The Secretly Rich Man

Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 181

Zack, Howard, and his son went up the platform together.

They stood in the same row subconsciously.

To everyone’s surprise, they gave Gerald a 90-degree bow.

“Nice to meet you, Mr. Crawford. Congratulations on purchasing the Mountain Top Villa successfully.”

They said in unison, just like they had discussed it, and reached an agreement beforehand.

A loud bang was heard.

As soon as they said that, it appeared like a great blow was thrown into the crowd, and they were shocked immensely.

“Mr. Crawford! So it turns out that he’s Mr. Crawford!”

“Oh my God! Is he the Mr. Crawford from Mayberry? Is he the absolute national millionaire, Mr. Crawford?”

They gaped in surprise and excitement.

“What? Mr. Crawford? So Gerald is that Mr. Crawford!”

Rita staggered and retreated weakly.

During their family reunion before, somebody made a guess that Gerald was the absolute national millionaire, Mr. Crawford.

However, Rita had denied it there and then.

It was because Gerald did not seem like it at all.

But the scene before her soon shocked her deeply, so much so that she was about to faint.

‘Mr. Crawford! Gerald is that Mr. Crawford!’

No wonder one hundred million dollars meant nothing to him.

He did not even seem surprised when he touched the luxurious car which cost around two thousand dollars.

It was because he was a prestigious and wealthy young youth—Mr. Crawford.

He was the heir of the most wealthy and influential family.

Rita’s facial expression became complicated. She was filled with deep regret.

At the same time, Wyatt’s facial expression worsened. He was regretful too.

A while back, Mr. Crawford wanted to shake hands with him. He even smiled at him.

That was such a good chance for him to get close to the wealthy people and gain some benefits from it.

But what did he do? He did not even glance at Mr. Crawford.

Besides, what else did he say? He even condemned Mr. Crawford, claiming that he was a mere nobody.

He even started to give him a hard lesson, but Mr. Crawford only smiled without saying anything.

At the same time, Dawn, Nyla, Samuel, and Melanie gaped in shock.

In short, they were filled with deep regret.

Gerald stood on the platform. He looked at them who appeared quite shocked before him. He did the same thing, he smiled casually.

He did not have to be infuriated by them.

It was better that way. It was so much better than beating them up vigorously.

Gerald looked at Rita beside him. “Rita, I’ve purchased the villa now. Shouldn’t you give me the key and then bring me there to take a look at the Mountain Top Villa?”

“I… Yes, Mr. Crawford!”

Rita said that with much difficulty.

She did not even know how she should address Gerald.

She then turned around and brought them along. Soon, they reached the foot of the mountain where Mountain Top Villa was.

“Rita, we would like to go too. Could you please plead with Mr. Crawford and ask him to bring us along?”

Two beautiful women—Dawn and Nyla rushed toward them now.

When they reached Rita, they purposely spoke louder, just to let Gerald hear them and realize that they indeed regretted what they had done.

They did not even care about the deep humiliation which engulfed them when they did so. They couldn’t care less about it.

The most important thing was they needed to please Mr. Crawford so that he would forgive them. They believed that they would be able to gain something from there. Even though Mr. Crawford might not admire them, they would be able to stay by his side and be his servants given how beautiful they were.

“I… I can’t do that!” Rita was still in shock. How could she help to plead with him?

“Mr. Crawford, could you please let us go up there and take a look? We were wrong just now. We’re deeply sorry! May we know how we can seek your forgiveness?”

Both Dawn and Nyla became teary.

In fact, Gerald felt that he was slightly sorry toward them when he saw them like that.

They changed their attitude too drastically in so short a time.

Gerald directly retorted given what they said just now. “Fine, if you want me to forgive you, act like a dog and bark in front of me!”

He said those words in anger, asking them to get lost immediately.

A few barks were heard.

Unexpectedly, they started barking like a dog in front of everybody.

At the same time, they twisted around and said, “Mr. Crawford, do I look like a dog now? What kind of female little puppy do you want to see? Why don’t you ask me to act for you?”

They stuck out their tongues at Gerald.

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“D*mn it!”

Gerald felt like he was about to have a headache.

Those two women were indeed the most shameless women Gerald had ever met in his whole lifetime, even more so than Xavia.

He asked them to bark like a dog, and they did so without any hesitation.

Actually, both Dawn and Nyla had risked everything they had. They would certainly cling onto Mr. Crawford vigorously no matter what he asked them to do.

It was indeed such an effective tactic.

Gerald was speechless now. He waved his hand. “Just come along if you want!”

“Mr. Crawford!”

At that moment, Wyatt shouted. He raised both of his hands and bent his body slightly. He then squeezed out of the crowd and ran toward Gerald.

“Mr. Crawford. I didn’t know who you are just now. I was wrong. Please forgive my bad manners. I’m Wyatt Light. We were introduced to each other just now.”

Wyatt held both of his hands in midair, wanting to have a closer contact with him, shaking his hands.

Mr. Crawford was indeed not someone who Wyatt could afford to offend. He would definitely be able to ruin Wyatt any minute.

“But I don’t know you!”

Gerald said softly, then he put his hands in his pockets.

“This… Mr. Crawford… My daughter and I offended you just now. Please forgive us. We’re deeply sorry.”

Wyatt appeared quite upset. He waved his hand immediately, and Melanie stepped forward pitifully.

‘It turns out that this pathetic man is Mr. Crawford. It’s so unexpected!”

“Mr. Crawford, I was wrong just now.”

“Oh? Don’t you have mysophobia? I sat behind you just now. You were so anxious that you changed your seat. Now, it seems like you don’t have that now. Why are you standing so close to me? Aren’t you scared?”

Mr. Crawford smiled, and that was all he did at the moment.

“I…”

Melanie blushed deeply. ‘Am I not attractive enough for him?’

Gerald smiled bitterly and shook his head. He did not bother about them anymore. He then turned around and went up the mountain with Zack and the others.

That was the first time Gerald condemned the others. In fact, he was quite infuriated just now. After venting his anger out like that, he felt much better.

Besides, his extremely pompous and arrogant second cousin——Rita followed closely behind him, holding the key in her hand. It made Gerald feel that it was indeed wonderful being a rich person.

In fact, Rita was in a dilemma too. It was because she started to hold different feelings and emotions toward Gerald at that moment.

She felt that Gerald appeared quite handsome, outrageously so.

Rita was humiliated deeply, but she knew that it was a good thing. It was because it seemed like there was a new chance for her after all, being married into a rich family.

From what she could see, Gerald did not appear to hate her.

Besides, she would now be the butler for the Mountain Top Villa from now on. She would surely have much contact with Gerald.

‘Sister, does it mean that I’ll do something bad to you?’

That afternoon was indeed quite interesting.

Gerald strolled around the villa for around one to two hours. He then brought them and went down the mountain at around four o’clock in the afternoon.

When he reached the foot of the mountain, there were a few messages in his class group chat all of a sudden.

It was the class representative, Cassandra who posted a few photos and words in the group.

“Please help to share it on your social media!”

“Help our classmate. Her younger sister is seriously ill, and she isn’t able to earn money too. Please donate some money and help them to resolve this issue. Your kindness is greatly appreciated!”

At first glance, one realized that Cassandra was the one who was in charge of the shooting of the photographs and the writing of the content.

It was Layla Hack.

Cassandra asked her to hold up a sign with the words “Please help me!” scrawled on it and stood on the platform in the class. She seemed to be asking for everybody’s help.

At that moment, Layla seemed extremely paled, and she closed her eyes tightly. She was grasping the sign tightly in her hands. Clearly, her fingernails were stabbed deeply into the paper sign.

“Friends, this is the photograph and details I designed for Layla for the fundraising campaign. Is there anything you think that I should improve on? If no, I’ll report it to the department. If you think that there’s not a problem with it, please reply with the number ‘one’ here.”

Both Blondie and Felicity wrote their reply. “1!”

“……”

It was indeed that woman!

How could she crush one’s dignity like that?

Gerald did not know when Layla had returned to the college. He was also unaware when the fundraising campaign started.

But Gerald knew instantly that it was Cassandra’s idea, using such a tactic for fundraising and publicity purposes.

It was because Gerald was forced to do exactly the same thing by Cassandra before. She claimed that it was a way to show their compassion and improve the class’s honor and reputation.

“D*mn it!”

Gerald knew exactly how Layla felt at that moment since he experienced it before.

He could not even bear that kind of humiliation. How about Layla who had much more self-esteem than he?

“Yoel, get a car. I need to return to college this instant!”

Gerald said immediately.

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Soon, Gerald reached the college.

He went straight to his own department classroom.

When he reached the west entrance, he saw that it was crowded.

There were a lot of students from different departments, and they almost blocked the road.

Gerald saw Harper and the others who stood in the crowd. So he squeezed his way into the crowd.

Then only he saw what was happening.

A girl was standing at the west entrance, holding up a sign pitifully.

She lowered her head greatly.

But Gerald recognized her at first sight. It was none other than Layla.

Beside her, there were Cassandra, Victor, and the president of the student union—Whitney.

At that moment, Layla acted like a background image, giving the others the chance to snap their photographs with her.

“Gerald, here you are. It’s so frustrating!”

Harper patted Gerald’s shoulders slightly.

He then said angrily, “Layla is indeed in some crisis now. But the class representative is over the line. It’s fine if they want to hold a fundraising campaign. But why do they have to force Layla to hold up a sign like this and stand here in front of everybody?”

Benjamin said, “If they don’t create such a commotion, how would our department gain our popularity? Just take a look at it now. The class representatives, Victor and Whitney, have worked busily for the entire afternoon for Layla’s fundraising event. They then asked Layla to stand there like that just so they could show off about it.”

“Besides, this event has attracted the attention of the college. They claim that they have to put significance on it, and they must help that particular student to resolve her crisis!”

Actually, there were quite a lot of students who knew the inside story of that event. They were quite angry about it.

The others who knew not what happened would have another kind of mindset. “Just look at her! How pitiful she is! Her family has run out of money. So she’s more than willing to stand in front of everybody, trying her best to raise funds for her younger sister so that her illness could be cured.”

“She’s so pitiful!”

So a lot of them were willing to donate some money for her.

But for those who knew the inside story were perfectly aware of the fact that it was all planned and arranged by Cassandra. Something happened in the morning. Layla returned to the college and asked for help from Cassandra.

In the end, Cassandra thought of such a plan for her. If Layla refused to do so, she would not help her with that other request.

“Mr. Zach, here you are!”

Cassandra shook hands with a middle-aged baldheaded director. After that, that middle-aged director took out his donation—two hundred dollars and put it into the donation box.

“Mr. Zach, let’s take a group photo!”

“Sure!”

of the

a group

Tyler! Max! Here

friends came from another department, and they

“Yes!”

a few hundred bucks

that, they snapped some group photos

there. He realized that the entire

called a donation? It’s just some

that his face

Layla who now appeared hopeless and desperate. At the same time, she felt slightly

who knew that something was wrong with Layla’s family. She trusted him and told him

advised her and

did not manage to help her to resolve that

why she was put in

he could not help but think about himself.

on anymore! Layla might even lose the desire to

away, who was still taking a group photo. He snatched Layla’s sign away and

“Gerald, you-!”

sounded hoarse. Clearly, she had cried multiple

do want to help you sincerely, they would never do such a thing to you. I’ll help you with the money. Just go back

Gerald said angrily.

this world. If someone is in great

manipulated this incident and made yourselves look quite good about it. You really shouldn’t do a thing

Have you gone

Gerald. ‘When did he

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talking about right now? I

her dignity and fame

was outraged when she heard Gerald condemning

was even more

yourself just because you won a lottery. How

grabbed Gerald’s hair and dragged him along. He

from a rich family. When was he

Gerald was not as

painful, being slapped

I’m begging you. Don’t beat him up! I

deeply frightened. She then rushed toward Victor and grabbed him since that incident happened

pathetic poor people! How dare you touch

Victor shouted loudly.

even wanted to throw himself at Gerald,

loud bang was

and blocked by something black. A

was Gerald. He took up a brick from beside him and smashed it hard on Victor’s

used quite

The brick was broken.

loud cry was

on the ground,

“He beat him up!”

were in deep

were scared

harsh and savage

That poor

want to live anymore. Didn’t he know what kind of an influential person Victor’s

He won’t be able to stay in this college

college expels him, how could he be

was because there were just some kinds of people in this world where one

“Victor, are you alright?”

such a bstard! Go and call your father up

true, Victor. We cannot let this

you’ve lost

was surrounded by a group of women. They supported him and helped him up. They appeared to

they stared

was nobody but

away with it! Just send me to the hospital first.

suffer from a concussion. At that moment, he was sent to the hospital by an ambulance with the others’ help after he said

“Gerald, just you wait!”

But what about Gerald?

‘Wait?

Gerald had always wanted

work for the student union. When he was slow with his work, Victor would kick him several

lecture hall at first, he was almost beaten up by

not mention those

heard Victor condemning them as two pathetic poor people just now. Soon, he was filled with immense anger. ‘Victor, you busied yourself for Layla just now! But now you condemned her like that! Do you

managed to vent his anger out on

just want to see how you continue to stay here, studying for the course! Whitney, come along with me. We’re going to meet the department director. Before Victor’s father comes, we need to get rid of Gerald and resolve this issue. Otherwise, something disastrous might

“Fine, Cassandra!”

She then looked at Gerald

have an underlying

wait for your severe

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bother about

a message, telling

dragged Layla back

was now facing great

indeed a

involved in international

a local in Mayberry, so he could be considered

Harper and the others still stayed

you hiding in the classroom? The department director wants to

classroom where Gerald was. She

you? Go and help to pack up his things. If not, he has to do it himself after

because of the sake that Gerald had bought branded clothes for

So Whitney reminded him.

Then, she left directly.

reached the

and a few women who were close to Victor were also waiting

“How dare you do such a thing! Go into the office now! The department director wants to meet

Cassandra smiled coldly.

think that you’ll get away with punishment as light as being expelled from the college. Let me tell you.

other women said

casually. He opened the

Reeds was

was called Jacob

middle-aged man who

moment, he was drinking tea and reading

entered the office, he put

you beating people up. Your results are exceptional, and you have such good manners. Besides, you’re an honest man too. It never occurs

Jacob scolded him sternly.

he started

Gerald said calmly.

is you beat Victor up. You’re wrong for doing such a thing! Let me tell you, you’ve created such trouble this time around. Besides, how could your family background be compared to Victor’s? How about this? I have an application form here, applying to leave the college.

at Gerald

his favor was nothing but just mere

thought that it would be as serious as

that Jacob had made up his mind

was because Victor came from a wealthy family, and Gerald was

that day, all Victor needed to do was just to apologize to him and pay

if it was the other way around, he

could not

was forced into such a state, he had

the pen, and got ready to fill in the form, including the reason to leave the

Jacob smiled disdainfully.

Gerald’s phone rang all

it was

was a call from the minister of the Ministry of Education—Mr.

Mr. Raine a few times because of the affair of investing

Gerald did not get to answer the

call attracted Jacob’s attention

this… Mr. Raine? Why do you have

position to be acquainted with Mr. Raine. But he

Raine call Gerald up? Why did he

a

worsened. He stood up directly and asked

chancellor dares not neglect an important person like Mr.

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a rush? I haven’t even finished filling in the form yet. I’ll answer it

would call him up.

do so, seeing how anxious Jacob

Mr. Raine before. They knew about

did not have to be so civil

Go and pick it

The call went dead.

for a long time, so it was

sneered. “Gerald, you’re indeed a dumb person! You

The phone rang again.

Faster pick up

around, Jacob quickly snatched the pen in Gerald’s hand away

Gerald to answer the

On the other

not care less about other stuff for

did not care what business Mr. Raine had on his mind, calling Gerald up. He decided

“Mr. Raine, hello!”

Gerald smiled slightly.

now. Why didn’t you

Bernard smiled and said.

Gerald a few times, and he had quite a good impression of

of doing charity by establishing Scothow Elementary School, he promised to

such a friendly and humble person. Bernard soon got

application from just now. The department director has prohibited me from studying here from now on! By the way,

call from Zack, but he never thought that

“You…”

wanted so badly to cover Gerald’s

the way Gerald addressed Mr. Raine,

my God! They have

said, Jacob

this. Our project regarding the Scowthow Elementary School has been delayed before because of insufficient funding. Now it’s almost fully built. We’ll be able to use it after two

problem!” Gerald

seems that something is wrong. Gerald, what did you say just now? A drop

and realize what

from college.

would go and meet Jacob again to see if he could take some senses into him. He just wanted to see if things were

now he wondered if he could ask Mr. Raine

him

nodded. “Here you are! He wants to

“Sure!”

body up and smoothed his collar slightly. “Mr. Raine, hello. You… Yes! It’s nothing but an absolute misunderstanding! Sure! What? Is he that Mr. Crawford? Oh my God! Of course! I’ll definitely keep it a secret! Sure! No problem!

Jacob swallowed slightly.

said at last shocked Jacob

had heard about Mr.

Gerald was

Gerald

“Mr. Crawford… Yes!”

all of a sudden. He was filled with contempt at first. Now, he was trying his best to fawn

I’ll continue with signing my name here. I’ve done filling

up

“No!”

loudly. He then grabbed Gerald’s hand

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misunderstanding! It’s nothing but

Jacob was deeply anxious.

even survive now in Mayberry.

wanted to sign

I could just give you a light punishment

to expel that Mr. Crawford of Mayberry from

the chancellor knew nothing about that, he would certainly be

a student to do such a thing in public. It certainly hurt that

even know when he

was not the shy and cowardly

say what he wanted

Mr. Crawford. I’ll deal with it

the name of ‘Ordinary Man’. I’ll give you the

“You’re being too courteous!”

Jacob smiled happily.

Gerald then nodded slightly.

then got up

Outside of the office.

certainly be expelled from school. He’s been having a pathetic life here

arms in front of her in

that he’s been expelled. It would be much better if he couldn’t leave Mayberry intact. How bold of him to beat Victor

still angry at

moment, the door was

Gerald and sneered at him vigorously again, including

please be careful. There’s a small staircase here after the

them greatly.

Jacob helping Gerald down the staircase, supporting him

was not even a staircase. Why did Jacob appear

What is

Cassandra gaped.

“Mr. Reeds, Gerald, he…”

me about it, I wouldn’t even know that you asked a female student to stand in public, holding up a sign. You even took group photographs there,

clearly told you

about it. By the way, the thing you did was outrageous, humiliating a student like that. At first, our department wanted to award you since you’re the best teacher. But let’s

award for these past three years, earning all the honors for the

Cassandra was completely stunned.

a problem we need to discuss with the college whether we want to keep you as a teacher here with us given the kind of teacher you are. How dare

and looked at Whitney who appeared shocked as

to do anything. If anything bad happened, you would always look for help from the department. What else could

“Ah?”

“What’s wrong?”

Whitney before he returned to his office with his hands behind his

it! I didn’t even say a single

‘Why?!’

‘Why is that so?’

Whitney and Cassandra were thinking about that, they turned to look at

bitterly. Then, he turned and left. Soon, he would hear

always condemned him and looked down on him. Now it was time for him to

the classroom, and he realized that Harper

that it was fine now. He looked at the time and realized that it was six o’clock

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that moment, Cassandra sent a message to

Man! I want to go and kill myself!