Chapter 1198
The Secretly Rich Man
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1198
âYou donât have to look far, Mr. Lyle! For that person is among us! Heâs the impersonator!â declared Xyon as he pointed at Gerald.
Before Chairman Lyle could even turn to look, Abner and his girlfriend quickly ran overâclearly intending to show offâas they added, âIndeed, Chairman Lyle! You know he tried to trick everyone into believing that the real Mr. Crawford had invited Cundrie to Mountain Top Villa earlier! I assure you that everyone here can testify to my statement!â
âWhat a b*stard!â roared Chairman Lyle as he immediately turned to look at where Xyon was pointing.
Holding their breaths, everyone was ready to see Chairman Lyle flip out⦠However, they were instead greeted by the shocking sight of him trembling in place!
He wasnât the only one either. All the other Crawford bodyguards were equally as stupefied as Mr. Lyle was.
âI-Itâs not his fault! I was the one who had told him to impersonate Mr. Crawford! If thereâs anyone that needs to be punished, itâs me! He was only following my orders!â shouted Cundrie as she gritted her teeth.
Hearing that, Mrs. Smithâs anxiety peaked. They were already placing the blame on someone else!
Why was her stupid daughter stepping up to take the blame instead?!
âHave you gone mad, Cundrie? Why are you even speaking up for this ugly toad?!â asked Mrs. Smith, her immense unease evident in her tone.
âI havenât! I only speak the truth! Since I was the one who told him to do all that, then I should bear the responsibility!â replied Cundrie.
Before Mrs. Smith could retort, she suddenly heard Mr. Lyle shouting with great difficulty, âM⦠Mister Crawfordâ¦!â
Turning to look at him, everyone was shocked to see him filled with tears as the middle-aged man trembled vigorously.
Following that, the other bodyguards bowed deeply before shouting in unison, âMr. Crawford! We stand before you with the utmost respect!â
The shout itself was so loud that it almost felt like the entire structure swayed for a moment there, leaving everyone completely flabbergasted.
While the Snyder father and son found themselves widening their eyes, the father and son from the Gross familyâwho had been laughing cunningly just seconds agoâon the other hand, found themselves unable to even close their jaws in their utter disbelief. In fact, they were gaping so widely that one could stuff an egg in there without any issue.
ââ¦Mister⦠Crawfordâ¦? We⦠We mustâve heard that wrongly⦠right?â
As the atmosphere grew rigid, Gerald simply replied, âItâs been quite a while since weâve last met, Zack!â
He truly hadnât expected Zack to be the special guest they had invited over.
Regardless, Zack was extremely loyal to him, and had it not been for him trying his best to save Gerald back then, Gerald probably wouldnât have been able to escape the Salford Province in the first place.
With that in mind, not long after Gerald reunited with his family, he had given Zack a lot of power and authority without the slightest hesitation. However, since he was still busy dealing with the Moldells back then and he barely had to deal with business affairs, both Gerald and Zack found little to no reason for them to meet till today.
âIndeed it has, Mr. Crawford! You have no idea how excited I am to finally meet you again!â replied Zack with a broad smile.
Cundrie, Riley, and Mr. Smith were now in a daze, unable to simply accept that the person they had previously labeled as a beggar was actually the infamous Mr. Crawford!
âA-are⦠Are you truly the real Mr. Crawfordâ¦?â asked Cundrie as she gulped.
Turning to look at her, Gerald then smiled before nodding slightly and replying, âI am, which is why my early officiation of that invitation card is a hundred percent real. Again, if youâre free, I hope that youâll come to Mountain Top Villa in Mayberry to have some fun! The scenery up there isnât bad, you know?â
Before Cundrie could even reply, Noel immediately fell to his knees and said, âI⦠I apologize for not being an insightful person, Mr. Crawford! To think I failed to recognize who you were, even after repeatedly asking you about it earlier⦠I hope youâll forgive me!â
Being a smart man, Noel naturally knew that apologizing was his best course of action now. While the Gross father and son were naturally thinking the same thing, they didnât even know how to start apologizing after all they did to him!
âIt⦠Itâs over⦠The Gross family is truly ruined this timeâ¦!â Xyon thought to himself as he felt a familiar dampness in his pants again.
âSpeaking of which, Zack, this family over here is extremely evil! Do get rid of them for me by making them go bankrupt as soon as possible! Let them have a debt of over a hundred and fifty million dollars!
With your current influence, Iâm sure it shouldnât be too difficult for you!â said Gerald as he turned to look at Abner and the others with a cold smile.
âOh? Gladly!â replied Zack as he returned a cold smile.
Following that, Zack then turned to look at his subordinates before ordering, âHead out and investigate any business partners that the Gross family has. Your task will be to cut off their relationships with the Grossâs! Should any of the business partners be unwilling to do so, then just make them bankrupt as well!â
âRight away, Mr. Lyle!â shouted the bodyguards as they hurriedly ran off to carry out their new task.
So this was how powerful the Crawford family was!
After looking at how respectfully Zack treated Gerald, nobody dared to doubt the authenticity of Geraldâs true identity anymore.
Everyone found themselves holding their breaths, as Gerald turned to look at the Gross family before saying, âYou enjoy building your happiness over othersâ misfortunes, do you not? Well, Iâm glad to tell you that the same goes for me as well! Iâm honestly overjoyed to see how much suffering youâre currently going through!â