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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.

his house, he headed

shiny, brand new cars parked in front of Mr. Winters’s house. The

were all newly

from the oldest to the third, were

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

the house, he heard someone

and by what authority should we

mom, 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,

mine, had invested in the tourism sector in her town. After her house was demolished, she was able to afford two houses!”

taken so much advantage over us; besides, he won hundreds of thousands

fists angrily on the table and

tomorrow. I’ll find someone to get the

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

right! I’ve connections too, you know! Plus, if you get back the house, wouldn’t that

entire family started falling into a chaotic

stand by the sidelines and eavesdrop

this house

It doesn’t matter who you want to hand the house

the other hand, was fed up

himself, you don’t

chimed in

Queenie, Francis, and the

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death stares

embarrassed them

out of his mouth at the moment seemed to be just

has been a while since Gerald came

the dining

persistence, only then did the family get

face, he was afraid that he would fall sick once

time being, no one touched

have you finished your internship? Have you found

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,

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

job,” Gerald said, cutting the

lottery money and do nothing? You’ll starve to death sooner or later, and besides, without

hey, our 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 she told us to help her find one. Although the job seems

spoke up; her

Queenie is right. Gerald, if you want to find a job, I can persuade Aunt Lacy with some gifts to get you

won’t be a problem!” Francis chuckled as

a while back, Francis and Queenie were still

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

turns to throw

lowered his head as

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 a

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

the time comes;

at the moment;

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

too was busy with

None of

not busy, you can come over.

talking

We’ll still celebrate with you, and I’ll even

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

then continued

was over, the brothers

to go to bed.

minute! I’ve something important that I must

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What is it, Mr.

tugged at Gerald’s sleeve

today, I told you about it, but I figured it’s better to tell you in person. It’s not the wisest to talk about it with my sons

please go ahead then, Mr.

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 me that his granddaughter is almost the same age

college 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 aren’t any particular criteria needed.

date between the two of you for tomorrow! I’m not going to let Francis know about this

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

and

was just like the last time

the previous dates that were matchmade to him did not go well at all. Gerald was traumatized by the

you for

with her! It doesn’t matter if it will work out, at least get to know

felt almost identical to the last time with

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

could neither accept nor reject that offer, and neither could he

fine, I’ll meet up with her tomorrow.” Gerald

I’ll give her

make the call. He then returned minutes

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

give her

Mr. Winters, Gerald

for a bit before he

are you looking

was heard from the

Mr. Winters who suggested that I

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

politely. She then waited for Gerald

busy?” Gerald

no worries,

middle school did you attend before? Was it the First, middle school or

attended Second middle school;

First! So, are you free tomorrow? There’s a new Domino’s

know what else to talk about anymore,

“Sure!”

get some

“Mmhmm, you too!”

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then hung up

a slight pang of guilt. He felt sorry

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

other hand, in

the phone and began removing her

sister, Xabrina was eavesdropping on their conversation

then chuckled. “Sister, so you’re going to meet each other tomorrow. By the way,

He studied in First Middle School before. Hmm… but why do I feel that his name is so

quite a charm to

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

it then!” Michelle jumped up and immediately

female juniors to inquire

was done, her

grandpa introduce such a

“Eh? Sister, what’s wrong?”

is an infamous poor student back in First Middle 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

Michelle cried out.

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

sister replied, feeling

care. Even if I can’t 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

in a

would certainly

wanted to find themselves the kind of boyfriend who would be the talk of the town, in a good way. The more people praised their boyfriends, the happier the girls would

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

Michelle called her

told her mother all about

mother was being put in a

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

his reputation. If he’s being humiliated in front of his

Xabrina asked worriedly.

a loud sigh. “Then what should we do? Okay, how about this. Elle, just go and meet him tomorrow. Immediately reject

Her mother suggested.

I’ll bump

never occurred to Michelle previously. But now,

if my friends or classmates see us?”

anxious too. “What can we do now,

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

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

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

“No problem!”

they

then thought

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

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The next day arrived.

day of the blind date, which was

not know what to expect of the outcome, he still took the effort to do some

But something happened unexpectedly.

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

‘Could it be her?’

Gerald thought to himself.

fries. She was munching

a text

“Are you here yet?”

‘As expected, it is that

impressions, she was quite

went ahead and slid

you doing?” That

Gerald in

for a blind date?”

your mind?” The girl stared at Gerald, her eyes frozen

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

was sending a Line message to

sorry.

stood up in

I would have called first.’

he was about to call Michelle, suddenly someone

around and was stunned to see

eyes and looked right

Gerald? Are you here to meet someone?” The girl

am. And you

“Xabrina!”

“Eh?”

elder sister—Michelle!” Xabrina quickly concealed

sneered. “Did you mistake someone else as me just now?” Xabrina asked him

that was the plain

she was just

It was too awkward.

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

concluded to herself that Gerald was indeed

less than five

sat across

know that she was probably an empty flower pot—pretty

other hand, Xabrina locked her gaze

inner thoughts as

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

unfortunately, he’s so poor. How would my sister

weren’t for grandpa forcing my sister to get married so soon,

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

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

Xabrina asked him.

thought that it would be better to get straight to

talking about Mayberry, I do have a house

You own a house in Mayberry? How

Xabrina asked curiously.

too sure about the details. Besides, I never stay there!” Gerald

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

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