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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.

house, he headed to

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

were all

like all the brothers, from the

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

house, he heard someone banging on the

house, and by what authority should we give it

and since our house is by the mountainside, they might even turn this place into a

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

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

brother banged his fists angrily on the table

wait until tomorrow. I’ll find

you can do that? It’s

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

family started falling into a chaotic

point, Gerald could not stand by the sidelines and eavesdrop

you want this

this has nothing to do with you, so stop the nonsense. It doesn’t matter who you want

hand, was fed up with the

it himself, you don’t have to worry about

chimed in

Francis,

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threw death

embarrassed them previously

of his mouth at the moment seemed to be just

a while since

to the dining

eldest brother’s persistence, only then did

face, he was afraid that he would fall sick once again from the stress

being, no one touched on the

have you finished your internship? Have you

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 an office for an insurance company, isn’t that great?” The third

better! 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

not looking for a job,” Gerald said,

and do nothing? You’ll starve to death sooner or later, and besides, without a decent job, who’s

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 was short of cleaners, so she told us to help her

up; her

Aunt Lacy with some

problem!” Francis chuckled as he,

while back, Francis and Queenie

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

to take turns to throw jabs at

as he ate

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

not 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; we don’t

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

was busy

immediately. None of

can come over. Just

talking at

still celebrate with you, and I’ll even prepare a big feast!” Mr.

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

continued

dinner was over, the

to go to bed. Suddenly, Mr. Winters called

a minute! I’ve something important that

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What is

Gerald’s sleeve and sat him

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

go ahead then, Mr.

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

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.

wanted to discuss with you about arranging a date between the two of you for tomorrow! I’m not going to let Francis know about this matter, and you shouldn’t tell

that Gerald had difficulty looking for jobs, Mr.

these for Gerald, and his intentions

just like the last time with

him did not go well at all. Gerald was traumatized by the girls,

for that, but thank you for your

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

felt almost identical to the last time with

was actually well-off, and there

reject that offer, and neither could he upset Mr.

I’ll meet up with

her

to make the call. He then returned minutes later

tagging along. This is her number, give her a call tomorrow. Wherever you guys are going to

I’ll give

Mr. Winters,

for a bit before he decided to make the phone

are you

lady’s voice was heard from the

It was Mr. Winters who suggested

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

I know,” Elle replied politely. She

busy?”

good, no worries, you

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

Second middle school;

tomorrow? There’s a new Domino’s that just opened in town; why don’t we

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

“Sure!”

you get

“Mmhmm, you too!”

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both of them then hung up

of guilt.

for real. They were just going to meet each other

other hand,

hung up the phone and

younger sister, Xabrina was eavesdropping on their conversation while lying on

“Sister, so you’re going to meet each other tomorrow. By

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

quite a charm to

year younger than you, and he studied in First Middle School. You can

about it then!” Michelle jumped up and immediately

female juniors to

moment she was done, her

it! How dare grandpa introduce such a person

“Eh? Sister, what’s wrong?”

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.

then? You’ve promised him. Besides,

replied,

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 a laughing stock in

in a worried

she was just a girl, she would certainly care about

of boyfriend who would be the talk of the town, in a good way. The more people praised their boyfriends, the

want to think about it anymore! I need to go and tell

and lost, Michelle called her

told her

mother was being put in a

do. 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

he’s being humiliated in front of his friends, he

Xabrina asked worriedly.

loud sigh. “Then what should we do? Okay, how about this. Elle, just go and

Her mother suggested.

I’m afraid that I’ll bump into

to Michelle previously. But now, Michelle cared

classmates see us?” She

mother felt anxious too. “What can we do now, though? It seems like you don’t

mom, I 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. It’ll be easier for her to reject

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

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

“No problem!”

family smiled as they

then thought to

him ever dream of marrying a pretty girl? I’ll humiliate him to the

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The next day arrived.

was the day of the blind date, which was arranged

took the effort to do some preparations since he had given his promise to Mr. Winters. He decided to head

But something happened unexpectedly.

on her table. At that moment, she was swinging her fair legs, and it

‘Could it be her?’

Gerald thought to himself.

then put down her fries. She was

moment, Gerald received a text message too. It

“Are you here yet?”

to himself: ‘As

first impressions, she

slid into the seat

That girl was clearly

looked at Gerald in a

here for a blind date?” Gerald asked

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

didn’t you send a text message to me just now?” Gerald

was sending a Line message to my boyfriend. Do

sorry. I made

up in

knew earlier, I would have called first.’

suddenly someone

around and was stunned to see another gorgeous girl in front

blinked her large eyes

you here to meet

I am. And

“Xabrina!”

“Eh?”

Xabrina

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

that was the plain

just in time to witness

It was too awkward.

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

even concluded to herself

five minutes to send

across

few glances at Xabrina to know that she was probably

her gaze on Gerald

thoughts

background were better, it

so poor. How would my sister

weren’t for grandpa forcing my sister to get married so soon, certainly my sister would not be so anxious about looking for a

there are indeed so many bees trying to gain my sister’s attention, just that she

condition. You still haven’t found a job, right? That means that you don’t have any salary. Besides, I heard that you’d bought a house in Serene County. But I’ve

Xabrina asked him.

thought that it would be better to

If you’re talking about Mayberry, I do

house in Mayberry? How large

Xabrina asked curiously.

details. Besides, I never

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that her intention of the meet up

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