The Secretly Rich Man

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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.

a new house

belongings to her new house,

treated all of them to a meal in a local restaurant which explained why they were all huddled near

Gerald again after some time, Cassandra could

just like Felicity as both of them had liked Ordinary Man. Knowing that Gerald could most probably be the real Ordinary Man, she

was raining very heavily, he just couldn’t

past him consecutively, all of them moving toward the entrance

rushed out. In their hands were their

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

he saw Tammy and Giya’s parents

Let me see my daughter!”

noticing Gerald standing in the rain. He gestured for them

felt weak as he could finally breathe a sigh of relief. Drake

enter the house so he walked to her and told her about the good news. Felicity stopped in her tracks for a moment before nodding. Gerald simply nodded back, a tired smile on his face before

walk away, a voice

“Felicity! Here! Over here!”

get a closer look and one of the girls

Why were so many of

that Yvonne was there, she

you’re awesome! They hadn’t allowed anyone in but you’re being given access to enter along

the Maybach cars blocking the entrances. Thankfully, Tammy had told

without knowing how large a scale the rescue mission actually was. I’m as shocked as all of you are to

they don’t seem

was curious as well so

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

“Gerald?” said Cassandra, stunned.

who asked

she paused

Cassandra looked at each other, shock reflected in

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

you say that you liked him earlier? Why

fools would ever confess

at

“Mr. Crawford!”

The shout was so loud

toward Gerald to shelter him

As another guard quickly handed him another one, Gerald pointed toward the Ofo bike laying on

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

the girl. However, she fainted once she found out where she had been held captive all this time. Rest assured,

relief. Take

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relieved, he still felt the need to see her with

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

the final procedures of the operation ran over when they

like the guards standing guard over the entrance, those present

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?…”

that

she had

who

wasn’t worried about Tammy and her group of

something drop,

her, Cassandra and a few others were trying to squeeze through

‘Why are they here?’

guards to allow them

sighed. They could wait. What was more important now was to check if Giya was

had seen Gerald while exiting one

Sanfords. He had been given three days and if he failed to return the money by then, it was said that they

earlier, Drake and Tyson had thrown him off

other hand, had continued to pressure the Sanfords till they finally

the basic summary of the

currently was. He didn’t want to bother about Tammy, Cassandra, Felicity, or the others who were

on a couch. She was unconscious as the guard earlier had

could finally breathe a bit easier the moment the ambulance

continued looking out the door, Tammy, Cassandra, and a

equally felt that it was strange seeing

c*ap! This is too much for me to

but the revelation affected Cassandra and

so hard to find had been in my class all along! We were so close by!” said Felicity as her phone dropped to

look at all of them. He slowly walked forward, picked up

you guys doing

Mr. Crawford… Wait, no! We were helping her move her things to her new house, Mr. Crawford! Because we helped, she treated us to a meal in a restaurant nearby…” said

my cars in the first place… I’ll give

opened the door of a car

without another word and left the scene. He knew that even if he stayed

place as the car Gerald was

him…” whispered Felicity to

what’s happening here today… Why are there

moment, three women walked

her all the cars that were slowly leaving. Lilian however, was still

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all the luxurious cars!” said

stunned out of her daze when she saw that they were telling

and every single one of them was worth as much as a single housing unit on

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

I’m much more beautiful than she is yet Hayward still chose her!

thing Sharon is

a

cars refueled Lilian’s jealousy toward Sharon and

after, the cars all left and everything returned

was taken away by

the hospital after he woke up to

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

had told her what had happened

for not taking care of you in the first place. I’m just

some confessions to the police officers. He said that him saving my mother was a lie! If he hadn’t

shocked when she heard from her father that Gerald

he nodded. He didn’t need

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 that!” said Giya

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

I finally understand why you’re so unwilling to be with me. You’re Mr. Crawford from Mayberry,

already told you before! I’m with Mila now… It’s impossible for me to fall in love

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 precious gift you had given me the other day… However, now that I know your true identity, I understand

I’m feeling much more relieved now… I think I can honestly say this now too. Gerald, I hope that you’ll

he saw that

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

Gerald was still filled with

the past. His inactions had also nearly

Gerald really meant

I ask for help in the future you better not try to run away!” joked

now, just focus on resting. I’ll get you some porridge

him, the smile on her face slowly faded. She then clenched on

with Giya’s lunchbox in

knocked over. She was being supported by a girl

I wasn’t-

doing

Lilian’s housemates had accompanied her as she had her

a great shock and she was also fully

they couldn’t do much about it last

thought that the fever would be gone by the time

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condition had only worsened by the time her roommates woke her

rushed her

she was finally starting to feel

bumped into

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

for rich heirs?” said one of the girls as she looked

What are you talking

Isn’t this the guy? Look, he’s even running an errand for a rich heir now! He said

pale, unsure

this. She had been this straightforward for as long as Lilian knew

Quilla was even more heartless compared

one who told Quilla about all of that before

Gerald had 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

thought of pursuing Gerald

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

had initially thought. In truth, he had just been running an errand for someone

Sharon had no trouble

the future. After

her performance during the Yorknorth Mountain Celebration Festival

just been too shocked to react that

of them, Sharon definitely looked

regrets when they found out that Gerald’s connections were better than Haywards, Lilian was the only one who

the realization that just pleasing Gerald just because he had good connections and interpersonal

other hand, had his assets and also

Sharon by

just the reality of the

she immediately said, “Don’t listen

more than an errand

Harnsley to play,

they bring

reason would they have to bring me there?” said Gerald with a bitter smile

group of young and rich heirs enjoyed spending their money specifically only for having fun, Gerald himself liked leading a plain and simple life. Aside from special events or the usual drinking, he didn’t

her lips slightly. In her mind, she thought that they wouldn’t

little longer, they eventually went

a little more capable I might have considered pursuing him! Such a pity…” said

looked at

pursued him long ago. Unfortunately, that’s just how it

and support. That way, I would be able to

to get me back! Once that

at Harnsley now… D*mn it! If only Hayward didn’t know everything about Gerald’s background… Gerald’s still somewhere at the bottom of the

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 back!” said

do you have in mind?” asked Lilian immediately, her

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Gerald finally got his hands on some porridge, he

was Lilian with a bag of food

I’ve just bought some

drips? Why are you

didn’t know why Lilian had suddenly become so enthusiastic. It was slightly

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

was the only reason why he was

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

was now standing very close to Gerald and her arm would rub against his from time

could feel goosebumps all over

figure and looked extremely beautiful. This was because she used to be an art student and she was the captain of the Latin

Sharon, she definitely looked more enchanting

had happened under the

there something you need, Lilian?” asked Gerald, thoroughly weirded

just now because we all know cafeteria food isn’t the greatest in the world! They’re overpriced

chicken, some drinks, and various other dishes, Lilian had also bought a hot egg

eating egg 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 egg crepes

reply, she had pulled him down to

egg crepe. Back when he was still living in poverty, egg crepes were like

how much food she had bought for him, Gerald felt like it would be a

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