young and rich heir I’d have pursued him long ago. Unfortunately, that’s just

not rich himself, he’s still acquainted with several rich heirs. Life might be a little shabby but we would always have the heirs’ backup and support. That way, I would be able to

he’ll definitely change his mind and try to

a pity that those rich heirs are playing by themselves at Harnsley now… D*mn it! If only Hayward didn’t know everything about Gerald’s background… Gerald’s still somewhere at

Actually, while you were talking, I suddenly had an idea that just might help you get him back! If it works, he’ll be begging on his knees for you to come

have in mind?” asked Lilian immediately, her interest

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Gerald finally got his hands on some porridge,

a

Gerald! You haven’t eaten yet, right? Come sit with me! I’ve just bought some delicious food from outside the hospital

still on drips? Why are you here at the cafeteria?”

know why Lilian had suddenly become so enthusiastic.

ridicule

reason why he was still

my medicine! Didn’t you know?”

and her arm would rub against his

feel goosebumps all over

This was because she used to be an art student and she was the

she definitely looked more enchanting

talked to her just a little earlier, her attitude wasn’t like this at all. What had happened under the course of half an hour to make her this enthusiastic? Honestly, she was somehow too

something you need, Lilian?” asked Gerald, thoroughly

I ran downstairs to buy some food just now because we all

to some roast chicken, some drinks, and various other dishes,

crepes. I remember back during our high school days, you would usually only eat steamed buns with pickles for lunch but on weekends, you’d be willing to treat yourself to an egg crepe after saving a few dollars. Since I saw a stall selling

she had pulled him down to sit

a little moved when he saw the egg crepe. Back when he was still

how enthusiastic she was and how much food she had bought for him, Gerald felt