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!”

the shutters

took a

Tyler! Max!

friends came from another department, and they were friends

“Yes!”

donated a few hundred bucks

snapped some group

the whole scene there. He realized that the entire donation process had

donation? It’s just some kind of show, showing off one’s

angry that his face turned

desperate. At the same time, she felt

wrong with Layla’s family. She trusted

he advised her and

few days, he did not manage to help

was put in

a kind and generous person. But whenever he saw a scene like that, he could not help but think about

go on anymore! Layla

about that, Gerald rushed into the crowd and pushed Victor away, who was still taking a group photo. He snatched

“Gerald, you-!”

hoarse. Clearly, she had

If they do want to help you sincerely, they would never do such a thing to you.

Gerald said angrily.

world. If someone is in

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

you gone

Gerald. ‘When did he become

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now? I must warn you now. Get lost this instant. Otherwise, you’ll be

valued her dignity

she heard Gerald condemning them

even more

poor pathetic person. Don’t feel so smug about yourself just because you won a

him along. He then slapped

certainly a bad-tempered man. He came from a rich family.

as strong

felt quite painful, being slapped

Don’t beat him up! I don’t want this donation anymore. Just don’t beat

deeply frightened. She then rushed toward Victor and grabbed him

Two pathetic poor people! How dare you touch

Victor shouted loudly.

himself at Gerald,

bang

his vision was blurred and blocked by something black. A red

took up a brick from beside him and smashed it hard

quite

The brick was broken.

cry

held his head, fell on

“He beat him up!”

were

were scared out of

harsh and

gosh! That poor man

anymore. Didn’t he know what kind

all over now! He won’t be able to stay

expels him, how could he be able to stay alive and leave the train

because there were just some kinds of people in this world where one could not afford to offend or annoy. Otherwise, their

“Victor, are you alright?”

up! He’s such a bstard! Go and call your father up quickly! Slaughter his entire

cannot let

lost

by a group of women. They supported him and

stared at

Gerald was nobody but a poor pitiful person. He would certainly

get away with it! Just send me to the hospital first. I’ll

was seriously injured, and he might suffer from a concussion. At that moment, he was sent to the hospital by an

“Gerald, just you wait!”

But what about Gerald?

sneered. ‘Wait? I

always wanted to beat Victor

ordered by Victor to go and do some work for the student union. When he was slow with his work,

the lecture hall at first, he was almost beaten up by Victor for dirtying Mila’s shoes. But Victor was

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

and smashed Victor’s head. He managed to

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,

“Fine, Cassandra!”

became speechless. She then looked at

seemed to have

wait for

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bother about their sneers and sarcastic

and sent Zack a message, telling him what happened

Layla back to

Gerald was now facing great

Wrights were indeed a wealthy

in international business, and

Mayberry, so he could be considered

the others still stayed

in the classroom? The department director wants to meet

Whitney opened the door of the classroom where Gerald was. She then crossed her arms in front of

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

that just because of the sake that Gerald had bought branded clothes for

So Whitney reminded him.

Then, she left directly.

and reached the door of the department director’s

and a few women who were close to Victor were also

a thing! Go into

Cassandra smiled coldly.

light as being expelled from the college.

other women

casually. He opened the

was the department

called

was a middle-aged man who

moment, he was drinking

he put the teacup down harshly on the

me to see you beating people up. Your results are exceptional, and you have such good manners. Besides, you’re an honest man too. It never occurs to me that you would be so impulsive.

Jacob scolded him sternly.

Reeds, he started

Gerald said calmly.

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. Just sign it and leave

at Gerald

what Jacob said just now in his favor

be as serious as that

he realized that Jacob had made up his mind to

from a wealthy family,

that day, all Victor needed to do was just

if it was the other way around, he would then be expelled

could not

he was forced into such a state, he

phone on the table, took the pen, and got ready to fill in the form, including the

Jacob smiled disdainfully.

phone rang all of a

ID showed that it was

the minister

a few times because of the

the

attracted Jacob’s attention beside

do you have

to be acquainted with Mr. Raine. But

Mr. Raine call Gerald up?

in a

stood up directly and asked Gerald to answer

Even the chancellor dares not neglect an important person

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

of people who would call him up. Normally, Gerald would answer

want to do

Mr. Raine before. They knew

be so civil

the form? Go and pick it up! Why is Mr. Raine calling you up? Faster pick

The call went dead.

the call for a long time, so it

indeed a dumb

The phone rang again.

pick up

time around, Jacob quickly snatched the pen

Gerald to answer the

the other hand, Jacob leaned

care less about other stuff for the sake of

did not care what business Mr. Raine had on his mind, calling Gerald up. He decided to greet Mr. Raine at the end of the

“Mr. Raine, hello!”

Gerald smiled slightly.

you just now. Why didn’t you

Bernard smiled and said.

times, and

of doing charity by establishing Scothow Elementary School, he

was such a friendly and humble person. Bernard soon got quite close to

just now. The department director has prohibited me from studying here from now on! By

it was a call from Zack, but he never thought

“You…”

wanted so badly

Gerald addressed Mr. Raine, Jacob started

They have quite

what Gerald said, Jacob

School has been delayed before because of insufficient funding. Now it’s almost fully built. We’ll be able to use it after two more months. I called you up just to see if you’re free tomorrow. Please come over because we’ll have a

no problem!” Gerald

did you say just now? A

did Bernard recover his senses and realize what Gerald had said just a while

That’s right! My department director expelled me from college. I’m now filling in

and tackled Victor after that. Only then he would go and meet Jacob again to see if he could take some senses into him. He just wanted to

he wondered if he could ask Mr. Raine to say something in his

give him the

nodded. “Here you are! He wants to talk

“Sure!”

Yes! It’s nothing but an absolute misunderstanding! Sure! What? Is he that Mr. Crawford? Oh my God! Of course!

Jacob swallowed slightly.

Bernard said at

everyone knew or had heard

was

done?” Gerald smiled

“Mr. Crawford… Yes!”

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

signing my name here. I’ve done filling

took up the pen

“No!”

shouted loudly. He then grabbed Gerald’s hand

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it’s a misunderstanding! It’s

Jacob was deeply anxious.

the misunderstanding? I couldn’t even survive now in Mayberry. Faster let

wanted to sign the

indeed wrong. Actually, I could just give you a light punishment for it. But I listened to the others and wanted to expel you from the

knew that he wanted to expel that Mr. Crawford of

he would certainly be ruined and punished severely

asked a student to do such a thing in

not even know when he started

he was dealing with things now, he was not the shy and cowardly man he was

would say what he wanted

Mr. Crawford. I’ll deal with

to Layla under the name of ‘Ordinary Man’. I’ll give you the money

“You’re being too courteous!”

Jacob smiled happily.

Gerald then nodded slightly.

got up and

Outside of the office.

from school. He’s been having a pathetic life here for three years since. Now, he’s unable to graduate

of her in resignation

been expelled. It would be much better if he couldn’t leave Mayberry intact. How bold of

were still angry

moment, the

to rush toward Gerald and sneered at him vigorously again,

There’s a small staircase here

before them shocked them greatly. They widened their

Gerald down the staircase,

a staircase. Why did Jacob appear

What

Cassandra gaped.

“Mr. Reeds, Gerald, he…”

him? I know what happened now. I’ve been meaning to ask you, Cassandra. If Gerald didn’t tell me about it, I wouldn’t even

told you about it just

humiliating a student like that. At first,

award for these past three years, earning

Cassandra was completely stunned.

need to discuss with the college whether we want to keep you as a teacher

that, he turned and looked at Whitney who appeared shocked as

you’ve been the president of the student union for three years now, but you didn’t manage to do anything. If anything bad happened, you would always look for help from the department. What else could you do other than this? Just retain the post as the president of the student union first. If there’s a better candidate, we’ll

“Ah?”

“What’s wrong?”

shouted at Whitney before he returned to his office with his hands

thought, ‘D*mn it! I didn’t even

‘Why?!’

‘Why is that so?’

about that, they turned to look at

and left.

Now it was time for him to

realized that Harper and

He told Harper and the others that it was fine now. He looked at the time and realized that it was six o’clock in the evening. He decided to play with his phone for a while before he turned

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message to his other

Man! I want to go