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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.

tidied up his house, he headed to Mr.

of Mr. Winters’s house. The best looking one among the bunch was a

all

from the oldest to the third, were

usually held many big feasts and occasions as such, but this year,

house, he heard

house, and by what authority should we give it

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! Money!” Francis

in her town. After her house was demolished, she

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

his fists

wait until tomorrow. I’ll find someone to get the

think that only you can do that? It’s not like I’ve got

connections too, you know! Plus, if you get back the house, wouldn’t

started falling

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

want this house that much,

want to hand the house over to; the house still belongs to

was

himself, you don’t

chimed in

for Queenie, Francis, and the

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threw death stares at

embarrassed them previously at the

out of

a while

everyone to the dining table

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

seeing the angered expression on their father’s face, he was afraid that he would fall sick once again from the

the time being, no one

you found a job already?” The third

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 him now, he works in

is quite laborious, it holds the infinite potential for future developments! Francis is still young for his age; being able to live so comfortably

looking for a job,” Gerald said, cutting

get by your days with just your lottery money and do nothing? You’ll starve to death sooner or later, and besides, without a decent job, who’s

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

her voice was

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

that won’t be a problem!”

met a while back, Francis and Queenie were still

the

take turns to throw jabs at

head as he ate

come over, and I’m treating them to dinner; all of you should join us too.” Gerald extended the invitation in a

you or anything; you may have some money, but why

see when the time comes; we’ll go if

kind of busy at the moment;

few days. It’s said that all the leaders from the province will be attending this event, so we’ve got many things to handle.

was busy with

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

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

stopped talking

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

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

continued

dinner was over,

ready to go to bed. Suddenly, Mr. Winters

wait a minute! I’ve something

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is it, Mr.

Winters 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,

this guy. After all these years of moving around, when I went to town some time ago, I just happened to run into him,

a year earlier than you, and now her family seems anxious to find her a boyfriend. Her family is well-off and rich, so there

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

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

all these for Gerald, and his intentions

the

Gerald already had Mila Smith, and the previous dates that were matchmade to him did not go well at all. Gerald was traumatized by the

no need for that, but thank you for your kind consideration! Now, if you’ll

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

to the last time with

Winters that he was actually well-off, and there was no need to

offer, and

I’ll meet up with her

I’ll give her a call

his phone to make the call.

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?

then, I’ll give her a

Mr.

for a bit before he

are

was heard from

It was Mr. Winters who suggested that

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

politely. She then waited for Gerald to

busy?”

no worries, you may

school or Second middle school?” Gerald tried

middle school;

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

did not know what else to talk about anymore, so he went

“Sure!”

get some

“Mmhmm, you too!”

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of them then

pang of guilt. He felt sorry for

this was not for real. They were just

hand, in

up the phone and began

was eavesdropping on their conversation while lying on

going to meet each other tomorrow. By the way, what’s

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

quite a charm

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 him from your juniors in the school. Then you’ll

about it then!” Michelle jumped up

called a few female juniors

she was done, her face

dare grandpa introduce such a person to me?” Michelle voiced

“Eh? Sister, what’s wrong?”

doing manual labor. Besides, when he was studying in middle school, he was always bullied by the others.

Michelle cried out.

promised him. Besides, it’s

sister replied, feeling equally

If my classmates or best friends knew that I’m dating this infamous poor student, we would definitely be a laughing stock

in a

was just a girl, she would certainly care about

of boyfriend who would be the talk of the town, in a good

Gerald turned out to be like this… Ahh! I don’t want to think about it anymore! I need to

and lost, Michelle called

her mother all

was being put in

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 to reject

he’s being humiliated in front of his friends, he might not

Xabrina asked worriedly.

Okay, how about this. Elle, just go and meet him tomorrow. Immediately reject him

Her mother suggested.

bump into my classmates!”

Michelle previously. But now, Michelle cared about

my friends or classmates see us?”

can we do now,

to 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 of your

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

“No problem!”

they were happy with

then thought to

pretty girl? I’ll humiliate him to the

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The next day arrived.

the blind date, which was arranged by Mr.

expect of the outcome, he still took the effort to do

But something happened unexpectedly.

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.

her fries. She was munching while typing on

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

“Are you here yet?”

himself: ‘As expected, it

she

slid into

That

Gerald

a

blind date? Are you out of your mind?” The girl stared at Gerald, her eyes

a text

sending a Line message to my boyfriend. Do

sorry. I made a

up in

I would

was about to call Michelle, suddenly someone

turned around and was stunned to see another gorgeous girl in front of

large eyes and

to meet someone?”

I am. And

“Xabrina!”

“Eh?”

Xabrina’s elder sister—Michelle!” Xabrina quickly concealed

you mistake someone else as me just now?”

was

just in time to witness the whole scene

It was too awkward.

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

to herself that Gerald

only less than five minutes to send him away and wrap up

across from

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

locked her

had some inner thoughts as

honest. If only his family background were better, it would have been

my sister ever fall in love with

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

gain my sister’s attention, just that she

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

Xabrina asked him.

it would be better to

talking about Mayberry, I do have a house

You own a house in Mayberry? How

Xabrina asked curiously.

about the details. Besides, I never

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realized after a while that her intention of the meet up

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