Ch. 426..430: The Secretly Rich Man Chapter 426-430

Chapter 426

Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 426 After a while, Gerald stood up and went to the washroom.

Not long after he had entered the gents, Xella stood up to head to the washroom herself.

After washing his hands, Gerald bumped into Xella who had also left the bathroom at the same time.

The meeting was awkward, to say the least.

“Speaking of which, I haven’t had a chance to properly talk with you. How’ve you been recently?” said Xella with a bright smile as she tried to conceal her awkwardness.

She knew how her relationship with Gerald was like in the past, and she was also very aware of the conflicts between Gerald and Waylon.

However, now she had become quite close to Waylon. Even if he didn’t say it, Gerald would definitely not feel alright with that.

“Not bad!” said Gerald as he wiped his hands dry with some tissue paper.

“I heard that you haven’t found a job yet, is that true? Do you have any plans for the future?” asked Xella.

“I plan to make a name for myself,” replied Gerald honestly.

Xella frowned slightly at that before shaking her head with a faint smile on her face. “Listen Gerald, I really suggest that you go look for a job. It doesn’t matter what kind of job you get. You know very well

that you’re different from the others!”

“Or, you could even try to please Waylon. He’s started his own company and he’s looking for people to hire. If you want, I could put in a word for you so that he’ll be more willing to take you in! The basic salary is around three hundred dollars a month and that’s better than nothing!” advised Xella.

“I appreciate it, but I’ll have to refuse,” said Gerald as he smiled.

Xella simply sighed. “Gerald, I know that Waylon beat you up badly back then, but he was young so please try to understand. Why don’t you try looking at it this way? If you had let him copy your answers then he wouldn’t have beaten you up! Now that you’ve graduated from university, who knows? He may be willing to lend a hand!” continued Xella.

“I don’t take that incident to heart anymore. Also, regarding the issue with your deputy manager. All you need to do is to tell your manager or report the incident to the other superiors at your company. They’ll definitely punish him severely!”

The manager and several of the superiors there were originally staff from Mayberry International Inc. so Gerald knew about their capabilities and virtues well. They would definitely not allow any sort of harassment to continue.

Xella simply looked at Gerald for a while before smiling bitterly and shaking her head. “You don’t know much about what goes on at my workplace. You don’t have to bother about it anymore. Anyway, it’s been nice talking to you again, and thank you, Gerald!”

After ending her sentence, she simply waved at Gerald before turning away and leaving.

It made Gerald feel that Xella herself was quite a strange person.

It was just like back when he had met Sharon. She had acted strangely to him as well.

Feeling disappointed, Gerald began walking back himself.

Less than two dozen steps later, he saw that Xella’s path had been blocked by a middle-aged man. The man was even trying to hold her hand.

“What are you doing, Mr. Zabel?” said Xella as she moved her hand away from his.

“Xella, I was planning to have my meal here today. I didn’t expect to bump into you. Since we’re both here, why not have a drink with me? I can introduce some colleagues from our company to you!” said Mr. Zabel, lust reflected in his eyes.

“Come now. Stop trying to leave or I’ll get angry soon!” he said.

“Let go of her!”

At that moment, a loud, angry roar could be heard.

Chapter 427

Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 427 The roar had come from none other than Waylon himself who had just left the private room.

Earlier, another girl had left for the washroom but as she was about to exit the private room, she saw a man blocking Xella’s path.

Once Waylon learned about the fact, he immediately got up and headed toward the washroom alongside a few others.

“What’s this? A group of uncouth b*stards! Who’re you yelling at?”

Though perverted, Mr. Zabel was certainly no small fry. His expression was cold as he asked the question.

“That girl’s my classmate. Why are you blocking her path?” asked Waylon, unafraid.

Xella was so frightened that she instinctively hid behind Waylon.

“Xella, I’ll go ahead and say this. The colleagues waiting for me this time around are no ordinary people. If you know what’s best for yourself, follow me. Also, why don’t you tell these b*stards who I am?” replied Mr. Zabel, his arms folded behind his back.

“Waylon… His name is Charlie Zabel… And he’s the deputy manager of my department!” said Xella.

“D*mn! So this is the guy!”

Waylon had initially decided to deal with Charlie that afternoon. However, Charlie had been kind enough to show up in front of Waylon! Good, he didn’t need to waste any time looking for him!

Xella clearly had not expected to bump into that old pervert here either.

Waylon sneered before saying, “How convenient. I had planned to go looking for you but here you are, Mr. Zabel. Let’s have a chat, shall we? First of all, do you know who I am? My dad is Spencer Leets! My family owns Queenzon Enterprise! The biggest company in Serene County!”

Hearing that, Charlie’s heart skipped a beat.

He definitely knew about Queenzon Enterprise.

In the past, it had just been an ordinary company. Now, however, things were completely different.

Due to Queenzon Enterprise’s high environmental protection standards, they had gained funding from the Dream Investment Group.

One could even say that it’s one of Dream Investment Group’s development projects.

The Leets family’s status greatly benefitted from this, and they now enjoyed a powerful and influential status in Serene County.

Similarly, Mr. Zabel had also received funding from the group. However, as a mere deputy manager of a company, he still needed to think and behave properly.

“Ah, do you’re from the Letts! But Mr. Letts, I have some business to attend to with Xella which only concerns our company. It would be inappropriate for you to intervene in such private affairs, don’t you think?” said Charlie coldly.

His company’s percentage of investment was much higher than the factory and company belonging to Queenzon Enterprise. Comparing the two, Charlie’s company was definitely a more important asset for the Dream Investment Group. Charlie didn’t have to be too scared when it came to the aspect of power and background.

“Oh, but I do wish to intervene. No matter what you say!”

Waylon spoke without filtering his words, projecting his assertiveness in the situation.

Things got physical soon after due to both men feeling the need to protect their pride.

Waylon was first to attack. He rushed toward Charlie and began punching him without even flinching.

Seeing that, Cameron and the others began taking action as well.

In their minds, they all thought that the deputy manager was not as powerful and influential as Waylon’s family.

In the end, Charlie was beaten up quite severely.

Xella had been standing beside them the entire time, trying to get them to stop fighting but to no avail.

“You absolute b*stards! How dare all of you! Just you wait!” Charlie shouted with a hand on his bruised cheek as he ran away in a rather pitiful manner.

Not too long after, a group of people rushed out of Charlie’s own private room.

The leader of the group seemed to be a middle-aged man in a suit.

“Who was it who started it all?” asked the leader, coldly.

Charlie immediately pointed at both Waylon and Cameron before whispering something into the leader’s ear.

The man simply sneered. “Like I care whose son he is! Today’s my first day reporting to duty at your company as a senior executive! These brats need to be taught a lesson, otherwise, they’ll think we’re small fries that can be bullied easily!”

While the tensions continued to heighten, Gerald simply continued standing at the side. He really didn’t know whose side he should be on now.

On one hand, Waylon was definitely a useless, rich brat but he was efficient when it came to fighting.

On the other, the middle-aged man was clearly not any saint either.

As Gerald thought to himself, someone from Charlie’s group smashed a wine bottle against Waylon’s head. Blood soon started dripping down his face.

“Hey! Stop fighting! Cease this!”

Noticing how bad the situation already was, Gerald quickly rushed forward along with a few other men. They tried to persuade both teams to stop fighting.

After all, those people who were beating the others up were Gerald’s subordinates. On the other hand, Waylon was the one who was being beaten up. Although Waylon could almost be considered as Gerald’s enemy, it was imprudent to cause such a great mess since they were having a gathering that day.

It was something that just shouldn’t happen that day.

Charlie’s subordinates finally stopped beating up Waylon after the staff from the hotel gave their cooperation to stop the fight. Charlie then paid the bill and left the hotel in a huff, surrounded by the

people from his company.

“Oh no, what are we going to do? Waylon, you’re bleeding!” said Rae, extremely frightened.

“They’re the first bunch of bstards who have ever dared to beat me up. I’m calling my dad! Those bstards are going to pay a terrible price for this!” shouted Waylon, his eyes bloodshot.

Gerald had observed how Waylon had fought earlier. He was clearly someone who would never allow himself to accept loss or defeat that easily.

 

Chapter 428

Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 428 Due to his father’s power and influence, Waylon had always done as he pleased, acting smugly and arrogantly in front of all his classmates.

It had never occurred to him that Charlie’s subordinate could act even fiercer. They had even severely beaten him up.

At that moment, Waylon was a wreck both physically and emotionally.

“He needs medical attention immediately!” shouted Morgana before taking her phone out and calling for an ambulance.

The ambulance soon arrived and since Morgana herself was a clinician, she entered the ambulance as well to help bandage his wounds. She left for the hospital together with Waylon.

“Waylon was beaten up and now he’s being sent to the hospital… What should we do?”

“Let’s just leave for now… What if those madmen come back with reinforcements?”

“You’re right! They don’t seem like ordinary people…”

The classmates continued discussing the situation among themselves, all of them quite indecisive on whether pride or safety was more important.

Since no immediate conclusion was achieved, they all turned to look at Cameron.

Cameron looked back at them, dumbfounded.

Cameron had been lying on the floor throughout most of the second half of the fight. He had been kicked down and he stayed there. He was afraid of fighting back the moment he found out that the leader was some kind of senior executive.

It was also the reason why only Waylon was beaten up when the fight began again.

He had initially been worried but seeing how everyone was expecting him to make the next decision, he soon became smug again.

“Everyone remain calm! Let’s just head to the hospital first. Waylon’s father will definitely be going there as well!” said Cameron.

The rest of his classmates agreed and they all headed toward the hotel’s underground parking lot together.

For a brief moment, Gerald was too stunned to move but he simply shook his head before heading downstairs to get his own car as well.

‘These people seriously like making a mountain out of a molehill! If Xella had only reported it to her superiors, none of this would have happened! Charlie would definitely be dealt with easily!’

‘All she needed to do was give me a call and everything would’ve ended just like that!’

‘What a mess this has become…’ These were the thoughts going on in Gerald’s mind.

All of them were now in the parking lot.

“Alright, we have four cars with us now. Who else drove here?” asked Cameron.

At that moment, Xella started crying out loud.

“I’m so sorry everyone! It’s my problem but I pulled you all into it as well!”

Xella wailed, a terrible guilt weighing on her heart.

“How could we blame you Xella? I witnessed the old pervert blocking your way with my own eyes! What more, Gerald had been standing beside you but he didn’t do anything! If he had done something, maybe all of this wouldn’t have happened! It’s all his fault!”

“That’s right! If anyone’s to blame it should be Gerald! Don’t blame yourself! Let’s just get into the car and head to the hospital now!” said Rae.

The classmates then began entering the available cars. Xella herself got into Cameron’s car.

“Oh god, look! Gerald’s here too!”

At that moment, everyone finally took notice of Gerald who had just arrived at the parking lot.

“What’s that idiot doing down here? All the seats in the available cars have been filled! Didn’t he come here by hailing a taxi?” asked a female classmate coldly.

“That’s right! Since you took a taxi here why are you down here with us? Were you planning on joining us in a car? You won’t be of any use even if you come along with us! Just hail a taxi and stop blocking our path here!” said Rae with a cold sneer.

Xella simply glanced at Gerald though she said nothing else before looking away.

“Don’t bother about him, Cameron. Is your car or Waylon’s faster?” asked Rae as she rolled her eyes while looking at Gerald.

“They’re almost the same! We’ll be heading out first! Sit tight!” shouted Cameron as he stepped on the pedal, sending the car lunging forward.

What followed was a loud bang.

Cameron had not held on to the steering wheel firmly enough. His car had crashed against the back of a white car that had been parked in front of them.

The hood of Cameron’s car was lifted. It looked like it had been badly damaged.

“F*ck!” yelled Cameron in shock.

All of them got out of his car and Rae immediately started screaming. Her mouth was covered with her hands in shock.

“Cameron. Cameron look! I think you crashed into a Mercedes-Benz G500!”

“What? How could that be?”

Most of the other classmates didn’t think too much about it. To them, it just felt impossible that such a luxurious car would even be in Serene County.

However, when they approached the car, Rae had unfortunately been correct. It really was a Mercedes-Benz G-Class…

 

Chapter 429

Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 429 “F*ck! A Mercedes-Benz G-Class is worth more than three hundred thousand dollars!” shouted a classmate in a worried voice.

Though the two cars had collided, the Mercedes-Benz G-Class had suffered much less compared to Cameron’s own car.

However, if compensation was required, Cameron knew he had to fork out at least a hundred thousand dollars. He quivered slightly in fear.

“I’m so sorry Cameron! If it wasn’t for me you wouldn’t have hit that car!” wailed Xella as another burden was added to her heart.

She sighed internally while holding back her tears. ‘If it wasn’t for me, none of these incidents would have happened today…’

‘Waylon’s been beaten up, and now Cameron’s just crashed into another car when he was just trying to send me to the hospital to visit Waylon! What can we even do now?’

Xella’s mind was filled with negativity and it only made her feel more flustered and agitated than she already was.

The others were starting to feel afraid as well. They began discussing how to resolve the issue regarding the expensive car.

“Just go ahead, it’s no big deal. Go to the hospital, all of you!” said Gerald with a sigh while he slid his hands into his pockets.

It was quite unfortunate but of course, the car Cameron had crashed into was Gerald’s.

His Lamborghini was hit by someone and now his Mercedes-Benz G-Class faced the same fate. Was he really that unlucky?

Though it was his car that had been hit, he found it difficult to ask them for a maintenance fee, given how terrified they all already looked thinking about how much money they would have to fork out.

“For f*cks sake! Do you even understand the value of this car, Gerald? This is a Mercedes-Benz G- Class! Who would dare to just leave like that! If the owner of this car ever found out who we were, we would definitely have to pay an even heavier price! Do you even understand half of what I’m saying?!” shouted Rae, her anxiety now in high gear.

“Let’s calm down and think about this. How about we all wait here for the driver. When they arrive, we’ll apologize sincerely to them and with any luck, they might let us leave if they’re satisfied with just that,” suggested one of the girls.

“That’s the best idea we have at the moment. It definitely beats leaving the car like this!”

This seemed to be what the majority agreed with.

Some of the girls even had other things on their minds. They wanted to see whether the driver was a handsome young man.

“Say, Cameron, why don’t you leave with the others first? I’ll stay behind and wait for the driver. I’ll settle the issue of the maintenance fee!” said Xella out of the blue.

Although she didn’t have much money, she couldn’t just allow Cameron to pay for the maintenance fee all on his own.

“No way, we can’t just leave you here! How about this, everyone, please try to use your connections to see if you can find out who owns the car. Maybe someone you know may know who the owner is!” suggested Rae.

The idea was approved by almost everyone there and they began taking action.

“One of my cousins works in the construction zone. I’ll ask him!”

“My uncle is responsible for the housing and building projects. He knows quite a lot of people too. Let me ask him!”

“My uncle’s a teacher. He’ll know a lot of people as well!”

Several of them started calling up whatever relevant connections they knew of.

Xella herself joined in on the effort.

“You guys. You really don’t have to do this, just listen to me! Get going now!” Gerald was getting more and more perplexed at how complicated this simple thing was turning into.

“And what? Let you handle it? What could a loser like you even do!”

“You barely have any common sense in you!”

Before they could continue mocking him, the Mercedes-Benz G-Class made a sound.

Gerald had given up trying to explain. He had retrieved his car key and pressed a button on it. The lights of the car flashed for a moment following the sound of the car unlocking.

At that moment, everyone present was stupefied.

“…What?”

“What the hell?”

Some of the girls couldn’t hold back their shock and accidentally shouted out whatever was on their minds.

Even Xella put down her phone as she looked toward Gerald in immense shock.

All of them were in utter disbelief.

‘How could that Mercedes-Benz G-Class belong to Gerald?’

‘Didn’t he hail a taxi to get here?’

‘Isn’t he a pauper?’

Everyone had the same questions in their heads. It was nothing short of astounding.

By the time everyone had gotten back to their senses, Gerald had already driven his car out of the parking space. The car had not been severely damaged and he made a mental note that he would find an automobile sales service shop later to get any dents repaired.

 

Chapter 430

Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 430 Whatever the case was, Cameron’s car certainly wasn’t going to be driving anyone anywhere with that damaged hood.

Everything that had gone wrong had stemmed from Xella, but there really was no use crying over spilled milk.

Besides, Gerald didn’t think that it was appropriate to just leave them like that. They were friends in the past after all.

“Come on, get into my car. I’ll give you a ride to the hospital!” said Gerald calmly.

This new mature and calm Gerald felt quite strange to the others.

Thinking back, no wonder he seemed so calm and casual earlier when he was talking to them at the bus stop.

They honestly hadn’t paid much attention to his demeanor then since they thought he was still a loser.

However, now when they paid more attention to the way he spoke, they found that his tone sounded cold and composed as opposed to the old Gerald they knew. It was somewhat awe worthy.

“Gerald! Is… Is this your car?” asked Rae, her eyes wide open.

“Yep. It’s still pretty new,” replied Gerald as he nodded slowly.

“Why are you talking so casually about a Mercedes-Benz G-Class?! My god! Who would have ever thought that Gerald would buy such an expensive car!” said Rae, almost jumping in excitement.

“Um… Gerald? Can I ride in your car?”

“Sure, why not.”

“Oh god. I get to ride in a Mercedes-Benz G-Class!” Rae squealed as she clapped her hands happily before getting into the car.

Xella simply stood at the side, her face flushed red.

‘Well this is embarrassing… I even advised him to get a job just now but to think that he’s doing so well! He even has a Mercedes-Benz G-Class!’

‘We had promised to meet each other at the bus stop yet I left for the gathering without him… So it turns out he had wanted to drive us there in his car!’

“Come on Xella, we don’t have all day,” said Gerald with a smile. He could see that Xella was clearly feeling embarrassed.

Though she hesitated at first, she nodded slowly before getting into the seat next to Gerald’s.

The car was full by the time Gerald began driving off to the hospital.

On their way there, Rae had rolled down the window and poked her head out to take several photographs.

“So Gerald, how did you manage to afford this car? Have you become rich?” asked Rae curiously while her head was still outside the car.

“I didn’t buy this car. I attended an event and I just so happened to win it!” said Gerald honestly.

The car that he had bought—his Lamborghini—was still parked at Mountain Top.

“Ah. So it’s just a grand prize,” said Rae, a slight disappointment in her voice.

Aside from Rae, the other girls were also already planning their next moves.

None of them had boyfriends yet.

Even if Gerald wasn’t actually rich, selling the car alone would instantly grant him three hundred thousand dollars. With that kind of money, they could buy a house and an ordinary car. In other words, a standard well-to-do family.

As they thought about this, some of the girls began developing feelings for Gerald.

However, Xella’s reaction was the complete opposite.

When she heard that the car was only a gift, her surprise instantly disappeared.

Instead of surprise, she now felt only ridicule.

So it was just a prize… At that moment, she concluded in her mind that the reason Gerald had promised to meet her today was to just show off the car that he had won.

Waylon was different. He definitely had the money and capabilities needed to buy himself the Audi A4. Thus, whatever regret she had toward Gerald ceased entirely at that moment.

“Still, I never would have thought that you’d own a Mercedes-Benz G-Class! Ignoring how you actually acquired the car, you’re still a rich person now! Why did you keep such a low profile at the gathering earlier? You should show off a little!” said Rae in a flattering tone.

“Do rich people need to show off? I don’t like looking down on others because even though some people may look ordinary, they may be the only people who can help you one day!”

Gerald was talking like Mr. Crawford.

The girls, however, didn’t agree with his statement.

Xella frowned as well, averting her gaze out the window with a tinge of disgust reflected in her eyes.

Since he was greeted only by silence, Gerald stopped talking as well.

It wasn’t long before they reached the hospital.

By the time they arrived, all of Waylon’s wounds had been bandaged. He was on the phone talking to someone when his classmates entered his ward.

“Hey Jaxon, my dad called you earlier. I’m in the hospital right now, could you please come over for a bit? I heard from my dad that they’re quite a difficult bunch to deal with!”