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.

able to get a proper look of the angered woman—guessed that the waitress must have bumped into

too seriously. After all, such conflicts were all too common in a place made for

to look at the infuriated woman’s

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

the fact that he recognized the waitress Westlyn was grabbing

recalled that 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

that he would bump into

he deduced that this was

get a little too far. After all, while she had initially simply been grabbing onto Layla’s collar, the rage-filled

maddened woman just in time for her to avoid getting a tight

second Westlyn saw that Gerald was present, she instantly

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

in his pocket, the new face simply looked at the scene before him as

almost done! Have fun and

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any face at all. After all, he wasn’t even well

surprised. Finding it harder and harder

high social position, how could she ever dare to claim that she once had ties with him? It was due to that, that the poor girl was shocked

even dare to say another word now, Westlyn, on the other hand, was now equally surprised as she was

Mountain Entertainment truly still the best mountain villa in Weston? After all, not only did they hire a blind waitress, but

The

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

you notify the leader of this place so that he

A single word with the boss will be sufficient to drive this eyesore out of here, Westlyn!” scoffed the bespectacled guy

laughed before smiling bitterly as he said, “You’re actually trying to kick me out of this place? Did I hear that

you piece of trash!”

already ended the call, and he was now

they bumped into me earlier!” stuttered the terrified Layla as she instantly tried to explain the situation to him, hoping not

the first place, even if you had smashed the trays into their faces!” replied Gerald

gone insane?! Did you actually just

them, his entire body was all sweaty and he was panting quite a bit. Even so, he quickly

really know what position the middle-aged man held, Gerald simply slid his hands into his pocket before saying, “We

hearing that, Westlyn and the others were instantly stunned. Was he actually giving orders to the

his statement before turning to look at Jerome and respectfully shaking his hand while saying, “Didn’t you say

a little antsy, that’s all. Besides, how could we possibly finish walking around Wayfair Mountain

moment, all the girls suddenly

scared half to death just now!” shouted Westlyn

the middle-aged man,

talking to him! What more, he even ordered you to drive all of us out! Oh god, I think I’m going

fell for it too!” scoffed one of the other girls as those

was wondering who this kid was! Interrupting me while I’m greeting

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him out of this place? The longer he stays here, the lower the standard

you’re high school classmates with Chairman Lyle’s son! With that in mind, your words are the law here! Now

you going to leave on your own accord or do I have to

Gerald simply retorted, “Me? Get lost? Mr. Zealey, was it? You’ve just

point?” asked Mr. Zealey as

you. Do you know who the owner of

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

trying to pull here? Who wouldn’t know that Chairman Lyle is the

you’re nothing more than garbage just

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

upon hearing that. As far as she knew, Chairman Lyle was the most influential person in the entire Weston business district. How could anyone possibly be

instantly had a change in expression. Now slightly panicked, he respectfully replied, “Chairman Lyle’s owner is none other than Mr. Crawford,

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

heard about him being an authentic rich heir, and that included

who Mr. Crawford truly was. With that in mind, it was completely understandable why Westlyn was so

handsome, to the point where women always end up obsessing over him the second they see him!” added Westlyn’s friends as they took

I’ll be d*mned! To think that Mr. Crawford was actually Chairman Lyle’s master this

even someone at my level can’t get in touch with him that

Westlyn and

Chairman Lyle and the others are back!” shouted Mr. Zealey, his

studying with him! I wonder if he still

meet an extremely powerful and influential person up close! While even Westlyn’s boyfriend had never had the chance to meet a person as powerful as

knew how the world operated, who knew if he would be able to obtain any good luck if he

was simply the kind of respect that ordinary people had for

to greet Chairman Lyle—completely forgetting about Gerald in the process—Layla

What’s the worst that could happen?”

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saying that, Gerald began walking

of greeting Mr. Lyle—quickly ran over to face Zack before excitedly saying, “Good

shouted Zack, his voice brimming

being too courteous, Uncle Lyle!” stuttered the

lower lip as well. For Chairman Lyle to refer to Jerome as Mr. Crawford… Wasn’t Mr. Lyle

the case was, Jerome now looked

Zealey, even he was rather surprised by Chairman Lyle’s behavior. Regardless, he now knew that he truly couldn’t afford to offend Mr. Crawford. After all, even Chairman Lyle was referring to him

followed

replied, “U-Uncle Lyle, all of you… This isn’t the time to be making jokes…! No matter what it is, I’m

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

could fully recover from their shock, what happened

emotional expression on his face, Zack slowly knelt before them! Following that, the

as he took a step backward, his eyes

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 to him? But… They clearly called out for

was as dumbfounded as he was, unsure of what was even happening

all back early!” said a faint voice from behind Westlyn and

of the world, I, Zack Lyle, will definitely rush back as soon as possible should I receive an order from you, Mr. Crawford!”

he was aware that something had happened to the

around to

the person behind her, Westlyn’s eyes widened in shock as she muttered,

bothering to look at Westlyn, Gerald then casually said, “Get up now and follow me into the study room. There’s

Zack as he instantly got to

stuttered Mr. Zealey as

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!

Westlyn felt like something bad was going to happen soon, Gerald himself

of power and influence—immediately took

from Westlyn’s group could only think

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a pauper would turn out to be the actual Mr. Crawford,

horrified expressions on their faces, knowing that there was zero chance that they would ever be able

the study room, Zack was the

were fine, Mr. Crawford… What great news…!

to me too, right? Zack, what exactly happened throughout this period? Are you

with a heavy nod before opening his

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

one that was issued to those worthy of obtaining it by a mysterious organization who

could tell, this was the token that

still even among the living anymore. Now that his token of the holy water was here, Gerald could instantly feel his heart clench

happened here, Zack…?”

detail, Mr. Crawford! You see, it all happened a few days

chairman of the Weston Economic Area—suddenly received an order from the Crawford family to head over to Northbay. Due

call. The call was from the young mistress, Lyra, and from her tone alone, Zack could already sense that she was slightly anxious and worried. Regardless, after giving him some instructions, she instantly

to her, something big was going to happen to the Crawford family. Following that, she then urgently told Zack to use her name to transfer all

you must act fast!’ emphasized the

him the order. All he knew was

also around then when Wes first found out that both of them

when Zack received a text message from

be in danger at any second now. While I don’t know if Gerald’s still doing fine, I’ll be sending something over to you and you’ll have to keep it safe. Please make sure to secretly find Gerald after that, and once you do, hand the item

Zack simply went to bed when he realized that no other messages were coming his way. When

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

call from Gerald. Naturally, Zack was both surprised

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

said! That she would face danger at any moment…” replied