Ch. 456..460: The Secretly Rich Man Chapter 456-460

Chapter 456

Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 456 Leila too introduced herself after everyone. She had learned a lot from these people.

Leila always thought that the rich only talked about luxurious cars, but these people did not. Their discussions had a depth to them—money management and a healthy lifestyle, and Leila was very much impressed.

Douglas, who loved to flaunt his wealth, or Gerald, of whom she thought was loaded by sheer luck, were nowhere to be compared to this sophisticated bunch of technocrats.

Lilian was upset after listening to the manner in which Hayward spoke. She knew Gerald would not keep up to his self-proclaimed status since everyone there was well off.

Hayward had been doing pretty well and knew many people. Thanks to that, Lilian couldn’t bear to raise her head, feeling as though today had been an utter failure.

“When is Elena Larson coming?” quizzed a few young chaps. For most of them, it was their first time meeting Elena Larson, and they were very excited.

Meanwhile, backstage.

“Mr. Wadford, are you sure? He came? How’s that possible?”

Elena sprung away from the makeup artist and asked.

“Ms. Larson, did you know that Mr. Crawford is here today?”

“Why would he be here…it must’ve been an optical illusion. Was there a girl by his side?” Elena questioned.

Ever since Gerald and Mila had gotten together, Elena didn’t bother reaching out to him because she knew Gerald never liked her in the first place, and whenever she saw him, she would feel this great sense of grief flood her chest.

She was going to invite Gerald to her birthday party, but her father told her that Gerald had been busy with his project, and one of his older family members was in the hospital. Elena ought to not be disturbing him.

In fact, no one of extreme importance from the company was attending. Not even Aiden and the others, so, there was no point in inviting Gerald.

Elena promised her father, disappointed, as she wanted him to attend really badly. Especially after she heard that Gerald was there.

“It’s true, Ms. Larson! How could I have recognized Mr. Crawford wrongly? I gave him the tickets personally, but he brought along a girl with him,” replied Blake.

“This is really hard to swallow!” She turned to the workers. “I’ll be going out soon, so get ready.”

Elena graced the ballroom as the spotlight fell on her. She donned a pristine, white gown.

“Oh, wow! She is breathtaking!”

“Oh, my goodness! Ms. Larson is so gorgeous!”

When he heard the excited murmurs, Gerald looked up to the stage.

Chapter 457

Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 457 Gerald had not seen Elena in a while, and she seemed much prettier now.

“Elena Larson is gorgeous!” a stunned Hayward exclaimed. Sharon, nonetheless, wasn’t jealous at all.

She had to admit that Elena was a real beauty.

“Of course, she is! Elena is Mr. Crawford’s godsister. She has to be!” Liam smiled.

“Then why isn’t Mr. Crawford here, Liam?” Leila asked.

She was really hoping to see who Mr. Crawford was.

“Let me tell you why. My dad mentioned he’s someone who keeps a low profile and doesn’t like banquets and functions as such.” Liam explained as if he knew about Gerald very well.

“Aw!” Leila was disappointed.

“Hey Leila, would you like a drink? This fruit juice is imported, it’s excellent! Let me get you some!”

Douglas was unhappy seeing Liam and Leila hitting off well.

“I’m good. Just leave me be.” Leila frowned at Douglas and turned towards Liam again.

“I need one, please!” A waiter passed by Lilian, and she reached out for a drink.

Lilian was parched after what happened earlier on, and she was even more anxious now.

Elena delivered her speech on the stage as her eyes skimmed around the room.

Suddenly, someone shouted, and everyone went silent.

It was Lilian.

She had discovered how lovely the drink was, and she wanted to get one for Gerald too, but the glass slipped, spilling the drink all over him and herself.

“Oh, no! Let me help you!” Gerald quickly offered to help.

He grabbed some napkins, helped Lilian clean her dress, then wiped the remainder of the liquid off his pants.

“How embarrassing! She can’t even hold a glass properly!”

“I know, right! Elena’s still speaking, and she’s only bothered by the food. Ridiculous!”

A few people seated at the same table insulted her.

“There is an obvious difference between finding a rich boyfriend and dating a fraud. Even the standards are worlds apart!” added Sharon, sniggering away silently.

“Thank heavens I didn’t end up with her!” Hayward exclaimed.

Leila just looked at Gerald and shook her head judgmentally.

“I’m so sorry! I really didn’t mean it!” A scared and quivering Lilian immediately apologized.

Her face blushed a bright beetroot, and she tugged hard on Gerald’s sleeves.

“Gerald, I think we should leave!”

Lilian knew how tall of an order it was to get Gerald acting like someone of wealth, but she chose to follow him anyway. Never did she think she would embarrass herself like that.

“Why should we leave? It’s just a glass. We’ll be fine!” Gerald found it really intriguing that a girl like Lilian would have such low self-esteem.

Gerald remembered his first time attending such functions. He was not unlike her.

Chapter 458

Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 458 Gerald tried to calm her down.

“Who were these two? How did they even come in here? Did they know the rules?” exclaimed a middle-aged man from the other table. The entire room fell into a hushed whisper.

It was nothing but plain rudeness stealing Elena’s limelight while she was still talking on stage.

All the more, standing up while everyone else was seated must have caught the attention of the Larsons.

Everyone’s attention then shifted back to the stage to see how Elena would react.

Tears welled up in her eyes as she dropped the microphone in her hand.

“You came!” Elena cried.

Gerald cleaned his pants, and when he heard Elena’s voice, he realized she was looking right at him.

“Yes. Happy birthday!” Gerald replied awkwardly.

He looked around, realizing he didn’t actually bring any gifts for her except his car keys.

“I’m sorry I didn’t manage to prepare anything for your birthday. I can only wish,” Gerald said apologetically.

“I thought you’d forgotten me!” Elena wiped off her tears, bolting toward Gerald and embracing him as tightly as she could.

The scene shocked everyone.

“It’s been so long since you last called! Ever since you’ve gotten yourself a girlfriend, you completely forgot about me!” Elena wailed helplessly.

“Hey, hey. I’m here now. Don’t cry!” Gerald patted Elena gently on her shoulders.

“What?”

“What the f*ck?”

Everyone was dumbfounded.

Elena was like a goddess to everyone else, and only the elites could be acquainted with her, but this ordinary looking guy just got a hug from her?

Even their conversations were so cheesy! Who on earth was this guy?

The lot of young men had their eyes green with envy and hearts bursting with jealousy.

Even Hayward and Sharon were stupefied.

Gerald must have gotten lucky—how on earth did he ever get that likeness of a goddess?

Hayward failed to comprehend, and even Leila and the others could not believe their eyes.

“I’ll celebrate with you again tonight!” Gerald smiled.

Gerald had made an effort to be present, only to shut Hayward up and the rest. But this wasn’t what he had in mind, and all turned out to be a mighty embarrassing affair.

“Alright. Now’s your chance to make it up to me.”

Elena’s tears stopped falling.

Once she had calmed down, Gerald left the scene with Lilian.

The two walked in front while Hayward, Leila, and the rest tagged behind.

They felt really embarrassed by what happened earlier, but they were very curious about who Gerald truly was. How could he do that to Elena?

After walking for some distance, they finally reached the car.

“Ms. Cole, I’ve been waiting for you but couldn’t get hold of you through your phone.”

Quartney was waiting next to the car, in her hands, laid the contract…

 

Chapter 459

Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 459 “I turned off my phone, Ms. Weaver,” Lilian shouted as she ran toward Quartney.

Since Hayward and the others were following them, she was afraid they might get exposed.

The last time Gerald claimed the Ferrari was his, Sharon did not believe him. This time, she had to make it clear.

She stomped over to Gerald and stood in front of Quartney. She glared at Lilian and asked, “What are you afraid of, Lilian?”

“Ms. Weaver, right? Is this car rented by Lilian?”

“Absolutely not!”

Lilian tried to make eye contact with Ms. Weaver—it was apparent she was trying to hide something.

Sharon snatched the contract from Ms. Weaver and laughed, “This is a rental! Look, Hayward! Oh, Ms. Jung and Douglas, let me humor you guys. I was having some coffee with Hayward today, and this girl called Lilian…”

Sharon showed them the contract smugly while spilling the details from this morning’s incident.

Hayward was envious of Gerald, but after what Sharon said, he felt terrible for Lilian again. Seeing how everyone had witnessed Elena hugging Gerald, this was the only way to get back at him.

It wasn’t that surprising that Gerald knew about Elena, seeing how he was Aiden and Yoel’s subordinates.

Everyone eagerly anticipated Lilian’s explanation about the car.

The moment Sharon found out the car was not Gerald’s, a wave of relief instantly washed over her.

“Lilian, did you really rent this car?”

Hayward threw Lilian a disgusting look. Lilian started sobbing. “I’m really sorry, Hayward… I’m sorry… I shouldn’t have lied to you!”

“Hah, so it’s rented by Lilian. Even the IC numbers don’t match! Let’s see who the owner is. Wait… huh? Gerald?!” Sharon froze, stunned to the point her mouth was wide open.

“This…this has to be a mistake, right?” Sharon’s eyes widened in disbelief.

“Mr, Crawford you’re here! I was talking to Ms. Cole just now, and I didn’t notice you. My apologies!” a surprised Quartney quickly apologized.

“It’s fine, Ms. Weaver. Anyway, I can leave after signing, right?” Gerald smiled.

“Yes, Mr. Crawford, but don’t you need to go over the details first?”

“No worries. I’ve been staring at it for the entire day anyway,” Gerald replied and chuckled.

He walked toward Sharon and took the contract from her.

“The car, it’s really yours?” Sharon quizzed Gerald with questioning eyes.

That was the closest she had stood next to Gerald since high school, and all she had was this confused feeling in her heart.

“Who did it you think it belonged to? I’ve already said it’s mine, but none of you believed me!”

Gerald replied calmly, his eyes piercing right into Sharon’s soul.

He then tapped Lilian on her shoulder.

“Let’s go. I’ll send you home first.”

“Okay. Just drop me off at the station; I’m headed back to my hometown tonight,” responded Lilian.

 

Chapter 460

Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 460 Gerald felt good about it, but Lilian didn’t resent Hayward at all.

“Gerald, this car must’ve cost a bomb, right? It’s quite a sight!”

Liam walked toward them and smiled at Gerald.

No matter how much the rest mocked him, Liam knew that being friends with him would be advantageous since he personally knew Elena and drove such a luxurious car.

“About 22,000 dollars!” Gerald replied, smiling politely.

They both shook hands.

Meanwhile, Liam’s phone rang.

“Dad? Okay, I’ll go back now!”

Liam hung up his phone. “Hey, Gerald. I’ll have to leave now; it’s really nice meeting you! I’m so sorry, Douglas and Leila, something came up, and I can’t take you guys home.”

“Huh?” Leila was stunned.

They were supposed to hitch a ride from Liam back home since Douglas did not dare drive his car.

Meanwhile, Gerald had already started his car engine, and Lilian was sitting next to him.

Douglas then turned to Leila and asked. “Leila, why not we take an Uber?”

“Uber? Look at you, is taking an Uber all you know? You bought a car, and you don’t even drive it, and now I’ve got to take the Uber!” Leila snapped, pisssed.

“I’ll give you guys a ride to the station!” Gerald smiled and beckoned them over.

Gerald just felt that it was not right to leave them there like that.

Leila glanced at Gerald hesitantly and then hopped into the car. She stole a peek towards Lilian and felt a pang of jealousy. She wanted the co-pilot seat to be hers.

“Damn it!” Douglas cursed under his breath.

“What do you think you’re doing?” Gerald eyed Douglas.

“What do you mean? I’m getting into the car!”

“When I said them, I meant both the ladies. Not you, Douglas. And the money you owed me, don’t forget to pay up!” Gerald locked the door.

The last time Gerald tried to help him, he got insulted in return, and this time around, he was definitely not going to offer help again.

As she watched them drive off, Sharon was left in a confused state.

Gerald cared about her a lot back in high school. Even when she forgot to take her meals while busy studying, he would brave the rain just to buy her food. Gerald always saw her differently.

Even after three years, despite what she did to him, he still looked at her the same way. But this time, Gerald just grew so cold. He completely ignored her, and she was not too used to it. He did not even look at her when he took the contract from her.

After dropping them off at the station, Gerald booked a hotel room to rest for the evening.

That night, Gerald received a call from his family. It was a classified call that only his family members knew of. Gerald immediately picked up when he realized who the caller was.