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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

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

were all newly

brothers, from the oldest to

and occasions as such, but this

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

was our house, and by what authority should we give

I heard that 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

friend of mine, had invested in the tourism sector in her town. After her house was demolished, she

too! Gerald’s family has taken so much advantage over us; besides, he won hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of

his fists

wait until tomorrow. I’ll find someone to get

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

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

entire family started falling into

not stand by the sidelines and eavesdrop

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

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

on the other hand, was

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

chimed in

Francis, and

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threw death stares at

had unintentionally embarrassed them previously

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

It has been a while since Gerald

eldest brother gestured everyone to the dining table after hearing what Gerald had

persistence, only then did

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

for the time being, no one

you finished your internship? Have you found a

to look for 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

Francis is still young for his age; being able to live so comfortably is not a good thing!” The second sister-in-law

for a job,” Gerald said,

lottery money and do nothing? You’ll starve

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

up; her voice

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

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

met a while back, Francis and Queenie were still on

had embarrassed 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 a nobody who had

to take turns to

as

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

not like we like to ridicule you or anything; you may have some money, but why even bother

time comes; we’ll

at the

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

too was busy with

on to their intentions immediately. None of

not busy, you can

talking at

you can ask your friends to come over. We’ll still celebrate with you, and I’ll even prepare a big feast!” Mr. and Mrs. Winters said in

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

continued briefing

over,

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

wait a minute! I’ve something important that I

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is

tugged at Gerald’s sleeve

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

ahead then, Mr.

some time ago, I just happened to run into him, and we chatted for a bit, you know, to catch up. He

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 you, as the family has two daughters, and she’s the eldest!” Mr.

for tomorrow! I’m not going to let Francis know about

mind. Seeing that Gerald had difficulty looking for

these for Gerald, and his intentions were

like the last time with

not go well

thank you for your kind consideration! Now, if

meet up with her! It doesn’t matter if it will

identical to the last time

not tell Mr. Winters that he was

accept nor reject that offer, and neither

fine, I’ll meet up with

give her a

phone to make the call. He then returned minutes later

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.

give her a call

Mr.

a bit before he decided to make

who are you looking

voice was heard from

must be Elle? It was Mr. Winters who suggested that I should give

time to call someone this way. He tried to act a little cheerful and generous, but he still sounded a little

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

busy?” Gerald

no worries,

attend before? Was it the First, middle school

middle

First! So, are you free tomorrow? There’s a new Domino’s that just opened in town; why don’t we meet there and

to talk about anymore, so he went straight

“Sure!”

get

“Mmhmm, you too!”

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then hung up the

of guilt. He felt sorry for

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

the other hand, in the

up the phone and began removing

eavesdropping on their conversation while lying on

so you’re going to meet each other tomorrow. By the way, what’s his name? Do you

I feel that his name is

sisters had quite a

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

I’ll inquire about it then!” Michelle jumped up and immediately

a few female juniors to

done, her

a

“Eh? Sister, what’s wrong?”

out there doing manual labor. Besides, when

Michelle cried out.

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

replied, feeling equally

I’ll definitely never get together with someone as such. Oh my goodness! If my classmates

in a worried

just a girl, she would certainly care about what the others’ opinions

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

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

and lost, Michelle called

told her mother all

mother was being put

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

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 you too,

Xabrina asked worriedly.

we do? Okay, how about this. Elle, just go and meet him tomorrow. Immediately

Her mother suggested.

afraid that I’ll bump into my

to Michelle previously. But now, Michelle cared about

classmates see us?”

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

have a solution. Why not, let’s ask our little sister to go then. She’s two years younger than him. Besides, she’s quite cheerful.

said, “That’ll do too. Xabrina, just go there on behalf of your sister. After all, you’re

university term reopens and I become a junior, please give me more pocket

“No problem!”

smiled as they were happy with their

sneered. She then

man like him ever dream of marrying a pretty girl? I’ll

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The next day arrived.

day of the blind date,

outcome, he still took the effort to do some preparations since he had given his promise to Mr. Winters. He decided to head to Domino’s

But something happened unexpectedly.

French fries on her table. At that

‘Could it be her?’

Gerald thought to himself.

then put down her fries. She was munching while typing

a text

“Are you here yet?”

Gerald thought to himself: ‘As expected, it is that

impressions, she

Gerald went ahead and slid into the seat opposite

doing?” That girl was clearly

at Gerald

here for a blind date?” Gerald asked

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

Michelle? But didn’t you send a text message to me just

was sending a Line message to my boyfriend. Do you

sorry.

stood up

If I knew earlier, I would

he was about to call Michelle, suddenly someone tapped him

around and was stunned to see

large eyes and

Gerald? Are you here to meet

am. And you

“Xabrina!”

“Eh?”

elder sister—Michelle!” Xabrina

you mistake someone else as me just now?” Xabrina asked him in a

that was

entered Domino’s, she was just in

It was too awkward.

just stood aside and watched from afar. She did

to herself that Gerald was

needed only less than five minutes to send him

sat across

to know that she was probably an empty flower pot—pretty on the outside, but

hand, Xabrina locked her gaze on Gerald and

had some inner thoughts as she stared

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

my sister ever fall in

forcing my sister to get married so soon, certainly my sister

many bees trying to gain my sister’s attention,

a job, right? That means that you don’t have any salary. Besides, I heard that you’d bought a house in

Xabrina asked him.

that it would be better to get straight to

If you’re talking about Mayberry, I do have

house in Mayberry?

Xabrina asked curiously.

the details. Besides, I never stay

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

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