Chapter 555
The Secretly Rich Man
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 555
âIâm sorry, Geraldâ¦â said both of them simultaneously. The two girls bore expressions filled with embarrassment and regret.
âThatâs quite alright!â replied Gerald as he gave a gentle smile. Though he was still being nice to them, all three of them knew that their friendship could never truly properly be mended. Whatâs done was done, and they could never go back to the way things had originally been. Gerald would only treat them as acquaintances now. Nothing more.
Both Sharon and Xella understood what Gerald was implying. The two knew that they couldnât just rewind time to fix all their mistakes, and simply understanding that made them feel like their hearts were being pierced by thousands of needles. If only they were still friends, this reunion could have gone so much better.
Not wanting to prolong the awkwardness any further, Gerald decided to head back since it was getting late anyway. For all he knew, that psycho Queenie had probably gone home. Gerald really didnât have the energy to walk all the way back, so he simply used one of the companyâs Audi A6 cars to drive home.
Just as he got to the entrance, Gerald bumped into yet another acquaintance. She was holding on to her purse and it seemed like she was waiting for a cab.
It was Michelle. Since Gerald hadnât bothered to wind the carâs window up, Michelle managed to catch a glimpse of him as he was about to drive out.
âGerald?â called Michelle out to him.
Gerald didnât like ignoring people, but he really wished he could just leave at that moment.
He wasnât really fond of this person. After all, she had openly expressed her dislike toward him. She even had her own sister substitute her for her blind date with him! He treated this as a direct insult, which was why Gerald didnât intend to speak to her this entire time.
âWhat do you want?â asked Gerald coldly as Michelle came closer to the car.
âAh, well, I just wanted to thank you for today! If it wasnât for you, we may not have gotten out of that situation unharmed! The other girls that came with me were my colleagues and some of them have already gone home,â replied Michelle. Gerald noticed another shorter girl standing beside her as she said that.
âThereâs no need to thank me. If I were to have any say in this, I wouldnât have let any of you in in the first place. It was Jarvis who did!â said Gerald coldly again.
âItâs unnecessary at this point to show her any kindness.â Gerald thought to himself.
His words were so blunt that her face instantly turned red with embarrassment.
She knew that the blind date incident had ruined their relationship before it even had a chance to start.
She understood very well that she had crossed the line, but she wasnât willing to just leave it at that.
Michelle had initially not wanted to go through this embarrassment.
After all, it was fine to just remain as strangers and never speak to each other again. Wasnât that what she had preferred all along?
However, after that incident in the restaurant, she couldnât just leave it at that. Just like everyone else, she just couldnât bear seeing him make such an immense comeback.
âYouâre nothing more but of the many guys that Iâve rejected.â This was what she thought.
If Gerald had remained the way she had initially thought of him, she wouldnât have had such a big reaction. To think that this âoptionalâ man turned out to be this powerful! This made her extremely upset, especially when he didnât even seem to want to talk to her. He just went straight for the entrance with his Audi!
âIâd⦠Iâd like to apologize for⦠You knowâ¦. Alright, I know I was wrong for flaking on you!â said Michelle as she bit down hard on her lower lip.
âThereâs no need for an apology. To be frank, I only see you as an acquaintance, so if thereâs nothing else, Iâll be heading off now!â said Gerald dismissively as he immediately drove off.
Michelle was now terribly upset and angry. This was the first time she had ever been ignored by a guy.
She felt her eyes start to water. Not only did he turn out to be extremely powerful, but he barely batted an eyelid when he ignored her and just drove away.
It wasnât long before Gerald passed both Toiun and Fuenti.