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Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 841

“Who could it be?”

As the others looked at each other in dismay, Manager Huddell—who was making use of his free time—entered the VIP reception room.

As soon as Yuma saw him, he gave a subtle smile before saying, “Manager Huddell!”

“Sincerest apologies for being so inattentive toward you today, Chairman Yaleman. There’s just been so much to do! I do hope that you’ll bear with me for the moment,” replied Manager Huddell.

Hearing that, Yuma then said, “You’re being way too cordial. I’m well aware that the Trustdeck Group is extremely busy every day! While that is so, you still took the time to attend, and I appreciate that!”

In response, Manager Huddell sighed before saying, “Speaking of which, Chairman Yaleman, I’ve asked around regarding the incident you mentioned back then. However, if it’s related to bidding and proposal affairs, Chairman Zelly—my superior—currently has no time to look into it! You may have to wait for a while before he can attend to that incident!”

“It’s all good, Manager Huddell! I trust in your ability to make arrangements!” replied Yuma in a somewhat servile manner.

Upon hearing that, Manager Huddell then looked at his watch before saying, in a doubtful tone, “How odd, though. Chairman Zelly said that the person should have arrived long ago. I wonder why they haven’t arrived yet…”

‘Could she already be here…?’ Manager Huddell thought to himself.

As his gaze fell upon the door, Leah—a female receptionist—asked, “Could I know who you’re waiting for, Manager Huddell?”

“Ah, speak of the devil. I was just about to go look for you! Could you check with reception on whether Miss Bea Yaleman has arrived?”

“Miss Bea Yaleman?” repeated Leah, clearly stunned as she turned to look at Bea who was still standing at the side.

Yuma and Rose themselves were stupefied.

‘What the hell? Why is Manager Huddell looking for Bea?’

“M-manager Huddell… This girl here is Bea Yaleman!” replied Leah as she pointed at Bea.

The moment he heard that, Manager Huddell’s expression immediately changed and he rushed toward her before asking, “You’re Miss Yaleman? Could you be here today to meet Chairman…?”

“That’s right. I came to meet Chairman Kayden Zelly,” replied Bea with a nod, finally able to breathe a sigh of relief.

‘That’s right, why would Gerald ever prank me on such a thing? He told me that he had a way, and I believe that he’ll keep to his word.’

Getting the confirmation he needed, Manager Huddell then slapped his thighs before saying, “Alas! I hadn’t anticipated that you’d be here so early! Chairman Zelly had even ordered me to personally welcome you!”

Hearing him say that, everyone became even more stunned than before! This was especially so for Rose whose mouth was now gaping so wide that it looked almost comical.

“M-Manager Huddell, are you certain you aren’t mistaken…? There really is a person called Kayden Zelly in the group?” asked Rose in disbelief as Ysabel and Yura glared at Bea with burning jealousy.

“He’s one of the superiors here who’s always kept a low profile. Speaking of which, Madam Gosling, it’s rather imprudent of you to address my superior by name, don’t you think?” replied Manager Huddell in an astonished tone.

Being one of the superiors in the group who preferred working behind the scenes, there was no need for casual small fries to even know Kayden’s name.

“I-I apologize! I just wanted to confirm whether there’s been a mistake! After all, Bea’s a mere employee in my company. Why would she even have the privilege of personally being welcomed by you?” said Rose.

“The only person who knows why is Chairman Zelly. Regardless, you’re here to negotiate the project, right, Miss Yaleman?” replied Manager Huddell respectfully as he turned to look at Bea with a smile.

After seeing Bea’s firm nod, Manager Huddell then continued, “Very well. Chairman Zelly’s already prepared a signing ceremony for you upstairs. If there isn’t anything else, let’s proceed with that now, shall we?”

“Huh? We’re signing it already?” replied Bea, astonished.

Bea had initially thought that she would still need to negotiate carefully upon arriving. After all, though Gerald had proper connections—just like Yura did—that would only grant her access into the battlefield.

To her surprise, things were running incredibly smoothly. Even more surprising was the fact that her cousin was actually acquainted with one of the superiors from the Trustdeck Group.

Moments later, a female usher came by and held on to Bea’s bag for her as she followed Manager Huddell upstairs.

“Could they have made some kind of mistake, mom?”

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Yura had asked that question in his sheer disbelief.

“That’s right! To think that she had even claimed that it was because of Gerald’s connections… How does he even know such high ranked people? How is any of this possible?” grumbled Ysabel enviously.

After being humiliated like that, they were sure that everyone was now looking at the two families with mocking gazes.

Rose herself was now thinking of how Gerald had withdrawn a million dollars just the day before. She also recalled what Yura had told her about Gerald’s clothes.

Adding that to the fact that she had now seen, with her very own eyes, that Gerald had the capability to pull strings from within the Trustdeck group, she was extremely certain that he was no ordinary person.

“Hold on a minute!” interrupted Rose while Ysabel and her mother were still exchanging envious words in their annoyance.

“Could it be that we’ve not investigated Gerald’s background thoroughly enough? Is he actually not a pauper at all? How else could he have such extravagance? That would explain why he has so many powerful connections as well!” said Rose in a serious tone.

Upon hearing that, everyone fell silent. After all, nobody wanted to believe it. However, reluctant as they were, the truth was evident.

“…I… I refuse to believe that! It simply isn’t possible!” declared Second aunt as she shook her head wildly.

“Indeed! We don’t believe that either!” added Yura and Ysabel simultaneously.

After that, Rose went silent for a while. Since she was so used to being slick, her ability to conceal her emotions was so great that nobody could guess what she was thinking during her momentary pause.

Eventually, however, Rose cupped her hands over her mouth in shock as she realized something horrifying.

Seeing her reaction, even Yuma and Yura felt terrified.

“M-mom? What’s wrong?” asked Yura immediately.

“There’s no need to be so flustered, sister-in-law! Perhaps Gerald simply helped Chairman Zelly in the past! If that truly happened, then the chairman could very well just be repaying the favor to Gerald! That possibility isn’t out of the question, right?” suggested Second aunt.

Hearing that, Rose’s eyelids twitched as she shook her head before saying, “Have you forgotten about the present Lady Yaleman received today? The one that cost a hundred and fifty million dollars?”

“You mean the present given by the mysterious Mr. Crawford…?”

The moment that name was mentioned, silence temporarily engulfed the room again.

“…That’s right… Mr. Crawford is definitely from the Crawford family and Gerald has that surname too… Could… Could it be that Gerald’s actually Mr. Crawford? If he is, then everything makes a lot more sense now!”

The conjecture alone was sending chills down Rose’s spine.

While there wasn’t an immediate reply from anyone, everyone had unpleasant expressions on their faces.

“That’s… That’s simply impossible!” shouted Second aunt.

“For now, let’s refrain from making any more wild guesses, aunt. Instead, let’s just wait for Bea. She, for one, definitely knows more about him than any of us here. Besides, if she fails to get the projects, everything will become clear. Until then, we have no way of proving that Gerald is actually powerful,” added Ysabel.

“That’s true. Fine, we’ll just wait for Bea to return!”

It was about forty minutes later when Bea finally returned. This time, however, she had five document files in hand.

Her aunt and the others had been waiting for her at the door this entire time and once they saw the contracts, they were so shocked that they immediately called out, “Bea!”

“You… You’ve signed all those?” asked Rose incredulously.

“I have! I now have five major projects from the Trustdeck group that spans from this year to the next!” replied Bea excitedly.

‘Let’s see you try bullying me and my mother again from now on!’ Bea thought to herself.

After saying that, she immediately began walking away without even bothering to look at the astonished crowd.

“Stop right there!” shouted Rose.

“What do you want?”

“Humph! Don’t think you can act all smug just because you’ve gained a few projects! Regardless, I’d like to ask about Gerald. How does he have so many strong connections? And how on earth did he even manage to get acquainted with Chairman Zelly in the first place?”

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“I don’t know. Why don’t you ask him yourself?” said Bea before promptly leaving.

“It’s… It’s all over now. Bea’s definitely made the biggest contribution this time around!” shouted Yura.

“Why are you being so anxious? Bea probably can’t make anything big out of it! Still, she isn’t the biggest issue now. The main thing we have to worry about, is that b*tch’s son, Gerald! We need to find out how much power he truly holds!” declared Rose.

The second she said that, everyone relevant received a message in the family’s group chat. The family’s butler had just issued a family meeting, and they were to gather at the Yaleman family’s conference room within an hour.

“See that? Bea’s asked for credit so quickly! The meeting’s definitely related to the projects this time around!” said Second aunt aloud.

Rose then crossed her arms and smiled coldly before saying, “Let’s return home for now… I want to see what sort of mess that girl ends up making!”

By the time the hour was up, everyone in the family was already in the Yaleman family’s conference room. After all, meetings organized by Lady Yaleman were mandatory to attend.

Lady Yaleman herself was already at the main seat, and she seemed to be beaming with joy.

“I’m sure most of you already know why I’m hosting this family meeting. That’s right, you’re all here to watch me praise Bea! To think that she was able to get everything done by noon when I just talked about it this morning! She’s definitely put in a lot of effort! Not only did she fulfill the task, she even brought our family five new projects! With the Trustdeck Group agreeing to have a deep cooperative relationship with Bea from today onward, I can safely say that she’s truly made a great contribution to the Yaleman family!” announced Lady Yaleman with a smile so broad that even her wrinkles seemed to be beaming.

Hearing that, everyone could only look at Bea incredulously.

“Moving on, I also have an arrangement to announce. Not only will Bea be in charge of the five projects, but she’ll also be given the roles of general manager of the project department as well as the vice president of the Yaleman Construction Group!” declared Lady Yaleman.

“What?!”

a deafening uproar surrounded the room. Yura himself felt like he had just received a

all, before her birthday, Lady Yaleman definitely had something else planned. She had stated that he would become the Yaleman Construction Group’s vice president, and that

she was! Granting

feel her lips twitching slightly at the thought of Bea being able

rapport with the Trustdeck Group, Bea! I

major announcement done, the meeting continued as per usual. Quite a few other things were discussed before the meeting finally

leave, Rose—who had stayed behind—turned to look at Lady Yaleman before saying in a hushed tone, “Mom…! While it’s true that Bea has proved her capabilities and she should, indeed, be given praise and encouragement, I’d like to confirm whether you’re

who was able to get those projects. It’s only natural for her to get that role,”

the moment, she’s not exactly young anymore, mom. She’ll definitely get married within the next two years or

Lady Yaleman found herself slowly calming down from her earlier

Bea’s never had any experience being a superior! She’s only ever worked as a subordinate for as long as she lived! I’m simply worried that she won’t be able to handle this kind of responsibility, at least not yet! Another reason I’m worried is because of her kindness! It makes her susceptible to being tricked! Just look at our smart Yuma! Even he ended up being tricked by the Longs! Bea wouldn’t stand a

ordered, “Sheldon,

“Right away, chairman!”

with each other, smug grins on their

soon as Bea arrived home sometime later, she angrily shouted, “Ahh,

pruning the flowers on the balcony. Hearing how annoyed she was, he then asked, “What’s wrong,

finally have a chance to train myself! I don’t know what Rose said to her, but grandma ended up changing her mind at the very last second! Now both Yura and I have been placed in charge! After treating me and my mother like that, what right does he have to

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was rightfully angry as she said

not, don’t forget that you’re the one in power here. The Trustdeck Group cooperates with you. Not

of which, cousin, I see you’ve prepared a

clean and picked the gift box up before saying, “I was planning to pay grandma a visit once

were having a family meeting, he postponed his plan. After all, he really

a birthday gift for you?” added Gerald with a cheeky smile

response, Bea stuck her tongue out before saying, “No, I

the meeting is over, I’ll go visit grandma now. I heard that she’s been turning

casual, Gerald was honestly feeling extremely anxious since he was, after

taking a stroll. The mother and child were quite wary of Gerald at this

you doing here at this late hour,

meet grandma!”

already turned in! If there’s anything, you can just discuss it with me!” said Rose

Gerald rather coldly before turning around to walk away from the

that?” growled Rose furiously when she saw how disrespectful Gerald was being to her in front of

as he turned around to look

his icy glare, Rose momentarily became tongue-tied, and simply ended

that, she watched as Gerald made his way into the

and more imprudent by the day! Were you honestly afraid of him just

Afraid? Me?” replied Rose in

that, Yura simply

that her son was right. The emotion had been fleeting,

met Gerald a few days ago, he wasn’t

then. She hadn’t thought much about him at all, and she had simply mocked as she

think that that was only a few

the same person with the same personality, yet Rose hardly had any confidence to

believe it, she simply had to. She had come to terms that she had indeed, been terrified of him when he had

why was she so

Mr. Gerald is here!” said Sheldon just as Lady Yaleman was about to turn

then thought for a brief moment before replying, “Let

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health supplements for you, grandma!” said Gerald as

in a solemn tone. After all, Gerald

it was near impossible to perfectly slice the bond between mother and daughter. What more, Gerald and Jessica were both her biological

grandmother, she had honestly always wanted to at least have some form of contact with

Gerald looked, she was instantly reminded of Dylan. Both father and son were so alike… Their characteristics were similar as

who never retorted or fought back against others, even

agonizing silence, Lady Yaleman asked, “…Has your mother

To tell you the truth, my mom frequently misses you!” said Gerald as he sat up

that it isn’t customary for the Yaleman family to hand out properties to those from outside the family. You can give up on that.

that, grandma. I’m honestly not here for any of the Yaleman family’s properties. My reason for being here is to moderate the resentment between you

this began when she ran away from that wedding that year! Not only did it cause the Leans family to stand against the Yalemans like rabid dogs, it’s also the reason why our family’s position has consistently been deteriorating

someone else shortly

that, Lady Yaleman was stunned. From his gaze and the way he had said it, she was able to catch on to

partly responsible for all that as well. Besides, things change. You may have thought that my father was but a pauper back then,

back in surprise as he left

her grandson, and it was also the moment when she realized that

had also seemed to indicate something rather

the other room. Usually, the butler would record everything—from the identity

the contents of the gift box that he momentarily forgot

anxiously saying, “C-chairman! Have

him to enter, Lady Yaleman’s eyes immediately widened in shock as

“That’s…”

which had been bid by Chairman Thomson from Yanken.

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replied Lady Yaleman, her voice quivering as she continued staring at the gift in

Gerald possibly have gotten his hands

butler himself simply lowered his head. After thinking for a brief moment, he then said, “… There’s something

“Go on!”

with nobility! There’s just something about the way he talks… This may seem far-fetched, but have you considered

family’s Mr. Crawford?”

again. That alone, made Lady Yaleman’s heart skip a

that year as

Yaleman family hasn’t been having it easy in the past few years… The problem isn’t limited to our slowly declining business either. The internal fights within the family have worsened over time as well, since quite a few parties in the family are after

I first realized that someone must be helping the family in secret. After all, any dangers we faced were quickly dealt with and if we had to deal with any, they were usually minor

our greatest enemy and they were also immensely powerful back then. However, in just a single night, their entire family fell into bankruptcy. Not only that, the Leans family was wiped off the map entirely!

previously kept all this to himself. After all, he was afraid that

Yaleman was only frowning

she eventually sighed heavily as her expression turned gloomy. Regardless of what the truth was, the present itself

day when Gerald looked at Bea before asking, “It’s your birthday

really celebrated my birthday all these

I’m here to celebrate it with

his words, Bea simply nodded. From the way she was fidgeting, however, it was clear that she had something else to add. Despite that, before the question could leave her mouth, she stopped herself. The

had already caught

how I know the people from the Trustdeck Group?” said Gerald with a

Rather, I’ve been meaning to ask something else. Since you’ve already graduated for some time, I was wondering if I have… You know, a future sister-in-law…? You’re already so excellent, yet never have I seen you calling anyone that

much more attentive than she

a bitter smile as he replied, “I’m not even sure where to start, but Bea, let me ask you something. Would you hate someone who failed

dates a lot! After all, a long time is needed just for them to get ready for dates! Breaking such a promise would no doubt be a major disappointment! Though, why are you asking

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up gently patting Bea’s head before saying, “I’ll tell you about it sometime in the future. Regardless, it’s your birthday tomorrow! I’ll be preparing a little something for you, so expect to be pleasantly surprised

What’s the gift?” asked Bea as she stuck her tongue

wouldn’t be a surprise if I told you the answer now, would it? Just wait for tomorrow,” replied Gerald with a faint smile before returning

sense how truly forlorn Gerald was. This wasn’t the first time she had noticed

able to tell that he constantly had

do with what had happened between him and her possible sister-in-law. However, since he refused to talk about her, Bea

him, and she knew that the easiest—and quite possibly

really have many people he could have fun with in Yanken,

the gears in Bea’s head began grinding, time passed on

at a restaurant early that morning, she received a notification from her family before she could

invited to attend.

time a similar party was held was around twelve years ago. This could only signify that the party this time was going to be extraordinarily grand. So grand, in fact, that Lady Yaleman’s eightieth

to think about excusing herself.

people in charge of the projects, Bea had to stand at the door

all those

capable! How remarkable! The future of the Yaleman

should be addressing him as Chairman Yaleman now! Either way,

family had signed contracts for five major projects. That was an instant sign that their family had undergone an extreme upgrade.

simply remained silent as she stood at the side. Even though she was

that! I’ll say it now, with me here, you’ll eternally be inferior to me!” said Yura

she was furious at his comment, she said

isn’t it? Hah! Looks like you won’t be able to celebrate it!” added

short moment later when Lady Yaleman made her appearance, leading a few people

what sort of occasion we’re celebrating today… Take a look at yourself! So cold and aloof… We have so many distinguished guests here today yet the way you present yourself would

Yaleman couldn’t refrain from scolding her. After all, she was a

Bea’s birthday today! Of course she’d be unhappy

It’s your birthday today? What a truly sorry case! You’re feeling burdened to have to deal with family affairs even though it’s your special day, aren’t you?” said Rose out of the blue as she joined in on the

not!” denied Bea

what Rose had

out here since you’re both in charge of the projects. However, look at how he presents himself, then compare yourself to him! Mind your manners before the guests! It seems what your aunt had said was right after all. She had claimed that you lacked experience being a superior, and though I thought that you’d

Just head inside and see if there’s anything else that requires help with!” said

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family members away, Yura laughed before smiling coldly

tongue or you’ll pay a heavy price for it, Yura! Wipe that smirk off

his hands was a small cake about six inches tall. Only after seeing him

cousin!” said Bea rather

I did have to order this cake for your birthday!” replied Gerald as he lifted the cake

are from a village! Who still eats cake during their birthday? Lame!” said Yura with a scornful

you have a problem with

not even going to continue bothering with you