Ch. 1236..1240: The Secretly Rich Man Chapter 1236-1240
Chapter 1236
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1236 The helicopter blatantly landed on Gerald’s parked car.
The middle-aged man and woman were both dumbfounded. This was because there were a few big characters printed on the side of the helicopter that read ‘Mayberry Commercial Group’!
This man was actually a member of Mayberry Commercial Group, and it seemed as though his status was not low!
D*mn it! This was too ruthless!
The middle-aged man instantly broke out in cold sweat.
“Mr. Crawford!” A young man came down from the helicopter as he respectfully emptied the cockpit.
“Mm. You can drive the car back on my behalf. Also, I want you to look into the background of these few thugs beside me before punishing them accordingly!” Gerald instructed as he put his cell phone away.
“You can rest assured, Mr. Crawford!” The young man replied as he nodded.
As Gerald was about to leave, he saw one of the thugs holding a knife, and he was just about to stab the knife directly into Gerald’s waist. Gerald glanced at the man who was already frozen in place as he broke out in cold sweat because he did not dare to move.
A guilty smile appeared on his face as he said, “Mr… Mr. Crawford…”
The man flew out directly after Gerald gave him a slap across his face.
“You are such a big man, but you are carrying such a small knife. Who are you trying to scare?!” Gerald was speechless yet again.
He would have to leave everything else in his subordinate’s hands now. Gerald then got into the cockpit before flying the helicopter away. The passersby were all wailing and trembling in shock. This scene was simply too incredible!
Gerald then guided the helicopter along, and he naturally did not encounter any more interference along the way.
Shortly after, he arrived at Longthorne International Hotel. However, Gerald did not park his helicopter downstairs in a conspicuous manner. Instead, he simply parked directly on the top of the hotel.
After that, he hurriedly trotted all the way downstairs.
After calling Noelle, Gerald realized that Noelle was still waiting for him at the entrance of the hotel.
“Gerald, why did you come out from inside the hotel?!” Noelle could not help but feel surprised when she saw Gerald running out of the hotel.
“Oh! I came from the back door!” Gerald reluctantly explained.
Noelle immediately understood. She felt that since there would be many magnates coming in and out of the entrance of the hotel, Gerald would naturally feel embarrassed too. Perhaps that was the reason why he had chosen to come in through the back door.
“He is the one?”
When Gracie saw Gerald, she had a sullen expression on her face. She was not done reprimanding her daughter yet.
According to her wishes, regardless of whether this man had saved her daughter or not, that was secondary. What was the big deal anyway? At most, she could wait until she resolved their family crisis before giving him a sum of money for saving her daughter, then.
Gracie felt that Noelle should not owe him this kind of affection. What did she mean by inviting him here to celebrate her birthday today?!
When Preston saw Gerald, he could not help but feel even more jealous. It turned out that the person that Noelle had been waiting for was this kid.
She had not only invited him to attend her birthday celebration today, but she had also invited this kid. In any case, Preston instantly regarded Gerald as his love rival.
He could not help but feel even more uncomfortable when he thought about how Noelle had been looking forward to Gerald’s arrival just now.
After all, Preston himself was so rich and outstanding, but Noelle did not seem to care about that at all.
“It is fine now that you are here! It is almost ten o’clock now! We should hurry up and go in!” Noelle said and smiled slightly as she looked at Gerald.
“Who are you asking to go in?! You are asking him to come in too?! Noelle, are you really using your brain?” Gracie could not stop herself from scolding Noelle.
Wasn’t Noelle deliberately inciting Preston by doing this?! What if Preston became very angry because of this incident and decided to leave Noelle? In that case, the Shadwell family would have missed out on a great opportunity to turn things around!
However, at this time, Noelle had already led Gerald into the hotel.
Gracie hurriedly chased after them.
In the end, only Preston was left behind with a look of anger and resentment on his face.
‘You brat! You actually succeeded in making Noelle treat you so well! I have been chasing and pursuing her for over half a year now, and she has never given me any proper attention before. The both of you have only known each other for two days!’
Preston felt a sense of humiliation sweeping through his entire body.
He ground his teeth angrily before he took out his cell phone to make a phone call…
Chapter 1237
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1237
The atmosphere at Noelle’s birthday banquet changed as soon as Gerald arrived. This was especially so for Gracie’s emotions. It would not be an exaggeration to describe that all of her menopausal symptoms for the next thirty years of her life had an outbreak at this exact moment.
Anyone could tell that her daughter, Noelle, had a very unusual relationship with this young man. As a person who had already gone through all of these experiences before, Gracie could tell that her daughter seemed to be interested in this young man.
However, Noelle was very indifferent toward Preston. If Gracie allowed this to develop any further, it would certainly be very troublesome if Preston was offended.
Under this kind of situation, as Noelle’s mother, Gracie could not just let this pass without coming up with a solution. She could not simply continue watching as her daughter took one step after the other into an abyss, right?! Therefore, Gracie was in a foul mood, and she was very unfriendly toward Gerald during the banquet.
“Your wagyu steak is here!”
At this time, the dishes were finally served.
The waiter also brought the main dish, which was the highlight of the birthday banquet today, into the room.
After that, the manager also followed the waiter into the room.
The manager was a middle-aged man. In order to show his respect for Preston, he had decided to come here personally to serve the meal and explain it in detail to them.
It could even be said that he was actually giving the Shadwell family a lot of face.
Gracie truly felt that she really had a lot of face.
Gerald had already eaten in many restaurants in Mayberry City before. In fact, he had already long heard that the wagyu steak at the Longthorne International Hotel was very famous, but Gerald had never tried it because he hadn’t been here before. This was also the first time that he had ever tried this dish.
“Sir, do you know anything about this dish?”
As Gerald was about to taste the dish, the manager exchanged glances with Preston before he suddenly interrupted Gerald with a cold expression on his face.
“Oh! I don’t really know much about it!” Gerald replied as he shook his head.
“Hmph. You look like you come from the countryside, right? Is this your first time coming to the Longthorne International Hotel?” The manager said with a hint of sarcasm in his tone.
Everyone present, including a few of the girls, could not help but put their chopsticks down at this time. It was obvious that the manager was saying these words because he was targeting Gerald.
“What do you mean by that? Even if this is my first time here, did I do anything wrong?” Gerald could also sense the hint of sarcasm in his words, and he instantly raised his head to look at the manager.
“Our wagyu steak is usually eaten by our most prestigious and precious guests at this hotel. It would be a complete waste for someone like you, who obviously has not seen much of the world, to eat this wagyu steak! Men, come and take this dish away from him!” The manager said lightly, with his hands behind his back.
“Who gave you the rights to do so?!”
A look of anger and resentment flashed through Noelle’s face at this time. This manager did not only look down on people, but he had no respect for others at all.
How could she possibly know that this was all Preston’s deliberate arrangement?
As the young master of the Wake family, Preston had a very influential status in this place.
The manager knew this very well too. He knew that his career and business path would certainly go smoothly in the future if he favored Preston. Also, he would be able to build up a good relationship with Preston if he were to humiliate this young lad here today. Therefore, how could the manager possibly let go of such a wonderful opportunity?!
At this time, Preston merely smiled coldly as he stared at the scene before him.
“Wait a minute!”
Gerald put down his utensils.
After that, he looked at the manager, who had a smug look on his face, as he sneered and said, “You are opening an establishment to run a business, so you cannot go overboard. This is the foundation of the business industry. It is your duty to treat each and every customer equally and with respect. This is also the virtue and duty of every businessman. So, Mr. Manager, don’t you think that you are taking things a little too far?”
“Pfft! Young lad, do I look like I need you to teach me a lesson? You look so poor! Everyone here is definitely worthy enough to eat the food in our hotel. You are the only person who is not worthy at all! In truth, the only reason why I did not kick you out of this place is simply because I am giving Mr. Wake and Miss Noelle face! You are actually trying to talk back and educate me here?! You should take a piss and look at your own reflection first!” The manager said coldly.
He said everything that he wanted to with those few words, and this was exactly what Preston wanted to see.
You brat! You want to play with me? How are you ever going to fight against me?!
“Men, come! Where are the security guards? Drive this person, who does not know his own place, out of our hotel now! I also want you guys to put a sign in front of the hotel stating that this kind of worthless trash is not allowed to step into our hotel in the future!” The manager yelled to his men outside.
Not long after that, about four to five security guards rushed into the private room, almost as though they had already been on standby.
Chapter 1238
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1238 It was obvious that everything had been premeditated.
“I was initially planning on giving you some leeway, but it seems as though you do not want it at all!” Gerald said coldly as he smiled at the manager.
“Gerald, don’t attack him!” Noelle was a little frightened at this time.
At this point, she knew that Preston must have secretly planned for the manager to deliberately humiliate and make things difficult for Gerald. If Gerald were to beat the manager up, Preston would certainly have a way to deal with Gerald for his actions, then. Thus, Noelle wanted to dissuade Gerald from doing so.
“Attack him? Hahaha! I do not need to personally take any actions against a worthless person like him! In fact, at the very beginning, he was still worthy enough to receive a few slaps from me. However, now, he is not worthy at all!” Gerald sneered.
“Young lad, I think you must really be tired of living! Men, come! Throw him out of this place!” The manager sneered.
After that, he looked at Gracie and the others as he said, “Ms. Shadwell and Mrs. Shadwell, I know that I am being rude and disrespectful. However, I truly cannot accept the fact that such a vulgar person is actually sitting at the same table as you. Please forgive me for my actions!”
Gracie immediately stood up as she smiled and said, “Oh, don’t worry! Are you kidding me? You can simply act according to your own discretion. As for some irrelevant people, we do not want to be bothered with them either!” Gracie glanced coldly at Gerald.
As for Gerald, he had already taken out his cell phone and sent a text message at this time.
The security guards had already gathered around as they prepared to take Gerald away.
Gerald said, “There is no need for you to hurry. Your superior should be coming over here in a short while!”
“Mr. Zillan? You are saying that he is going to come over here? F*ck! Do you know who Mr. Zillan is?! Even if you really sent a text message, wouldn’t you simply be reporting a matter to the management anyway? Hahaha! Let me tell you something. The information about the report will ultimately end up in my hands anyway! Young brat, you will certainly be dumbfounded at that time!” The manager said as he laughed.
The few security guards also laughed out loud.
“He is really full of himself!”
Gracie ate a mouthful of food before she rolled her eyes at Gerald. After that, she even poured a cup of water on the ground directly near Gerald’s feet to vent her anger and dissatisfaction.
Just as the manager was about to ask the security guards to proceed, his cell phone suddenly started ringing.
The manager snorted slightly before he took out his cell phone. He was taken aback when he saw his caller ID.
“Mr. Zillan?!” He said in shock.
As for Preston, he played around with his watch at this time as he shook his head with a wry smile on his face.
‘Is it truly a phone call from Uncle Zillan?’
He could not help but feel that Gerald was pretty well-connected as he could actually make a report directly to Uncle Zillan.
The Longthorne International Hotel was a large family-owned enterprise with Mayberry City as the core of its business. It adopted the model of an international hotel chain. However, not anyone could simply report a matter directly to the higher management of the hotel if they wanted to. It was just as the manager had just said. If anyone wanted to report anything, they would have to go through him first. This was also the reason why he dared to act so unscrupulously. What could a poor boy possibly do to him anyway?
However, since Mr. Zillan was the manager of the headquarters, the manager did not dare to neglect his call.
After nodding at Preston, he hurriedly answered the phone call.
“Yes! Yes! Yes!”
“What?”
“I…I understand!”
The manager replied in three simple sentences. However, at this time, he was already turning pale as he started breaking out in a sweat. He was obviously feeling very nervous.
Preston said, “Uncle Zillan is also friends with my father. Could it be possible that Uncle Zillan is really going to teach you a lesson because of this kid? Should I call my father to make a phone call to Uncle Zillan, then?”
“How can it possibly be because of this stinky brat over here?! The headquarters do not know what is happening either. However, he is simply mobilizing all of the staff. Mr. Zillan said that he will be coming
over to assemble here at the Longthorne International Hotel in a short while. Even our chairman, who is currently recuperating in the hospital, will also be personally making a trip here!”
“Oh, my God! The company has never encountered this kind of situation before! I have to hurry up to make some preparations for the upper management’s sudden inspection!” The manager said excitedly.
Chapter 1239
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1239 At this time in the lobby, all of the staff were all dressed up, and they were all ready, solemnly and respectfully. Even the hotel staff were not an exception. All of them had already assembled in the lobby on the first floor of the hotel.
Everyone was very excited when they heard that the chairman was personally making a trip here today. There had never been such a thing before.
The manager, Hazen, had also put on a suit at this time as he stood aside in preparation to greet and meet the chairman.
He was extremely nervous at this time.
“Aunt Wauter, Uncle Shadwell, I know a lot of uncles from the Longthorne Group. Since they are coming over here, I would like to go down and greet them. Otherwise, if they find out that I did not go down to greet them when they are here, they might actually blame me for being ignorant!”
At this time, in the private room, Preston put down the wine glass in his hand and spoke up as he looked at Gracie.
“Oh, of course! Preston, you must know of many big and powerful figures. Longthorne Group is a public listed company. Since their upper management is here to visit, it is only natural for you to go and greet them!”
“By the way, Preston, the Shadwell family’s biggest business is a boutique fast food restaurant chain. Although it cannot be compared to the Longthorne International Hotel, it is still a catering industry after all. I wonder if you will be able to put a good word in for us in front of Mr. Zillan later? It would be great if you could simply hand our business card over to him!” Gracie asked embarrassedly.
“That will not be an issue, Aunt Wauter. Although I do not personally know Chairman Hayes Wadder from Longthorne Group, I am quite familiar with Mr. Zillan!” Preston said as he stretched out his hand to reveal the gold watch on his hand.
After that, he grabbed his wallet and stood up immediately.
“Yes, yes. That’s right. It would be great if we could exchange business cards with Mr. Zillan. It would also be great if we could get to briefly introduce ourselves to him. Let’s go too!” Third aunt and the others laughed at this time.
After that, they stood up and walked toward the door.
At this time, many big and small cars had already gathered outside the entrance of the hotel.
All of the senior executives and upper management personnel were all here regardless of whether it was the human resources department or the finance department. They were here as long as they were a senior officer.
Everyone was supporting an old man who was in his seventies and still trembling as he walked.
“Chairman Wadder!” Mr. Yandle said in surprise. He was already about to kneel at this time.
As for Chairman Wadder, he shuddered as he hurriedly spoke to his personal assistant at this time, “Quick! Head to Room 602!”
At this time, Mr. Zillan, who was behind the chairman, was also very pale as he helped the chairman head upstairs.
At this time, Mr. Yandle suddenly realized that it seemed as though they were not here for an inspection. Instead, it felt as though they were here to deal with something. What was happening? Room 602? Wasn’t that the young master Preston’s room?!
The Shadwell family members, who were just about to get into the elevator, also happened to run into Chairman Wadder at this time.
Gracie was about to bow down to show her respect to the chairman, but the chairman did not even bother looking at her at all.
To everyone’s surprise, Chairman Wadder walked directly into their private room with the help of his assistant.
Something that made everyone feel even more shocked and surprised happened in the next moment.
As soon as they arrived at the door…
Chairman Wadder had knelt on the ground with a thud. At this time, his face was also covered in tears as he trembled uncontrollably.
“Oh, my God!” Gracie swallowed in disbelief.
Preston was also dumbfounded at this time.
“I did not know that you were here, Mr. Crawford! I deserve to die! I deserve to die!”
Hayes had participated in several important and grand meetings with the chamber of commerce, and he had already witnessed Gerald’s grandeur in the past.
Just now, he had received a phone call from the Mayberry Commercial Group saying that his subordinate was trying to throw Mr. Crawford out of his hotel, and the other party had actually asked him what he was going to do about this matter?
Hayes could not believe his own ears, and he had come over here immediately from the hospital.
At first glance, he immediately saw that the person who was sitting at the furthest end of the table was none other than Mr. Crawford!
The reason why Longthorne Group could be so deeply rooted and had such a steady development in the business industry for so many years was simply because Mr. Lyle had always been taking good care of them and looking out for them.
If they were to offend Mr. Crawford today, Longthorne Group would certainly be done for!
“Chairman Wadder, is your subordinate really that impressive? I was simply trying to eat a piece of wagyu steak, and he actually asked the security guards to come over here to throw me out!” Gerald said as he smiled bitterly.
“I have already heard about it!” The chairman cried out before he slowly stood up with his assistant’s help.
“Where is Hazen Yandle?!” The chairman asked as he looked at Mr. Zillan.
Hazen was standing at the entrance of the private room, and he was watching the incredible scene that was unfolding before his very eyes with Gracie and the others.
As soon as he heard the chairman calling his name, Hazen ran over to him immediately.
Chapter 1240
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1240 “Chairman Wadder, your body is so frail and delicate now. How could you kneel in front of this stinky brat?! I will find someone to deal with him right now!” Hazen said viciously.
The chairman was instantly enraged as he stared at Hazen in disbelief. After that, he shouted at Mr. Zillan, “Beat him up! I want you to beat him up until his mouth is all swollen!”
Mr. Zillan hurriedly replied, “Yes, sir!”
As soon as he waved his hand, several of the chairman’s personal bodyguards hurriedly came forward directly before pressing Hazen down on the ground. There was even a bodyguard who brought a baton over.
“Chairman! What did I do wrong?!” Hazen was filled with grievance as he cried out loud.
A loud sound came, and the bodyguard had already hit Hazen on his mouth with the baton.
At this time, Hazen’s nose and mouth were filled with blood.
Hazen’s eyes were also filled with tears.
When the people on the sideline saw this, they were all terrified, especially Gracie and the other women. When had they ever witnessed this kind of scene?!
The bodyguards continued beating the manager up at this time.
Hazen’s teeth were flying out, and he was spurting blood out of his mouth.
In the end, he got beaten up until he was almost half dead. Hazen was convulsing as he lay on the ground.
“Mr. Zillan, what is going on with this matter?! Who gave Hazen Yandle the courage to act that way?” Chairman Wadder asked as he glanced at Hazen before he looked at Mr. Zillan.
“I have already spoken to some of Hazen’s assistants just now. I found out that the reason why he dared to do all this is because someone named Preston Wake called him in advance to ask him to act in that manner!” Mr. Zillan’s voice was very cold and stern.
He naturally knew who Preston was, and he also knew Preston’s father. However, the Wake family was basically done for at this time. Therefore, Mr. Zillan naturally wanted to cut off all ties with them.
Before he could finish speaking, the bodyguards had already dragged Preston over to the scene.
“Mr. Zillan, what are you guys trying to do?! My father is…”
Before he could even finish his sentence, Preston had already received a tight slap across his face.
“You dare to cause trouble for Longthorne International Hotel?! I cannot tolerate this at all! Continue slapping him on my behalf!” Chairman Wadder yelled out loud.
“What?!” Preston was shocked.
The bodyguards had already stepped forward to do as they were told.
At this time, Gracie and the others were all stunned and dumbfounded.
“Gerald, this… what is going on?”
Noelle was also frightened at this time. She truly did not expect such big trouble and such a huge scene to unfold just because Gerald had made a small report.
When Gracie saw everything that was happening inside the room, she swallowed wildly, afraid that she would also get beaten up.
So, she subconsciously walked toward Gerald’s side because she knew that it would be safest for her to stay by Gerald’s side at this time.
Very soon, Preston was beaten up until his face was all bloody. The four or five bodyguards’ hands were also swollen. After that, they lifted Preston up before throwing him out of the hotel.
After the chairman had apologized repeatedly to him, Gerald finally felt a little satisfied.
Gracie was extremely surprised.
What was going on?
The chairman had actually ordered his men to beat Preston up just because Gerald had made a small report.
This was beyond common sense. Something was not right! Her years of experience instantly made her realize that something was not right! Moreover, it seemed as though the chairman was also very afraid of him.
At this moment, Gracie quietly pulled her daughter, Noelle, aside. She wanted her to ask Gerald about his background and identity.
Why was the chairman referring to him as Mr. Crawford?! Could it be that he was the Mr. Crawford from Mayberry City, then?!