The Secretly Rich Man

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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.

had tidied up his house,

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

all newly

the oldest to

usually held many big feasts and occasions as

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

was our house, and by what authority should we

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! Money!” Francis Winters

town. After her house was demolished, she was able

over us; besides, he won hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of

his fists angrily on the table and

wait until tomorrow. I’ll find

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

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

family started falling

the sidelines and eavesdrop any longer,

you want this house that much,

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

hand, was fed up

you don’t have

chimed

Francis,

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death

them previously

incident, any word that came out of his mouth at the moment

while since

everyone to the dining table after

only then did the family get

he was afraid that

the time being, no one

Have you found a job already?” The third brother

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 him now, he works in an office for an insurance company, isn’t that great?” The third sister-in-law

infinite potential for future developments! Francis is still young for his age; being able to live so comfortably is

for a job,” Gerald

a job! Are you planning to get by your days with just your lottery money and do nothing?

I’m afraid it’s quite difficult for someone like Gerald to find a good job, but hey, our company is short of a toilet cleaner. I remembered last time Aunt Lacy, who cleaned the hallways, said their

her

I can persuade Aunt Lacy with some gifts to get you the position!” The second

that won’t be a problem!” Francis

back, Francis and

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 still

turns

lowered his head as he ate

invited my friends to come over, and I’m

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

time comes; we’ll go if

kind of busy at the moment;

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

too was busy with

to their intentions immediately. None of them would spare

you can come over. Just

talking

can ask your friends to come over. We’ll still celebrate with you, and

their words, Gerald’s heart warmed up, “Okay, I’ll let them have a taste of your cooking Mrs.

continued briefing

was over, the brothers

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

a minute! I’ve something important that

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is it, Mr.

Winters tugged at Gerald’s

about it, but I figured it’s better to tell you

go ahead then, Mr.

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 the same age as you, around the same age

family seems anxious to find her a boyfriend. Her family is well-off and rich, so there

of you for tomorrow! I’m not going to let Francis know about this matter, and you shouldn’t tell him

had in mind. Seeing that Gerald had difficulty looking for jobs,

did all these for Gerald, and

the last time with

were matchmade to him did not go well at

you for your kind consideration! Now,

to be afraid of? You 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 get to

almost identical to the

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

offer, and neither could

up with her

I’ll give her a call

make the call. He then returned minutes

you guys are going to meet, that’s up to you. Try to sweet-talk her, okay? Her name is Michelle Waxham, just

then, I’ll give her a call

chatting with Mr. Winters, Gerald went

for a bit before he decided to

who are you looking

was heard from

It was Mr.

Gerald’s first time to call someone this way. He tried to act a little

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

busy?”

worries,

Was it the First, middle school or Second middle school?” Gerald tried to create conversations with

attended Second middle school; what

are you free tomorrow? There’s a new Domino’s that just opened in town;

about anymore, so he went straight to the

“Sure!”

you get some

“Mmhmm, you too!”

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of them then hung

a slight pang of guilt. He felt sorry

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

hand,

hung up the phone and

sister, Xabrina was eavesdropping on their conversation while lying on

you’re going to meet each other

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

had quite a

can you get? Sister, he’s one year younger than you, and he studied in First Middle School. You can simply just

about it then!” Michelle

female juniors

moment she was done,

a

“Eh? Sister, what’s wrong?”

School. His family is so 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 graduated from university. His family is so

Michelle cried out.

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

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 a laughing stock

in a

she was just a girl, she would certainly

be the talk of the town, in a

think

and lost, Michelle called her

then told her

was being put in

won’t do. Dating him is as good as telling the rest that my daughter couldn’t find herself a boyfriend and just picked some random guy. How could this be?! No way! It’s better

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 be angry with

Xabrina asked worriedly.

“Then what should we do? Okay, how about this.

Her mother suggested.

bump into my classmates!” Michelle

previously. But now,

or classmates

felt anxious too. “What can we do now, though? It

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

on behalf of your sister. After all, you’re more eloquent than I

“I can do that. But sister, after the university term reopens and I become

“No problem!”

as they were happy with

then

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 Mr.

outcome, he still took the effort to do

But something happened unexpectedly.

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

‘Could it be her?’

Gerald thought to himself.

put down her fries. She was

moment, Gerald received a text

“Are you here yet?”

to himself: ‘As expected, it

first impressions, she

and slid into

doing?” That girl was

at Gerald in

here for a blind date?” Gerald

of your mind?” The girl stared at

a

sending a Line message to

sorry.

up in

knew earlier, I would

call Michelle, suddenly someone tapped him

stunned to see another

eyes and

Gerald? Are you here to meet

am. And

“Xabrina!”

“Eh?”

Xabrina’s elder sister—Michelle!” Xabrina

someone else as me just now?” Xabrina asked him

was the plain

Domino’s, she was just in time to witness the whole

It was too awkward.

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

concluded to herself that Gerald

decided to hurry up since she needed only less than five minutes to send him away and wrap up this issue for her

across

to take a few glances at Xabrina to know that she

locked her gaze on Gerald and sized

some inner thoughts as she stared at

his family background were better, it would have been excellent for

How would my sister ever

grandpa forcing my sister to get married so soon, certainly

so many bees trying to gain my sister’s attention, just that she doesn’t fancy

found a job, right? 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

Xabrina asked him.

it would be better to get straight to the

you’re talking about Mayberry, I do have a

house in Mayberry?

Xabrina asked curiously.

the details. Besides, I never

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