The Secretly Rich Man Chapter 121-130
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 121
”Hey, Jordan, look! The pathetic guy you talked to is walking toward the Lamborghini!”
“Hehe! Lamborghini is a reputed brand. That pathetic jerk must be trying to gain some insight. He might even take some pictures
and post them on social media to show how awesome it is. There are many people like that!”
The girls replied in contempt.
“Perhaps. There is nothing those sorts are incapable of doing!” smirked Jordan.
“By the way, Jordan, do you know who owns this car?”
“I really don’t know, but I can tell you a lot about the configuration and interior of this car. It a first-class design! Even a simple
part is made through strict data calculations, all personally supervised by a master with decades of experience!” Jordan replied
with a smile.
“Ahh? You’ve aroused our interest, Jordan. Care to explain more to us so that we can learn more about the car?” one of the girls
asked, with a surprised look on her face.
They were saying this, not just because they wanted to learn more about the luxury car but to simply drag time.
Think about it. It was only nine in the morning, and even if they gave him a location and Jordan sent them there, it would only be
a momentary encounter.
If they delayed him for a while, it would be lunchtime. Wouldn’t Jordan have to treat them to lunch then?
Wouldn’t that deepen their relationship?
The girls were really good at mind games.
Jordan did not overthink it, parking the car at the side before leading the group of girls to the luxury supercar.
He wasn’t jealous of the Lamborghini at all, knowing well enough that even if he worked like a bull for a lifetime, there was no
way he would reach such a point.
At the same time, Gerald had also walked toward his Lamborghini.
“Erm, miss? Mind if you move aside?”
Gerald rubbed his nose as he stared helplessly at a long-haired girl, now boldly sitting on the hood of his Lamborghini.
“Why are you asking me to move to? Who are you? Get out of my way!” the long-haired beauty yelled at him.
This man wore new-ish clothes, and they looked pretty good on him. However, she had already seen many handsome heirs.
Who did he think he was?
How dare he ask her to move?!
“Exactly! That’s right! Who are you? Just look at you. What right do you have to ask us to move away?”
“Hehe. I know that as girls, we are a little vain, and we enjoy taking selfies. Moreover, we get a little envious when we see luxury
cars. I really didn’t expect a guy to be disgusting enough; he actually thinks of taking a selfie too!”
“Yeah! Stop embarrassing yourself!”
The girls surrounding the long-haired girl ganged up, throwing insults and jeers at Gerald.
Gerald was stunned by the arrogant and rude remarks.
Damn it. He only said one sentence, and he got attacked by so many people?
Jordan walked up to Gerald, sneering with his nose up high. “Brother Gerald, what could you be thinking? Why take a selfie?
Would you like me to help you, eh?”
After that, he immediately turned his gaze to the hot chick sitting on the front hood.
“Beauty, you can sit on the car hood as long as you want to. The Lamborghini’s chassis is like no other supercar. It’s solid. It’ll
definitely withstand your lightweight body!”
“Hahaha! Thank you, handsome! You talk pretty sweet, unlike some really disgusting dude! By the way, handsome, can you take
a picture for me? Capture me with this car from afar!”
The long-haired beauty seemed to have an excellent impression of Jordan.
Of course, Jordan was more than willing to snap her a photo. After all, why did he even buy a Passat? Wasn’t it all for the ladies,
anyway?
He nodded vigorously at the request.
“Say, Brother Gerald, can you stop blocking the shot?” Jordan shook his head as he reminded Gerald, who was standing beside
the car.
“Damn it. Get lost!” the long-haired beauty yelled as she waved impatiently.
“Hehehe! I’m afraid you guys are the ones who should get lost!” Gerald replied coldly.
He initially had a very simple thought. He wanted the beautiful girl to move aside so that he could drive his car out. After that, she
could take whatever picture she wanted to.
Instead, his generous gesture was replied with ridicule, even to the point of getting scolded by the hot chick.
It was especially true for Jordan, enigmatic from the moment he saw him. Did he just use Gerald as a comparison just so he
could appear stinking rich and charming in front of the girls?
Was he using Gerald’s humility to prove how strong and capable he was?
Was he mocking to satisfy his own vanity?
Gerald felt that everything would be over for him if he continued keeping a low profile. Soon, everyone would be trampling all
over him.
If that were to be the case, why continue keeping a low-profile then?
“Who are you asking to get lost? You actually dare raise your voice at me?”
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The long-haired beauty yelled in shock.
As soon as her violent temper flared up, she raised her hands, wanting to hit him.
Beep! Beep!
Suddenly, the Lamborghini’s four lights, which had been silent for over a month, flashed brightly.
Then, almost instantly, the engine came to life with a low rumble.
The doors unclicked and opened upwards.
The car seemed to be glowing extremely brightly, its body letting out a sheen under the bright sunlight.
It looked as though it had been waiting a long time for its owner to return.
Gerald put down the key in his hand.
After that, he slowly walked over to the car and went straight for the driver’s seat.
It was completely silent even though more than a dozen girls were standing nearby at this time.
The sudden silence felt as though the world had already planned it in advance. The whole area had become completely silent.
Everyone’s eyes were wide open as they witnessed the scene.
Jordan’s mouth and eyes opened up as large as they possibly could.
This... Gerald turned out to be the owner of this Lamborghini?
“Ahh!”
A loud, harsh scream broke the complete silence.
“It’s him! The owner of the car turned out to be him! Ahh!”
“Bro, you are one hot guy! What is your name, bro?”
“Can I have your number, bro?”
There were even some girls who dare act as though they had just met their biggest idol. They rushed directly in front of Gerald’s
car.
A Lamborghini, worth two million six hundred thousand dollars. It was the absolute luxury beast everyone dreamt of!
The car alone had generated so much hype.
They had all been impatiently and eagerly waiting for this day to arrive. Now, the young owner of the car had finally appeared in
front of them!
Gerald was in the car. Although the car was soundproofed well, he could still hear the screams of the girls outside.
In fact, he felt very good now.
He could finally drive his own car, but most importantly, he could finally hold his head up high.
“Di! ~Didi!”
Gerald wound down his car window.
He smiled at Jordan, now completely dumbfounded at the side, as he said, “Jordan, would you like to try driving this car?” he
jeered.
Gerald returned the exact question to Jordan using the same manner.
Jordan could only gulp. He wouldn’t dare the slightest to drive this car.
His face had even turned a shade of green.
The person that he had been looking down on was actually filthy rich!
Not to mention how he even tried to make fun of him earlier.
He was no coward, and he simply didn’t want to fight back. Jordan was actually nothing more than a clown in front of Gerald.
His Passat was worth a mere forty-five thousand dollars. Gerald’s car, a whopping two million six hundred thousand. Damn it!
That was enough for sixty Passats!
Worse was the fact that Jordan had no idea who or what he had just offended!
The three girls who initially got into Jordan’s car were speechless as well, not to mention the long-haired beauty who sat on the
hood of Gerald’s car.
In short, everyone was shocked as they witness the unbelievable scene!
Gerald drove away amid the chaos.
This was the first time that Gerald showed off like this in public. Moreover, he only did it because he felt that it was already
intolerable.
Gerald’s phone rang all of a sudden. It was Mila calling him.
He immediately connected the call.
“Gerald, where are you? Why aren’t you here yet? Hurry up and come over! Take a cab if you can’t make it on time. I am waiting
for you in front of the entrance of the Royal Dragon Villa!”
“Okay, I will be there soon,” replied Gerald.
Before he hung up the phone, Gerald seemed to hear Mila nervously saying: “I’m finished! I accidentally said the wrong thing!”
It also seemed as though a girl was standing next to her, asking what sounded like: “Mila, isn’t Gerald, your boyfriend? Isn’t he
like very rich or something? Why is he taking a cab?”
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Gerald did not think too much after hearing the voice on the other end of the line.
He simply sped up as he rushed over to the Royal Dragon Villa.
This was a villa that was similar to Mountain Wayfair Entertainment.
There was integrated entertainment and catering in it.
However, when it came to the facilities, this place could not be compared to the Mountain Wayfair Entertainment at all.
Of course, despite this, this was still the best place for second and third-tier family gatherings.
Mila’s grandmother’s birthday banquet would be held here today.
After arriving, Gerald drove his car to the parking lot at the side.
“Okay...okay, okay, okay...okay, done!”
The security guard was an uncle who was in his fifties and he seemed to be stuttering.
Under his command, Gerald would have definitely driven into the ditch if it was not because of the automatic parking system in
his own Lamborghini.
Gerald could only smile helplessly.
He raised his hand before he gave the uncle fifteen dollars.
He wanted to treat him to a pack of cigarettes so that he could smoke it.
“Thank, thank, thank....thank you!”
An excited but slow thank you followed behind him.
At the same time.
At the entrance of the villa.
“Oh my god. Mila! It is almost eleven o’clock now. Why hasn’t your boyfriend, Gerald showed up yet?”
A young woman stood beside Mila.
She seemed about twenty four years old. She was wearing glasses and gave off a cold, arrogant vibe. But of course, she was
undoubtedly, strikingly beautiful.
“Second cousin, don’t worry! Gerald will be here soon!”
Mila replied as she smiled bitterly.
Her second cousin was the second daughter of her aunt’s family. Her name was Rita and she was extremely gorgeous. She had
a close relationship with Mila ever since their childhood.
She used to be the prettiest girl when she was still in school.
Even now after graduating and working in a company, she still had plenty of bees swarming around her in the company too.
Despite her looks, Rita’s personality is rather hostile and arrogant. She had very high standards and she would not be interested
in any ordinary boys at all.
It has already been more than three years since she graduated.
Getting into a serious relationship was never in Rita’s thoughts until today, but she was ironically very interested in Mila’s
boyfriend.
The interest that she had in him was simply that of a family’s affection.
Well since her cousin sister had a boyfriend, wouldn’t it only be the right thing to do to check him out to see if he was truly
qualified?
“Mila, I’m sooo sorry for making you wait so long!”
Gerald’s voice suddenly burst through the silence.
Mila had initially thought Gerald would be taking a cab over instead. Bearing that in mind, she had already planned out an
excuse to handle her cousin, Rita.
But Gerald took Mila by surprise when she saw him walking towards them from the opposite direction.
“Gerald, you’re finally here! Come on over! Let me introduce my ultimate bestest sister to you!”
Mila cluttered Gerald’s arm affectionately.
“This is my second cousin, Rita! She is four years older than us. What do you think? Gorgeous, isn’t she?”
Gerald glanced at Rita before giving a tiny nod.
This woman was indeed very beautiful.
“Wait. If you’re saying that my cousin is beautiful, then does that mean that I am not beautiful to you anymore?”
Mila said coquettishly.
Seriously.
Her acting was completely believable.
“No, no. You are Mila...well, both of you are beautiful. Both of you are beautiful.”
Gerald replied as he brushed the sweat off his forehead.
“Oh, Mila! Stop teasing Gerald already!”
Rita actually felt a little uncomfortable at the sight of the young couple flirting in front of her. Perhaps it was also because she had
been single for quite a while and found it difficult seeing others showing affection for one another.
Including her own cousin.
Rita folded her arms as she looked at Gerald.
So this was Mila’s boyfriend!
His outfit paired really well and he had a pretty decent appearance. He had a firm gaze and looked very confident.
She would probably have given him a score of nine for his initial impression, out of a hundred.
Her judgement reflected just how cold and arrogant Rita was, and definitely one of the main reasons she was still unable to find
a boyfriend till now.
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”Hello, Gerald. So Mila told me your family is running a business. What sort of business is your family doing, if I may ask?”
Rita quizzed as her arms were still tightly folded across her chest.
“Oh, well, all sorts really, just into different businesses and industries.”
To be honest, it was a question Gerald never really knew how to answer.
After all, his sister always mentioned that their family had too many different ventures. Basically, the family is involved in almost
half of the world’s capital or industries.
Plus, he came from a huge family whose businesses had been passed down for hundreds of years.
Jessica did not exactly share much about their family.
Hence with only limited knowledge about his family, he could only answer those questions from others very generally.
“There seems to be no solid answer at all, eh? It’s so confusing!”
Rita shook her head as she smiled wryly.
“I heard that Mila and you met when the both of you were learning how to drive. You must have already gotten your driver’s
license then! Have you bought a car yet?”
Rita prodded again.
“Yup, he has one. He bought a BMW 7 Series. His family told him he should practice how to drive well first. But Gerald doesn’t
really dare to drive well at the moment. Hence, why I asked him to just get a cab here.”
Mila knew for the fact that it wasn’t the wisest to hide some things from Rita. This time round, she had no choice but to lie in
order to prevent Gerald from feeling stressed out.
She had to hide the truth.
“Hah. BMW 7 Series? There’s this annoying dude in my department who drives the exact same car. He tried to pursue me and I
simply told him to scoot off!”
Rita replied, shaking her head.
But looking at the circumstances, Gerald’s family business must be doing pretty well.
Nevertheless, he would still be too far behind of a match if he wanted to be Rita’s boyfriend.
Rita was really, quite the bombshell.
So, this was her capital.
Her goal was to be married into an extremely wealthy and powerful family. She wanted to find a rich husband who would be able
to give in to all of her whims.
In fact, his age wouldn’t matter even if he was older or younger than her.
Most importantly, he just needs to be from a wealthy family!
For her, a wealthy man isn’t just defined as someone who has started his own company and has assets worth more than fifteen
million dollars.
She was referring to those who inherit huge family businesses and empires.
Rita did not know when it was that she started having these thoughts and ambitions. But one thing for sure that it was very
apparent.
At that very instance, Rita quickly shook her head and flashed a forced smile before she said, “Well, Mila. Grandma’s birthday
banquet is about to begin. We should head in now.”
Rita had by then already lost all interest in continuing a conversation with Gerald.
Mila stuck out her tongue before whispering softly, “Gerald, please don’t hold it against my cousin. She has always been like this.
No one can ever be good enough for her unless he’s a son of an extremely wealthy and influential family. Though she really
shouldn’t continue being this way.”
But what else could Gerald do? Should he be telling her that he was actually the son of one of the wealthiest and most influential
men in this world, so that her cousin could marry him instead?
That was obviously, quite the impossible.
Moreover, Rita was really a little too haughty for his liking.
Forget it. After all, he was really just helping Mila put on an act today. It wasn’t something to be taken too seriously anyways.
The three of them then walked inside.
Almost the entire family turned up to attend the birthday banquet today.
Her uncle, father, third uncle, big aunt, second cousin brother, and many other relatives were also present.
Basically the entire Royal Dragon Villa was booked out for this special banquet today.
Dozens of people started flocking in when it was almost time for the banquet to begin.
“Grandma, I wish you longevity and I hope that all of your wishes will come true! Hahaha!”
The silver-haired woman was dressed festively, beaming as she was sitting in the center.
She looked at her granddaughter, Irene as she said:
“Irene, I don’t really hope for longevity anymore. But if you are hoping for all of my wishes to come true, then my biggest wish is
for you to get married as soon as possible!”
It isn’t like how it was for them back in those days, compared to young parents nowadays. What the elderly always look forward
to was that a girl should already be looking for a man to marry when they reach the age of twenty three or twenty four years old!
“Yes, grandma. Please allow me to introduce you to my boyfriend, Kenneth!”
Irene smiled before she gently pulled Kenneth over to her side.
As he stood beside, many relatives and friends could not help but chuckle in approval as they commented, “This young man
really looks like a talented person!”
“I also heard that his family is really rich!”
“Grandma, this is a little something from me. Please have a look and receive it!”
Kenneth smiled as he took something out from his pocket.
The moment he took it out, everyone immediately started gawking...
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”A jade ring!”
“What a filial man you are, Kenneth! The value of this jade ring is worth at least ten to twelve thousand dollars! Tsk tsktsk!”
Everyone could not help but continue to exclaim in admiration.
After all, it was really very filial of a boyfriend to give his girlfriend’s grandmother a piece of jade ring for her birthday.
“Alright, alright. Irene, hurry up and ask Kenneth to sit down!”
Her grandmother was so elated upon receiving the ring that she couldn’t even keep her mouth closed anymore. She couldn’t
even bear to put the ring down.
The more she looked at Kenneth, the more she liked him.
Even Irene’s father felt immensely proud at that very moment.
In fact, the reason why everyone gathered here today to celebrate and congratulate the golden lady for her birthday, wasn’t just
merely to show filial piety.
That was just, but a small part.
The larger reason was the fact that the old lady was still holding onto all the assets that were left behind by the old man when he
passed away. There were three sons and two daughters altogether, but it was this old lady who got to ultimately decide who
these assets would be passed down to.
Hence, the extravagance of the birthday banquet every year.
“Grandma, this is my girlfriend, Claire. We would also like to wish you a very happy birthday.”
Kyle wished and was smiling broadly as he handed his gift over to his grandmother.
The old lady couldn’t help but smiled even wider this time.
Next was a young man who was about twenty five or twenty six years old.
He was wearing a blue suit and his hair was brushed sleekly to the back.
He exuded with charisma. Anyone could tell that he looked like one of those successful men at first impressions.
Mason Smith was his name, and he was Mila’s cousin brother and Irene’s biological brother.
All eyes were fixed on him as he stood out.
Mason was very mature and he had a very stable career. Moreover, he has always been the one with the strongest ability in the
family. He also had the best grades amongst all of the children and grandchildren in the family.
Not to mention, he was also the future heir of the Smith family.
“Grandma, your grandson wishes you a good and abundant life with good fortune!”
“By the way, grandma, this is my new girlfriend, Queenie!”
Mason quickly introduced.
“Good, good, good. All of you are really giving me big surprises today! I really have to take a good look at my future daughter-in-
law then. Queenie, what are you working as?”
Queenie replied: “Grandma, I now work at BMW. Currently the deputy manager, thanks to Mason!”
“That’s good! Did you meet Mason then when he was buying a car?”
Mason nodded as he said, “Yes, grandma. Didn’t I mention that I bought a BMW sports car some time ago? Well that was when I
met Queenie!”
“I see, alright Queenie. Come. Come and sit here with me.”
His grandmother beckoned.
“Brother, sister-in-law, come and sit down!”
Irene also greeted with a smile.
This pair of siblings really made quite an impression today in the family.
All her children had already wished and given their blessings according to hierarchical order and most of the grandchildren had
also given their blessings to their grandmother. With that, the birthday banquet should have been ready to commence.
However, the celebrated golden lady of the day seemed to be not ready.
It seemed as though she was still waiting for someone.
She felt as though the celebration was not complete, if this person had not yet come up to wish her.
Who was it?
But of course, it was none other than Mila, the old lady’s most beloved granddaughter!
“My second son, where is my granddaughter, Mila?”
The old lady questioned out loud.
Mila’s parents, Gavin and Helen were also present today.
It happened a while ago where Gavin’s company nearly closed down due to his poor business management and the old lady
was extremely furious over that matter.
Unexpectedly in the nick of time, an investment from Mr. Crawford of Mayberry City was the saving grace that helped to resolve
the crisis.
Not only were all of the company’s problems resolved, but the company even skyrocketed to a whole new level.
This made the old lady very happy.
Because of this, she began to dote Mila even more.
The moment she questioned Mila’s attendance, Irene and Mason’s faces twitched and turned a shade of grey.
They could only suppress the jealousy that was bursting inside.
“Mila’s waiting for a friend and she will be here soon!”
“Oh? Does Mila have a boyfriend too?”
“Seems like it...”
Gavin replied nonchalantly.
Anyways, Mila had given him a heads up that she would be bringing her boyfriend here today.
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Helen started probing about her daughter’s boyfriend’s identity but Mila refused to reveal anything.
She simply told them to be patient and cooperate.
Gavin and Helen couldn’t understand what she was thinking either.
“Mom, look, Mila’s here!”
At that very moment, Mila gingerly took Gerald by her side as they breezed through the crowd of people.
They would’ve reached much earlier if it weren’t for Gerald who needed to use the bathroom.
“Wow, our niece, Mila is really getting so much prettier!”
“Look! Is the person holding Mila’s hand her boyfriend?”
“Who’s this guy? Whose son is he? Why haven’t I heard of him before?”
“Anyway, that guy is really blessed!”
A group of relatives and friends pointed at him.
“It’s him!”
When Helen saw Gerald, her eyes widened in disbelief.
No wonder her daughter kept refusing to reveal who her boyfriend was. It turned out to be none other than this intolerable young
man!
That’s right. If Mila had told her about this, it would be impossible for her to allow the both of them to be together.
“Hmm? Who is he?”
The old lady asked at this time.
Helen didn’t dare answer her question. What would the old lady do if she found out that her granddaughter was together with
someone like him?
“Grandma, allow me to introduce him to you. This is my boyfriend, Gerald!”
Mila completely ignored Helen’s glaring look of disapproval as she introduced Gerald to her grandmother.
“Oh? Mila, you have a boyfriend too?”
The old lady was suddenly overjoyed.
This was her most loved and favored granddaughter. She knew her granddaughter very well and she knew that the boyfriend of
her choice would definitely be extraordinary.
“Gerald, do say hello to my grandma.”
Mila said gently as she held onto Gerald’s hand affectionately.
Was this the first time for Gerald to attend such a large gathering?
Gerald couldn’t help but feel a little awkward as he knew this was all just an act.
His mind wandered, as Gavin, Helen, Kyle and Irene were all staring at him in an extremely hostile manner.
He was about to speak up when he Mila dove right in.
“Wait!”
Just then, an icy voice pierced right in.
Obviously, it was Irene.
The last time Mila was with Gerald, Irene and Kenneth were slapped right in the faces in front of Sean.
She was directly humiliated in front of Mila.
The amount of hatred and resentment pent up caused Irene to suffer from insomnia throughout this entire period.
She had been very curious ever since and wondered who Gerald was.
After digging through a background check from their university, she found out that Gerald was nothing but a mere rich second
generation son who had hit jackpot.
He was probably nothing more than a pathetic pauper who had no money or power before that!
Plus, he had been dumped by his own girlfriend before.
He then met Mila when they were learning how to drive. But Irene felt that there was simply no reason Mila would fall for
someone like him.
Why would Sean even be acquainted?
Hah. Hilarious. It wasn’t that hard to guess the reason though.
After winning the lottery, Gerald had been splurging everywhere. He even purchased a bag worth fifty five thousand dollars and
spent a tonne at various restaurants on Mayberry Commercial Street.
Perhaps, Sean ran into Gerald then and thought Gerald as someone really awesome.
In fact, Sean wasn’t the first to have ever encountered such a situation which made other find Gerald so admirable.
As Irene found Mila’s courage to bring Gerald here amusing, she questioned with cold expression:
“Mila, Gerald, since you’re here today, aren’t you going to give grandma a gift?”
“Of course I’m giving grandma a gift.”
Mila retorted icily.
“Your gift is yours personally to give. The question was for Gerald. Since he is your boyfriend and since you said that Gerald’s a
rich second generation, then wouldn’t he be more well-off compared to Kenneth then? If so, all of us are really curious to know
what sort of gift Gerald has installed for grandma.”
“That’s right. Since it is their first time meeting, he should bring a gift with him.”
“Who is he? It seems as though his family is quite capable?”
Relatives and friends suddenly gathered around in curiosity.
They were dying to find out what was the gift the boyfriend of her grandmother’s favourite granddaughter had brought...
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”I didn’t bring a gift.”
Gerald could not help but offer a regretful smile.
He originally wanted to prepare a gift for her grandmother but Mila stopped him. She felt that the both of them could just give her
grandmother one gift and naturally she would look for the gift herself.
Hence the reason Gerald turned up empty handed today.
He simply came to attend the birthday banquet to make Mila’s grandmother happy. Who would have known that Irene would
deliberately bring this up to make things difficult for him?
“What? He did not bring a gift? I thought that Mila’s boyfriend would be bringing something valuable along with him too!”
“Isn’t Mila’s boyfriend also a rich second generation? Logically speaking, he should also be well-versed with basic etiquette and
manners. This is the first time that he’s meeting her grandmother, but he did not bring anything with him at all?”
“He definitely falls short compared with Irene’s boyfriend, Kenneth!”
Hush whispers and mumbling echoed amongst the relatives and friends.
Despite the soft chatter, their conversations were still quite clearly heard amongst everyone present.
Upon observing the situation, the old lady failed to keep a straight face.
She was not the kind of person who enjoyed receiving gifts but as an elderly person, image and reputation were the most
important things.
She then dropped her sense of affection towards Gerald as she had been to Kenneth.
She simply replied that it was alright and asked Gerald to take a seat at the side.
After that, she asked faintly, “Gerald, I heard that your family’s business is doing pretty well. What kind of business does your
family do?”
“Oh, we dabble in almost everything!”
Gerald replied lightly.
Although Gerald was simply telling the truth, it felt like his reply was being a little disrespectful through the lens of Mila’s
grandmother and others present.
Dabble in everything?
What kind of industry was that?
How could he answer a question so carelessly and casually?
Mila quickly laughed it off as she said, “Grandma, it’s his first time coming here. If you keep firing him with so many questions,
I’m afraid that you’ll end up scaring him away!”
“Okay, okay. I’ll leave him alone.”
The old lady replied as she then immediately changed the topic.
After all, the old lady adored Mila the most.
“Wait what? Is he scared because grandma is asking him too many questions or is he actually just afraid to tell the truth? Sister,
why don’t you tell us what kind of family business Gerald’s family is doing? I think you should know it better than anyone else
anyway!”
Irene suddenly threw a strange question.
She could no longer take it as she felt her grandmother always sided whatever Mila said or did and thought it would always be
right.
Her grandmother was always spoiling Mila.
The rest of them were all her grandchildren too but she would always throw a fit at them even for the smallest mistake.
Although it wasn’t in Irene’s plan to have a row with Mila, she simply could not tolerate it anymore!
She wanted to see how stuck-up Mila could still be today!
Surely enough, this question caught the old lady’s attention immediately.
She then suddenly recalled her daughter-in-law, Helen’s demeanor earlier towards Mila.
The old lady frowned as she asked, “Mila, are you hiding something from grandma? What business does Gerald’s family do?”
Mila’s face tightened immediately.
At the same time, she turned around to look at Kyle.
If Irene knew of anything, then it must have something to do with her brother, Kyle.
As she had expected, Kyle did not even dare to meet his sister’s gaze.
“No grandma, I am not...”, Mila replied nervously.
“Hahaha. Are you too embarrassed to tell the truth? Alright then, I will explain everything on your behalf then! Grandma, do you
know what kind of person Gerald is?”
“He used to be a well-known pauper from Mayberry University who earns his living by running errands for others. Of course,
Gerald indeed got some money later on after he won the lottery. Guess what happened after that? Gerald...”
Mila didn’t know where Irene got all these information.
It seemed as though she was rather well-versed as she told his story and had personally witnessed everything with her own eyes
as she revealed all of his humiliating past that had happened to Gerald before.
This included how he squandered his money after winning the lottery.
She revealed everything, in public.
“What? And Mila found this kind of person to become her boyfriend?”
“She even said that he is a rich second generation? I think that this kid is deliberately deceiving Mila by lying and making up his
own identity!”
“Well, people who have already been poor for a long time are always like this. They will not even remember their own last names
as soon as they get their hands on some money! He simply won some money from the lottery. Does he need to go that far?”
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Gossip is a fearful thing.
And suddenly, it was as though there were countless strange voices in Gerald’s ears.
Everyone was staring at Gerald in a completely different light.
“Okay! So this young kid is lying to our Mila?”
Rita had an atrocious temper. She immediately stood up before raising her voice to Gerald coldly.
The old lady’s face also turned unmistakably sour at that point.
Irene glanced at Kenneth before giving off a sardonic smile.
She was immensely satisfied being able to release all of her hatred and resentment!
Rita turned to Mila and asked: “Mila, didn’t you say that Gerald just bought a BMW 7 Series? I already sensed that something
wasn’t right earlier. Gerald could’ve just driven here but he did not do so. Let me ask you, have you ever seen his BMW for
yourself?”
Mila was speechless because she did not know what to say.
“BMW 7 Series? Rita, we have a total of three BMW branches in the whole of Mayberry City. It has been a while that we have
not been selling any of this model at all. I would have definitely known it if we sold any of it!”
“Hang on, wait a minute! I remember now! I remember who he is now!”
Mason’s girlfriend, Queenie, pointed at Gerald as she exclaimed.
Ever since Gerald was present, Queenie had already been eyeing on Gerald the entire time.
She felt that he was very familiar and had a feeling that she had seen this person before.
But Queenie could not remember where exactly she saw him.
The moment Rita mentioned the BMW 7 Series...
Queenie suddenly remembered.
How could she forget? She saw him in the BMW shop!
“Queenie, do you know him?”
Mason quietly asked.
In all honesty, it was very humiliating for family members to face their relatives and friends as Mila’s boyfriend was someone of
that sort.
Because of that, Mason was also unable to contain his pained expression upon seeing Gerald.
After all, he had always been secretly fighting with his second uncle’s family.
He really wanted to express his rage there and then, and he wanted Queenie to expose everything that she knew.
“Yes, of course I remember him! Mason, do you remember what I told you a few days ago? Some time ago, a very strange
young man came to our BMW shop to look for a car. As soon as he came into the shop, he asked for the most expensive car that
we had in the shop. I recommended the most expensive cars in our shop to him but he actually said that he could not buy those
cars because they were all too cheap! After that, he left our shop with a pained expression on his face!”
“Of course, I remember! Why? You’re saying Gerald’s that weirdo?”
Mason was really taken aback.
Queenie nodded her head. “Yes, it is him! I remember that he was dressed very shabbily at that time. I couldn’t recognise him at
all because of how he is dressed today!”
The atmosphere immediately hyped up as everyone stared at Gerald.
“Oh god, what kind of boyfriend did Mila find?”
“He seems a little deranged!”
Mila anxiously replied, “Stop the nonsense! Gerald would never do things like that!”
She felt like collapsing at the ongoing ruckus. What was happening?
She thought that things were going to be pretty easy. She simply wanted Gerald to pretend to be her boyfriend, to make her
grandmother happy.
Secondly, she wanted to prove it to Irene.
After all, Gerald had already thrown them off yesterday!
Never would’ve Mila thought that her cousin sister would actually be so ruthless. She would never have expected her to
investigate and look into Gerald’s background like this!
Moreover, what are the odds that Mason’s new girlfriend would have actually bumped into Gerald before.
To make matters worse, she even put him down and made him seem like a fool.
You could say that everything was totally backfiring and going in the opposite direction than what Mila expected.
“Gerald would never do things like that? Mila, do you really think that your sister-in-law would lie to you? If you don’t believe me,
you can just ask your boyfriend, Gerald, whether everything I said is true. You can ask him if all that happened at the BMW shop
that day.”
Queenie replied.
Gerald had been quietly listening in on the conversation from the side. At that instance, a sudden recollection of Queenie hit him.
Besides, regardless of whatever it was, it was simply a one-sided encounter with Queenie that day. She was wearing a black
uniform. She was constantly speaking to other customers and did not take him seriously when she was introducing some cars to
him. They basically did not have much interaction at all.
Gerald also recalled that Queenie had reprimanded and cursed at him when he walked out of the shop that day.
He didn’t care that much about it at that time.
But was Gerald going to refute her words? How was he going to? After all, what she claimed was nothing but the truth.
As everyone was watching him, Gerald slowly nodded and replied, “Everything she said is true. Indeed. It was indeed
tormentous because I could not choose or buy any of those expensive cars at the BMW shop that day. It is simply because the
cars there are really too cheap!”
Gerald quipped.
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As everyone started chattering away, one after the other, Rita suddenly received a phone call.
Her face lightened with joy as she squealed, “What, sister? You have already arrived at the airport? Didn’t you say that you will
not be able to make it back for grandma’s birthday? Ahh? Okay! Okay! Okay! I will come and pick you right now!”
Hanging up right away, Rita said, “Grandma, my sister will be arriving in a bit. She came back all the way from M country and
she is already waiting at the airport now!”
“Oh that child, Cara...alright. I knew that she would definitely be back...” The old lady smiled as she immediately said: “Then
Mason...Mason you can go and pick Cara up! You may go alone. I want Queenie to stay and accompany me.”
“Okay, grandma!”
Mason smiled as he waved, clutching the BMW sports car key in his hand before quickly excusing himself.
Mila’s face was clouded with disappointment.
Cara was Rita’s sister.
Ever since childhood, Mila had always had the best relationship with these two sisters.
Her grandmother knew it too.
It only made sense that her grandmother would have told her to pick Cara up too, however she clearly told Mason to go alone.
This reflected how unhappy her grandmother was with her.
After Mason’s departure.
Everyone’s topic of conversation and focus fell on Gerald again.
Yes. No one would have thought that Gerald would be such a jerk.
Since he was also making an appearance as Mila’s boyfriend, the focus of this topic was obviously of high importance.
Gerald remained silent as he continued listening to the accusations.
He was of course enraged to hear all the slander and ridicule of others.
But he also knew he needed to take care of Mila’s reputation.
The best he could do was to only endure it.
At the same time.
Queenie’s cell phone suddenly rang.
“Mason is calling me! Maybe he wants me to accompany him, grandma!”
Queenie smiled before answering the call.
Her face immediately ashened.
“Grandma, something bad has happened! Mason crashed into another car!”
“What?”
“When he was reversing his car out from the parking lot, he accidentally crashed into another car!”
“Ahh! I was wondering if something major happened. Is Mason’s car okay?” the old lady hurriedly asked.
“It is not a big deal. If there is no major damage to Mason’s car, then you can ask him to go and pick his cousin sister up first. I’ll
take care of the rest of the matter for him.”
Kyle replied and smiled.
How difficult was it to deal with just a rear end collision?
“Mason, you can leave first. Kyle said that he will help you to deal with this matter! What? Okay, okay!”
Upon hanging up, Queenie looked at Mason’s father worriedly and said, “Mason said that he is too afraid to leave the car. He is
also asking you to go over there and take a look, uncle. It seems as though Mason is in big trouble!”
“Huh? What’s going on?”
Everyone whispered amongst themselves.
All of them headed out to the parking lot in curiosity.
The old lady also went along.
Mason was usually a very calm and composed person. He would not be acting this way if it was any ordinary matter.
“Gerald, let’s head out and take a look too.”
Mila suddenly said.
Gerald nodded with a smile.
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When Gerald walked over, the entire Smith family was already gathered here.
Concurrently, Mason was explaining the situation:
“Dad, I really didn’t mean it. This is all this security guard’s fault! I was relying on his directions and he kept telling me to reverse.
That’s when I crashed into the car!”
“This car is the most expensive car produced by Lamborghini. It will cost at least a hundred to a hundred and twenty thousand
dollars to fix the damages caused by this accident. Plus, the car’s front lamps are already broken!”
Some of the relatives who recognized this car could not help but exclaim out loud.
“Whoever is driving this car is definitely not just anybody. We can definitely afford to pay that price to fix the damages. But we
might also be offending a very powerful figure. On top of that, this looks like it’s a new car that someone just bought!”
“Just think about it. In Mayberry City, which son of which wealthy and influential family would be able to drive this kind of sports
car that is worth approximately one million five hundred to three hundred million dollars?”
Everyone continued discussing this matter amongst themselves.
Upon hearing this, Gerald started feeling anxious.
Damn it. His car was parked at this position. Could it be that Mason had crashed into his Reventon?
As he squeezed through and made his way through the crowd, Gerald choked.
It was really his own car.
The body of the car was fine, but there were some scratches on the car after the hit. However the worst damage was that the
right front headlight was already broken!
A right front headlight isn’t very expensive, but neither is it very cheap either. Since there were also scratches on the car body, it
would probably cost him about two hundred and sixty thousand dollars to fix the damages.
But as someone had mentioned, this was his new car.
The old lady grew anxious: “Mason, you were too careless. The security guard is obviously a stutterer. Can’t you tell? This is
bad. This time round, not only are we paying hundreds of thousands of dollars for damages, but we will also be offending a very
powerful figure!”
“Mason, grandma, I think that we might have really gotten into big trouble this time! We cannot afford to offend the owner of this
car at all!”
Queenie grabbed Mason’s hand as he pulled him aside.
She saw how crucial it was beyond this matter.
“Queenie, why do you say that? Do you know who owns this car?” the old lady hurriedly questioned.
“Yes!” Queenie replied as she nodded frantically. “I just sent a photo of this car to the employees of our company, because some
of our employees used to work for Lamborghini. He replied in the group chat, saying that this car was sold a few days ago at a
transaction price of two million six hundred thousand dollars. It was bought by a young man. He said that the manager of the
shop was following behind him, and he was very polite and respectful towards the young man on that day when he was buying
the car!”
“Not only that, do you know who the manager of the Lamborghini shop in Mayberry City is? It is Wilson Quare!”
Queenie carefully explained.
“Is it really Mr. Wilson? Was he really very respectful towards this car buyer?”
“The reason why Mr. Wilson is so powerful in Mayberry City is entirely because of his contacts! He has very powerful
connections here!”
With that being said, the old lady grew even more anxious.
“Then we should get out of here soon. Otherwise, we will be in trouble when the young man arrives!” the old lady panically cried.
She might be naïve, but she clearly knew what the consequences of offending a big and powerful family was. Even the slightest
issue would affect everything else!
“Grandma, we absolutely cannot leave right now! There are surveillance cameras everywhere now!”
Irene and Rita started persuading her.
To be honest, Irene’s eyes had not left the Lambo for even a second. She was fantasizing about how she would look if she were
to be sitting in this luxurious car.
It would simply be perfect if her boyfriend, Kenneth could own this car!
But, that would be impossible.
As for Rita, she was even worse. She was actually thinking of waiting for the owner of the car to arrive.
If he could own a luxury car worth about three million dollars, then this person was undoubtedly a very rich and wealthy person.
Does this mean that she was one step closer to her own dreams and expectations?
It would be great progress even if she managed to grab a short encounter with that young man!
“Oh! We should get someone to go and pick Cara up first! Irene and Rita are right. We should not leave. It would be okay if we
do not leave but if we leave now, then we will really be in big trouble!”
The old lady’s tone was dead serious. She felt like she was becoming a dotard.
“Grandma, I would love to go and pick her up now, but I do not dare to leave just yet,” Mason replied, swallowing his own saliva.
“It’s okay. You can go and pick her up first. Grandma, all of you can go in and enjoy your birthday banquet first. Since this car is
already hit, just let it be then. It’s okay!”
Suddenly, a voice broke out behind everyone.
It was Gerald.