The Secretly Rich Man

Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1411

It was evening by the time Gerald arrived at the headquarters building in Mayberry City.

At the time, there were two deputy general managers in the economic area, Zack being one of them and the other being a person by the name of Winson Zaito, commonly known as Chairman Zaito.

Gerald knew for a fact that both men had always been loyal to the Crawford family, and this was especially the case for Zack.

Even so, since Peter had mentioned that there was a possibility that the duo could be involved in certain matters as well, Gerald knew he had to personally investigate them sooner or later.

“Apologies, sir, but both Chairman Zaito and Chairman Lyle aren’t present tonight! You’ll have to wait till morning if you still wish to meet them! However, please note that even if you do wish to meet them then, they aren’t people you can just ask to meet up with just because you want to!” said the receptionist at the front desk as she looked at Gerald.

Though she appeared polite, she wasn’t able to fully conceal her contempt toward him. Who did Gerald even think he was? Was he really thinking that he could just meet up with both of them all willy-nilly?

“Just give them a call and tell them that Gerald Crawford is here!” replied Gerald casually, not wanting to waste any time with her nonsense.

“…What? Did you just claim to be Mr. Gerald Crawford?!” exclaimed all the receptionists seated at the front desk as they instantly stood upright and stared at Gerald in astonishment.

“Look, let’s just skip all this and just make the phone call already…” replied Gerald coldly.

“…Very well, Mr. Crawford! We’ll call both of them immediately… In your dreams!” scoffed the receptionist from before, her gaze brimming with ridicule now as she glared at Gerald.

Watching as he frowned back at her, the receptionist then snapped, “What? Did you take us all as fools? Just have a good look at how you’re dressed! How dare you even pretend to be the real Mr. Crawford! Have you any idea how many ‘Mr. Crawfords’ there are in Mayberry at this very moment? To think you’d dare behave so atrociously here! Do you even know where you are now? Whatever the case is… Security! Kick this troublemaker out of this place already!”

As she tossed the pen she was holding onto the ground, a few guards—who had been posted nearby—quickly marched over, ready to take action.

Seeing all this, Gerald could only sigh… So be it! Since Zack and Winson weren’t currently around anyway, he may as well just come back tomorrow morning!

It wasn’t as though Gerald wasn’t angry at the moment, quite the contrary, in fact.

While anyone who dared offend him would certainly not have a good ending, these people were his own employees. What more, there was no real point in punishing them for their rudeness.

Though Gerald could’ve very easily proved that he was the real deal—allowing him to act all pretentiously before them after that—he simply felt that there was no reason for him to do so.

What more, Gerald was currently feeling both extremely anxious and distraught, so he really couldn’t be bothered about proving anything to them…

“…Fine, then! I’ll be returning in the morning to meet them, then!” replied Gerald as he shook his head, a wry smile on his face.

Watching as he slid a hand into his pocket before leaving, the guards found themselves glances before laughing contemptuously.

“Who even was that kid? To think that he’d speak so imposingly even though he was dressed so poorly! Haha!”

“He must’ve escaped from some mental hospital… He certainly looked like a fool! Make sure you guys keep an eye out for him if he dares come again tomorrow! We mustn’t allow Chairman Lyle and Chairman Zaito to run into him, otherwise we’ll all be sacked for sure, especially since the company’s general meeting is going to be held tomorrow! With that said, everything has to go perfectly!” reminded the receptionist from before as she looked at the guards.

“Worry not, if he really dares to show up tomorrow, we’ll just teach him a lesson he’ll never forget!” reassured the guards.

Meanwhile, Gerald was already starting to head to Wayfair Mountain Entertainment when he walked past a group of young men and women…

Watching as he walked past them, one of the gorgeously dressed girls—from within that group—caught a glimpse of him and instantly ended up freezing in place.

“…Hold it. That kid there…! Stop right there! You’re that guy, aren’t you?” called out that girl as she scratched the back of her head, seemingly trying to remember Gerald’s name.

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Turning to look at who had called out to him, he saw that it was a rather pretty young girl whom he didn’t recognize…

“… ‘That guy?’” asked Gerald in a casual tone.

“Yeah! You’re a graduate of Mayberry University, right? Do you know Harper?” asked the girl.

“Indeed! He was my roommate, but before that… Have we even met before?” replied Gerald.

Nodding with a smile, the girl then laughed before saying, “So I wasn’t mistaken! It really is you! No wonder you looked so familiar!”

“Who is he, Westlyn…?” asked the other girls from the group—who were each carrying their own handbag—as they curiously began scanning Gerald from head to toe, arms crossed.

‘While he does look pretty handsome, judging from his clothes alone, he’s probably not even anywhere close to being wealthy!’ Thought the girls to themselves.

“Oh, him? He’s just the roommate of one of my hometown friends! I remember him rather distinctly since he used to be willing to do just about anything to obtain a little money! He’d oftentimes be found cleaning the trash up in our school and even running errands for others! That’s just how poor he was!” replied Westlyn as she introduced him to the rest of the girls.

“It’s not all that out of the ordinary, really. Every school has such a person, and if you’re sharp enough, you’ll realize that a person like this definitely exists in every other stage of your life, from elementary school till university! As they say, outstanding people will always be great, and those who live difficult lives will always remain miserable!” said a good-looking boy donning branded sports attire—who had been standing next to Westlyn this entire time—out of the blue.

“Hahaha! You truly are a natural at speaking, you know that, Micah? Just about anything that comes out of your mouth sounds philosophical! It’s hilarious, really! No wonder Westlyn was interested in you!” said one of the members of the group, prompting the rest of the young boys and girls to laugh aloud.

“Regardless… What are you doing now? Also, I heard that Harper’s doing pretty well these days. He owns his own public-listed company now, right? Do both of you still keep in touch? From what I can see, it almost seems like Harper hasn’t been looking out for you!” asked Westlyn rather curiously.

To be entirely honest, Westlyn had been asking around for Harper’s contact information for quite a while now. It was the only reason why she had called out to Gerald in the first place.

Since both of them had been from the same hometown, it was no surprise that she was Harper’s high school classmate. Since Harper had been rather famous back in high school, Westlyn had liked him for the longest time back then.

However, upon entering university, she became a textbook example of an ugly duckling turning into a white swan. Due to that, her taste and what she looked for in a man grew extremely different compared to how it used to be back in her high school days.

Those who used to seem outstanding and cool back in high school felt like boring nobodies upon entering university. In fact, many of them even ended up changing even more upon entering society, and not in a good way, at least to Westlyn. To her, they simply ended up becoming exceedingly ordinary people.

As for Westlyn, her own temperament and attitude toward Harper grew increasingly different with every passing stage as well. Essentially, she went from liking Harper, to ignoring Harper, and eventually, despising him. In fact, she didn’t even bother talking to him throughout their later years in university.

Thinking that Harper would only end up becoming an office worker once he stepped into society, she even ended up deleting his contact information!

Little did she know that he would instead end up becoming the chairman of a public listed company!

From the day she found out about that, she had always regretted deleting his phone number, and she had constantly been trying to reobtain it ever since.

Now that Gerald was before her, she couldn’t help but wonder if her bumping into Harper’s ex-roommate today was god’s ridiculous answer to her pleas.

‘It truly must be God’s gift to me! While it’s true that I’ve undergone divorce once and though I’ve already found a new boyfriend, sparks could still fly if I were to contact Harper now! Heh! All girls, especially beautiful ones like myself, always need to be on the lookout for spare tires to fall back on, after all!’ Westlyn thought to herself.

Gerald himself could immediately tell what Westlyn was trying to go for, so he simply replied, “We haven’t contacted each other for a long time now. While I do have his WhatsApp Information on my phone, I think I’ve already lost it.”

“…You… What? You don’t even have a cell phone on you? Do you live in some forest or something? Who do you even think you’re trying to bluff?” asked Westlyn, her eyes now fully widened.

“I speak the truth. Even if I had my old phone on me now, he’d have probably changed his number by this time, no?” replied Gerald.

From what Gerald remembered, he had told Zack to make some arrangements for Harper, and based on what Westlyn had said, Zack seemed to have given him a company. Knowing Zack, Gerald assumed that Harper would’ve been given a company with a market value of a few billion dollars. While not exactly too valuable—at least for Gerald—it was the thought that counted!

Whatever the case was, Gerald’s words instantly changed the way Westlyn looked at him. After all, he had made it clear that he was of no use to her now!

“…I see! I should’ve realized that Harper wouldn’t even bother with someone as foolish as you! I mean just look at the state you’re in! Trash! A complete waste of my time and effort!” cursed Westlyn.

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Glaring back at her, he then headed off to Wayfair Mountain Entertainment. He really couldn’t be bothered with such a woman.

Naturally, he wasn’t going there to sleep or attend to accommodation matters. He was simply headed there since he knew the people there knew who he was. Following that, he could tell them to call Zack on his behalf. At the very least, he wanted Zack to know that he was here.

Thankfully, things went smoothly this time, and Zack—upon finding out that Gerald was the one on the other end of the line—instantly exclaimed in a voice brimming with respect, humility, and excitement, “You’re fine, Mr. Crawford?! That’s great news!”

“I am indeed. I’d like to hear your explanation regarding some matters, so I’ll be waiting for your return,” replied Gerald rather casually.

“Affirmative, Mr. Crawford! I’ll be returning right this instant to personally report the matter to you!” said Zack without the slightest hesitation.

From what Zack had said, it seemed that Peter’s deduction had been correct. That this matter wasn’t accidental. Gerald could tell that Zack seemed to know something about all this…

Gerald couldn’t really tell why, but he knew for a fact that Zack seemed to be in a hurry earlier. After all, his tone was rather flustered during the call. Whatever the case was, Gerald didn’t need to question him too much at the moment. He could simply wait for Zack to return tomorrow to hear his explanation…

It wasn’t long before the next day came, and having nothing to do while waiting for Zack, Gerald decided to take a stroll around the villa within Wayfair Mountain Entertainment.

While walking around, he started recalling the first time he had come to the villa. Back then, he had just found out that his true identity was Mr. Crawford not too long ago, and he had to admit that he had made quite a fool of himself at the time. Even so, as he continued reminiscing about the old days, he couldn’t help but feel that those days were still pretty good.

Regardless, it wasn’t long before Gerald began hearing quite a commotion while he was walking on.

“Are you blind or something?! Don’t you know how expensive this dress is?!”

“I-I’m sorry! I didn’t do it on purpose! Please, I’m sorry…!”

“The hell is even wrong with Wayfair Mountain Entertainment? Do they hire just about anyone in this place? Even if you’re just a mere waitress, they could’ve at least hired someone who was capable of sight! How absolutely frustrating…! Regardless, what are you going to do about this?” growled the infuriated woman as she grabbed onto the waitress’s collar with one hand while poking her forehead with the other.

of the angered woman—guessed that the waitress must have bumped into

seriously. After all, such conflicts were all too common in a place made for entertainment. Besides, Gerald trusted

turned to look at the infuriated woman’s face… And was

woman was none other than Westlyn, and the group of people backing her

fact that he recognized the waitress Westlyn

while her family’s condition wasn’t all that great, her personality was as tough as nails and she always got good grades. She used to have a

would bump

how immensely angry Gerald was, he deduced that this was probably Westlyn’s first time wearing such beautiful clothes. With that in mind, it was no wonder

all, while she had initially simply been grabbing

Layla away from the maddened woman just in time for her

second Westlyn saw that Gerald was present, she instantly shouted, “You

Westlyn, Gerald realized that though most of her friends were the same people from yesterday, there was a new

hand in his pocket, the new face simply

done! Have fun

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face

was now feeling exceedingly surprised. Finding it harder and harder to breathe by the second, she eventually managed

him having such a high social position, how could she ever dare to claim that she once had ties with him? It was due to that, that

dare to say another word now, Westlyn, on the other hand, was now

still the best mountain villa in Weston? After all, not only did they hire a blind

supposed to be a place that symbolized a person’s power! The fact that even someone like

hell did he get in anyway?” asked the other girls in the group who were all thinking the

leader of this place so that he can drive this

this eyesore out of here, Westlyn!” scoffed the bespectacled guy from

was still on the call, Gerald simply laughed before smiling bitterly as he said, “You’re actually trying to kick

wait, you piece of

Jerome had already ended the call, and he was now staring

bumped into me earlier!” stuttered the terrified Layla as she instantly tried to explain the situation to him,

in the first place, even if you had smashed the trays

you actually just think

seconds later when a middle-aged man—in his forties—could be seen running toward the group. By the time he was standing before them, his entire body was all sweaty and he was panting quite a bit.

the villa. Though he didn’t really know what position the middle-aged man held, Gerald simply slid his hands

actually giving orders to the chief executive officer here? This

to look at Jerome and respectfully shaking his hand while saying, “Didn’t you say that you’d only be

a little antsy, that’s all. Besides, how could we possibly finish walking around Wayfair Mountain Entertainment if we start at noon? It’s simply too massive!” replied Jerome with

the girls suddenly burst

to death just now!” shouted Westlyn in

middle-aged man, unsure

To think that that idiot actually thought you were talking to him! What more, he even ordered you to drive all of us out! Oh god, I think I’m going to die laughing!” shouted Westlyn as she clutched

him, being all pretentious! To think that we almost fell for it

Interrupting me while I’m greeting Mr. Crawford…

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trouble you to kick him out of this place? The longer he stays here, the lower the standard and quality this villa has!” said

a problem, Mr. Crawford! After all, you’re high school classmates with Chairman Lyle’s son! With that in mind, your words are the law here! Now excuse me as I kick this young lad out of this place!” replied Mr.

then sneered, “Now them… Are you going to leave on your own accord or do I have to get

and the others smugly crossed their arms while watching, Gerald simply retorted, “Me? Get lost? Mr. Zealey, was it? You’ve

Mr. Zealey as

you know who the owner of

wouldn’t know? It’s Chairman Zack Lyle, of course!” replied Mr.

know that Chairman Lyle is the owner of the place?” retorted

stop trying to stall time! It’s evident that you’re nothing more than garbage just by looking

Gerald simply continued asking in an indifferent tone, “Correct. Now then, while Chairman Lyle owns Wayfair Mountain Entertainment, pray tell, do you know who

the most influential person in the entire Weston business district. How could anyone possibly

instantly had a change in expression. Now slightly panicked, he respectfully replied, “Chairman Lyle’s owner is

be talking about the Mr. Crawford from Mayberry City, Mr. Zealey? The one who caused an uproar

University had heard about him being an authentic rich heir, and that included her. However, that was the

Mr. Crawford truly was. With that in mind, it was completely understandable why Westlyn was so surprised when she heard that Mr. Crawford

before, Westlyn! From what I know, he’s supposed to be extremely handsome, to the point where women always end up obsessing over him the second they see him!” added Westlyn’s friends as they took turns covering their mouths

was actually Chairman Lyle’s master this entire time!” exclaimed

a mysterious person… You know, even someone at my level can’t get in touch with him that easily!” replied Mr. Zealey, a

ended, luxury cars suddenly began parking right before the villa’s entrance. Since Westlyn and the others weren’t standing too far away from the entrance, they were able

others are back!” shouted Mr. Zealey,

still studying with him! I wonder if he still remembers me… Even if he doesn’t, I’m still going to go greet him!” said Jerome as

While even Westlyn’s boyfriend had never had the chance to meet a person as powerful as Mr. Lyle in person, Jerome was different in the sense that he had a lot

the world operated, who knew if he would be able to

simply the kind of respect that ordinary people had

forgetting about Gerald in the process—Layla nervously asked, “…N-nothing bad is going to happen to us,

What’s the worst that could happen?” replied Gerald

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Gerald began walking toward the entrance as

had been taking in deep breaths in preparation of greeting Mr. Lyle—quickly ran over to face Zack before excitedly saying, “Good day, Uncle Lyle! I’m Mateo’s classmate, Jerome,

voice brimming with admiration as he

courteous, Uncle Lyle!” stuttered the nervous Jerome, unsure

Lyle to refer to Jerome as Mr. Crawford… Wasn’t Mr. Lyle giving him a bit too much

case was, Jerome now looked extremely cool to the other

Chairman Lyle’s behavior. Regardless, he now knew that he

already shocking enough, dozens of prestigious-looking people—who had followed Zack in—instantly made full

with excitement. Feeling both satisfied and happy, Jerome replied, “U-Uncle Lyle, all of you… This isn’t the time to be making jokes…! No matter what it is, I’m still

it’s true that Jerome is an excellent young man, remember that all of you have extremely high status and identities, Chairman Lyle! Treating him this way will only make him

fully recover from their shock, what happened next was enough to make several

face, Zack slowly knelt before them! Following that, the other wealthy and powerful figures

speechless Jerome as he took a step backward, his eyes widened in

his forehead, he suddenly realized that something was off… Wait. Was… Was Uncle Lyle and the other prestigious figures not looking at him this entire time…? Were they actually not calling out

he was, unsure of

said a faint voice from

the other end of the world, I, Zack Lyle, will definitely rush back as soon as possible should I receive an order from

looks of it, it seemed that he was aware that something had happened

Zack’s statement made everyone turn around to look at who Mr.

Westlyn’s eyes widened in shock as she

said, “Get up now and

Crawford!” replied Zack as he instantly got to his

Crawford…?!” stuttered Mr. Zealey as he gulped, nearly wetting

difficult to even breathe. By god! To think that Gerald had actually been the legendary Mr. Crawford this entire time…! No wonder Harper was able to own a public listed company! His benefactor was the legendary

going to happen soon, Gerald himself simply continued walking to the study

went, businessmen—regardless of power and influence—immediately

all the utterly shocked girls from Westlyn’s group could only think of how cool Gerald

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out to be the actual Mr. Crawford, the man with the greatest reputation on the

faces, knowing that there was zero chance that they would ever be

room, Zack was the first

“To think that you were fine,

to me too, right? Zack, what exactly happened throughout this period? Are you guys transferring the company’s

replied Zack with a

Zack was even able to open it, Gerald took it for himself, his eyelids now twitching

was issued to those worthy of obtaining it by a mysterious organization who could possibly be

Gerald could tell, this was the token

had shown him, Gerald hadn’t been sure whether his grandfather was still even among the living anymore. Now that his token of the holy water was here,

here, Zack…?” asked

explaining everything in detail, Mr. Crawford! You

the Weston Economic Area—suddenly received an order from the Crawford family

a while, after a few days, Zack suddenly received a phone call. The call was from the young mistress, Lyra, and from her tone alone, Zack could already sense that she was slightly anxious and

her name to transfer all of the Crawford’s assets to his name. She also told Zack to begin working on all

must act fast!’ emphasized the young

gave him the order. All he knew was that something serious must

first found out that both of them were secretly planning on

received a text message

don’t know if Gerald’s still doing fine, I’ll be sending something over to

bed when he realized that no other messages were coming his way. When he awoke again

began feeling extremely nervous. He hadn’t the slightest idea where

pondering how to even proceed with things when he suddenly received a phone call from Gerald. Naturally, Zack was

she could be facing danger at any second? What else did she say?” asked Gerald

all she said! That she would face danger