Chapter 560
The Secretly Rich Man
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 560
This time, it was a call from Giya.
âItâs your birthday tomorrow right, Gerald?â asked Giya as soon as he picked up.
âHmmâ¦â
âHumph! Why didnât you invite me over to celebrate with you then? I was waiting all day for you to call me today! Itâs already this late yet you still havenât invited me⦠Could it be that youâve already forgotten about me?â
âNot at all. Itâs just that since Iâm back in my hometown, I was just planning to have a simple birthday celebration!â explained Gerald.
To be completely honest, Gerald really hadnât planned to invite Giya at all.
Though she was very nice to him, Gerald simply wanted to be together with Mila now. He didnât want to get too close to other girls. Therefore, he summarized that continuing to have such a complicated relationship with Giya just wouldnât do.
What more, Giya had gotten into trouble when she was here with him the last time. Gerald felt embarrassed to even invite her to come over again.
âWhether youâre inviting me or not, Iâm coming over to your house to look for you tomorrow. Unlessâ¦
you donât regard me as your friend at allâ¦?â
Giya leaned her head against the bedâs headboard as she spoke through the landline. She was currently in a room in a villa.
Over the line, Gerald could only agree helplessly as he nodded. Immediately after that, he came up with an excuse saying that he was busy and ended the call.
âHumph! You b*stard! Youâre really heartless toward me!â said Giya with a desolate expression on her face before hanging up as well.
She had initially expected Gerald to take the initiative to invite her over to celebrate his birthday with him. On the contrary, she now felt that if she hadnât called him, he definitely wouldnât have invited her over at all.
What more, since that major incident, whenever she tried looking for Gerald just to have a simple chat with him, heâd always reply indifferently. At most, it was common for him to reply with just a few words.
This made Giya slightly uncomfortable. The more uncomfortable she felt, the more she couldnât help but overthink the matter.
At that moment, knocking could be heard on her bedroom door.
âGiya? Are you asleep? Your father and I have some things to discuss with you!â said Giyaâs mother from behind the door.
âDad, mom, Iâm not asleep yet! You can come in!â
Both her parents then entered her bedroom. Giya could see that her father had a very sad expression on his face.
âGiya, I know that you donât want to hear this, but the Quarrington family in Yanken is giving us the orders this time. They want you to get engaged with the third young master from the Long family in Yanken. Thereâs really nothing else that we can do about the matter.â
âMr. Crawford has already helped us settle our familyâs economic problems last time. However, the Quarrington family is still pressuring us even now. We really canât do anything about it and we canât always rely on Mr. Crawford to help us. So tell us Giya, what do you think about a marriage contract with the Long family?â asked Giyaâs father.
Giyaâs mother sighed before saying, âThough weâve already ended our relationship with the Quarrington family, the influence and power they hold over us is simply too great. Please donât blame your father, heâs done everything heâs could. You have to consider how this is putting the companyâs interests at stake here. In extension, itâs also going to affect your uncles and all the other employees working for our family as well!â
âIs there really no other way? You know, we can still beg Gerald to help us! Heâll definitely help me!â
replied Giya, her eyes tearing up.
âGiya, though Mr. Crawford is very capable, the Mayberry Commercial Group is only influential in Mayberry City. The Quarrington and Long family, on the other hand, have even bigger groups and corporations in Yanken!â said her father with a sigh.
âWhat more, the third young master of the Long family may even come over to pay us a visit tomorrow.
Youâll have to stay home and prepare to meet up with him. If he leaves a really bad impression on you, we may still have some time to think of a solution then!â added Giyaâs father.
âNo! Iâm not free tomorrow! Itâs Geraldâs birthday and Iâm going to celebrate it with him!â replied Giya angrily.
âYou are not to go anywhere tomorrow. You shouldnât bother Mr. Crawford about our issues anymore.
Youâre just a young girl who doesnât understand anything at all!â
As soon as he finished his sentence, Giyaâs father pulled her mother out of her bedroom immediately.
Giya was so anxious about the whole thing that she was ready to burst into tears.
Moving back to Gerald, he woke up at six in the morning the next day.
Gerald had a call with Zack last night. He wanted to welcome his 22nd birthday.
Since the guests could arrive early, Gerald decided to tidy up the place a little first.
At that moment, a girl suddenly entered through the front door.
âGerald! I heard from my mother that you had come back, but Iâve tried looking for you a few times and you were never home!â