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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. Winter’s for

new cars parked in front of Mr. Winters’s house. The best looking one

all

brothers, from the

and occasions as such,

stepped into the house, he heard someone banging on

by what authority

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

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

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

fists angrily on the table

until tomorrow. I’ll find someone to

do that? It’s not like

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

falling

not stand by the sidelines and eavesdrop any longer, so

this house that much, take it!”

matter who you want to hand the house over

was fed up

himself, you don’t

sister-in-law chimed

Queenie, Francis, and the

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threw death stares at

embarrassed them previously

of his mouth at the moment seemed to

has been a while since Gerald came back,

to the dining

then did the family get seated at the dinner

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 touched on the

Have you found

some strings, even Francis wouldn’t have found a job. But look at him now, he works in an office for an

Although her 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!” The second sister-in-law scoffed

job,” Gerald said, cutting the

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

Lacy, who cleaned the hallways, said their cleaning company was short of cleaners, so she told us to help her find

spoke up; her

is right. Gerald, if you want to find a job, I can persuade Aunt Lacy with some gifts to get you the position!” The second sister-in-law nodded in

a problem!” Francis chuckled

while back, Francis and Queenie were still on

But now, after entering the working world, their knowledge had widened. To them, Gerald

to take turns to throw

his head as he ate his

birthday 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 a

to ridicule you or anything; you may have some money, but why even

when the time comes; we’ll go

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

happening in just a few days. It’s said that all the

too was busy with something

on to their intentions immediately. None of

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

talking

to come over. We’ll still celebrate with you, and I’ll

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

continued briefing

over,

to go to bed. Suddenly, Mr. Winters called out to

a minute! I’ve something important that I

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is it,

Winters tugged at Gerald’s sleeve

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

ahead

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 me that his granddaughter is almost the same age as you, around the same age group

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 just thought of introducing her to you, as the family has two daughters, and she’s the eldest!” Mr.

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

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

Gerald, and his intentions

like the last time

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

for that, but thank you for your kind consideration! Now, if you’ll

meet up with her! It doesn’t matter if it will work out, at least get to know her!” Mr.

almost identical to the last

he was actually well-off,

that offer, and

up with

her a

to make the call. He then returned minutes later

told him that both of 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. Try to sweet-talk her, okay? Her name is Michelle Waxham, just call her Elle. Her mom is a

then, I’ll give her a

with Mr. Winters, Gerald went

for a bit before he decided to

are

voice was heard from the other

Mr. Winters who suggested that I should

tried to act a little

know,” Elle replied politely. She then waited for

you busy?”

no worries,

did you attend before? Was it the First, middle school or Second middle school?” Gerald tried to create conversations with random

middle school; what

a new Domino’s

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

“Sure!”

get some

“Mmhmm, you too!”

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then

a slight pang of guilt.

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

hand,

up the phone and

was eavesdropping on their conversation

other

I feel that his name is so strangely familiar? Seems like I’ve heard

had quite

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 know more

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

few female juniors

done,

such a person to me?” Michelle voiced

“Eh? Sister, what’s wrong?”

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 poor. Certainly he

Michelle cried out.

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

replied, feeling equally

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

said in

would certainly care

town, in a good way. The more people praised their

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

lost, Michelle called

told her mother all

being put in

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 to reject him firmly!” Her mother

he’s being humiliated in front of his friends, he might not be able to eat or sleep well. Then Dad will be angry

Xabrina asked worriedly.

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

Her mother suggested.

I’ll bump

previously. But now, Michelle cared about that a

classmates see us?”

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

our little sister to go then. She’s two years younger than him.

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

university term reopens

“No problem!”

entire family smiled as they were happy

She then thought

girl? I’ll humiliate him to the core tomorrow. Otherwise, I’m not

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The next day arrived.

the day of the blind date, which was arranged

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

But something happened unexpectedly.

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

‘Could it be her?’

Gerald thought to himself.

down her fries. She was

a text message too.

“Are you here yet?”

thought to himself: ‘As

she was

ahead and slid into

That girl was clearly

Gerald in a

a blind date?” Gerald

out of your mind?” The

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

Line message to my boyfriend.

I’m so sorry. I made a

stood up

I knew earlier, I would

Michelle, suddenly someone tapped him on

around and was stunned to see another

blinked her large eyes and looked

Are you here to meet

am.

“Xabrina!”

“Eh?”

Xabrina’s elder sister—Michelle!” Xabrina

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

was the

entered 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

herself that

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

across

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

the other hand, Xabrina locked her gaze

had some inner thoughts as she stared at

good-looking, to be honest. If only his family background were better, it would have been excellent for him to

so poor. How would my

so soon,

gain my sister’s

that you’d bought a house in Serene County.

Xabrina asked him.

would be better to get

you’re talking about

in Mayberry? How

Xabrina asked curiously.

sure about the details. Besides, I never

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intention of the meet

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