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.

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

her new house, she had asked for help

in a local restaurant which explained why

time, Cassandra could feel her heart

had liked Ordinary Man. Knowing that Gerald could most probably be the real Ordinary Man, she

very heavily, he just couldn’t cycle

past him consecutively, all

last car hit the brakes, Felicity, Yvonne, and a few others rushed out. In their hands

about what he had found out earlier before his

Gerald got to the house, he saw Tammy and Giya’s parents trying to get past several bodyguards

see my daughter!” cried

looked at each other before noticing Gerald standing in the rain.

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.

about the good news. Felicity stopped in her tracks for a moment before nodding. Gerald simply nodded back, a tired smile on his

walk away, a voice suddenly called

“Felicity! Here! Over here!”

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

were so many

that Yvonne was there, she went

hadn’t allowed anyone in but you’re being given access to enter along with

come along to broadcast the scene so even she was shocked when she first saw all the Maybach cars blocking the entrances. Thankfully, Tammy had told the guards that Gerald had sent them so they were allowed access into

here without knowing how large a scale

how her parents reacted they don’t seem to be the leader of this group…” asked

was curious as well so she

simply shook her head. “I’m not too sure either. Gerald 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 what was happening and she was shocked to find out that she was now in a house in

“Gerald?” said Cassandra, stunned.

the girl in question is his friend. He was the one who asked for my help to look for her

saying that, she

looked at each other,

of the blue, someone burst into laughter. “Everyone, look! Gerald’s drenched from

Didn’t you say that you liked him

only fools would

the students continued laughing at him, a shout

“Mr. Crawford!”

shout was so loud and clear that

then instantly rushed toward Gerald to shelter him from the

he wiped his face dry with his hanky. As another guard quickly handed him

the ground when he was rushing toward

had been held captive all this time. Rest

relief. Take me

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relieved, he still felt the need to see her with

two guards from before, the guards who had guarded the door lined up

few bodyguards who were dealing with the final procedures of

standing guard over the entrance, those present inside stood in two lines respectfully before bowing

they

the room

“Mr. Crawford?…”

that

other girls she had

who his true identity

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

heard something drop, he turned around and

of the broadcasting equipment she was holding on to. Behind her, Cassandra and a few others were trying to squeeze through the confused guards who

‘Why are they here?’

he signaled to the guards to

What was more important

who had seen Gerald while

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 three days and if he failed to return the money by then, it was said that they would r*pe her!” said Michael as he

to resist earlier, Drake and Tyson had

the other hand, had continued to

basic summary of

He didn’t want to bother about Tammy, Cassandra, Felicity, or the others who were still in

were looking after Giya who had been placed on a couch. She was unconscious as the

that she was still in one piece, 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

he continued looking out the door, Tammy, Cassandra, and a few others

it was strange

Crawford from Mayberry? Holy c*ap! This is too much for me to take in!” Yoana said aloud as she

feeling more or less the same but the revelation affected Cassandra and Felicity the most. They felt their

find had been in

turning to look at all of them. He slowly walked forward, picked up Felicity’s phone

to be here, counselor… What are you guys doing

counselor move Mr. Crawford… Wait, no! We were helping her move her things to her new house, Mr. Crawford! Because we helped, she

happened… Well, since you’re all stuck here because of my cars in the first place… I’ll give all of you a ride back,” said Gerald as he walked out

of a car that had

even if he stayed for any longer, there was not much else he

the car Gerald was in slowly

whispered Felicity

anymore! I wonder what’s happening here today… Why are there so many

that moment, three women walked out of a

show her all the cars that were slowly leaving. Lilian however, was still in a slight daze. She looked like she had just finished crying not too long

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all the

momentarily stunned out of her daze when she

them was worth as much as a single housing unit on

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

more beautiful than she is yet Hayward still chose her! That

Sharon is good

she had rented a

cars refueled Lilian’s jealousy toward

left and everything returned to

was taken away

Gerald immediately headed to the hospital after he woke up to

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

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

care of you in the first place. I’m just glad

saving my mother was a lie! If he hadn’t mentioned the incident, I wouldn’t have

she heard from

saved her,” replied Gerald as he nodded.

Why didn’t you tell me about that earlier? You know, there was a time when I thought of becoming Yacob’s girlfriend! If I ever got into such a situation I’d have blamed you for burdening me like

continue to pester you for the rest of your life?” asked Giya, her

me. You’re Mr. Crawford from Mayberry, a highly prestigious person! It would be impossible for you to fall in

Mila now… It’s impossible

leg, I understood that the first time you told me… Actually, now that I think about it, maybe I was never truly in love with you in the first place. I was probably just touched by the

much more relieved now… I think I can honestly say this now too. Gerald, I hope that you’ll be happy together with Mila!” said Giya

tenseness leave his shoulders when he saw that

from now on, okay? If you have any troubles, I’ll lend a hand as long as I’m able to!” said Gerald as he returned

honesty, Gerald was

her plans in the past. His inactions had also nearly gotten her r*ped if he had acted

Gerald really meant what

what you told me today! If I ask for help in

you some porridge from the cafeteria!” said Gerald as

him, the smile on her face slowly faded. She

Gerald continued walking to the cafeteria with Giya’s lunchbox in hand, he

you’re going!” scolded the woman who had almost been knocked over. She was being supported by a girl who was

sorry, I

are you doing here?” asked Lilian in

Lilian’s housemates had accompanied her

shock and she was also fully

symptoms of having a high fever, they couldn’t do much about it last night due to

even thought that the fever would

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worsened by the time her

immediately rushed her

was finally starting to feel a

she bumped into

hospitalized here. I’m about to get her some porridge now,” said Gerald as

class who keeps running errands for rich heirs?” said one of the girls as

talking

running an errand for a rich heir now! He said he was getting porridge for someone, remember?”

and pale, unsure which emotion

She had been this

Quilla was even more heartless compared

the one who

been awesome the last time they were at the Yorknorth Mountain Celebration Festival. Back then, Lilian had insisted on giving her cup of milk tea to Gerald. She was even prepared to lick his boots if she needed

of pursuing Gerald then as

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

initially thought. In truth,

no trouble believing Hayward’s

to treat Gerald better in the future. After all, he

was precisely because of Lilian’s thoughts and her performance during the Yorknorth Mountain Celebration Festival that Hayward felt that she was

been too shocked to react that

of them, Sharon definitely looked down on

connections were better than Haywards, Lilian was the only one who had reacted while that b*tch

to the realization that just pleasing Gerald just because he had good connections and interpersonal relationships was quite

the other hand, had his assets and

helped Sharon by arranging for

just the reality

said, “Don’t listen to her

Lilian still looked down on Gerald for being nothing more than an errand

they’ve gone to Harnsley to play, I

bring you along?”

me there?” said Gerald with a bitter smile on his

their money specifically only for having fun, Gerald himself liked leading a plain and simple

her lips slightly. In her mind, she thought that they

longer, they eventually went their separate

actually pretty handsome! If he was a little more capable I might

looked at

long ago. Unfortunately, that’s just how it

and support. That way, I would be able to give Hayward a slap to make him regret choosing that b*tch over me! Plus, Hayward’s always had an inferiority complex whenever

complex is triggered, he’ll definitely change his mind and try to get me back!

know everything about Gerald’s background… Gerald’s still somewhere at the bottom of the food chain now! How am I ever going to make Hayward regret not choosing me?” said Lilian

you were talking, I suddenly had an idea that just might help you get him back! If it works,

in mind?” asked Lilian

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Gerald finally got his hands on some porridge, he felt a light

a bag of food in

eaten yet, right? Come sit with me! I’ve just bought some delicious food from outside the hospital so let’s eat

Why are you here at the cafeteria?” asked Gerald

suddenly become so

that she would often ridicule him, Gerald didn’t hold it against her

was the only reason why he

I was fine the moment I saw you! You’re… Just like my medicine! Didn’t you know?” asked Lilian with a

close to Gerald and her arm would rub against

goosebumps all

because she used to be an art student and she was the captain of

she definitely looked more enchanting and she was more

when Gerald had 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 enthusiastic this time

need, Lilian?” asked Gerald,

all know cafeteria food isn’t the greatest in the world! They’re overpriced here too! But

some roast chicken, some drinks, and various other dishes, Lilian had

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 egg crepes by the roadside, I got one

she had pulled him

felt a little moved when he saw the egg crepe. Back when he was still living in poverty, egg crepes were like food for royalty

up to. However, seeing how enthusiastic she was and how much food she had bought for him, Gerald felt like it would be a little