The Secretly Rich Man

Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 331

With Liara now being held captive, Gerald began driving to Wayfair Mountain Entertainment.

Upon arriving at the villa, Gerald called out to the bodyguards who had opened the gates for the limousine to enter. They were told to bring Liara to a vacant room and keep a constant eye on her.

“Wow, little driver! I didn’t expect you to have so much power over the guards here! They’re listening to all your commands!” said Dorothy as she laughed.

“Mr. Crawford, you’re here!”

Zack and Michael saw Gerald entering the building and they hurried over to greet him. They greeted Mr. Kendall respectfully as well.

While Zack and Michael usually appeared assertive in Mayberry City, in front of Jessica and Mr. Kendall, they instead gave the impression of just being regular minions.

However, that wasn’t what caught the four new people’s attention. Mr. Kendall, Drake, Tyson, and Dorothy were all stunned when they heard how the two addressed Gerald.

“Mr. Crawford?”

“You’re Mr. Crawford?” Mr. Kendall asked, shocked.

“That would be me, yes. I had wanted to introduce myself earlier but the situation hadn’t allowed for it,” replied Gerald, a bitter smile on his face.

Mr. Kendall coughed. The revelation was both surprising to him as well as shameful.

After all, they had earlier been discussing all manner of rumors about him for quite a while when he was, quite literally, sitting right next to them in the limousine.

To think that this casually dressed and introverted person was actually Mr. Crawford. It seemed that what the eldest young lady had told him was really true.

“…I see. So… You’re Mr. Crawford?” said Dorothy. Though she had initially been comfortable talking to Gerald due to how honest a person the driver seemed, she couldn’t help but feel shocked at the revelation.

Gerald simply nodded slowly, a wry smile on his face.

Gerald hadn’t expected any less a reaction. What’s done was done and the four were led to a dinner banquet which had been arranged by Michael. The five then slowly got to know one another better as they ate and drank.

“Mr. Crawford, the eldest young lady and the master have sent us here to pass on an important announcement. I believe that the matter has been brought up several times between you and the eldest young lady,” explained Mr. Kendall respectfully.

“While the eldest young lady completed her assessment six years ago, yours is to officially begin now. The family has decided to auction off Mayberry Commercial Street which had initially belonged to both you and the eldest young lady. Once the auction is complete, you will be given an exclusive asset. With said asset, you will need to create a completely new group to run in Mayberry City. You’ll have to control and develop it on your own as well!”

This was nothing new to Gerald. On the contrary, Jessica had previously told Gerald about this many, many times.

Because of that, he had prepared himself for the assessment for quite a long time now.

His previous discussion to set up two projects under his name, them being Exceptional Live and Yorknorth Mountain, had already been approved.

However, he had not anticipated that his family would auction off Mayberry Commercial Street.

“While I understand that the goal is to develop something on my own, Mayberry Commercial Street is already very profitable. Is there really a need to auction it off?” asked Gerald as he smiled bitterly.

Gerald had experienced many things there and it bore some sentimental value to him now.

“Well, the profit gained was simply used to assess both you and the eldest young lady. The family could never allow such a small group to survive forever. However, Mr. Crawford, if you really like the place, you can buy it again in the future for your own entertainment and leisure!” Mr. Kendall couldn’t really grasp the meaning behind Gerald’s question.

However, Gerald still found his answer from Mr. Kendall’s statement. While it was true that Mayberry Commercial Street was impressive, compared to the other industries owned by the Crawford family worldwide, the street was nothing special.

There was nothing he could do but allow his family to auction it off.

Besides, he was also not short of money anymore. Owning Mayberry Commercial Street would only be for bragging rights now and he didn’t want any part of that!

“Speaking of which, Mr. Crawford, a portion of the Crawford family’s defense force in Mayberry City will also be under you in the future. Drake and Tyson themselves will be working as your personal bodyguards,” said Mr. Kendall.

After saying that, he looked toward Zack.

Zack immediately caught on to what Mr. Kendall was hinting at, and carefully retrieved a small machine with a red button on it. He handed it gently to Gerald.

Gerald was no stranger to the contraption.

Back when Nigel was very close to killing him, Zack had pressed the button to summon forty to fifty helicopters to save him.

“This device functions as a communication tool for Military Emergencies. It now belongs to you!”

The next step was for them to sign some transfer documents and to be done with all the formalities. By the time everything was completed, it was already almost eight o’clock at night.

To tell the truth, it was only today that Gerald realized just how much influence and reach his family had over Mayberry City.

It was surprising, to say the least.

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Not only did the so-called Military Emergency Base host a section for its armed forces, but it also boasted one of the most efficient medical teams as well as intelligence gathering departments.

It was just like how it was in action movies.

Gerald had personally never been in contact with any of those departments before.

Being granted access to the Military Emergency Base meant that he would be in charge of all of this in the future. It only further affirmed Gerald that he was going to be the future leader.

It was already late when he was thinking about this, and Gerald himself was ready to retire for the night.

Before that, however, he suddenly remembered that he still had some unfinished business!

Gerald sneered as he walked toward the room.

“Oh, behave yourself won’t you? Otherwise, I may really end up killing you! Did you really just try to bite me? Are you some kind of dog?”

Even from quite a distance away, Gerald could already hear his bodyguard cursing from behind the door.

“Release me you b*stard! If you don’t, I’ll personally make sure Mr. Rye hacks you to death when he arrives!” growled Liara.

“Oh no… Mr. Rye… I’m terrified… Hahaha! Lady, look around you. I’ll drop you a hint, you may as well just await your death since you dared to offend Mr. Crawford of Mayberry City!”

“What? Mr. Crawford? Since when have I ever offended Mr. Crawford?” asked Liara in genuine surprise.

“Still trying to feign ignorance? Mr. Crawford’s the man who brought you here today!”

“…Wait, he’s that Mr. Crawford?”

At that moment, Gerald entered the room.

“Mr. Crawford!” shouted the two bodyguards inside respectfully before leaving the room under his command.

“You… What are you planning to do with me?” asked Liara. The terror had finally sunk in.

She finally realized how he could’ve gotten so many people to rush over back when they were at Surati.

This man was actually Mr. Crawford in the flesh!

“You’re already a captive in this room. What do you think I’m going to do?” replied Gerald as he smiled.

“But… Mr. Crawford, I’m Mr. Rye’s woman!” whimpered Liara. Her arms were still tied and her head was lowered.

Understanding the power difference between them made her feel scared and embarrassed at the same time.

The bodyguards were right. Mr. Rye was nothing compared to Mr. Crawford.

She, for one, would never be able to reach the top by becoming Mr. Rye’s woman.

Perhaps it would be better if she became Mr. Crawford’s woman instead.

Though both of them definitely still bore grudges against each other, she believed that Mr. Crawford would eventually fall for her beauty.

“I don’t really care whose woman you are. I won’t personally be touching you either way. However, since you’re already here anyway, then this makes it the perfect opportunity for me to settle this score with you. You don’t really have a way to pay me back, so you can just settle this score with your body!”

“What… What do you mean by that?”

As soon as her question ended, Gerald turned around and slowly began walking toward the door while making a phone call. “Hey, get me a random homeless person off the street…”

“Wait, what are you planning? Get back here! Wait!”

A terrified Liara continued yelling at him as he left the room.

The intention of his phone call was obvious.

Of course Gerald wouldn’t touch a woman like her.

Outside the room, Gerald began strolling down the hallways, enjoying the peace of the moonlit night.

It was a little under half an hour later when Zack gave Gerald a call.

“Heh, Mr. Crawford, that girl was so terrified that she revealed everything she knew about the Rye Group. I honestly wasn’t expecting her to know that many of their secrets. She’s also agreed to help us get what we want!” said Zack, a grin on his face.

“Your idea was truly brilliant Mr. Lyle. If you hadn’t suggested it, I would have just ordered some guards to beat her up,” replied Gerald as he smiled awkwardly.

Zack had naturally given Gerald some advice about the matter.

“Don’t worry Mr. Crawford. The Rye Group offended you because they don’t know their own place. Give me one day and night. You’ll definitely hear satisfactory results from me!”

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Gerald really couldn’t be bothered about Zack’s methods of dealing with the matter.

He rested early that night.

Though it was raining heavily when he awoke, Gerald rushed to school anyway. After all, his homework review was important as well.

As per usual, his driver dropped him off at the school gates and Gerald walked into the school with an umbrella in hand.

All of a sudden, Gerald heard a loud scream.

When he turned to look at the source of the sound, he saw a girl in a white dress who seemed to have sprained her ankle. She held an umbrella in one hand while her other held onto her ankle. Gerald deduced that she must have sprained her ankle while she was opening her umbrella.

Since she could hardly walk properly at that moment, it seemed that the sprain was a severe one.

Gerald found himself walking toward her under his umbrella. “Are you alright?”

“It hurts!” cried the girl as she raised her head to look at him. Her eyes were all teary.

Gerald was slightly taken aback when he saw her face. “It’s you?”

The girl showed obvious surprise on her face as well.

This wasn’t just any random person. She was the good-natured girl who had previously sat next to Gerald when he was studying in the library a while back.

The memory of the event embarrassed Gerald.

Not only did he have a nosebleed back then, but he had also sneezed. What an embarrassing thing to remember!

It was unexpected, to say the least, for him to encounter her today while returning to school this early in the morning!

“Yes, it’s been a while… I had initially planned to call a cab to go out and get some materials. Thinking back, perhaps I was walking a bit too hastily!” said the girl as her cheeks flushed slightly red. It was an obvious sign that she remembered what had previously happened in the library.

“With this heavy rain, it would be best if you postponed that plan for now. I’ll help you get to the infirmary,” replied Gerald.

He hadn’t forgotten the fact that she had handed him a tissue during his embarrassing plight back then.

Even though they were still pretty much strangers at this point, he still felt obligated to help her.

After all, the girl was someone good-natured and was beautiful to boot.

If he were to ignore and just leave her there, his guilt would surely come back to bite later.

Though she hesitated at first, she eventually nodded. The pain was too overbearing for her.

Even with Gerald’s help, she still found difficulty walking.

In the end, Gerald resorted to carrying her on his back. Fortunately, the girl had sensed that Gerald bore no ill intentions, even from when they had first encountered in the library. Therefore, she didn’t try to resist at all and simply allowed Gerald to carry her.

She held on to her umbrella as they walked toward the infirmary.

Gerald couldn’t help but blush slightly as his nose caught the scent of her body.

However, he already had Mila so why on earth was he still overthinking the situation?

Gerald shook his head slightly to clear his mind before starting to walk faster.

Beep, beep!

A Mercedes Benz G500 honked as it passed by Gerald and the girl.

“Hey there beauty! It’s raining heavily so why don’t you get in my car? I’ll drop you off wherever you’re headed to!”

shout came from a well-dressed teen

help but stop in his tracks when he

his mind, Gerald knew that all beautiful girls loved

hardly even

“Don’t just stop here! I’m dying from

“Oh! Right!”

that this girl was different from the others

be here I would have come a bit

his hand against the steering wheel as he watched Gerald slowly walk away with the beauty still clinging on

too far away. Once they arrived, a doctor came over immediately

that she would be taken care of by the doctor,

your name? Mine is Giya,” shouted the girl toward his

“Mine’s Gerald!”

world of pain. I don’t know how I would have managed to return with that sprained ankle! Also,

matter of fact, I am,” replied

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you alright? How could you

pushed open. Four girls who

comparable to

to be

Giya had sent them a text message earlier, telling them

into Gerald! He carried me all the

telling us that a hero saved our beauty? Hahaha! Then we’ll really

girls continued chatting among themselves

was reflected clearly in their eyes that they felt a slight disappointment after looking at him for

were a little tasteless and to be frank,

decent

like an honest and

they didn’t want to end up judging a book by

there handsome! So you’re the one who

her, I was simply

to do. His nervousness had increased the moment he saw

obviously not like this in

any favors. What do you say, handsome? How would

girls continued to tease

how about this, why don’t we

girls giggled at this

rather extreme, why not just ask Giya to spend the night with

This is

girls continued to chatter

really no need

be so bold and

He felt extremely embarrassed.

that? Do you think Giya’s not pretty or worthy enough for you? Is that the case?” asked several of the girls as

That’s not what I

hmm?

known to allow

Gerald, she could see that he was already blushing severely after being bombarded

help but laugh at the sight. “Alright girls, stop teasing him already! Tammy, I’d like

“Alright!”

girl and she was about to peel an apple before she paused. She then turned to look at Gerald again before smiling. “Hey handsome, you said you

Me?” Gerald was surprised at

a reward. After peeling it, I’ll allow you to kiss me anywhere you want! How’s that

the first time Gerald had ever encountered such a bold girl.

mind, Jacelyn was definitely

sentences the girls said, eight

also equally bold

him for a little longer, Gerald could barely

apple had been peeled, they

that, they even told Gerald to drench the bracelet on Giya’s hand

really didn’t want to stay

once he completed this

himself being pulled backward. A strong hand had pushed him away from Giya

got injured! You had me worried

the boy who had just rushed

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fine,” replied Giya in an

in a suit and

Giya gave a slightly cold impression

the floor to see what

because you’re unhappy that Yacob’s here to

words caught Yacob’s

Giya to the point of infatuation,

any feelings for him. She knew what she

it was impossible for her to have feelings for Gerald just because he saved

this and they were simply just playing around with

Yacob who had yanked Gerald away earlier

fine, it’s just a bracelet. I’ll

of Gerald now even though he

the bracelet’s broken! Both of you

girls obviously had to speak a bit more respectfully

help. How could he possibly even afford to pay

looked at Gerald, displeasure clearly reflected

be taking my leave first. Please, take care Giya!”

teased as long as he stayed here. What more, Yacob was glaring

didn’t really want to hold it against the

do was to drive his own car and park it

just found him fun to bully

Giya today, and he really didn’t

also partly his fault, he would

out to him to stay but she

would just have to wait for another opportunity

Gerald headed straight for the library to

blink of an

was then when Zack gave

Rye Group will cease to exist in

on you, Mr. Lyle!”

easy, really. All that was needed was a

families had minded their own businesses. In order to make money peacefully,

Group were to ever attempt to go against the Crawford family,

some of the master’s other industries in Mayberry City. Are you currently busy? If you aren’t, there are some documents that need to be signed. If you can’t come over, I can go to where you are!” said Zack

no need for

Mayberry Commercial Street to get a jade bracelet similar

the rain

signing the documents, he headed for

like to buy

he finally

sir, that jade bracelet is made from excellent hetian jade. It is very expensive, are you sure

an expression of contempt on her face was

young man before her

had come to buy jewelry. What more, he had chosen to buy a jade bracelet made from hetian

pulling her

she just kept her thoughts

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the bracelet up, he carefully observed it before saying, “Wrap this up for me.

bracelet costs seven thousand and five hundred dollars… Perhaps you would like to look at

face was beginning to

you asking so

up before swiping it

minimum amount for each of his bank

Can any random person just waltz in now? What’ll

scornful voice came from a couple who had just entered the shop and witnessed Gerald’s payment failure. The couple consisted of a woman who was in

weren’t they? Trampling all over others was their only way of showing how rich

apologetically at the

an impatient one when she

was no secret that Trinity Jewelers was a very well-known shop in Mayberry

the

getting far too common,

Gerald was

aren’t going to buy it, then please leave. Can’t you see that other customers are waiting to

I’m not buying it? It’s just far too cheap!

trying to save his

her partner and sneered

a son,

buy this one! Wrap it up for

and simply pointed at another jade bracelet

This is a famous jade bracelet made by the top master himself. The market price for this

cold and her voice was close to a sneer at this

one. I’m buying

dollars! This silly boy really thinks

to swipe Gerald’s bank card

her temper. Her plan was to embarrass

good for himself,” said the woman coldly

couple and the salesgirl’s

payment

“…What?”

of them were stunned

long after, their faces began burning with embarrassment. This pauper was actually someone

sure there’s not a

salesgirl as

such a scene. More often than not, it would end up like this. Being polite to others would only fuel their pride. You would

for the moment, sir!” said the salesgirl as

thought to himself once he sat

be given to Giya as compensation, while the much more expensive one would

seemed like a good plan to

another chance, Sharon! I really

Then come in here and buy me a piece of

me something cheap. If you manage to buy me a single piece of jewelry from this shop, then I’ll stay

that moment, a young man and woman noisily entered the

to see who was making such a commotion. The people he saw made him

Sharon and

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waiting area as he watched the

Gerald was able to piece the reason for their

proper explanation. Her only excuse was that she

F*ck. She had said the exact

shouldn’t be thinking

his head, he turned his focus

rather straightforward. Murphy had not been convinced with her excuse from the very beginning. He later

Sharon’s friend had also told him that Sharon had been actively pursuing

that, Murphy now had conflicted

he was still in love with her. On the other, he felt

time now. He simply wanted to do so because

to the current scene in

Murphy to buy her a piece of jewelry from Trinity Jewelers. She said that she would return to his

going to be a

there were all atrociously expensive. Even the cheapest piece of jewelery there would have a price tag of up to four thousand and five hundred dollars. Murphy

please go to another shop instead? As long as it doesn’t exceed a thousand and

had a determined voice and expression on his face

hundred dollars? Are you daft, Murphy? This cell phone alone

with him anyway, she

piece of jewelry in this

to set things straight, I really do love Hayward. You’ve never been able to make me feel the way he has. From that alone, I believe that it really is impossible for us to be together anymore. So why not just drop the relationship talk for good? Maybe we could even still be friends in the future. You’re an outstanding person

But now you’re just breaking up with me without even considering my feelings! It’s all too clear now. You’ve already slept with him,

on enough. His eyes

of a slap echoed

reply to him was a tight

You absolute f*cking

heard. But this time, it wasn’t Sharon who did the

slapped her back in rage. Sharon now lay on the ground, stunned by the force

pedestrians had already gathered around the scene

death this instant! Return all the money that I’ve spent on you!” yelled Murphy as he

to have gone

to get involved in the matter. He had once been in an ambiguous relationship with Sharon and they

had been three years since then, and Gerald knew that Sharon definitely looked down

quarreling for a while. This had become way too physical for him to just

he didn’t step in now, his guilt would definitely come back to bite him later. Plus, there

back, the cause of their breakup was also