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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

brand new cars parked in front of Mr. Winters’s

were all newly

looked like all the brothers, from the oldest to

many big feasts and occasions as

stepped into the house, he heard someone banging on the

by what authority

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

town.

us; besides,

banged his fists angrily

tomorrow. I’ll find someone to get

do that? It’s not like I’ve got no connections at

get back the house, wouldn’t that

falling into

not stand by the sidelines and eavesdrop any

stop fighting! If you want this

who you want to hand the house over to; the house

on the other hand, was fed up

said it himself, you don’t have to worry about

sister-in-law chimed

Francis, and the

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threw death

had unintentionally embarrassed them previously at

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

that’s enough. It has been a while since Gerald came back, so let’s eat

gestured everyone to the dining table after hearing what

the eldest brother’s persistence, only then did the family get seated at the dinner

angered expression on their father’s face, he was afraid that he would fall sick once again from

being, no one touched

you found a job already?” The third brother

yet, though. It’s difficult 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 look at him now, he works in an office for an insurance company, isn’t that great?” The

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

for a job,”

get by 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 going to look up to you?” The

it’s quite difficult 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

her voice was

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

a problem!” Francis chuckled as

while back, Francis and Queenie were still on

of thousands of dollars, their pride was hurt. But now, after entering the working world, their knowledge had widened. To them, Gerald

to take turns to

lowered his head as he ate his

come over, and I’m treating them to dinner;

Well, Gerald, it’s not like we like to ridicule you or anything; you may have some money, but why even bother

time comes; we’ll go if we’re

the moment; we don’t have time for your

be a major event happening in just a few days. 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 I have no time to

busy

immediately. None of them would spare even a minute for his

problem, if you’re not busy, you can come

stopped talking at that

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

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

continued briefing

was over, the brothers drove

was ready to go to bed.

minute! I’ve something important that

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is it,

Winters tugged at Gerald’s sleeve and sat

good! When you called earlier today, I told you about it, but I figured it’s better to tell you in person. It’s not the wisest to talk

ahead then, Mr.

of moving around, when I went to town some time ago, I just happened to run into him, and

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

you for

Seeing that Gerald had difficulty looking for jobs, Mr.

for Gerald, and

just like the last

were matchmade to him did not go well at all. Gerald was traumatized by

but thank you for your kind consideration! Now,

You can mind your own business later, but I think you should meet up with her! It doesn’t matter if it

identical to the last time with

particular circumstance, Gerald could not tell Mr. Winters that he was actually

nor reject that offer, and neither could he upset Mr.

I’ll meet up with her

give her a call

make the call. He then returned

tagging along. This is her number, give her a call tomorrow. Wherever you guys are going to meet, that’s up to you. Try

give her a call

Mr. Winters, Gerald went

before he decided to

are

voice was heard from the other

was Mr. Winters who suggested that I should give you a

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

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

you busy?”

worries, you

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

attended Second middle

attended the First! So, are you free tomorrow? There’s a new Domino’s that just opened

did not know what else to talk about anymore, so

“Sure!”

get some

“Mmhmm, you too!”

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them then hung

of guilt.

second 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 big

hand, in

the phone

was eavesdropping on their conversation while lying on

you’re going to meet each other tomorrow.

but why do I feel that his name is so strangely familiar? Seems like I’ve heard it somewhere before.” Michelle said as

sisters had quite a charm to

younger than you, and he studied in First Middle School. You can simply just get somebody to

it then!” Michelle jumped up and immediately

female juniors

done,

a

“Eh? Sister, what’s wrong?”

you don’t know about this. Gerald 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 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

Michelle cried out.

him.

replied,

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

in a

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

wanted to find themselves the kind of boyfriend who would be the talk of the town, in a good way.

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

lost, Michelle called her

her mother

being put

the rest that my daughter couldn’t find herself a boyfriend and just picked

humiliated in front of his friends, he might not be

Xabrina asked worriedly.

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

Her mother suggested.

bump into my classmates!”

occurred to Michelle previously. But now, Michelle cared about that

or classmates see us?” She

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

go then. She’s two years younger than him. Besides, she’s quite cheerful. It’ll be easier for her

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

But sister, after the university term

“No problem!”

smiled as they were

She then thought to

girl? I’ll humiliate him to the core tomorrow. Otherwise, I’m

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The next day arrived.

was the day of the blind date,

Gerald did not know what to expect of the outcome, he still took the effort to do some preparations since he had given his promise to Mr. Winters. He decided to

But something happened unexpectedly.

fries on her table. At

‘Could it be her?’

Gerald thought to himself.

down her fries. She was munching while typing

a

“Are you here yet?”

‘As expected, it is that

she

slid into the seat opposite

That

Gerald in

here for a blind

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

didn’t you send a

was sending a Line message to my boyfriend. Do you understand?” The girl replied in

so sorry.

stood up

I would

Michelle, suddenly someone

was stunned to see another gorgeous

large eyes and looked

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

am. And

“Xabrina!”

“Eh?”

Xabrina quickly concealed the

as me just now?” Xabrina asked

was

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

It was too awkward.

aside and watched from afar. She did not go over to

concluded to herself that

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

sat across from

only needed to take a few glances at Xabrina to know that she was probably an

hand, Xabrina locked her gaze on Gerald and

inner thoughts as she stared at

family background

unfortunately, he’s so poor. How would my

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

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

better to get straight

about Mayberry, I do have a

in Mayberry?

Xabrina asked curiously.

the details. Besides, I never

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

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