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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

cars parked in front of Mr. Winters’s

all

the brothers, from the

previous years, they usually held many big feasts and occasions as such, but this year, things

he heard someone banging

what authority

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

her town. After her house was

over us; besides, he won hundreds of

his fists angrily on the table

until tomorrow. I’ll find someone to get the house

you think that only you can do that? It’s

connections too, you know! Plus, if you get back

started falling into a

point, Gerald could not stand by the sidelines and eavesdrop any longer,

you want this house that much, take it!”

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

on the other hand, was fed up with the

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

sister-in-law chimed

Francis,

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threw death

unintentionally embarrassed them

that came out of his mouth at the moment

been a while since Gerald came back, so let’s eat

brother gestured everyone to the dining table after hearing what Gerald

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

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

time being, no one touched on

internship? Have you found a job

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

even 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 so comfortably is not a good thing!”

job,” Gerald said, cutting the

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

remembered last time Aunt Lacy, who cleaned the

up; her voice was

persuade Aunt Lacy with some gifts to get you the position!”

won’t be a problem!” Francis chuckled as he,

met a while back, Francis and

entering the

continued to take turns to throw

head as he ate his

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

you may have some money, but why even bother holding a birthday celebration? It’s not like

time comes; we’ll go if

of busy at the moment; we don’t have

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

too was busy with

on to their intentions immediately. None of them would spare even

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

talking at

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

I’ll let them have a taste of your

then continued briefing

was over,

ready to go to bed. Suddenly, Mr. Winters

something important that I

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What is it,

tugged at Gerald’s sleeve and

earlier today, I told you about it, but I figured it’s better to tell you in person. It’s not

go ahead

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

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

two of you for tomorrow! I’m not going to let Francis know about this matter, and you shouldn’t tell him

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

Gerald, and his intentions

was just like the

to him did not go well at all. Gerald was traumatized by the girls, so he really repulsed the idea

thank you for

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

to the last time with

he was actually well-off, and there was no need

reject that offer, and neither could he

fine, I’ll meet up with her

I’ll give her

Winters eagerly grabbed his phone to make the call. He

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

give her

Mr.

for a bit before he

who are you

was heard from the

was Mr. Winters who

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

yes, I know,” Elle replied politely.

you busy?” Gerald

worries,

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

Second middle school;

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

what else to talk about anymore, so he went straight to

“Sure!”

get some

“Mmhmm, you too!”

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both of them then hung up

pang of guilt. He felt sorry for

They were just going to meet

other hand, in the

up the phone

was eavesdropping on their conversation while lying

meet each other tomorrow.

in First Middle School before. Hmm… but why do I feel that his name is so strangely familiar? Seems like I’ve heard it somewhere before.” Michelle

sisters had quite a

much dumber can you get? Sister, he’s one year younger than you, and he studied in First Middle School. You can simply just get somebody to inquire about him

it then!” Michelle jumped up

a few female juniors to

she was done, her

such a person to me?”

“Eh? Sister, what’s wrong?”

out there doing manual labor. Besides, when he was studying in middle school, he was always bullied by the others.

Michelle cried out.

You’ve promised him. Besides, it’s not

replied,

together with someone as such. Oh my goodness! If my classmates or best friends knew that I’m dating this infamous poor

said in

she would certainly care

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

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

and lost, Michelle called

her mother all

mother was being put

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

of his friends, he

Xabrina asked worriedly.

about this. Elle, just go and meet him tomorrow. Immediately reject

Her mother suggested.

that I’ll bump into my classmates!” Michelle

never occurred to Michelle previously. But

classmates see us?”

we do now, though? It

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

on behalf of your sister.

the university term reopens

“No problem!”

family smiled as they were happy

then thought to

a man like him ever dream of marrying a pretty girl? I’ll humiliate him to the core tomorrow. Otherwise, I’m not

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The next day arrived.

was the day of the blind date, which was arranged by Mr.

do

But something happened unexpectedly.

were chicken wings and French fries on her table. At that

‘Could it be her?’

Gerald thought to himself.

She was munching while

a text message too.

“Are you here yet?”

Gerald thought to himself: ‘As expected,

impressions, she

slid into the seat

are you doing?” That girl was clearly

Gerald

you here for a blind date?”

date? Are you out of your mind?” The girl

a text message

who Michelle is. I was sending a Line message to my boyfriend.

so sorry. I made

stood up in

If I knew earlier, I would

suddenly someone tapped him on

around and was stunned to see another gorgeous

eyes and looked

to meet

I am.

“Xabrina!”

“Eh?”

Xabrina’s elder sister—Michelle!” Xabrina quickly concealed the

you mistake someone else as me

that was the

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

It was too awkward.

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

herself that Gerald was indeed

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

across from

take a few glances at Xabrina to know that she was probably an empty flower pot—pretty on the outside, but nothing more

the other hand, Xabrina locked her gaze on Gerald

had some inner thoughts as

If only his family background were better, it would have

poor. How would my sister ever fall in love

so soon, certainly my sister would not be so

gain my sister’s attention, just

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 been transferred to work in Mayberry,

Xabrina asked him.

better to get straight

you’re talking about Mayberry, I do have a house

own a house in Mayberry? How large

Xabrina asked curiously.

not too sure about the details. Besides,

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

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