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Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 641

Xavia had already planned everything out.

She knew that the moment Gerald found out that she was in danger, he would definitely come running over to save her. Xavia had no doubts about it given how well she knew his personality in the past.

Once he arrived, she would begin crying and throwing tantrums before threatening to commit suicide. After seeing that, he would definitely be saddened and try to console her!

After that, she would finally have her chance to be together with Gerald again.

While Xavia seemed like she utterly hated Gerald at first glance, her main and only aim was to make Gerald regret leaving her.

Though she had managed to corner Gerald up in the bar that day, she had never planned to order her subordinates to beat him up. The most she had wanted to do back then was to mock him slightly before asking him how it felt to have fallen right into her hands.

She wanted Gerald to be filled with grief.

To her surprise, Gerald hadn’t even bothered checking in on her today! Not even after hearing about her suicide attempt!

“Ahh! I’m so god d*mn angry!”

Though the Longs were powerful, Xavia knew in her heart that the Longs were no match against Gerald.

“Sister, I said everything you told me to, to a T! However, it really seemed like he was getting ready to be engaged!” said Natasha.

“Humph! I’m not buying it! As if he would ever get engaged to Giya! It doesn’t make any sense!”

Though she said that, Xavia was quite anxious as well. In fact, she had been nervous from the moment she learned of the news last night.

After all, the news had been specifically spread around to the Quarringtons and the Longs. Since the Long family knew about it, it didn’t take long for the information to reach Xavia.

Without warning, Xavia suddenly picked up a vase before smashing it on the floor!

She then sat on a sofa, speechless in her despair.

While this was happening, a roar of laughter could be heard at Mayberry Airport.

“Wow! Mayberry is so beautiful! Much more beautiful than Hong Kong!”

“Indeed. We chose to come here for a reason you know? By the way, Mila, you and your husband had better take us around to maximize our enjoyment here! Remember, we only managed to get a few days off! However, we really wanted to go to Mayberry with you to have a look around! We haven’t even returned home yet, so you better not disappoint us!”

The conversation had come from a few girls who were currently dragging their luggage bags out of the airport as they continued chatting excitedly among themselves.

“Speaking of which, Mila, you’ve told us before that your boyfriend is a rather exceptional person. Why didn’t you tell him to pick us up?”

The one who had asked was a cute girl who seemed to talk excitedly regardless of the situation. She had a bowl cut and her face was slightly chubby, easily making her the cutest among the six girls in the group. From the tone of her voice, she also sounded slightly naïve.

“Don’t you remember what Mila said before? Her boyfriend doesn’t really get women so he’s rather insensitive! He’s so straightforward that he doesn’t even know how to surprise her romantically! Well, it’s not a sin to be an insensitive man, but at least one of the partners in a relationship should know how to give pleasant and romantic surprises to the other! If both partners don’t know how to do that, how would the relationship even be sustained? That’s why we have our Mila here to focus on giving her Gerald surprises!” said another girl whose hair hung to around her waist. She was smiling the entire time she said that.

“Oh! I get it now! It’s like what happened a few days ago right? When Mila gave Gerald a special call on his birthday? She had told him that she would be having a short holiday in a few days, but Gerald had only said that he would meet Mila after that! I felt like smacking my forehead after hearing that! He hadn’t even taken the initiative to make any requests even though Mila had purposefully mentioned the short holiday!” said the bowl cut girl from earlier as she laughed out loud.

“That’s right! At the time, Mila hadn’t managed to hold herself back so she ended up telling Gerald about it! Personally, I think that it would’ve been better if you hadn’t told him about the holiday. You could’ve just given him a surprise from your sudden return trip! Those are the best! Then again, now that I think about it, it would be better if you guided him more since he’s already so insensitive. If you don’t, I fear that his straightforwardness will only get worse!” added yet another of the six girls.

Hearing what the other girls had to say, Mila felt like their logic was sound. Still, she hadn’t really thought about it back then.

When she had called that day, she had only mentioned the holiday because she wanted to see how Gerald would react after hearing about it.

‘Well, it’s fine. He’s just as straightforward as ever.’

Regardless, Mila had indeed wanted to return for quite a while now to give Gerald a surprise. After all, the present Gerald had changed quite a bit compared to his past self.

Mila herself wanted to be a more supportive girlfriend, so she felt like she should put in more effort in hopes that he would also learn to do the same. Once that was achieved, they would then be able to manage their relationship even better.

“Humph! Well, in my opinion, Mila’s just bragging. She may have claimed that her husband is quite powerful in Mayberry, but I couldn’t find any information about Gerald online at all!”

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Another girl from the group had said that, her arms crossed.

All six of them were housemates who were both learning new skills and doing their internships at Hong Kong Television Station.

However, they were now on holiday to enjoy themselves as a group.

The girl who had claimed that Mila was simply bragging was named Wanda Wabsor. Though her figure was similar to Mila’s, the same couldn’t be said about her appearance.

If they needed to select the station beauty in Hong Kong Television Station, Mila would undeniably get chosen since she was the most beautiful woman there. Wanda herself could barely hold second place in the beauty department.

Since all of them were housemates, not only did they live together, but they also had to learn and work in the same space most of the time. In short, they had to see and talk with each other a lot.

Being girls, it was quite hard for them to avoid feeling jealous among themselves.

However, it would be far-fetched to say that they resented each other. The most they did was mock each other playfully. Regardless, they were still happy being together.

“Oh, Wanda! Don’t say things like that! Mila would never brag! You can tell just by how loyal Mila is toward Gerald!”

“That’s right! Just look at the television station we work for. So many people have tried to gain Mila’s affection, but what does she do every time? She rejects them all! She only ever thinks about that insensitive man! When you look at it that way, Mila’s such a good girlfriend!”

The responses had come from two other girls from the group.

“Humph!” After hearing that, Wanda simply kept her mouth shut. This was honestly another reason why Wanda was jealous.

For girls living outside, it was quite normal for them to have at least some sort of ambiguous relationship with other guys, even if they already had a boyfriend.

Wanda herself had a long-distance relationship with her own boyfriend.

However, even she had some ambiguous relationships with a few guys. By that, it meant that she would neither reject nor accept the actions of some of her admirers who tried to gain her favor.

Mila on the other hand, was different. Regardless of how earnest and sincere her admirers were, Mila was always resolute with her response.

‘Sorry, but I already have a boyfriend!’

In a way, it made Wanda feel like Mila was simply too perfect.

“Humph! Well, it’s fine if you don’t want to continue talking about it. Anyway, how are our living arrangements?” asked Wanda.

“Well, I don’t have many bedrooms in my house… Actually, I have another place in mind. Let’s go to Gerald’s house! His house is quite spacious and he has a lot of bedrooms too!” said Mila.

A roar of laughter ensued.

“Mila, we all know you just want to meet Gerald sooner. You don’t even want to return home yet! That’s fine though, since it definitely beats just staying in the hotel with nothing to do. Let’s accompany Mila to visit Gerald!”

After that, they hailed a taxi before excitedly heading to Mountain Top Villa.

“Holy! Would you look at that! This… How could such a luxurious villa be built on top of a mountain? It almost seems like its peak is amidst the clouds! Mila, is this really Gerald’s house? Are we going to be staying here?” asked the girl with the cute face from before whose name was Molly Sabell.

Earlier while they were in the taxi, the taxi driver had mentioned that Mountain Top Villa cost around a hundred and twenty million dollars. Hearing that, they had been excited to see the villa for themselves.

They honestly hadn’t expected to be even more surprised now that they were standing in front of the real deal.

Wanda was filled with jealousy. So it turned out that Mila’s husband truly was a powerful and rich heir, just like she had claimed!

‘Why is she so lucky?’ Wanda thought to herself.

“Come on, let’s go in already!” said Mila as she held her besties’ hands before walking toward the villa’s door together.

Once they arrived at the door, Mila was giddy with excitement. After all, she hadn’t met Gerald in three months now. What if he wasn’t home?

Even though Mila had her own key, she still opted to ring the doorbell first.

When they heard footsteps from the inside rushing over to open the door, Mila’s excitement grew with every passing step.

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“Who is it?” asked a maid just as she opened the door.

When she saw Mila, she was visibly stunned.

‘What was such a beautiful girl doing here?’

“Um… Who are you looking for?” asked the maid.

“Is Gerald home? I’m looking for him!” replied Mila with a slight smile.

“Who’s there, Hope?” said an impatient sounding voice from inside the villa.

“They’re here to look for Gerald, Miss!” answered the maid.

“Huh?”

Hearing that, Xavia walked over to the door…

When she saw Mila, she was momentarily shocked speechless! Naturally, the same could be said for Mila when she saw Xavia.

“Mila!”

“Xavia!”

Both of them shouted each other’s name in unison.

Mila for one, definitely knew who Xavia was. After all, Xavia was Gerald’s ex-girlfriend. It was impossible for Xavia not to know who Mila was as well.

In fact, her knowing about Mila was exactly why she was sure that Gerald marrying Giya was nothing but a rumor. After all, Gerald already had Mila as his girlfriend.

‘D*mn it all!’

What more, Xavia was aware of how much Gerald loved Mila! At least that was what she still assumed to be the case up till this point…

While finding out about the engagement had initially surprised her, if Gerald really was going through it, that would only mean that he must have broken up with Mila. After all, she knew that Gerald wasn’t the kind of person to have an affair with another girl.

Far from it, in fact. Gerald was extremely serious when it came to dealing with his relationships. Otherwise, he would’ve never even considered the thought of getting engaged with Giya.

‘But since he’s broken up with Mila, why did Mila come over to look for him?’

‘F*ck! Could Mila’s end goal be the same as mine? Does she want to get back together with Gerald too? Doesn’t that mean that I’ll have another enemy to deal with who’s even more powerful than Giya?’

‘After all, Mila is very beautiful… While it’s true that I can use my past with Gerald to my advantage, what other tactics do I even have? I’m definitely no match against the two of them!’

‘This just won’t do! I must make her leave at once!’

Xavia then began plotting against Mila right there and then!

“Why are you here?” asked Mila, a frown on her face.

“Why wouldn’t I be? I’ve gotten back together with Gerald! I’m pregnant too, so I’m staying here now to take care of both me and my baby!” sneered Xavia.

spouting nonsense!” yelled Mila who had gone pale from

she was just spouting nonsense, what was she doing in Gerald’s

you have to say! Oh, and I’m marrying him soon. How about you? Why did you come back to look for him? Whatever your intentions

happened Mila? Who is she?” asked Molly

wailed Mila as

“Fck! What a scmbag!”

the others could already

in front of such people!”

soon to someone else while he

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call Gerald now! I

Top Villa before throwing it directly at Xavia.

her yet? In fact, they

Did Gerald really become

thought about that, Mila had already tried giving

he answering any of my calls? He used to always answer my calls

really was having an affair with her all this

laugh

plot. Just as Mila was about to leave, she

you want?” yelled Molly coldly in

that, Xavia bit her lower lip slightly before shedding some

other before, I do feel that you truly are a really nice girl. I said all that to you earlier because

hypocrite while shedding crocodile tears! Pay her no

He refuses to get back together with me, simply

a great secret to share with you,

is it?”

turns out that Gerald is actually Mr. Crawford of Mayberry! He’s filthy rich! However, he only told me about this after I

brief moment before nodding. She was starting to

initially told her that his identity should never be

even Xavia knew about it now. What more, she was also living in Mountain Top Villa! That fact alone clearly

the chase. Men usually turn wild and bad once they become rich! Once I got pregnant, I thought that I could finally fulfill my wish of getting back

girl…?” replied Mila,

if Gerald had truly wanted to be with another girl, I’d gladly have given up. However, he told me that he wanted me to continue being with him. He lied straight to my face while he was still together with

like she had just

the engagement being held? I’m meeting him immediately!” said

“He’s at…”

then told Mila the venue where Gerald’s

create a mess. However, after thinking about it for a while, she realized that she would only achieve the exact opposite of her desired

up on the idea and

the villa

know that I told you any of this.

“Got it!”

that, Mila and her friends immediately

her full trust to Gerald. She simply felt that she wouldn’t

definitely not going to misunderstand Gerald simply because

to go there to see for herself first. She needed to know if Xavia was really

point where you talk about him at least

stop talking for a moment, Wanda? Mila’s already

drive, the car finally stopped

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been putting up

seemed to have lied to

awkward to keep up the façade. Hence, he was

be seeing him off first. I can handle it so both

both of them then walked out of

Gerald immediately said, “It’s high time you returned my cell phone

while he was chatting with the others. To preserve

playing with his phone so that he could focus more on chatting

said anything about it

they continued chatting for a little while longer and having their meal, it soon led

Giya as she placed the phone in Gerald’s hand, her other arm still locked together with

you switch my phone off…?” said Gerald

Her charming face clearly reflected her stubbornness

Giya had agreed that after today, both of them would cease to have any form of relationship with each other. At best, they could only

could Giya be willing to simply

ambiguous relationship with her.

to

“Gerald!”

who had shouted his name,

When did you

plunged into despair

surprised and pleased to see Mila, the situation he

palm hard. She was hoping that the pain would allow her to control her tears from bursting out at

her other friends on the other hand, were glaring at Gerald

Mila that Gerald wasn’t such a person. They had

had eavesdropped on Gerald and Mila’s conversations before. Just from listening to the way Gerald talked back then, they could

certain that he wasn’t

that they had witnessed this scene, Molly and the others were simply astonished

just a misunderstanding!” said Gerald as he finally yanked his

heard that you’re getting engaged with

Just please listen

if his relationship with Mila was ruined because of such a trivial affair, Gerald knew for a fact that he would end up being filled

Giya managed to say. After all, Mila’s arrival had been

from head to toe, Giya could see that Mila was a natural beauty.

Gerald loved

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Mila, jealousy reflected in her eyes, very strong emotions were also

want to see you again!” shouted

then ran away while covering her mouth as Wanda scowled, “You disgusting sc*mbag! So what

she couldn’t help but scold Gerald in

all girls. They would

couldn’t imagine why Mila had

began chasing

an onslaught of complicated emotions. Since she couldn’t process all of it at once,

now gone, she simply turned around and

later when Mila and her friends were

curtains back slightly before saying, “Mila, please don’t cry anymore… That man still has some kind of conscience. He

I don’t ever want to see his face again!” wailed Mila as she hugged

could only look at each other. While all of them were angry,

meet him first above all else upon returning to Mayberry! In the end, however, she had to witness such a terrible scene with her very

downstairs and demand a clear explanation from him!” said Molly, her voice slightly

asked Molly coldly, her

Everything you saw was just a misunderstanding!”

could any of that be a misunderstanding? Are you going to tell me now that your entire engagement with her

that, are you Mila’s colleague from Hong Kong? And yes, everything was faked. Could you please

funny, I’ve already seen several tricks used by sc*mbags before! Regardless, you’re an extremely greedy person! You already have a girlfriend yet you

you’re aware of this, but do you know how well Mila treats you Gerald? There are countless people at the television station

had you, and she was satisfied and grateful for that. Because of that, she was always extremely careful whenever she dealt with her admirers. Whenever anyone tried to overstep their boundaries, she would

the guys there without your knowledge, it’s not like you’d be able to find out. However, she stood her ground every time, making sure to be both cold and aloof toward every guy who had ever tried to woo her. Now, she doesn’t have a single male friend at our television station! Are

she could have refrained from saying those hurtful words, she found no

simply felt that the entire situation was unfair for

aware!” replied Gerald

knew how committed Mila was as a girlfriend, hearing the extent of how much she valued him made him touched. Simultaneously, it also made

said was right. Mila had always treated him the

during incidents that involved him helping his friends. However, when it rained, it poured, and each of those incidents

having any male

make less contact with girls for Mila’s sake

guilty. He just hoped that

really was a fake engagement… See, that girl from earlier? She’s

then slowly detailed everything that had

fixed on Gerald’s eyes the entire time. By the time he was finally done explaining, she realized that he really

more thing that doesn’t add up. Let’s

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girl?” said Molly

being pregnant, Gerald wasn’t too sure about that. However, it wasn’t too hard for

Gerald simply wanted Mila

better not be feeding us any lies. Do you know how much Mila hates

the kind of reckless or flirtatious rich hair. On the contrary, he seemed to be

honestly saying the truth, then

Molly returned to Mila’s bedroom, Gerald remained

help you Gerald. Mila simply refuses to listen to me… She doesn’t even want to

that, she

response. He was filled

yearned for Mila to return. Now that she was back, they had met during such terrible

that moment, Gerald’s phone began ringing. It

smile form on his

met before!” said the girl on the other end of

tone hinted that

What’s wrong?”

and she’s now in the hospital!” explained

“What?”

was shocked

the stairs for a brief moment. At first, he considered shouting so that Mila would know that he was leaving for

she was still deeply resenting him now. In the end, he concluded that it would be better to first check

what exactly happened? Tell me clearly!” said Gerald as he began leaving

when Queta suddenly said that she was feeling sick while we were having our afternoon classes. I had initially gotten some hot water for her, thinking that she was just having a regular fever. Unexpectedly, she fainted

a taxi. After learning more details, he then rushed to the hospital that Lisa and Queta

asked the other

didn’t say too much, but it seems like he’ll wait there

sneered Wanda as she drew the curtains open again

she saw was Gerald getting

been a short while yet he’s already hailed a cab

the window and when she realized that what Wanda had said was true, she became so anxious that she

furious. And yes, I was the one who said that I didn’t want to listen to your explanation… But how could

waited downstairs for a little longer. That would’ve proved to

you’ve left.

excruciating pain

happening, Gerald arrived

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sheet when Gerald saw her in the ward. She looked terribly weak. Thankfully, just as Lisa

Gerald as

too sure either… At the time, without any warning, it simply felt like all the blood had been drained from my body. My vision went