Ch. 1426..1430: The Secretly Rich Man Chapter 1426-1430
Chapter 1426
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1426
Gerald, however, simply retained his bitter smile. Thinking back, he felt that he truly had been a little too childish and naïve back then.
Clearly dissatisfied by the indifferent look on his face, Xavia found herself asking, “…What do you mean by that, Gerald?”
“I meant exactly what I said!” replied Gerald.
“…You…! You pathetic fool! I’ll have you know that I’ve already been liking Yuri for some time! You’re just a pauper, you hear?! Only a fool would be interested in you!” scowled Xavia.
“You can’t really blame me for liking him either! If anything, you should be blaming yourself for being such a disappointment and failing to meet my expectations! You know, aside from being able to buy branded handbags and cosmetics, getting together with Yuri has even granted me access to Wayfair Mountain Entertainment! What have you been able to give me? You absolute nothing of a person!” added Xavia who was scowling eagerly now, most probably because of her extreme embarrassment.
“…Who is this guy, Yuri? Is he your classmate?” asked the woman who had been standing silently at the side this entire time.
“Hah! This guy? He’s just a pathetic pauper from our university who used to be Xavia’s ex-boyfriend!” exclaimed Yuri excitedly.
“Hah! And here I was wondering what this guy was up to! He tried to break into Wayfair Mountain Entertainment earlier, you know? As a result, he got kicked out by the security guards!” scoffed the woman in an even more mocking tone than before.
“What?! You actually thought about entering Wayfair Mountain Entertainment?! Do you even know what sort of place this is? Do you think you can just enter all willy-nilly?” exclaimed Xavia, surprised beyond words.
No matter how she looked at it, Xavia could only feel that Gerald was nothing but an idiot now. How had she ever taken interest in him in the first place?
“Alright, that’s quite enough! Let’s not continue wasting our time spouting nonsense with him! It’s getting pretty late, so let’s head in and have some fun, Yuri and Xavia!” said the woman.
“Indeed! Let’s head in now, Xavia!” added Yuri as he placed his arm over her shoulder, almost as though he was trying to brag.
However, before they could enter, they were instantly stopped by the security guards as one of them said, “Apologies, but we’ve just received a notification stating that Wayfair Mountain Entertainment is closed for the day. In other words, nobody is allowed to enter!”
“What? But we’ve bought admission tickets!” replied the puzzled woman.
“Any admission tickets are invalid from this moment onward. If you have any objections, then go file a complaint!” retorted the guard coldly.
Hearing that, the woman instantly began feeling anxious. If the guards were saying that, then it must be true! Even if she was dissatisfied, she wasn’t about to dare to try anything funny!
After a brief moment, the woman then—rather unwillingly—asked, “…May I ask why…?”
“It’s because Mr. Crawford, the boss of Mayberry Commercial Group, is coming over today! We’re closed for business so that we can prepare to receive Mr. Crawford!” replied the guard.
“What?! Mr. Crawford? The boss of Mayberry Commercial group?!” exclaimed the woman.
While she honestly didn’t know who Mr. Crawford was, she was well aware of what the Mayberry Commercial Group was. After all, the entirety of Mayberry Commercial Street—which included Wayfair Mountain Entertainment—was owned by the Mayberry Commercial Group. With that in mind, how wealthy and powerful could the boss of the group be…?
Even Yuri and Xavia knew about the strength and power that the Mayberry Commercial Group possessed, so both of them felt themselves gulping.
“Now get out of the way! Since all the senior executives of our group are showing themselves now, I believe that Mr. Crawford is already on his way here!” instructed the security guard.
Upon seeing so many high-level senior executives rushing out of the villa, he and the other guards couldn’t help but feel extremely nervous, which was why they were now urging the group to leave.
Naturally, Xavia and the others immediately hurried to the side when they heard this.
Gerald, however, remained standing at the entrance without moving an inch.
Seeing that, the guard angrily yelled, “You brat! Didn’t you hear what I said? Get out of the way already!”
“F*cking hell! Is he insane?!” muttered both Yuri and Danny contemptuously.
“That fool…! I truly am speechless!” added Xavia in a cold tone as she crossed her arms.
When the guard saw that Gerald was still choosing to disregard his command, he instantly lifted his baton and tried to hit Gerald while shouting, “You’re courting death, aren’t you?!”
In response, Gerald simply pointed a finger at the guard… Sending the baton flying out of the guard’s hand! The guard himself found himself falling on his back and rolling backward for a while! By the time
he got back up, he had a horrified expression on his face as he looked at Gerald.
Staring back at the guard, Gerald then casually said, “I’m your beloved Mr. Crawford!”
Chapter 1427
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1427
“…What? Who did you say you were?” said the astonished security guard.
He truly couldn’t believe that this young man before him—who was an actual pauper—would dare to claim that he was Mr. Crawford!
While he definitely wouldn’t have believed Gerald judging off his appearance alone, the guard had the shock of his life when he saw the look in the youth’s eyes.
He hadn’t really been paying too much attention to Gerald earlier, but after catching a glimpse of Gerald’s gaze—when Gerald was staring at him—the guard instantly felt a strong, pressuring aura from the youth.
Adding the immense oppressive feeling—Gerald was capable of emitting—to his great strength, the stunned guard—who was now feeling chill after chill run down his back—felt more and more compelled to believe Gerald’s claim.
Even Xavia and the others had been startled the second they heard Gerald say that.
Soon after, Xavia snapped out of it before laughing and saying, “Did I hear wrongly? Who did you say you were? Haha!”
While Xavia had initially thought that Gerald was going to get beaten up, she hadn’t expected him to actually be that skillful and strong! Even so, her focus still lay on what Gerald had just said. That he was actually Mr. Crawford.
Mr. Crawford was the wealthiest and most influential figure in all of Mayberry city. If he truly was Mr. Crawford, then wouldn’t that make her Mrs. Crawford? …No, that’d make her the former Mrs. Crawford… She couldn’t just accept that!
After hearing his claim, Xavia simply felt an inexplicable sense of panic within the depths of her heart. It was obvious that she had nothing to do with this person anymore… So why was she feeling so afraid…?
It wasn’t long after when Zack finally arrived at the scene. Due to how joyful Zack’s face was as he ran toward Gerald, Gerald figured that his sister must have already explained everything to Zack. The fact that Zack instantly knew who he was must have also meant that his sister had sent a photograph of him to Zack as well.
Regardless, upon standing before Gerald, Zack instantly made a deep bow before shouting, “Mr. Crawford!”
Following that, the group of senior executives behind Zack shouted in unison, “Mr. Crawford…!”
After being given the appropriate information, Zack now knew that the young man before him was Gerald, the child whom the Crawfords had raised in poverty from the second he was born!
“…W-what…?!”
By that point, Xavia, Yuri, and the others were already completely dumbfounded. Yuri, in particular, could feel his face turning green as he continued staring wide-eyed at Gerald.
The pathetic pauper… He was actually a rich, young master? And one whom even Chairman Lyle had to bow before?!
Now breathing frantically, those from the group who had mocked Gerald desperately wanted to just drill a hole in the ground now so that they could hide their faces.
“Very good. Regardless, there are some important matters that I’d like to discuss with you, Chairman Lyle. Let’s head over to the office to talk about this!” replied Gerald with a slight nod.
“Of course, Mr. Crawford!” replied Zack.
Just as they were about to head in, Xavia couldn’t help but yell, “…W-wait a moment…!”
“Hmm? Is there anything I could help with, miss?” asked Zack as he looked at Xavia.
“A-are you sure you aren’t mistaken, Chairman Lyle…? His name is Gerald Crawford, you know? And he’s a mere student from our university! How could he possibly be Mr. Crawford…?!” stuttered Xavia as she stopped Zack from proceeding any further.
“No mistakes here. Mr. Crawford’s true name is indeed, Gerald Crawford!” replied Zack rather indifferently.
“…I-Impossible… None of this is possible…!” muttered Xavia as she took a few steps back.
Zack’s words had struck through her very being like bolts of lightning that brought about endless destruction, simultaneously dispelling all of Xavia’s hopes and dreams.
Now feeling extremely regretful, Xavia found herself calling out, “G-Gerald…!”
“Forget it, we’ve already broken up. With that in mind, there’s no need for us to further bother with each other anymore. Now go ahead and live a good life! I have things to attend to!” replied Gerald as he ignored her regretful pleas, heading straight into Wayfair Mountain Entertainment as the rest of the people at the entrance remained fully stunned for quite a while.
Regardless, once they were inside the office, Zack immediately said, “It’s true that Mountain Top Villa is getting auctioned soon. Are you planning on buying it, Mr. Crawford?”
While this was Zack’s first time dealing with Mr. Crawford, he couldn’t help but feel that the Mr. Crawford before him was completely different from the Mr. Crawford Zack had initially imagined.
Chapter 1428
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1428 Zack had initially thought that though Gerald had managed to find out about his true identity on his own, it’d still take quite a while for him to complete the transition. After all, Mr. Crawford had been raised in poverty for as long as he lived!
With that in mind, Zack had prepared himself to be greeted by a rather embarrassed, and honest Mr. Crawford. Now that Gerald was before him, however, he could’ve never expected him to be someone so driven and courageous. What more, Gerald had a rather strong pressuring aura surrounding him at all times!
While it wasn’t aimed at anyone in particular, it was enough to make those surrounding Gerald feel that it was hard to breathe.
“Bingo. Also, I don’t just want you to buy it for me, but I also need you to hire an engineering team to begin excavating Mountain Top. Immediately. Let’s just say that there’s a massive boulder inside that’s extremely useful to me… Regardless, you’ll have six days to complete your task. Is there anything else you’d like to ask?” instructed Gerald.
“…N-not at all… I’ll get it done immediately!” replied Zack.
Though he had initially thought about asking Gerald about his motive, he quickly retracted his words before they were able to leave his mouth. At the end of the day, Zack was an experienced man who knew what he should question and what he shouldn’t.
Now that Gerald had made all the appropriate arrangements, Gerald simply needed to wait for the next few days.
With Gerald now obtaining a bit of free time till then, he found himself thinking that he wasn’t going to have another shot at traveling to the past once all this was over. With that in mind, he wanted to take
advantage of this opportunity to make up for all the regrets that Mila had throughout her time with him.
Though Gerald had constantly told Mila that he would make her the happiest woman in the world once they got married, he never really managed to achieve that. After all, she had gone missing before he could properly give her anything.
Due to that, Gerald didn’t even care if both of them weren’t a couple yet at this point in time. Couple or not, he was going to make sure that he made her feel extremely happy and blissful throughout their six short days together.
With that in mind, Gerald then returned to the milk tea shop on campus before ordering, “Boss, I’d like a cup of milk tea!”
“…You… You still haven’t had enough? Do you even have the money for it? Are you trying to give me more trouble?” muttered the slightly worried boss.
Hearing that, Gerald simply fished out a hundred-dollar banknote before placing it in front of the boss.
“Keep the change!”
Eyes-widened, the shocked boss then replied, “…Did… Did you steal this…?”
“While it’s true that your milk tea is delicious, you truly spout a bit too much nonsense… Just hurry up!” muttered Gerald, feeling speechless.
“…R-right! Coming right up!” announced the boss, deciding not to question things any further.
After being handed his milk tea, Gerald then held onto the cup before walking toward the Department of Broadcasting and Hosting.
At the time, there was a male teacher teaching in Mila’s classroom…
When the classroom door was suddenly pushed open, everyone inside couldn’t help but turn to look at who it was… Upon realizing that it was Gerald—of all people—with a cup of milk tea in hand, everyone was instantly stunned.
After all, Gerald was famous among those in the University for being a pathetic and penniless pauper. Why had he come all the way to the Department of Broadcasting and Hosting?
“Pst! Mila! Look there, it’s him!”
Mila herself had still been taking notes at that moment, but after getting nudged by her friend, she instantly saw what was going on.
As she felt her beautiful face turn slightly reddened, the teacher removed his glasses before coldly asking, “…And what exactly are you doing, boy? Why did you come to our class?”
Choosing to simply ignore him, Gerald then slid a hand into his pocket before slowly walking toward Mila… And placing the cup of milk tea before her.
“I owed you a cup of milk tea, so I’m returning it to you now!”
Hearing that, howls and gasps of surprise began coming from the rest of Mila’s classmates! Was the pauper actually trying to get the beauty?
Everyone felt that the dramatic scene unfolding before their very eyes was simply unreal!
“…T-there’s no need to return it to me…! Regardless, you should hurry and leave first…!” replied Mila who had been caught completely off guard by all this. Seeing her all dazed, the rest of the male students in her class instantly shot dirty glances at Gerald.
“Oh, but before I do, know that I still owe you two other things! While I don’t know when I’ll be able to return them to you, I’ll eventually fulfill both wishes!” declared Gerald in a serious tone.
“W-what other two things…?” asked Mila meekly.
“First off, I owe you a promise! Secondly, my heart!”
Chapter 1429
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1429 By the time Gerald was done speaking, everyone was completely dumbfounded. Regardless of whether it was because of how romantic his remarks were or something else, the scene was enough to cause a major uproar among Mila’s classmates! Some people were even snapping pictures of the scene with their cell phones!
As Mila’s face grew the reddest she had ever been, Gerald—who was done speaking—simply turned around and left the classroom.
Staring at Gerald’s back, Mila felt an inexplicable emotion welling within her… Where were these feelings even coming from…?
Naturally, the incident quickly became extremely popular within the university; the second Mila’s class ended. After all, a scene where a pathetic pauper attempted to pursue a goddess was something that one would usually only be able to see in movies!
Regardless, Gerald’s move had amplified the courage of all the shyer boys who had previously not dared to ask Mila out. Due to that, many of them were now standing in line to give love letters to her!
Knowing that she absolutely couldn’t remain in her classroom anymore, Mila had decided to go out with her close friends.
Before they were able to leave, however, they heard a rather beautiful girl from her class—who was currently staring at Mila in dissatisfaction—mutter, “Hah! What’s so great about you, Mila Smith? The boys must truly be blind for them to treat you like some kind of goddess!”
The girl herself went by the name of Mallory Xenakis, and she was rather popular within the Department of Broadcasting and Hosting.
Naturally, the more popular a girl was, the greater her jealousy when attention was drawn away from her. Now that all eyes were on Mila, it wasn’t a surprise for her to feel this unhappy and dissatisfied.
“And what’s wrong with the boys treating her like a goddess, Mallory? How many boys even like you?” scoffed one of Mila’s good friends.
Since Mallory had always been mean toward Mila, several of Mila’s closer friends had a rather bad relationship with her.
“Boys? Hah! I’ll say it now that there are way too many people currently after me, and they’re all sons of very wealthy and powerful men! Do you think I’m someone like Mila? A person whom even a pathetic pauper dares to pursue? I don’t give a d*mn about any of this at all!” declared Mallory.
“You’re just jealous because everyone’s talking about Mila instead of you now, aren’t you, Mallory? Just admit to that already! Is there really a need to act like this?” retorted another one of Mila’s friends.
“Mila’s the main topic of conversation, you say? Well, allow me to remind you that the university’s fiftieth-anniversary celebration is in three days’ time! I’m sure all of you are already aware that I’m the main emcee of the group! Oh, and what about Mila? She’s just a substitute emcee! With that said, I’m sure everyone will finally be able to differentiate between the main character and the side chick from just a simple glance during the event! Just you guys wait!”
Before the girls could quarrel any further, Mila quickly pulled her sisters out of the classroom to leave. She simply couldn’t be bothered wasting her time bickering about something so trivial.
Glaring at Mila’s back with fierce eyes, she then shouted, “Just you wait and see, Mila Smith…!”
Following that, she fished her phone out before locating the contact number saved under the name, ‘Godfather’…
As Mallory dialed the number, Gerald himself had just exited a branded clothing store with a new shirt on.
He had gone there immediately after leaving the Department of Broadcasting and Hosting, and he was making sure that nobody would continue referring to him as a pathetic pauper anymore from this day onward.
Regardless, Gerald was feeling extremely happy and joyous since he had finally been able to reunite with Mila after so long…
Still, undergoing the baptism of heaven remained his top priority. With that said, aside from secretly looking at Mila when he had nothing else to do, Gerald spent most of his time waiting at Mountain Top Villa.
While his sudden change was undoubtedly a great shock for all his classmates, they were no longer important in his eyes. After all, he had already had a showdown and his identity as a top-notch rich heir was now exposed.
That, in itself, caused a huge sensation among those in the university, and countless beautiful girls instantly flocked around him. Of course, Gerald made sure to tactfully turn all of them down.
While all was going pretty well, Gerald constantly reminded himself to remain alert. He even made sure to retain a semi-vigilant state, even while resting late at night in his dormitory!
In the end, he was thankful that he did. True to Peter’s words, Gerald could clearly sense the presence of a person who had been spying on him…
Chapter 1430
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1430 In fact, that person didn’t even seem to be stalking Gerald from that far away!
While he would only approach Gerald secretly for a few hours during the day before this, after Gerald disclosed his true identity—about three days ago—Gerald found that the person now kept a more frequent eye out on him.
Currently walking around on campus, Gerald activated his holy sense to see if he could sense the person’s presence again… And sure enough, he quickly realized that two people had been tailing him closely for some time now, with the first being the mysterious stalker and the second being Peter.
‘Could my Dehlere Foundation truly have been ruined by that person…? If we had a close relationship, then I’d truly have a very close relationship with that person…!’ Gerald thought to himself.
Still, who was his stalker’s identity…? If Gerald truly wanted to find out about that, now would be his perfect opportunity to do so…
Even so, Gerald was slightly worried that he wouldn’t be a match for the stalker yet with his current strength.
‘I can only hope that you’ll still be following me when I’m awakening my Dehlere Foundation… Should that be the case, then I’ll surely be able to finally find out who you truly are…!’
Regardless, it was the university’s anniversary today, and Gerald recalled that Mila was one of the emcees during the celebration back then.
He also remembered that at that point in time, the past Gerald had only thought of Mila as ‘an extremely beautiful girl’. The old him could’ve never anticipated that Mila would eventually end up becoming his girlfriend!
Shaking the thoughts off, Gerald then began walking toward the university’s celebration site which was already crowded with people at the time.
The members of the organizing team themselves were also extremely busy.
At that moment, a middle-aged director called Mila—who had been busy memorizing her script—to the side before saying, “Mila! I’ve something important to tell you!”
“Yes, Director Yaccarino…?” asked Mila curiously.
I’m afraid you won’t be able to go up on stage today!“ replied the director. “…H-huh…? Why’s that?!” asked Mila who couldn’t help but feel slightly surprised.
“Well, you should know that there has been quite a bit of discussion going on about you in the past two days… A boy recently confessed his love for you, correct? Due to that, the university feels that if they allow you to go on stage, you’ll most probably leave a negative impact on the university! I hope you’ll be a little understanding in regards to this matter!”
“…B-but… I…” replied Mila, feeling slightly miserable now.
“But what? How dare you still have the audacity to show your face here, even after someone like that confessed his love to you? Do you seriously want to embarrass all of us too?!” scoffed Mallory as she walked over to Mila, glints of arrogance in her eyes.
If it wasn’t already obvious enough, Mallory had set Mila up. After all, her godfather was a rather well- known person within the business world. What more, he was quite an influential and powerful figure within this city!
Since Mallory asked him to lend a hand in this, it was barely a problem for him to pull a few strings for things to work out her way. In fact, he was even going to be personally making a trip here to see
Mallory today.
Regardless, since Mallory had such a powerful figure backing her up, it was obvious that she was the main character today.
“I know you’re the mastermind behind all this, Mallory…! You truly are a petty villain!” growled Mila.
“Don’t blame me! It’s not my fault for having a good godfather while you have nothing at all!” retorted Mallory, feeling extremely proud of herself when she saw how disappointed Mila looked.
“Just so you know, my godfather will be cheering for me from within the audience, so I can’t stay and chat any longer! Farewell now! Go be part of the audience or something!” said Mallory before walking off.
While Mila was both angry and frustrated, she knew that in the end, she wouldn’t be able to change a thing. With that in mind, all she could do was toss her things aside before walking out from the back…
However, Mallory and Mila were both slightly surprised when they witnessed the scene before them…