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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.

Gerald had tidied up his house, he

new cars parked in front of

were all

like all the brothers, from the oldest to the third, were

big feasts and occasions as such,

he heard someone banging on the table

our house, and by what authority should we

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

in her town. After her house was demolished, she

too! Gerald’s family has taken so much advantage over us; besides,

fists angrily on the

find

do that? It’s not like I’ve

get back the house, wouldn’t that mean the house would be under your name

started falling into a chaotic

the sidelines and eavesdrop any

stop fighting! If you want this house that much,

nonsense. It doesn’t matter who you want to hand the house over to; the house still belongs to your family!” Mr. Winters

hand, was fed up with the

said it himself, you don’t

sister-in-law chimed in

Queenie, Francis, and

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threw death stares at

them

that came out of

a while since

to the dining table after hearing what

only then did the family get seated at

the housing matter and seeing the angered expression on their father’s face, he was afraid that he would fall sick

being, no

you finished your internship? Have you found a job already?” The third brother

to look for a job these days, and if it wasn’t for our third bro pulling some strings, even Francis wouldn’t have

better! Although her job is quite laborious, it holds the infinite potential for future developments! Francis is still young for his age; being

looking for a job,”

with just your lottery money and do nothing? You’ll starve to death sooner or later, and besides, without a decent job, who’s going to look up to you?”

toilet cleaner. I remembered last time Aunt Lacy, who cleaned the hallways, said their cleaning company was short

spoke up; her voice

Gerald, if you want to find a job, I can persuade Aunt Lacy with some

a problem!”

while back,

with tens of thousands of dollars, their pride was hurt. But now, after entering the working world, their

continued 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

some money, but why even bother holding a birthday

when the time comes; we’ll go if

busy at the moment; we don’t have time for your

my meeting today, my leader told us there will be a major event happening in just a few days. It’s said that all the leaders

was busy

their intentions immediately. None of them would spare even a minute

can come over. Just saying. That’s all.”

talking

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

up, “Okay, I’ll let them have a taste of your cooking Mrs. Winters!

then continued

over, the brothers drove

to bed. Suddenly, Mr. Winters called out

a minute! I’ve something important

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is

Gerald’s sleeve and sat him

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

go ahead then,

to run into him, and we chatted for a bit, you know, to catch up. He told me that

earlier than you, and now her family seems anxious to find her a boyfriend. Her family is well-off and rich, so there aren’t any particular criteria needed. I just thought of introducing her to

to discuss with you about arranging a date between the two of you for tomorrow! I’m not

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

Gerald, and his intentions were pure and

just like the

that were matchmade to him did not go well at all. Gerald was traumatized by the girls, so he

thank you for your kind consideration! Now, if

can mind your own business later, but I think you should meet up with

felt almost identical to the

not tell Mr. Winters that he was actually well-off, and there was no need

neither accept nor reject that offer, and

up with her

I’ll give her a call

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

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

then, I’ll give her

chatting with Mr.

a bit before he

are you

lady’s voice was heard

Mr. Winters who suggested

He tried to

replied politely. She then waited

you busy?”

good, no worries, you

before? Was it the First, middle school

attended Second middle school;

There’s a new Domino’s that just opened in town; why

not know what else to talk about anymore,

“Sure!”

you get some rest

“Mmhmm, you too!”

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then

pang of guilt. He felt sorry for

this was not for real. They were just going to meet each other for a while, and that

other hand, in the

the phone and began removing her

on their conversation

each other tomorrow.

before. Hmm… but why do I feel that his name is so strangely familiar? Seems like I’ve heard

quite a

younger than you, and he studied in First Middle School. You can simply just get somebody to inquire

inquire about it then!” Michelle jumped

a few female juniors to inquire

moment she was done, her

a person

“Eh? Sister, what’s wrong?”

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.

Michelle cried out.

then? You’ve promised him. Besides, it’s

sister replied, feeling equally

someone as such. Oh my goodness! If my classmates or best friends knew that I’m dating this infamous poor student, we would definitely be

said in a

just a girl, she would certainly care about what

of the town, in a good way. The more

turned out to be like this… Ahh! I don’t want to think

lost, Michelle

her mother

mother was being put in a difficult

boyfriend and just picked some random guy. How could this be?! No way! It’s better to reject

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 will

Xabrina asked worriedly.

out a loud sigh. “Then what should we do? Okay, how about this. Elle,

Her mother suggested.

I’m afraid that I’ll bump

But now, Michelle cared about

or classmates

we do now, though? It seems

go then. She’s two years younger than him. Besides, she’s quite cheerful. It’ll be easier for her to reject

go there on behalf

replied, “I can do that. But sister, after the university term reopens and I become a junior, please give me more pocket

“No problem!”

as they were happy with

then thought to

dream of marrying a pretty girl? I’ll humiliate him to the core tomorrow.

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The next day arrived.

the blind date, which was arranged by

know what to expect of the outcome, he still 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

‘Could it be her?’

Gerald thought to himself.

She was

that moment, Gerald received a

“Are you here yet?”

himself: ‘As

first impressions, she was

Gerald went ahead and slid into the

are you doing?” That girl

looked at Gerald in a

here for a blind

date? Are you out of your mind?” The girl stared

you’re not Michelle? But didn’t you send a text message to me just now?” Gerald

is. I was sending a Line message to my boyfriend.

so sorry. I

stood up

I

he was about to call Michelle, suddenly someone

was stunned to see another gorgeous girl in front of

eyes and

Are you here to meet someone?” The girl

I am. And

“Xabrina!”

“Eh?”

Xabrina quickly concealed the

me just now?” Xabrina asked him in a slight

was the plain

Domino’s, she was just in time to

It was too awkward.

watched from afar. She did not go over to greet him

herself that Gerald was

than five minutes to send him away and

sat across

at Xabrina to know that she was probably an empty flower pot—pretty on

her gaze on Gerald

had some inner thoughts

to be honest. If only his family background were better, it would have been excellent for him to be

would my

it weren’t for grandpa forcing my sister to get married so soon, certainly my sister would not

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

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 in Mayberry soon. What are your plans in terms of

Xabrina asked him.

be better

you’re talking about Mayberry, I do have a

in Mayberry?

Xabrina asked curiously.

the details. Besides, I never stay there!”

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