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Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 531

“Gerald?”

XellaJaquin and Waylon Letts were both startled.

The entire marketing department was confused.

“Alright, I’m coming!”

Gerald shouted back.

“Gerald, you…you…you are Mr. Crawford?” Xella stuttered. She was clearly in shock.

Though Cindy’s mom joked around once, saying how Gerald could actually be Mr. Crawford from Mayberry the last time they had dinner at their place.

Xella was just flabbergasted back then when she heard of the joke.

But when she gave it a second thought, she was quite close to Gerald, so how could he be the super-rich Mr. Crawford?

But then, just a moment ago, when Mr. Lyle had called out his name, Xella’s mind completely went blank.

Gosh, could Gerald be Mr. Crawford?!

Gerald turned to Xella and nodded, “Yep!”

He then left as the crowd stared at him in astonishment.

Waylon, initially brought in by Xella to visit her father, was dumbfounded as he fumbled around for a chair to sit.

“F*ck! Gerald is a rich heir, and he’s our CEO! No wonder he had so many tickets! Just like what I told you, Gerald had a sophisticated identity, but… oh my god, never would I have thought that he’s our chairman!”

The moment Gerald had left, the entire marketing department went crazy!

“Luckily, we didn’t offend the chairman!” Some girls were both relieved and scared.

In short, the entire atmosphere was just in a frenzy.

Everyone was way too overwhelmed and shocked.

Regarding Stuart’s matter, the problem was handled with ease.

At that moment, they did not only confess what they had done but also exposed several other department managers who were previously not mentioned.

Most of the culprits were residents from Serene County, Mayberry.

The outcome was simple. They were all handed over to the police.

When they were being arrested, Ava threw Gerald a pitiful gaze, pleading for his help, but he turned a blind eye.

He had already given her a chance before.

Since she played the emotion card to deceive him, Gerald was not going to fall for it again!

Eventually, the matter had come to an end.

“Mr. Crawford, your birthday is in four days; any plans? Your dad gave me a call and told me it’s your first birthday since the end of your poverty-stricken life, so let’s celebrate and have a good time, shall we!” Mr. Lyle smiled excitedly.

“What else is there to plan? I’d usually celebrate my birthday with Mr. and Mrs. Winters, and this year is no exception. I’ll still go back to my hometown, but this time around, all of you are free to tag along! With more than twenty people, it’s going to be a blast, hehe!”

Gerald returned a bright smile.

Other than Xeno, who had been a good friend to Gerald since he was a kid, Gerald did not have many close friends.

After all, if you had no money or influence, who would want to play with a poor loser like you?

Hence why Gerald did not invite that many to his birthday party.

Those that he planned on inviting were Zack Lyle and Michael Zeke, probably Aiden Baker, Elena Larson, Xeno Lane, and Sienna.

He mingled well and had fun with those people, so he figured their company would be alright.

Gerald was not willing to make it too public.

After that, Gerald packed up his things as he prepared to go to town.

Michael, on the other hand, looked pale.

Zack had already noticed it, so he asked, “Michael, is there something you haven’t told Gerald?”

Michael scratched his head, anxiously, “I kinda told everyone that Mr. Crawford’s birthday is in four days. But he said to keep it low-key?”

“What?! You leaked that information out?” Zack froze, stunned.

At five in the afternoon, Gerald took a cab and headed back to town.

Gerald could now head back freely without causing any trouble. It was not a problem for the fleet to send him off.

However, the fact that he was Mr. Crawford was still unclear to Mr. Winters and his family.

If he returned like this, it would be too much extravagance, and Gerald did not like this feeling.

The next thing on the list for Gerald was to come clean with Mr. Winters and his family regarding the hospital bill settlement and his identity. After all, there was nothing for him to hide from the old couple.

While on his way back to his hometown, Gerald felt it was better to keep a low profile.

Seeing the roads being paved along the road, Gerald knew that his town would soon undergo some significant development.

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“Young man, is your house in this town?”

The driver was a middle-aged man. He asked warmly and flashed a smile.

Gerald nodded.

“Well, congrats, kiddo, your town is about to undergo quite a significant development, and no piece of land here will be left unattended! Not only will they provide housing fees, but also demolition fees and many job opportunities too! You look like a college student, so when you’re back home, you should make good use of this opportunity!”

“Yeah, that would be nice!”

As they chatted along the way, they eventually arrived at Gerald’s hometown.

It was a town, but Gerald’s home was in a small village in the middle of the city—a town village.

There were many families in the village that run mills. They ran businesses like milling flour and such.

Back then, the best part about the village was the fantastic fragrance of freshly milled flour in the air.

But this trip back to his village, it was apparent that the fragrance of milled flour which Gerald missed was significantly lesser now.

“Woohoo, the college student is back!”

“Why didn’t you bring your girlfriend back?”

“Gerald, have you found a job? I’m sure such a bright college student like you can find a good job, right?”

As soon as he entered the village, the villagers flocked around him and started questioning.

“Not yet!”

Gerald smiled.

“Hmph, then you went to college for nothing? It’s no different than the others who dropped out of school early to work!” A woman taunted with disdain.

The village folks’ words were dreadful and judgemental, but Gerald did not bother much.

Instead, he turned away from their remarks and finally reached the door of his home.

When he took out his keys to unlock the door, he realized that the door lock was changed some time ago, and he could not open it.

“What’s the matter?”

Gerald wondered for a moment.

“Oh, Gerald, you’re back!” A woman came out of the house next to Mr. Winters’s. She was Mr. Winters’s second daughter-in-law, Sandrilla Sutton.

She approached Gerald while munching on some peanuts.

“Sandrilla, how come the house locks were changed?”

Gerald asked as he smiled wryly.

He had met Sandrilla before back when they were at the hospital.

She was very greedy for money and would take advantage of every situation, and she did not like losses.

“Oh, I changed it; what’s wrong?”

“Then what about the keys to my house?” Gerald asked.

“Huh, what do you mean by your house? Gerald, do you even know who this house belongs to now? I know why you’re back. You heard that the house was about to be demolished, and you wanted to come back to get your fair share of the money. Let me tell you this once, don’t even think about it! This is my house and written black and white on the estate license!”

Sandrilla’s tone changed.

Gerald immediately understood what she meant.

Mr. Winters had two houses when Gerald’s parents moved here. One was for their own family, and the other one was this.

His parents paid for the house.

To be frank, there was no such thing as a real estate license in the countryside twenty years ago.

They only signed a simple contract, and it was the same contract that his dad had signed with Mr. Winters while they were drinking.

That was a long time ago, and Gerald had no idea where his father had kept the contract.

During that time, they would not even have thought that Mr. Winters’ family would forcefully evict them to get the house back.

And it was because of this matter.

Sandrilla, too, heard about the demolition project and tried to get her hands on the house. She could make tens of thousands of dollars from it.

“Gerald, you’re back! Don’t listen to her nonsense; this house belongs to your family, and no one can take it away from you!”

Suddenly, Mr. Winters came out and exclaimed firmly.

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“What do you mean by that, old man? What do you mean it’s theirs? I’m warning you, I’ve consulted with a lawyer, and if we bring this to court, the contract you signed will not be counted! The real estate certificate is ours anyway!” Sandrilla said frantically.

‘Seems like they’ve been quarreling about the matter for quite some time now.’

Gerald thought to himself.

Earlier, when he called Mr. Winters, he sensed that Mr. Winters was in a bad mood.

It turned out that they had been quarreling.

Even if the housing estate belonged to the Crawfords, why would Gerald even fight with them for it?

“Besides, didn’t Gerald win the lottery? Why would he still care about this house anyway! And I don’t know where I lost the house key for the lock!” Sandrilla continued, fuming.

“Hmph!” Mr. Winters grunted as he picked up a large rock from the ground.

“Excuse me, what do you think you’re doing?” Sandrilla asked as she stepped back in anxiousness.

Mr. Winters then stormed towards the door and smashed the lock with the rock.

He then whipped out a new lock from his pocket.

“Gerald, with this lock, the three of them wouldn’t dare to take turns to change the lock to your house. Enough with this mess. Let’s go inside and clean-up later. Come over to my house for dinner; your aunt is cooking up a feast for you.” Mr. Winters said.

“Alright then!”

Gerald took the lock and forced a smile. Turns out, the second sister-in-law was not the first person to lock his house door. The first and third sister-in-law were also involved.

Gerald looked at how grim and hopeless the circumstances were and could only force a grin.

Sandrilla’s face turned scarlet. She cried as she ran back home to make a phone call.

house, he headed

new cars parked in front of Mr. Winters’s house. The best looking one

all

the brothers, from the

big feasts and occasions as such, but this year, things were

house, he heard someone banging on the

That was our house, and by what authority should we give it

mom, I heard that this time they’re going to demolish several houses, and to reimburse them for the demolition, each household will be receiving tens of thousands of dollars. They’re starting to repair the roads, and since our house is by the mountainside, they might even turn this place into a tourist attraction, or even a movie base! After this, our houses will be worth a lot of money!

friend of mine, had invested in the tourism sector in her town. After her house was demolished, she was

so much advantage over us; besides, he won hundreds of thousands of

banged his fists

I’ll find someone to get

what makes you think that only you can do that? It’s not like I’ve got no connections at

Plus, if you get back the house, wouldn’t that mean the house

falling into a chaotic

point, Gerald could not stand by the sidelines and eavesdrop any longer, so he

stop fighting! If you want this house that much, take it!”

has nothing to do with you, so stop the nonsense. It doesn’t matter who you want to hand the house over to; the house still belongs to your family!” Mr.

on the other hand, was fed up with

since Gerald said it himself, you don’t have to worry

sister-in-law chimed

Queenie, Francis,

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threw death stares at

had unintentionally embarrassed them previously at the

out of

It has been a while since Gerald

brother gestured everyone to the dining table after hearing what

the eldest brother’s persistence, only then did the family get seated at the dinner

father’s face, he was afraid that he

time being, no one touched on the

internship? Have you found a job

he hasn’t found any job yet, though. It’s difficult to look for a job these days, and if it wasn’t for our third bro pulling some strings, even Francis wouldn’t have found a job. But look at

better! Although her job is quite laborious, it holds the infinite potential for future developments! Francis is still young for his age; being able to live so comfortably is not a good thing!” The second sister-in-law scoffed

job,” Gerald said, cutting the

money and do nothing? You’ll starve to

company is short of a toilet cleaner. I remembered last time Aunt Lacy, who

spoke up; her

want to find a job, I can persuade Aunt Lacy with some gifts to get you the position!” The second sister-in-law nodded in

be a problem!” Francis chuckled as

first met a while back,

had embarrassed them with tens of thousands of dollars, their pride was hurt. But now, after entering the working world, their knowledge had widened. To them, Gerald was

turns to throw jabs

head as he

a while, he finally spoke up, “My birthday is in another three or four days. I’ve invited my friends to come over, and I’m treating them to dinner; all of you should join us too.” Gerald extended the invitation

not like we like to ridicule you or anything; you may have some money, but why even bother holding a birthday celebration? It’s not like you

time comes; we’ll go

we’re all kind of busy at the moment;

told us there will be a major event happening in just a few days. It’s said that all the leaders from the province

was busy with

on to their intentions immediately. None of them would spare even a

busy, you can come over. Just

talking

over. We’ll still celebrate with you, and I’ll even

warmed up, “Okay, I’ll let them have a taste

continued

over, the brothers drove

was ready to go to bed. Suddenly, Mr. Winters called out to

I’ve something important

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What is it, Mr.

tugged at Gerald’s sleeve and

good! When you called earlier today, I told you about it, but I figured it’s better to tell you

go ahead then, Mr.

befriended this guy. After all these years of moving around, when I went to town some time ago, I just happened to run into him, and we chatted for a bit, you know, to catch up. He told me that his granddaughter is almost

her a boyfriend. Her family is well-off and rich, so there aren’t any particular

of you for

could see what Mr. Winters had in mind. Seeing that Gerald had difficulty looking for jobs, Mr.

for Gerald, and his

like the last

that were matchmade to him did not go well at

for that, but thank you for

think you should meet up with her! It doesn’t matter if it will work out, at least

identical to

tell Mr. Winters that he was actually well-off, and there

reject that offer, and neither could he upset

I’ll meet up

her

grabbed his phone to make the call. He then returned minutes later

him that both of you will be meeting and none of us will be tagging along. This is her number, give her a call tomorrow. Wherever you guys are going

then, I’ll give her

chatting with Mr. Winters, Gerald went

before he decided to

who are you looking

heard from the

was Mr. Winters who suggested that I should give you a

was Gerald’s first time to call someone this way. He tried to act a little cheerful and generous, but he still sounded

know,” Elle replied politely. She

you busy?”

good, no worries, you

it the First, middle school or Second middle school?” Gerald tried to

Second middle

There’s a new Domino’s that just opened in town; why don’t we meet

what else to talk about anymore, so he went straight to the

“Sure!”

you get

“Mmhmm, you too!”

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them then hung

felt a slight pang of guilt.

for real. They were just going to meet each other for a

hand, in

phone and began removing

sister, Xabrina was eavesdropping on their

other tomorrow. By

why do I feel that his name is so strangely familiar? Seems like

sisters had quite

First Middle School. You can simply just get somebody to inquire about him from

about it then!” Michelle jumped up and immediately started making

called a few female juniors to inquire

she was done, her

a person to me?” Michelle

“Eh? Sister, what’s wrong?”

elder sister are out there doing manual labor. Besides, when he was studying in middle school, he was always bullied by the others. No

Michelle cried out.

then? You’ve promised him. Besides, it’s not like you’re able

replied, feeling

care. Even if I can’t find myself a boyfriend, I’ll definitely never get together with someone as such. Oh my goodness! If my classmates or best friends knew

said in a

she would certainly

be the talk of the town, in a good

to think about it anymore! I need to go and tell mother all about

lost, Michelle

told her mother

mother was being put in a difficult position

daughter couldn’t find herself a boyfriend and just picked some random guy. How could this be?!

He likes to keep his reputation. If he’s being humiliated in front of his friends, he might not be able to eat or sleep well. Then Dad

Xabrina asked worriedly.

do? Okay, how about this. Elle, just go and meet him

Her mother suggested.

that I’ll bump into my classmates!” Michelle

thought never occurred to Michelle previously. But now,

or classmates see

do now, though?

Why not, let’s ask our little sister to go then. She’s two years younger than him. Besides, she’s quite cheerful. It’ll be easier

too. Xabrina, just go there on behalf of

But sister, after the university term reopens and I become a junior, please give me more pocket

“No problem!”

entire family smiled as they were happy

sneered. She then

like him ever dream of marrying a pretty girl? I’ll humiliate him to the

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The next day arrived.

was the day of the blind date, which was arranged by

outcome, he still took the effort to do

But something happened unexpectedly.

wings and French fries on her table. At that moment, she was swinging her fair legs, and it seemed like she was

‘Could it be her?’

Gerald thought to himself.

girl then put down her fries. She was munching while typing

that moment, Gerald received a text message too. It was

“Are you here yet?”

Gerald thought to himself: ‘As expected, it

she

ahead and slid into the seat

That girl was clearly

at Gerald

you here for a blind date?” Gerald asked

of your mind?” The girl stared at Gerald, her eyes frozen

a text message to me just now?” Gerald was

to my boyfriend. Do you understand?” The

so sorry. I made a

up in

I would have called

he was about to call Michelle, suddenly someone tapped him on his shoulders

see another gorgeous girl in

blinked her large eyes and

to meet someone?” The girl

I am. And

“Xabrina!”

“Eh?”

Xabrina quickly concealed

else as me just now?” Xabrina asked him in a slight contemptuous

that was the plain

was just in

It was too awkward.

aside and watched from afar. She did not go over to greet him as she felt

to herself that Gerald was

than five minutes to send him away

sat across

only needed to take a few glances at Xabrina to know that she was probably an empty flower pot—pretty on the outside, but nothing

hand, Xabrina locked her gaze on Gerald and sized

some inner thoughts as she stared at

be honest. If only his family background

he’s so poor. How would my sister ever fall in love with

for grandpa forcing my sister to get married so soon, certainly my sister would not be so anxious about looking for

gain my sister’s attention, just that she doesn’t fancy

bought a house in Serene County. But I’ve been transferred to work in

Xabrina asked him.

better to get straight to

so? If you’re talking about Mayberry, I do have a

You own a house in Mayberry?

Xabrina asked curiously.

about the details. Besides, I never

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intention of the

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