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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.

up his house, he headed to Mr. Winter’s

a few shiny, brand new cars parked in front of Mr. Winters’s house. The best looking

were all newly

the oldest to the third, were all

big feasts and occasions as such, but

Gerald stepped into the house, he heard someone banging on the table

our house, and by what authority should we

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

of mine, had invested in the tourism sector in her town. After her house

besides, he won hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of lottery

banged his fists angrily on the table and

find

you can do that?

get back the

started falling into a chaotic

Gerald could not stand by the sidelines and eavesdrop any

want this house

It doesn’t matter who you want to hand the house over to; the house still belongs

hand, was fed

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

sister-in-law chimed in

Queenie, Francis,

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death stares

had unintentionally embarrassed them previously at the

came out of his mouth at the moment seemed to be

It has been a while

brother gestured everyone to the dining table

persistence, only then did the family get seated

face, he was afraid that he would fall sick once again

the time being, no one touched on

your internship? Have you found a job already?”

it wasn’t for our third bro pulling some strings, even Francis wouldn’t have found a job. But look at him now, he works in

is even 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 and

for a job,” Gerald said, cutting

a job! Are you planning to get by your days with just your lottery money and do nothing? You’ll starve to death sooner

cleaner. I remembered last time Aunt Lacy, who cleaned the hallways, said their cleaning company was short of cleaners, so she told us

her voice was

want to find a job, I can persuade Aunt Lacy with some gifts to get you

that won’t be a problem!” Francis chuckled as he, too,

a while back, Francis and

tens of thousands of dollars, their pride was hurt. But now, after entering the working world, their knowledge had widened. To them, Gerald was still a nobody who had just won

to take turns to throw jabs at

his head as he

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 in a low

to ridicule you or anything; you may have some money,

comes; we’ll go if we’re

we’re all kind of busy at the moment;

my leader told us there will be a major event happening in just a few days. It’s said that all the leaders from the province will be attending this event, so we’ve

was busy with

their intentions immediately. None of them would

if you’re not busy, you can come over. Just

stopped talking at that

We’ll still celebrate with you, and I’ll even prepare

them have a taste of

continued

over, the

ready to go to bed. Suddenly, Mr.

a minute! I’ve something important

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is

tugged at Gerald’s sleeve and

about it, but I figured it’s better to tell you in person. It’s not the wisest to talk about

ahead then, Mr.

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 the same age

family is well-off and rich, so there aren’t any particular criteria needed. I

between the two of you for tomorrow! I’m not going to let Francis know about this matter, and you

what Mr. Winters had in mind. Seeing that Gerald had difficulty looking for jobs, Mr. Winters wanted to help

these for Gerald, and his intentions were pure and

just like the last

him did not go well at

no need for that, but thank you for your

can mind your own business later, but I think you should meet up with her! It doesn’t matter if it will work out, at least

scenario felt almost identical to the

this particular circumstance, Gerald could not tell Mr. Winters that he was actually well-off, and there was no need to help him

neither accept nor reject that offer, and neither could he upset

meet up with her tomorrow.” Gerald

give her

the call. He

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 to meet, that’s up to you. Try to sweet-talk her, okay? Her name is Michelle Waxham, just call her Elle. Her mom is a teacher, so she is a sweet one with good manners.” Mr.

I’ll give her a call

with Mr. Winters,

before he decided

who are

lady’s voice was heard from

Elle? It was Mr. Winters who suggested that I

someone this way. He tried to act a little cheerful and generous,

I know,” Elle replied politely. She then waited for Gerald to

you busy?”

good, no worries, you

school or Second middle school?” Gerald

attended Second middle school; what about

new Domino’s that just opened in town; why

else to talk about anymore, so he went

“Sure!”

get some rest

“Mmhmm, you too!”

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of them then hung

of

on second thought, he knew that this was not for real. They were just going to meet each other for a while, and that was not a big

the other hand,

hung up the phone and began

Xabrina was eavesdropping on their conversation while lying on

other tomorrow. By the way, what’s his name? Do you know

Hmm… but why do I feel that his name is so strangely familiar? Seems like I’ve heard it somewhere before.” Michelle said as she continued removing

sisters had quite a charm to

how much dumber can you get? Sister, he’s one year younger than you, and he studied in First Middle School. You can simply just get somebody to inquire about

it then!” Michelle jumped up and immediately started

a few female juniors to inquire

was done, her

such a person to me?” Michelle voiced

“Eh? Sister, what’s wrong?”

poor, so much so that his parents and elder sister are out there doing manual labor. Besides, when he was studying in middle school, he was always bullied by the others. No wonder he couldn’t find a job even after he

Michelle cried out.

What are you gonna do then? You’ve promised him. Besides, it’s not like you’re able to bypass grandpa

sister replied, feeling equally

my goodness! If my classmates or best friends knew that I’m dating this infamous poor student, we would definitely be a laughing stock in no

said in a worried

she would certainly care about what the others’

be the talk of the town, in a good way. The more people praised their boyfriends, the happier the girls would

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

lost, Michelle called

told her mother

was being put in a

rest that my daughter couldn’t find herself a boyfriend and just picked some random guy. How could

mom, you do know how grandpa’s temper is. 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 tomorrow. Immediately reject

Her mother suggested.

that I’ll bump into my classmates!”

Michelle previously. But now, Michelle

classmates see us?” She

mother felt anxious too. “What can we do now, though? It seems like you don’t want to

Why not, let’s ask our little sister to go then. She’s two years younger than

do too. Xabrina, just go there on behalf of your sister. After all, you’re more eloquent than I

can do that. But sister, after the university term reopens and I become a junior, please

“No problem!”

as they were happy

then thought to

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

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The next day arrived.

the blind date, which

took the effort to do some preparations since he had given his promise to Mr. Winters. He decided

But something happened unexpectedly.

There were chicken wings and French fries on her table. At that moment, she was swinging her fair legs,

‘Could it be her?’

Gerald thought to himself.

put down her fries. She was munching while typing

at that moment, Gerald received a text message too.

“Are you here yet?”

Gerald thought to himself: ‘As

first impressions, she

slid

are you doing?” That girl was

at Gerald in a

for a blind date?” Gerald asked

The girl

Wait, you’re not Michelle? But didn’t you send a text message

message to my

sorry. I

stood up in

earlier, I would have called first.’

Michelle, suddenly someone tapped him

see another

eyes and looked

Are you here to meet someone?” The

am. And

“Xabrina!”

“Eh?”

elder sister—Michelle!” Xabrina quickly concealed

mistake someone else as me just now?” Xabrina

was the

she entered Domino’s, she was just

It was too awkward.

and watched from afar. She did

herself

less than five minutes to send him away and wrap up this issue for her

sat across from

needed to take a few glances at Xabrina to know that she was probably an empty flower pot—pretty on

the other hand, Xabrina locked her gaze on Gerald and

some inner thoughts as

is actually quite good-looking, to be honest. If only his family background were better, it would have been excellent for him

my sister ever

my sister to get married so

are indeed so many bees trying to gain my sister’s attention, just that

That means that you don’t have any salary. Besides, I heard that you’d bought a house in Serene County. But I’ve been transferred to work in Mayberry, so it means that I’ll be working

Xabrina asked him.

better to get straight to

so? If you’re talking about Mayberry, I

in Mayberry? How

Xabrina asked curiously.

about the details. Besides, I

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after a while that her intention of the meet up wasn’t for the

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