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.

Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 332

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!”

teen who had rolled down

his tracks when

that all beautiful girls loved

even looked at

she pinched Gerald’s shoulder lightly. “Don’t just

“Oh! Right!”

walk hurriedly again. It seemed that this girl was different from the others he

I would have come

as he

far away. Once they arrived, a

care of by the doctor, Gerald

is Giya,”

“Mine’s Gerald!”

managed to return with that sprained ankle! Also, I

fact, I am,”

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you alright? How could you

door was pushed open. Four girls

bore beauty comparable to car showgirls

seemed to be Giya’s

text message earlier, telling them that she

was lucky to bump into Gerald! He carried me all the way here on his back!” explained

hero saved our beauty? Hahaha! Then we’ll really have to thank the handsome guy who saved our Giya

among themselves before turning to

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

tasteless and to be frank, at first

a decent person with

honest and silly person as

want

there handsome! So you’re the one

wouldn’t say I saved her, I

had increased the moment he saw

was obviously not like

of which, Giya has never owed anyone any favors. What do you

continued to tease

about this, why don’t we ask Giya

giggled at this

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

is

to chatter

need for any of

these girls to be so bold and direct when all of them looked like

He felt extremely embarrassed.

or worthy enough for you? Is that the case?” asked several of the

That’s not what I

did you mean hmm? Why don’t you elaborate,

for her roommates. They weren’t exactly known to allow boys to play around with them. Instead, every

could see that he was already

already! Tammy, I’d like to eat an apple. Could you peel one for

“Alright!”

a tall 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 didn’t mean it

Me?” Gerald was

it, I’ll allow you to kiss me anywhere you want! How’s that for a deal?” said Tammy as she slowly

Gerald had ever encountered such a bold girl. Was she really as bold as

his mind, Jacelyn was definitely a

ten sentences the girls said, eight of them

were also equally bold and straightforward when they

little longer,

peeled, they told

told Gerald to drench

and really didn’t want to stay a

it, once he completed this favor, he was

the bracelet which Giya had just removed from her wrist, Gerald felt himself being pulled backward. A strong hand had pushed him away from Giya so suddenly, that he lost his grip on the bracelet and it shattered the moment it

got injured! You had me

voice came from the boy who had

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Yacob, I’m fine,” replied Giya in an indifferent

presentably in

slightly cold impression

Tammy. She had looked at the floor to see what had caused the

you be so careless? Is it because you’re unhappy that Yacob’s here

caught

point of infatuation, Giya wasn’t interested in Yacob

didn’t have any feelings for him. She knew what

have feelings for Gerald just

knew this and they were simply

that it was indeed, Yacob who had yanked Gerald away earlier which caused him to

a bracelet. I’ll just

friends were still making fun of

broken! Both of you will

obviously had to speak a bit more respectfully

buy a new one without his help. How could he possibly even afford to

as he looked at Gerald, displeasure

my

continue to be teased as long as he stayed here. What more, Yacob was

didn’t really want to hold it against the

all he needed to do was

him fun to bully because they all

a coincidence that Gerald had stumbled into Giya today, and he really didn’t want to get entangled

it. Since it was also partly his fault, he would simply buy a similar one to compensate her. Then the entire

to call out to him to stay but she also knew that he wasn’t going to adapt

would just have to wait for another opportunity

infirmary, Gerald headed straight for the

blink of an eye, noon

then when Zack gave

Mr. Crawford. Rye Group will cease to exist in Mayberry City!” said Zack, a smile on

on you, Mr. Lyle!”

All that was needed

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

Rye Group were to ever attempt to go against the Crawford family, they would definitely be no match

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

no need for that!

jewelry shop in Mayberry Commercial

now, the rain

Wayfair Mountain Entertainment. Once he was done signing the documents, he

to buy a jade

while, but he finally found a

jade bracelet is made from excellent hetian jade. It is very expensive, are

expression of contempt

young man before her wasn’t

come to buy jewelry. What more, he had chosen to buy a

pulling her

she just kept her thoughts to

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observed it before saying, “Wrap this up for me.

thousand and five hundred dollars… Perhaps you would like to look at something

on her face was

do it already, why are you asking so much?” replied

salesgirl packed the jade bracelet up before swiping it on the payment machine. However, the transaction was a

that the minimum amount for each of his

shop? Can any random person just waltz in now? What’ll become of our

Gerald’s payment failure. The

was their only way of showing how rich and

smiled apologetically

impatient one when she looked back at Gerald

no secret that Trinity Jewelers was a very

for pretentious people to enter the shop just to take pictures of themselves holding jewelry in their

getting far too

her eyes, Gerald was no

customers are waiting to buy something?” the salesgirl said

far too cheap! I’ll just pick a

this, trying to save his

locked arms with her partner and sneered at Gerald. “Children

a son, I would just

buy this one! Wrap

at another

The market price for this bracelet is

cold and her voice was close to a sneer

one. I’m buying both!”

forty thousand dollars! This silly boy really thinks he can

the salesgirl proceeded to swipe Gerald’s bank card on the payment

this pathetic jerk was so stubborn, the salesgirl was also starting to lose her temper. Her plan was to embarrass Gerald even more by showing the couple that the transaction

really doesn’t know what’s good for himself,” said

when the couple and the salesgirl’s eyes widened in

password, the payment

“…What?”

three of them were

their faces began burning with embarrassment. This pauper was actually

two jade bracelets for me, and make sure there’s not a single wrinkle on

sir!” said the salesgirl as she quickly bowed

this. Being polite to others would only fuel their pride. You would only be

in the rest area for the moment, sir!” said the salesgirl

thought to himself

originally wanted to buy would be given to Giya as compensation, while the

seemed like a good

me another chance, Sharon! I really

do you? Then come in here and buy me a piece of

Hayward! You can just buy me something cheap. If you manage to buy

that moment, a young man and woman noisily

making such a commotion. The people he saw

and

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waiting area as he watched the two continue to bicker, a quarrel

able to hear, Gerald was able to piece the reason for their argument

Sharon had broken up with Murphy without giving him a proper explanation. Her only excuse was that she wanted some

the time Xavia had broken up with him. F*ck. She had said the exact same thing to him too. That she

really shouldn’t be

he turned his focus on the duo’s

excuse from the very beginning. He later found out that Sharon was getting

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

that, Murphy now had conflicted feelings

love with her.

time now. He simply

eventually led to the current

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

be a difficult

of up to four thousand and

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

had a determined voice and expression

can afford is one thousand and five hundred dollars? Are you daft, Murphy? This cell phone alone that Hayward

ties with him anyway, she might as

Hayward just because he has more money. Even if I did manage to buy you a piece of jewelry in this shop, you’d still refuse to go out with me. That’s the plain truth, isn’t it

really want to hurt you that much since you’ve treated me so well in the past. So be a good boy and run along. Stop bothering me alright? And 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 and I’m sure you’ll find a better girl than I am,” replied Sharon in a

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

trampled on enough. His eyes were bloodshot and he was

of a slap echoed through the

him was

You absolute

could be heard. But this time, it wasn’t

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

already gathered

just end myself along with you! I… I’ll beat you to death this instant! Return all the money that I’ve spent

to have gone

had not wanted to get involved in the matter. He had once been in an ambiguous

years since then, and Gerald knew that Sharon definitely looked down on him

end up quarreling for a while. This had become way too physical for

bite him later. Plus, there was a time

breakup