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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

brand new cars parked in front of Mr. Winters’s house. The best looking one among the bunch was a black

were all newly

from the

and occasions as such, but this year, things were

into the house, he heard someone

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

in the tourism sector in her town. After her house was demolished, she was able to afford two

so much advantage over us; besides, he won hundreds

brother banged his fists angrily on the

until tomorrow. I’ll find someone

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

too, you know! Plus, if you get back the house, wouldn’t that mean the house would be under your

family started falling into a

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

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

you, so stop the nonsense. It doesn’t matter who you want to hand the

on the other hand, was fed up

himself, you don’t have

chimed in

Francis, and

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threw death stares at

had unintentionally embarrassed them previously at the

that incident, any word that came out of his

been a while since Gerald came back, so let’s eat

the dining table

did the family get seated

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

for the time being, no one touched on

finished your internship? Have you

third bro pulling some strings, even Francis wouldn’t have

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!”

for a job,” Gerald said, cutting the

with just your lottery money and do nothing? You’ll starve to death sooner or later,

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 cleaning company

up; her voice was

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

won’t be a problem!” Francis chuckled as

a while back, Francis

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

take turns to throw jabs

as

three or four days. I’ve invited my friends to come over, and I’m treating them to dinner;

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

the time comes; we’ll go if we’re

we’re all kind of busy at the moment; we don’t have time

in just a few days. It’s said that all the leaders from the province will be attending this event, so

busy with

intentions immediately. None of them would

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

talking

you,

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

continued briefing

dinner was over, the

go to bed. Suddenly, Mr. Winters called out

wait a minute! I’ve something

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is it,

tugged at Gerald’s sleeve and sat him

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

please go ahead

the mines and 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

year 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

between the two of you for tomorrow!

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

did all these for Gerald, and his

the last time with

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

no need for that, but thank you for your kind

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

felt almost identical to the last time

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

that offer, and neither could he upset Mr.

meet up with

I’ll give her

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

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

I’ll give her a call

chatting with Mr. Winters, Gerald went

a bit before he decided to make the

who are

was heard from the other

was Mr.

to call someone this way. He tried to act a little cheerful

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

you busy?”

good, no worries, you

school did you attend before? Was it the First, middle school or Second middle school?” Gerald tried

middle school; what about

are you free tomorrow? There’s a new Domino’s

know what else to talk about anymore,

“Sure!”

get

“Mmhmm, you too!”

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of them then

a slight pang of guilt. He felt sorry

They were just going to meet each other for a while, and that was

hand,

hung up the phone and began

eavesdropping on their conversation while lying on

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

I feel that his name is so strangely familiar? Seems like I’ve heard it somewhere before.”

quite a

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

then!” Michelle jumped up and

female juniors

was done, her face turned

grandpa introduce such 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 wonder he couldn’t find a job even

Michelle cried out.

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

replied,

find myself a boyfriend, I’ll definitely never get together with 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

girl, she would certainly care about what

find themselves the kind of boyfriend who would be the talk of the town, in a good way. The more people praised

this… Ahh! I don’t want to think about it anymore! I need to go and tell mother

Michelle

told her mother all

mother was being put

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

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

Xabrina asked worriedly.

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

Her mother suggested.

I’ll bump into my classmates!”

never occurred to Michelle previously. But now,

friends or classmates see

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

sister to go then. She’s two years younger than him. Besides, she’s quite cheerful.

Xabrina, just go there on behalf of your sister.

that. But sister, after the university term reopens

“No problem!”

entire family smiled as they were happy with their

sneered. She then thought to

girl? I’ll

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The next day arrived.

blind date, which was arranged by Mr.

the effort to do some preparations since he had given his promise to Mr.

But something happened unexpectedly.

on her table. At

‘Could it be her?’

Gerald thought to himself.

then put down her fries. She

received a text

“Are you here yet?”

‘As

impressions, she was quite

Gerald went ahead and slid into the

are you doing?” That girl

Gerald in

you here for a blind

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

Michelle is. I was sending a Line message to my boyfriend. Do you understand?” The girl

so sorry. I

up

I would have called first.’ He

call Michelle, suddenly someone

turned around and was stunned to see another

large eyes and looked

Gerald? Are you here to meet

am. And

“Xabrina!”

“Eh?”

elder sister—Michelle!” Xabrina quickly concealed

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

was

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

It was too awkward.

did not go over to greet him as she felt

even 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

sat across

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

Xabrina locked her gaze on Gerald

thoughts as she stared at

background were better, it would

poor. How would my sister ever

sister to get married so soon,

there are indeed so many bees trying to gain my

in Serene County. But I’ve been transferred to work in Mayberry, so

Xabrina asked him.

be better to get

that so? If you’re talking about

You own a house in Mayberry? How

Xabrina asked curiously.

details. Besides, I never stay there!” Gerald

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

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