Ch. 486..490: The Secretly Rich Man Chapter 486-490

Chapter 486

Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 486 A waitress yelled at the top of her lungs.

“Get lost!!”

A man cursed.

The next thing everyone knew, the room door was kicked wide open.

A group of seven or eight brawny men with buzz cuts and gold necklaces around their necks rushed into the room.

Each of them had dragon-like tattoos carved over their bodies.

They definitely gave off an intimidating vibe.

Clad in short-sleeved shirts, they slowly looked around, staring deadly at the people inside the room at this moment.

The leader of the gang had on a T-shirt and a sling pouch bag.

He took a long puff before he growled in a raspy voice, “Who was the one who booked this room? I want you to move to another room now!”

“Why should we do that? Who do you guys think you are?”

Cindy asked angrily as she stood up. She was not afraid of them at all.

“Who am I? Hah, girl. I am Warrick Yackel. If you don’t know who I am, go out on the streets and ask anyone about me!”

Warrick chuckled as he threw the cigarette butt on the ground and stepped on it.

Francesca raised her brows when she heard this.

This proved that she had heard of Warrick’s name before this.

“Mr. Yackel, we’re not done with our meals yet. So, how can we possibly move to another room then?”

Francesca asked politely, a tight smile pressed across her face.

“How? It’s simple. Each of you just pick up your own damn dish in your hands and move elsewhere!”

Warrick retorted and sniggered.

The atmosphere was tense and awkward. Even Francesca did not know what else to say.

If they were to take their dishes out to eat, Waylon would definitely lose face.

Francesca could only helplessly hold down her irritated daughter as she tried to persuade Cindy to sit down.

Waylon and Milo both just calmly observed the situation unfold with delight.

But something felt amiss, and Waylon whispered worriedly, “What’s going on? Gerald’s one of those who hosted today’s luncheon too. So, why isn’t he doing anything at all? If we’re going accordingly to plan, as soon as Gerald speaks up, they would immediately start beating him up! This is f*cking annoying!”

At the same time, Gerald thought to himself:

‘Waylon and Milo are usually the types who enjoy being in the limelight. During such situations, they would be already showing off and trying to handle the situation to prove their own strengths and capabilities. I don’t want to rob them of their opportunity to take charge. But it seems as though both of them are not going to say anything at all. What is going on?”

Gerald decided to remain seated and continued to observe further.

“Okay! Looks like none of you are going to speak up, right? Then, don’t blame me for being impolite!”

Warrick cracked his knuckles and loosened his neck.

Boom!

Suddenly, Jacky slammed his hands on the table.

“Let’s see how brave you guys are then! Don’t you have any respect for the law? Xella, call the police now!”

Jacky fumed as he stared coldly at the group of men, one hand in his pocket.

Xella felt her cheeks turning pink as she felt Jacky’s charm exuding out of him.

She stared wishfully at Jacky, her eyes filled with admiration.

Milo could not help but feel even more worried about Waylon.

Milo looked at Waylon, as though to say: “Look! Jacky is stealing all the limelight from you!”

Waylon simply smiled wryly as he thought to himself: ‘He wants to steal the limelight from me? Heh. Fine, I’ll let Jacky and Gerald steal the limelight from me first. My plan will not work if no one is trying to steal the limelight from me!’

Jacky, too felt a sense of accomplishment, like a hero. He turned around and looked at Xella, as though telling her not to worry, and that he had everything under control.

Xella simply nodded and quickly whipped out her cell phone to call the police.

“F*ck! So you’re really not giving me any face at all. Brothers… beat him up!”

As soon as Warrick boomed, he picked up a stool from the side and threw it directly at Jacky.

As the fight broke out, one of the gang members snatched Xella’s phone and broke it.

Xella’s face immediately crunched in fear as she crouched defensively behind Waylon.

Jacky was pinned to the ground as the guys severely bludgeoned him up.

“Stop! Stop hitting him! Stop hitting him! What should I do now?!”

Francesca screamed in a frenzy and looked as though she was about to burst into tears.

Waylon saw that Cindy and Xella were completely helpless and almost reached their limits. But yet Gerald still remained calm and did not take any action. Waylon cursed below his breath and vowed to have someone else beat him up next time then.

Suddenly, the sound of someone slamming their hands on the table pierced through the air.

Waylon slipped his hands in his pockets, squinting in frustration. He tilted his head as he slowly muttered in disgust.

“I want you guys to stop right now!!!”

 

Chapter 487

Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 487 Waylon stood up and yelled.

Stunned, Warrick and his guys stopped immediately.

“Young man, are you asking for a death wish too?”

Warrick pranced towards Waylon, his face grim and black.

“Don’t mess around with him! Don’t you know who Waylon’s father is?”

Although Xella had tasted the harshest realities of the world in these few years, never had she come across anything like this before. When this incident broke out, the sense of security that she felt in Jacky was gone entirely.

Looking at how things turned out, it seemed as though Waylon was handling things better compared to Jacky.

Despite being clouded in fear, Xella felt the urge to reveal Waylon’s family background to scare off Warrick and his men.

“Pfft! Who is he?”

Before Xella could reply, Waylon grabbed her arm and motioned for her to shut up.

“Xella, I told you before that I do not want to involve my father in any of my own affairs in the future. Get behind me. It’s okay. I will solve this matter!”

Waylon replied.

“Ahh? But Waylon…”

“Just stand behind me!!”

Waylon roared at Xella.

Xella nodded timidly. Despite being yelled at, she suddenly felt a strong sense of security deep down in her heart.

She obediently stood behind him.

“Big War, my name is Waylon Letts. I started a small company of my own. I know how famous you are in the underground industry. My godbrother from Mayberry City knows who you are too.”

Waylon smiled at Warrick, trying to ease the situation.

“Oh, is that so?” Warrick raised an eyebrow, pretending to be shocked.

Francesca, who stood by the sides, started to feel a growing sense of admiration and appreciation for Waylon when he saw him dealing with things so calmly.

“Your godbrother also knows who I am? And from Mayberry City? What is his name?”

Warrick paused for a moment before asking Waylon.

“Jaxon, Sanders. He is very powerful and influential in both Mayberry City and Serene County. Everyone calls him Jaxon the Great. Have you heard of him before, Big War?”

Waylon replied, smiling politely.

“What? Jaxon the Great is your godbrother?”

Warrick asked, as his face turned pale immediately.

His act was really convincing.

“Bullsh*t! Who is Jaxon the Great? He is from Mayberry Organization. How can you possibly know someone like him?”

Warrick immediately quizzed him.

In fact, Francesca doubted his words too. She found it fishy for someone like Waylon to be so well connected.

Plus, it was such a big claim to say that Jaxon the Great was his godbrother!

“Heh. You don’t believe me, do you? If you don’t believe me, I can always drop my godbrother a call now and get him to speak to you in person then!”

Waylon replied calmly before calling Jaxon.

Of course, he had already told Jaxon about this matter beforehand and asked for his favor to put on an act and pass a message on his behalf.

His primary purpose was just to teach his enemy a lesson.

After all, since Jaxon did not manage to help Waylon the last time, hence he agreed to this favor today.

“Brother, are you busy? I ran into some trouble…oh, yes. I am at Johnsbury Bistro now. There is someone by the name of Warrick Yackel who is holding up my friends and me!”

“What? You’re near Johnsbury Bistro? So you’re coming over now?”

Waylon was in glee, unable to contain his delight.

When they spoke over the phone earlier, they had already planned for Jaxon to say a few words over the phone to Warrick. Unexpectedly, Jaxon was actually going to come here personally.

Waylon then hung up the phone excitedly.

“It really is Jaxon the Great!”

As he said this, Warrick pretended to be extremely shocked. He even acted as though he was too scared to even move.

One of Warrick’s conditions stated before he agreed to put on an act for Waylon was so that he could befriend Jaxon the Great through Waylon. After all, Warrick knew that Waylon came from compelling family background.

Otherwise, he would not have agreed to put on this act for him for no reason at all.

“Pfft! You are finally scared now?!”

Xella scoffed.

She was still feeling furious that the group of men had broken her cell phone just now.

A short while later, the door swung open again.

A young man decked in a neat suit and leather shoes stepped into the room.

Chapter 488

Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 488 “Who is causing trouble?” questioned the young man.

When Warrick saw the young man, he was shocked. “It’s really you, Jaxon the Great! I am Warrick, and I was just hanging around the area. This is all a misunderstanding!”

Jaxon had been invited to sing at a karaoke bar next to Johnsbury Bistro. He initially thought that it would not be right for him not to help Waylon at all after receiving so many favors from Waylon’s family.

With that thought in mind, he decided to come over in person to take a look.

“So, what should I do now then? Waylon, you’re not injured, are you?”

Jaxon asked.

“I am not injured, brother! No worries.”

Waylon walked over to Jaxon and took out a cigarette before handing it over to Jaxon as he lit it up for him.

Just as Jaxon had a few drags of the cigarette, it fell right to the ground.

“Brother, what’s wrong?”

Waylon asked curiously.

“You… you are here?”

Jaxon asked as he looked at Gerald, who was sitting down at the table in astonishment.

He was very clear about who Gerald was. As one of those directly involved in the organization, he was certain about Gerald’s true identity.

Gerald, on the other hand, had always thought that Jaxon was a sincere and upright man. He failed to fathom how he was acquainted with someone like Waylon, who only liked to loaf around.

“Yes!”

Gerald replied as he nodded.

Milo, who was standing by the side, also wanted to be able to speak to Jaxon. He then scurried towards Jaxon as he said softly, “Jaxon the Great, that is the kid that we were going to beat up today!”

“What? Are you saying that the person that you wanted to beat up…is him?” Jaxon asked in shock.

“Yes. Brother, this kid actually offended your godbrother! And that’s equivalent to offending me too. Watch me. I am going to hit him now!”

Jaxon’s expression was difficult to read at that very moment.

Warrick started to make his way towards Gerald to beat him up.

Seeing that, Jaxon suddenly lifted his foot and tripped Warrick, who weighed more than eighty kilograms.

Warrick instantly fell to the ground with a loud thud.

“Damn it! You are so rude and disrespectful! I will put an end to you today!”

As a chauffeur, Jaxon could naturally fight very well.

This group of people actually wanted to beat Mr. Crawford up? Wouldn’t that mean that he was assigned to beat Mr. Crawford up too?

What a recipe for disaster!

Waylon was taken aback too. Didn’t they already agree that Jaxon would just hit Warrick lightly? Why was Jaxon really beating him up?

“Brother, why are you…”

Slap!

Jaxon raised his hand and gave Waylon a huge slap.

“D*mn it! You reckless fool!”

Jaxon roared as he raised his leg and kicked Waylon aside too.

Xella and everyone else in the room gasped, dumbfounded by the scene.

“What’s going on? Didn’t Waylon call Jaxon over here to help him? Why is he beating up the people from both sides?”

Francesca gripped Cindy’s hand tightly. She knew that they could not afford to offend anyone who was here today.

Waylon’s face was swelling badly as he quivered and asked, “Brother, why did you hit me?”

Waylon felt so aggrieved and wronged that he started crying immediately.

Everything was supposed to be really straight forward today. He simply wanted Jaxon to cooperate with Warrick so that he could show off a little. They could beat Gerald up together then.

But the tables had turned, and both Warrick and himself got beaten up instead.

Jaxon ignored Waylon completely as he stepped on his fingers, and he walked towards everyone else.

Francesca asked in a shaky voice, “Jaxon the Great, we have not offended you in any way. What are you going to do now?”

Xella was also so frightened that she retreated as far back as she possibly could.

Jaxon suddenly picked up a bottle of red wine.

He walked toward Gerald, smiling.

“So, you’re here too! Please allow me to explain myself. Things are not what you imagine it is.”

As he spoke, Jaxon quickly filled up Gerald’s wine glass for him.

Jaxon looked so nervous that it seemed as though he would kneel down in front of Gerald.

“Huh? What is happening?”

Everyone’s eyes were about to pop out in horror.

Chapter 489

Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 489 Jaxon’s respectful attitude toward Gerald surprised everyone.

This was especially so for Xella, who was now looking at Gerald with a completely different expression on her face.

She had used to think that Gerald only had personal connections with average statused people. To think that he knew such a powerful and reputable individual as Jaxon!

What more, Jaxon had even taught the people who were planning to beat Gerald up a lesson. He didn’t give them any face at all!

“What a great coincidence! If it weren’t for you, I would already have been beaten up!” said Gerald with a wry smile on his face.

He had seen through Waylon’s act. If his guess was correct, then everything that had happened was orchestrated by Waylon. That was probably also the reason why both Waylon and Milo were laughing between themselves earlier.

Jaxon simply bowed slightly at Gerald’s comment.

What an awkward meal today… Gerald himself already felt full.

As for Francesca, after seeing Waylon getting beaten like that, she didn’t have the mood to continue eating anymore. With that, she decided to settle the bill first.

“Ah, Mr. Sanders, are you acquainted with Gerald? I’m the deputy director of X Bank. You seem like quite the capable man! Please don’t hesitate to contact me if any of your groups wish to use our bank for your funding and capital flow!”

Francesca wasn’t going to let the chance to befriend Jaxon slip away that easily.

After all, she knew that Jaxon had the capability to make smaller subordinate companies use X Bank for their cash flow.

Instead of discussing the matter with Francesca, he simply looked at Gerald to see his response.

Gerald simply nodded.

If Francesca hadn’t invited him to join them for lunch today, she may have been able to get through with her business negotiations with ease. Since her initial plan was disrupted because of him, Gerald thought that it would only be fair for him to help her out this time. This was the only reason why he agreed to it.

At that moment, they could hear Waylon and the group of people fighting again inside the room.

It was clear, however, that the people were beating Waylon up this time.

Though Warrick had planned to use Waylon to befriend Jaxon, he ended up unexpectedly offending him instead!

How could Warrick not be angry?

Waylon was now the group’s punching bag to release all their anger and frustration.

Gerald only sneered when he heard Waylon’s screams. In fact, he felt that they weren’t beating him hard enough.

Xella continued looking at Gerald, a complicated expression on her face.

When she saw that Gerald was only talking to Cindy and wasn’t paying her any attention, deep in her heart, Xella couldn’t help but feel slightly uncomfortable

And just like that, the meal was over.

Gerald went back to his hotel with Jaxon as the driver.

“Cindy, I can finally see why your grandfather told me that this young man’s identity wasn’t all that simple!” said Francesca after a while as she sighed.

While they were having dinner together last night, Cindy’s grandfather had emphasized that Gerald wasn’t as simple as he looked. She hadn’t thought much about it back then, but she could now see what he meant.

“I hadn’t expected him to be so powerful and well connected either! Actually, now that I think about it, mom! I finally understand what happened back when I was at the karaoke bar last time!” replied Cindy as she smacked her forehead with her palm.

Xella herself remained silent. She was waiting for the people inside to finish fighting before fishing Waylon out. She didn’t dare to go in at the moment, nor did she dare to stay alone. She was terrified that Warrick and his men would also take their revenge on her.

Earlier, she had followed Gerald out quietly when she saw him leaving.

However, Gerald paid her no notice and simply left without saying another word.

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Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 490 After Gerald left, Xella re-entered the building quietly and stood close to Francesca and her daughter.

She had been listening to the mother and daughter’s conversation from the moment they started talking again.

“What happened at the karaoke bar?” asked Xella nervously before Francesca could even respond.

“Oh! See, we went to a karaoke bar a little while back to have some fun. A friend of ours provoked some people there and it led to a clash with Louie from the Lourdes Mining Group in Serene County! Back then, even Douglas was frightened to death despite being such a capable person! After all, it was Louie who we had provoked. Louie had even ordered all the girls to remain in the bar and drink with him!”

“What? Cindy! Why wasn’t I told about this earlier?”

All Francesca knew was that Gerald had invited her daughter over to enjoy a meal with him. She had just found out about this entire conflict today.

“Well, I was afraid that you would be worried! I’ll explain all of it now, though. At the time, I was crying together with Leila since we were so frightened. Douglas and the other guys had run away as well! But guess what happened next!”

“Go on,” Francesca replied worriedly.

“In the end, it was Gerald who had helped us settle everything! He was the one who had made Louie let all the girls go! If it hadn’t been for him, I don’t even want to start imagining what could have

happened to us that night!”

As Cindy continued explaining, she took notice of how affectionate she was whenever she talked about him. She realized at that moment, that she now had budding feelings for Gerald.

“And? What happened after that? All of you just left Gerald alone with Louie? Would someone like Louie just let Gerald leave that easily?”

It was Xella’s turn to ask.

“Yeah, well here’s the thing. That was when things started getting even weirder! I was worried about Gerald so I told everyone to turn back to the karaoke bar. By the time we arrived, the building was surrounded by dozens of Maybach cars! When we entered, Louie and his friends were all getting beaten up by some men dressed in black!”

“Though it was quite a spectacle, my main objective then was still to help Gerald get out. I was so anxious then. However, it turned out that not only was Gerald doing fine, he was having an expensive French meal for his dinner in a restaurant next to the karaoke bar! When he saw us, he invited us over to have dinner with him too! When I asked Gerald about the specifics of what had happened back in the karaoke bar, he kept his answers ambiguous… It really felt like he was hiding something from us back then. After tonight’s events, I think I finally understand what happened back then a little better…”

Francesca took in a deep breath before exhaling.

“…Then, if that’s the case, it’s very likely that Gerald was the one who had called the group of people to beat Louie and his friends up. He wouldn’t just help you girls resolve the matter without a backup plan. What more, he was even calmly enjoying a nice meal at the time!”

“That’s what I’m thinking too!” replied Cindy as she nodded energetically.

Xella was shocked after hearing her story.

“…You know, a while back I had a class reunion with Gerald and one of my friends, Cameron, said that Gerald seemed to have a good relationship with Louie! He even said that Gerald had kicked Louie’s butt yet Louie’s only response at the time was to smile without saying a word! This could mean that Gerald had already beaten him up once before this. Why else would he be that polite to Gerald?” explained Xella in detail.

Hearing her side of the story, both Francesca and Cindy couldn’t help but feel that Gerald’s true identity had only grown more mysterious.

“I think… I think I’ve got it! Cindy! If we’re really, really lucky, Gerald could be the young master himself! Mr. Crawford from Mayberry City!” said Francesca aloud.

“W-what?”

Hearing those words made Xella tremble in fear. She was shaking so much that her handbag even fell to the floor.

She felt as though she had just been stabbed in the heart.

“Mom! That’s… not possible, right?”

Cindy could feel her chest tighten as she pondered upon the idea.

“Pfft! I’m just pulling your leg! On a more serious note, this Gerald is definitely quite the extraordinary individual. Even Jaxon’s giving him so much face. Cindy, he’s always been good and kind to you, right? Try to get as close to him as you possibly can in the near future. From what we know, both his classmates and even the Jung family despise him. You’re one of the few people in Serene County who treats him well, so you better seize this opportunity!” said Francesca happily.

Xella felt miserable hearing her words.

If nothing else had happened, she would’ve been Gerald’s best friend in Serene County!

Not too long ago, Gerald had still been affectionate with her. Contrastingly, he was now very cold and indifferent toward her!

At that moment, Xella realized that she felt as though she had lost something…

It was some time after noon when Francesca returned to the bank to work. She had a radiant smile on her face.

“Hehe… Deputy Director Lacy, why are you so happy? Could you already have met a noble person to complete your order for you?”

Seeing Francesca’s happy face, Leia couldn’t help but feel slightly bitter.