The Secretly Rich Man

Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 391
Especially Montana, who had just been reprimanding Gerald all this while.
Her eyeballs were about to drop out of her eye sockets.
F*ck!
She was extremely aware about Gerald’s background. He was just a mere poor pauper with no money.
And who was Mr. Crawford?
He was the most reputable man from Mayberry, and even more so the man who was going to change the history of Serene
County.
Montana would not believe that the two of them are the same person, even if she was beaten to death.
However, Zack Lyle and Michael Zeke knew who Mr. Crawford was.
So that meant Gerald’s identity was not a mistake.
F*ck, Montana’s was completely mind blown.
“Mr. Lyle, you guys must be mistaken right? You’re calling this poor b*stard Mr. Crawford?”
Montana could not help but blurted out in a straightforward manner.
Zack frowned slightly at the question. Looking at the wine stains on Montana’s dress, he turned to the organizers of the event
with displeasure and said, “What’s going on here? How can a woman this unkempt dare to go on stage and be so rude towards
Mr. Crawford?”
“I’m sorry Mr. Lyle and Mr. Crawford, we overlooked our part!”
The organizer’s staff immediately nodded as sweat trickled down his forehead.
He pointed at Montana and Jonathan, “You, and you! Get out of here!”

“Huh? Why? This guy is a fake, he’s just a poor student! You guys are mistaken, I’m her teacher! Fck you Gerald! Say
something, tell them you’re just a poor bstard and they’ve got the wrong person!”
Several people dashed onto the stage to apprehend Montana and Jonathan.
Montana struggled to hold back a screech.
First, it would be too humiliating to be thrown out of the hall in front of others.
Second, how could Gerald be Mr. Crawford?! If it was true, Montana vowed she would jump off a building.
At that very moment, she just wanted Gerald to say something to clear the air.
Gerald was too much of a d*ck after all. Earlier when they were downstairs, why did he even dare to step forward when that
person called out for Mr. Crawford?
Zack glanced at Gerald this time.
He wanted confirmation from Gerald.
If this woman was acquainted with Gerald, Zack would not dare to go overboard with things.
Gerald unexpectedly then spoke out.
“Well, she used to teach me, but I don’t know her that well!”
Gerald laughed, “But if you want me to admit it, fine. I’ll admit it, I’m a poor pimp, a poor student, and they’ve got the wrong
person!”
“Hah! Did you hear that Mr. Lyle? Hahaha, he admitted it, he just admitted it himself!”
Montana yelled in exasperation.
She thought to herself that she might even be able to get appreciation from Mr. Lyle this way.
But Zack looked at Montana and sneered, “Someone, get these two out of here!”
There were already people waiting, and in a flash, they apprehended Montana and Jonathan and forced them out of the hall.

The atmosphere in the hall grew ever more sombre.
Gerald was annoyed with Montana. Ever since they had arrived at the bus station, Montana had treated him this way, and the
feud between the two had begun.
In the past, Gerald could tolerate these kinds of treatments, such as Alice Bradford’s mocks and taunts. He saved her face
because she was a friend of Naomi Milton.
Hence, Gerald endured as much as he could.
But as for Montana, whose face was he going to save for? And why should he respect her?
With that, Gerald was a little more decisive this time.
This time, Gerald had won himself a Mercedes-Benz G500. The organizers thought that Mr. Crawford would think the prize
would be a little too cheap since Gerald was asked to support this event after all.
But Gerald did not say anything.
To Gerald, the Mercedes was pretty good.
And now that he was back, he could not drive around with his own Lamborghini.
At first, he was thinking of borrowing a car from Zack to drive around the county, but it just so happened that he got himself a
new car.
The event then continued as they made a toast and chatted about other topics.
In the blink of an eye, a week passed.
Mr. Winters was also discharged from the hospital.
Lately, Gerald had nothing much to do, so he was ready to go over to Zack’s side to help oversee projects and others.
Plus, his sister had called him a few times too.
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After they had chatted over the phone, Gerald suddenly remembered his dad’s advice to visit his comrade from the army in
Serene County. He had been back for more than a week and he had long forgotten about it.
Gerald had nothing else to do at present. He then bought some gifts and headed to the upper-class area of Serene County to
visit Mr. Willie Jung.
The relationship between their families, as mentioned earlier, had drifted apart quite a bit after several incidents that went on in
the later stage.
But his dad was a very sentimental man.
He did not believe that it happened, but the reality remains. As a person, how could one have no humane feelings at all?
Gerald remembered the cold treatment from the Jung Family when his dad brought him along to beg them so he could go to high
school six years ago.
Gerald understood his dad’s feelings.
But this time round, he was alone, and he came here with a different identity!
He wondered if he would face the same treatment as before...
As he was deep in thought, he realized he arrived at their house, solely based on the directions from his memories.
He knocked on the door.
“Who is it?”
The door opened, and he was greeted by a middle-aged lady at the door.
Gerald knew the middle-aged woman, her name was Leia Tolbert, and Gerald referred to her as Aunt Leia. She was Willie
Jung’s wife, and she was quite the influential leader in a reputable bank.
“Hello Aunt Leia, do you remember me? My name is Gerald, and I’ve visited your house with my dad before!”
“Ooh, I remember! Aren’t you the son of Willie’s friend, Dylan Crawford? I haven’t seen you for years, you’ve grown up so much!
Come on in!”

She glanced at the things Gerald brought to her house.
Leia was very polite and friendly towards Gerald.
To her, this was an all-too-familiar scene. Judging by Gerald’s appearance, she knew he was here to ask for a favor.
She had already made plans on how she would refuse him later.
But it would be ill-mannered and rude to do it now.
They entered the living room.
Gerald saw a middle-aged man reading the newspaper on the sofa with his legs crossed.
He gave off a vibe as though he was an important director.
He was Willie Jung, whom Gerald referred to as Uncle Jung. He worked as a director in the Development Bureau.
They were a family of government officials.
“Hello, Uncle Jung!”
Gerald had no idea why after so many years, he was still quite constrained to meet them again.
“Oh, it’s Gerald Crawford, it’s been years since we’ve met. Right, I heard that your father left the country to make money to pay
off his debts?”
Willie Jung put down the newspaper and quipped.
“Hmm, yeah something like that!”
Gerald chuckled.
“Didn’t you just graduate from college this year? What course did you study?”
Willie asked, blowing gently on his tea a few times.
“I studied literature, English language as well as codification!”
“Ahem, this major is pretty unpopular, but then again, jobs are pretty easy to arrange. By the way, have you found a job yet?”

Willie asked.
“Not yet Uncle Jung! I came this time to pay you a special visit, and my father specifically instructed me...”
“By the way, honey, don’t you have an appointment this afternoon?”
Leia interjected their conversation.
“Oh right, I have got an appointment! It’s a pretty urgent one. Gerald, how about you stay here for lunch?”
Willie smiled.
Gerald was not stupid. From what Willie and Leia said earlier, he knew that they thought he was here to beg them to pull some
strings for him to get a job as soon as Gerald told them he was here to pay them a special visit.
They were putting on an act to try to get him out of their house.
It seems that they did not treat Gerald’s family as friends. If he were to go back and tell his dad about the incident, his dad
would’ve probably given up on the friendship.
In the middle of the conversation, Gerald stood up and was about to leave.
Just then, a girl breezed down from the second floor of the house. She wore on headphones, and she was pretty cute.
“Mom, my classmates will be coming to our house for lunch later, is the cooking done? Do you need my help?”
The girl said with a smile.
Suddenly, she turned and saw Gerald, her gaze was fixed on him, “Mom, who is he?”
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The girl stared at Gerald, her eyes filled with curiosity.
To be honest, she was somewhat looking down at Gerald when she saw the ordinary clothes Gerald was wearing. His sense of
fashion was a bit countryside-like.
When they heard of her question.

There was a minute of awkwardness between Willie and Leia.
Especially Leia.
It was just a second ago that Willie said he had an urgent matter to handle and he would be having a meeting soon. They were
hoping Gerald would not stay for lunch.
And then her daughter jumped out of nowhere and popped this question.
This made things much more difficult for Willie and Leia.
If only their daughter had come out a little later, Gerald would have left by now!
“Oh, Leila, have you forgotten, he’s Uncle Dylan’s kid, didn’t you two meet when you were little?”
Leia said with an awkward tone.
“Ah I remember, he must be Gerald, right?”
The girl replied.
“You still remember me, I’m Gerald! It’s been years since I’ve seen you, and you’ve gotten much prettier!”
The girl’s name was Leila Jung. Gerald knew her.
That was because when he came to her house as a child, Leila would point at Gerald with a disgusted face, “Mom, ask him to
leave our house this instant, he’s making our floor dirty!”
It was also a matter of pride. During their childhood, Gerald was afraid that Leila would mock him.
But things were much better now, Gerald replied with a hint of politeness.
“Thank you, Gerald, you’ve become much handsome too! You have to look after me if I’ve any trouble in the future!”
Leila generously extended her arms to shake hands with Gerald.
Leila showed courtesy too.
To Gerald, it was considered to be the warmest words Gerald had ever heard from her since coming to the Jung family.

“Okay, that won’t be a problem at all, you can look for me if ever you need anything in the future!” Gerald replied, smiling widely.
She withdrew her hand while smiling gingerly, but deep inside, she thought differently.
‘Huh, look for you if I need any help? Who do you think you are, I can’t believe you got carried away just because I was being
polite towards you!’
Leila was from a family of government officials. Her father may have a lot of connections, but she too had her own.
Once she had graduated, she would set up her own business. She did not require anyone’s help!
Not to mention, how can Gerald help her?
“Gerald, why don’t you stay for lunch? It just so happens that Leila’s friends are coming over, maybe you should join along. Ah, I
must’ve been so busy that I almost forgot, I’ve to prepare the meal!”
Leia said awkwardly.
Earlier on, she was trying to get Gerald out of her house, but her daughter ruined her plans. It would not look good on her part.
If she did not ask him to stay for lunch, it might ruin a good impression of her.
“Yeah, you should stay, it’s good to meet more people!”
Willie Jung added nonchalantly.
Only Leila was looking a little displeased.
She only intended to invite her classmates over for lunch, but it was extremely awkward for a shabby-looking dude who looked
like he was from the countryside to join in for lunch.
But since it was her parents who had invited him, it was better for her to not say anything.
Her attitude towards Gerald grew much colder immediately.
Soon after, Leila’s classmates all arrived.
There were around seven or eight of them, men and women.

After chatting for a while, Leia had finished preparing the dishes.
Willie hurriedly greeted Leila’s classmates and showed them to their seats.
“Douglas, come sit next to me, you must drink with me today!”
Willie politely pulled Douglas’ arm and insisted on letting him sit next to him.
Douglas was a good-looking boy. Based on their earlier conversations, Gerald got to know that he seemed to be quite a higher-
class leader.
He was quite a capable person.
Yet, looking at Douglas, he seemed to have some interest in Leila.
Willie could not help but try to make Douglas develop a close relationship with his daughter. He was especially fond and friendlier
towards Douglas.
“Leila is lucky to have become good friends with you, it’s truly an honor for our Jung family! Look at Douglas, he’s so talented
and capable. Who knows which lucky lady is going to be with him in the future! That lady is for sure not our Leila, I mean look at
her, she’s still like a child, and she’s so far behind you!”
Willed joked.
“Mr. Jung, you must be joking! Leila is so beautiful, and she can be anyone’s girlfriend. That’s a blessing! Besides, Leila told us
that you were in the army, could it be that you’ve betrothed Leila to your comrade’s son? Haha!”
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Douglas forced out a peal of laughter.
“That doesn’t count!” At that moment, Leia smiled as she served the dishes in front of them. Then, she turned to Douglas, “This
is Gerald, the boy whom Leila’s father had made a promise to while her dad was drunk. As you can see, Gerald is now well-
groomed, and Leila is no match to him, don’t you think so too, Gerald?”
Leia asked Gerald who was sitting at the very edge of the table.
“Yes, yes!”

Of course, Gerald had caught on what Leia’s words meant. He was also afraid that the crowd would draw the topic to himself, so
he hurriedly nodded his head.
This, however, made Douglas a little scruple.
Honestly speaking, he had liked Leila for quite some time now, but he had not confessed his feelings to her. The two of them had
always been in an ambiguous relationship.
But then, Mrs. Jung said that the boy whom Leila was initially betrothed to was also here.
Here comes the drama.
Everyone else was also looking at both Douglas and Gerald.
They were trying to compare the two.
Douglas immediately stood up and laughed, “Whew, if it wasn’t for Mrs. Jung’s introduction, we wouldn’t have known that you
almost became our goddess Leila’s husband! Come, we haven’t formally gotten to know each other yet. Nice to meet you,
Gerald, I’m Douglas Lindt, I’m currently working for the government, eh...”
Douglas pretended to be surprised as he stood up and shook Gerald’s hand.
As he introduced himself, he shook his wrist, displaying the dazzling golden-strapped watch on his hand and continued speaking
modestly.
“My job was arranged by my family, so you can say that I’ve got the upper-hand or some sort! I don’t have many capabilities
myself after all!”
“Haha, Douglas, you don’t have to be this modest. If you don’t have the capabilities, who else would? Let’s take Gerald as an
example, if you let him have your position, he wouldn’t be able to do much! Let’s not go over about those small matters shall we?

Come come, let’s have a toast!”
Willie smiled and patted Douglas’ shoulder lightly.
They then proceeded to chat about some personal matters. The others just listened to the two as they talked and occasionally
made a joke or two.
Leila was pleased. She rested her rosy cheeks on her hands as her eyes were fixated on Douglas.

She was proud of him.
She had an expensive taste in men, and the average joe was not up to her league.
Gerald sat on the chaperone’s seat, and from time to time, he stood up and poured drinks for everyone.
“Thanks, Gerald!”
A pretty girl who was sitting next to Gerald smiled at him.
“You’re welcome!” Gerald replied.
“You don’t have to keep pouring us drinks, they will pour it themselves if they want, hehe. Do you rarely eat out with others?”
The girl looked at Gerald curiously and asked.
The girl was extremely elegant. In short, she was very pretty and stylish, just like Leila.
Because they were not drinking, the girls sat a little off to the side.
And through their chat just now, Gerald got to know the girl’s name.
Her name was Cindy.
“Yeah, not that often!”
Gerald indeed had only attended just a few occasions.
The main reason was that this occasion was different from the ones in the past, after all, the main, most respectable person in
this event was Willie Jung.
Leia then served a plate of food and was about to put the plate in front of Douglas.
But Douglas wasn’t paying attention to her, and with a swing of his hand, he accidentally swatted Leia, knocking the plate of food
out of her hands.
“Oops!”
Leia screamed.

Douglas immediately stood up and apologized to Leia.
“It’s alright child, I was afraid of burning you with the hot food. I’ll clean up this mess, please carry on with your drinks with Mr.
Jung, I’ll prepare another plate of food for you!”
Leia smiled at him.
She hurriedly cleaned the floor.
Then, Gerald saw that their wine glasses were half full. He got up and poured them some wine.
God knows if Douglas did it intentionally or not, as soon as Gerald poured wine into his glass, Douglas’ hand shook and the wine
glass slipped out of his hand. The wine glass shattered on the ground.
“F*ck!”
Douglas was shocked.
Leia rushed out of the kitchen to see what was happening.
“Do you know how to pour wine? What the hell did you do? Why did you drop the wine glass?”
Leia pointed her fingers at Gerald as she scolded him. She was outraged.
On the other hand, Wille glanced at Gerald with icy cold eyes. He despised Gerald for his rudeness...
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Because of what had happened, they gave Gerald a good scolding.
It made Gerald quite embarrassed.
F*cking hell, it was Douglas who did not hold the glass properly, and they were all coming after him?
But Gerald understood.
Heh.

It was down right obvious that the unfair treatment was because Douglas held some special status and Gerald was just a
nobody.
“It’s not Gerald’s fault, I was the one who didn’t hold the glass properly. By the way, Gerald, you’re not working yet, are you?”
Douglas smiled as he asked Gerald.
“No.” Gerald shook his head.
“That’s not good, didn’t you find anyone to pull some strings for you? Why didn’t you find any?”
Douglas looked surprised.
“Connections are hard to maintain nowadays unless you’ve strong ones. Just like Leila’s current job, I wasted a huge deal of
effort just to find it for her!”
Willie said bluntly.
He immediately disclosed that piece of information.
“I’m good, thanks!” Gerald replied.
“Hmm, I don’t think that will be good, let me help you out. Right, Yorick, wasn’t your dad looking for two young security guards for
his factory? I think Gerald should sign up for that, I mean look at him, he looks like a loyal person and I think he will do a pretty
good job!”
Douglas pointed at him.
“Pfft!”
Everyone at the table burst into laughter when they heard that.
Leila rolled her eyes at Gerald. “How can Gerald be a security guard when he’s a graduate from Mayberry University?”
“I know right, my friends will laugh if I tell them about this!”
“I don’t think he’ll be able to look for a girlfriend after that!”
Several girls laughed.

Only Cindy was silent at the table.
“Hmph, our family’s business is quite strict when it comes to choosing security guards, we want someone capable, not trash!”
Upon hearing the group of girls, Yorick thought that asking Gerald to work for their family was quite condescending, and they
were mocking his family’s enterprise. He immediately retorted.
“Yeah, you shouldn’t think of that just because Yorick’s family enterprise is the nearest here. Honestly, it doesn’t matter whether
he’s a college student or not. In today’s society, university graduates are everywhere, and most workplaces don’t distinguish
between the rich and the poor. What’s wrong with being a security guard?”
“Being a security guard is also a popular profession required in many places!”
Douglas said with a serious face.
“Well said Douglas, I didn’t expect you to have so many insights and be so matured at such a young age! You guys shouldn’t
laugh, because what Douglas had said makes sense, so you guys should learn more from him!”
Willie added.
The crowd nodded their heads with stifled laughter.
Gerald did not enjoy the meal. He was getting picked on the entire time. He wanted to lash out at them, but it would be
humiliating for him to do so.
Deep inside, he told himself to forget about it. He was just here to grant his father’s wish.
Although they looked down on father.
His father is a peculiar person who likes to reminisce about the past.
It did not matter to him even if you disliked him.
He simply forced a smile as he swallowed the food.
After finishing the meal, Willie had an idea. “Right, how about you guys hang out in the karaoke bar for the rest of the afternoon?
Don’t stay out too long and come home early, so that your family will be at ease!”

“Got it, dad!”
“Don’t worry Mr. Jung, I’m here, so I’ll keep an eye on them!”
Douglas reassured with a smile.
“Hmm, that’s why I’m so relieved that you’re here, Douglas!”
Willie smiled and nodded his head.
Douglas looked at Gerald again. “Right, Gerald, we’ll head to the karaoke bar later, you should come along too! Are you free this
afternoon?”
“No, I won’t be joining, you guys should go ahead and have fun!”
Is he being serious? Of course, Gerald will not go! Although Leila was quite pretty, he felt like he was not in the right circle while
being with them.
“Don’t overthink, Gerald. After having a meal together, of course, we have to go out and have some fun together! Unless the
reason is that you don’t like us, do you, Gerald?”
Douglas said.
There was a hint of displeasure on his face.
The real reason why he asked Gerald to hang out with them was that he intended to use him to relieve boredom.
Was that not how people are? Once they become capable, they would pick on the weaker ones to make fun of.
When Willie saw the displeasure in Douglas’ face, he added on.
“Gerald, I suggest you’d better go with them. Can’t you read what’s going on? Douglas is quite an important person, and what
about you? Now that he has invited you to come along, why won’t you just accept his kind offer!”
“All right, I’ll go.”
Gerald was unable to brush them off.
Especially the girl next to her. Cindy kept looking at him, hoping that he would come along to have some fun together.

And Willie’s persistence.
Gerald thought that he would just go with them, maybe he would just ignore their petty remarks.
Hmph.
A short while later, the group of them were waiting downstairs.
Douglas and Yorick had their cars ready.
The two men drove the group in their cars.
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Finally, it was Gerald’s turn to get into the car.
But there was no space.
“Oh, f*ck! Just look. Both of our two cars are already full. We cannot possibly ask you to sit with the girls, right? It wouldn’t be
convenient!”
Douglas laughed and said after rolling down the car window.
He had been deliberately mocking Gerald ever since he heard that he had a marriage contract with Leila and deliberately making
things difficult for Gerald to embarrass him.
Gerald also knew that the reason Douglas had invited him to the karaoke bar with them was probably for this very reason too.
“What’s wrong with sitting next to a girl? I will move in a little. Gerald, come and sit next to me!”
Cindy said as she waved at Gerald.
Douglas felt a little unhappy at this, but he did not dare to say anything because Cindy was also a beautiful goddess too.
“Thank you!”
Gerald smiled and nodded slightly before he sat next to Cindy.
Soon, everyone arrived at a room inside a karaoke bar.

Douglas also invited another group of friends to join them.
The group also had both guys and girls, and the room suddenly became very lively.
Those who were drinking, drank, and those who were singing, sang. Everyone was very happy.
“Yorick comes to this karaoke bar very often. He is also very familiar with the female manager here. Hahaha! So, today everyone
can just order whatever you like. Yorick and I will treat all of you!”
Douglas said as he laughed.
“Thank you, Douglas!”
“I love you, Douglas! Ahh!”
“Wait, Douglas belongs to Leila! How can I say I love him?”
A girl patted her head as she exclaimed.
That made everyone laugh out loud again.
Yorick also brimmed happily. He really gained a lot of face today.
Leila also blushed as she lowered her head.
To be honest, Leila was really very satisfied with how Douglas carried himself. On the other hand, Gerald was sitting at the
corner, who didn’t dare say anything. The difference between both of them was really contrasting, like heaven and earth.
Leila could only shake her head helplessly as she looked at Gerald.
Suddenly, someone pushed the room door open. A woman in a red dress strutted into the room.
On first impressions, one could tell that this woman had the expertise of handling such social gatherings.
She was holding a bottle of red wine and smiled as she said, “Douglas and Yorick, I know that the both of you are here today so I
came here to specially give you a bottle of red wine. Have fun today!”
“And since Yorick comes here so often, I’ll give all of you a ten percent discount on the overall bill today! Have fun!”

“Ahh? Why is it only a ten percent discount? Yorick, aren’t you very familiar with this sister in the red dress? Why is she only
giving you a ten percent discount?”
Several boys joked and booed.
Yorick’s face blackened immediately. He felt as though he had already lost face.
“No! You have to at least give me a twenty percent discount!”
Yorick replied, with an unpleasant look plastered across his face.
“That will not work, sir. I still have to do business!” The woman in the red dress covered her mouth before she chuckled.
“Hmph! Okay, fine. But Miss Hanna, please come and enjoy a drink with us too!”
When the boys saw that the woman dressed in red was very sexy and beautiful, they asked her to accompany them to drink.
“Sorry, but I have another important customer to attend to today. I really cannot drink with you!”
Miss Hanna waved her hand before she went out.
The atmosphere suddenly became very awkward.
Several boys looked at Yorick, one after the other.
“Yorick, what’s going on here? Why isn’t Miss Hanna giving you any face at all?”
“F*ck! How could you say that you are familiar with her? She is only giving you a ten percent discount. I thought that the both of
you had a good relationship but she completely ignored you!”
A few boys voiced out bitterly after Miss Hanna left the room.
This made Yorick feel as though he had been insulted with pins and needles.
He felt extremely uncomfortable.
Yes! Miss Hanna did not give him any face at all just now.

When he came before this, she was still very polite to him and that was the reason why Yorick thought that he was already very
familiar with her.
However, now that he had already bragged about it to everyone, she did not give him any respect when he needed it. It was no
use bragging at all.
“Hmph! You don’t believe me? Okay then! I will go and bring her over here to drink with us now. Just wait for me.”
Yorick yanked open the room door angrily and stormed out. It seemed as though he had gone looking for Miss Hanna.
Gerald could only shake his head as he smiled wryly, observing the situation from the side.
Was keeping one’s face really that important sometimes?
Was it worth being so angry and causing a scene just because of such a trivial matter?
Moreover, Gerald could tell that Miss Hanna was generally the kind of person who was courteous and polite to everyone. It was
only normal for people to think that they were familiar with her when she was just doing her business.
It was not good for a person not to have any self-knowledge.
“Ahhh!”
A short while later.
One of the girls who went to the bathroom earlier suddenly ran into the room with a panicked expression on her face:
“Douglas! Go out and take a look! Yorick is getting beaten up!”
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”What? He got beaten up?”
“F*ck! He got into trouble!”
The boys and girls in the room suddenly grew very nervous.
Even Douglas became anxious.

But he did not panic. He simply replied calmly, “Why are you so anxious? Come, let’s go out and take a look. I want to see who’s
the prick that actually dares to touch my buddy!”
Douglas then waved his hand and a crowd of boys and girls followed closely behind him.
A few of the boys even grabbed a few bottles of beer with them. It seemed as though they were going to start a fight today!
Gerald had already expected Yorick to get easily agitated.
But he really did not expect him to get beaten up.
Everyone had already headed out now. It would not be good for Gerald to continue sitting and drinking in the room by himself.
Hence, he decided to just follow everyone out.
Let’s talk about Yorick. A group of people were surrounding him in the center of the karaoke bar.
He was curled up on the ground and blood was oozing out of his forehead.
About a dozen bodyguards from the karaoke bar had just beaten him up.
As for Hanna, she was just glaring coldly at Yorick with a sinister smile on her face.
“You pathetic brat! Don’t you know how to appreciate it when I was still giving you face? You actually dare to pull my hair? You
must be sick of living. Don’t you know whose territory this is? Aren’t you afraid that Big Dolph will hack you to death? F*ck!”
Hanna sneered.
Upon the words, ‘Big Dolph’, the faces of several people standing on the sidelines turned pale immediately.
They could not help but look at Yorick, who was lying on the ground, with sympathy.

Earlier on, Yorick had called out to Hanna, who had just entered another room. He angrily pestered her to come and drink with
them. Of course, Hanna ignored him completely.
In fact, there were not many people in this karaoke bar who had the ability to convince Hanna to give them a toast and drink with
them.
However, Yorick refused to tolerate it. Towards the end, he even pulled Hanna’s hair.

In the end, things turned out like this.
Someone from the other room witnessed this young man barging into his room and pulling Hanna’s hair.
With just a flick of his wrist, seven or eight strong men rushed forward immediately.
They even brought out some sticks and bashed Yorick to the ground.
They taught him a good lesson.
It was also the same time that the girl who went to the bathroom witnessed the entire event unfold. She dashed back to the room
to report this incident to everyone else.
“Miss Hanna, just let my subordinates handle this matter. The guests at my table are still waiting for you to drink with them!”
A rather lax young boy was standing next to Miss Hanna.
He had a scornful look on his face but he looked like someone rich.
“I know, Mr. Lourdes, but can you let me vent my anger first? Look at him! He pulled my hair just now!”
Miss Hanna replied as she smiled cynically.
“Hahaha. No problem. If that’s the case, drag him into my room then. Since he dared to cause trouble for you in front of my
room, then he is not giving me face either! Damn it! I really have to teach this damn kid a lesson today for being so obnoxious!”
As soon as Louie raised his hand, several bodyguards immediately acted on his order. They grabbed Yorick before they started
dragging him into Louie’s room.
After entering the room.
“Stop! If you know what is good for you, then let my buddy go!”
Suddenly, someone shouted out loud.
It was Douglas, who had one hand in his pocket as he led a large number of people over here with him.
He was very aggressive.

And he looked impressive.
“Damn. This is getting interesting. There are still people who are coming here to seek revenge on his behalf. I really want to see
who it is who is so brave and courageous.”
Louie had a nonchalant look on his face. He then entered his room before asking his bodyguards to open the door to let them in.
Douglas felt even more unfazed now because he thought that the kid was afraid of him.
So the group of people swarmed into the room.
However, as soon as they saw the man waiting inside the room, not only Douglas, but many others behind Douglas who were
holding beer bottles in their hands were all shocked.
“Mr. Lourdes, it’s you? Mr. Zorro, Mr. Hank, and Mr. Saul...you...you are all here?”
Douglas’s eyes immediately widened and all of his arrogance was instantly extinguished.
As for the few girls, they initially thought that they would be able to enjoy a good show with Douglas. The moment they saw
Douglas losing his spirit, they were all very embarrassed.
This was especially so for Leila who was standing next to Douglas.
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”Louie, who is this young brat? A friend of yours?” asked a man with a dragon tattoo.
“I don’t know him, but f*ck! He actually knows who I am!”
Louie replied with a laugh.
“Douglas, who is he?” asked Leila as she quietly nudged Douglas’s arm.
“He is Louie Lourdes. The mine in Serene County belongs to their family. He’s the richest man there, and their family is
considered one of Mayberry City’s top-ranking families. His father is also the leader of Serene County’s underground triads. Big
Dolph works for him. They are definitely a bunch of ruthless people.”
“The few around him are also famous members of triads.”

Since Douglas knew many people, he hurriedly explained the situation to them.
After listening to his explanation, Leila and the others became even more afraid.
They had heard of Louie’s name before.
They knew about his great influence and power. In fact, how could they not panic when they heard Big Dolph’s name?
“Wow! Buddy! What are you doing here with people holding beer bottles in their hands? Trying to scare me to death?” Louie
said, crossing his legs as he lazily slouched on the chair.
“Cough! Erm... Mr. Lourdes, this is all just a misunderstanding. It is all a big misunderstanding. Everyone drank a little too much
today. My friend over here has offended you too. I hope that you will show grace and let him go. I am Douglas Lindt, and my
father is Gary Lindt. Please give us some face. Mr. Hank, Mr. Saul, my dad even brought me along to drink with you guys...”
Douglas hurriedly pleaded as he introduced himself.
“Oh, oh! I know who he is... But Douglas, no one has ever dared to confront me with beer bottles in their hands. What do you
think I should do about this?” Louie replied with a smile.
His eyes swept across the faces of Leila and the other girls who were standing next to Douglas.
He couldn’t help thinking that all these girls must be of the highest quality.
“That will not do. Look, Mr. Lourdes, why don’t I finish a bottle now? Please take it as my sincerest apology!”
“Yes, Mr. Lourdes! We will down a bottle of beer now!” echoed several boys, one after the other.
“Well, if that is the case, then each of you will have to empty a bottle each. As soon as that happens, this matter will be over.”
Louie looked at the scared girl laughing his head off.
“There is but a condition. It’s not going to work for sure if you just finish the beer. You will drink white wine instead. I want each of
you to finish a bottle of white wine each, and the issue will be resolved. This includes all of you girls who walked into this room.”
“What? White wine?!”
Douglas was dumbfounded.

“Why? Are you not humoring me this round?” he asked Louie with a cold expression on his face.
As soon as his voice fell out, a bodyguard had already walked in with a box of white wine.
Douglas gritted his teeth in frustration. He had no choice but to take the lead and set the example.
He pinched his nose, gulping down the entire bottle as though it were plain water.
The other boys followed suit, and each soon finished their own bottles.
“Clap! Clap! Clap!”
Louie applauded in admiration. He looked at Leila and the other girls. “Beautiful girls, don’t you know you have to drink too? If
you refuse, you won’t be stepping out of this room today!”
“As for you guys, you can get lost!” snapped Louie said as he pointed at Douglas.
“Mr. Lourdes, this is my girlfriend. Will you allow me to take her with me? I beg you, please? Can you give me face?”
“No! There is no need for me to give you face. If you don’t choose to leave now, you might just be unable to leave after this.”
As soon as Louie said these words, a few boys quickly left the room in fear.
As for Douglas, he could only stay silent with gritted teeth. He sincerely didn’t know what else to say. After all, Louie was known
to be very ruthless.
He could only walk out of the room with his head hung low.
As for Leila, Cindy, and the other girls, they were naturally stopped by the bodyguards.
Leila was so frightened that she was about to burst into tears.
“You are Mr. Lourdes, right? Why don’t you give me some face and let them go?”
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“Huh?”
A moment of silence broke out in the room. Everyone was staring at the young man who just spoke.

Give you face?
Who are you? Why would I give you face?
The person who just spoke was none other than Gerald.
He had been outside the room, watching in excitement when he saw Douglas getting embarrassed and humiliated.
It had nothing to do with him, after all.
Now, Louie obviously had eyes for Leila, Cindy, and the rest of the girls.
He didn’t have many reasons to worry about Leila.
After all, even though Leila was somewhat polite to him on the surface, Gerald knew very well that this girl actually despised and
looked down on him.
There was no need for him to brag or show off in front of her.
However, Cindy was also here, and Gerald would feel bad if he really did not care about her.
She had treated him well since the beginning, never once despising him in any way. She was also the kind that held no
preconceived judgments or prejudice in her heart.
Perhaps, it might not have meant anything to Cindy, but Gerald was still very grateful nonetheless. Thus, he decided to take a
stand for her sake.
“Gerald, what nonsense are you talking about? Why don’t you just get lost? There are some things about the underground that
you will never understand.”
Leila reprimanded Gerald with a cold hard look on her face.
She couldn’t accept it. Leila grew up in a small town, and she was very well-informed. She naturally understood the situation
about to unfold tonight.
be that as it may, Leila’s mind was made up. What was the big deal anyway? At most, she would have to finish up an entire
bottle of white wine like Douglas did, then run out of the room quickly. Louie wouldn’t dare be too rambunctious, would he?

Unexpectedly, Gerald stepped up and pretended to be a hero. She was annoyed now, really wanting to give him a tight slap or
two across his face.
“Give you face? What right do you have?” Louie asked with a deep frown. The rest of the men in the room also stared at Gerald.
Gerald put his hands in his pockets, grinning lightly.
“This girl over here is my friend. So, I will settle this issue on her behalf. Mr. Lourdes, if you really want to drink, why don’t you let
me make a call so that I can get some people here to accompany you?”
Naturally, Gerald wanted to pay no attention to a puny roach the likes of him. He looked at Cindy.
Louie gawked at Gerald and sneered. “Young brat! Did you know that there are grave consequences for pretending to be the
hero? Based on your words, it seems you’re getting some people to deal with me too. Hahaha! Why don’t you take a look at your
pathetic face right now? Ask yourself. Are you worthy?”
“Nothing to worry about, Gerald. You should leave now,” said Cindy, her tone worried and anxious.
Gerald gave Cindy a reassuring look.
“It’s okay, don’t worry,” he promised with a smile.
Gerald then looked at Louie.
“So, what about it, Mr. Lourdes? Why don’t you tell me if you dare or not? My people will be coming over here later. Perhaps
they’ll have a good drink with you?”
“Okay. Fine! It’s the first time I’m challenged before so many of Serene County’s reputable folk. It seems I’ll have to experience it
for myself today, but allow me to put in all the ugly words first. I may not be so forgiving later. Know what happens to those who
dare offend me? I believe you will find out very quickly if you just ask around,” retorted Louie in the most condescending way as
though Gerald was a joke.
Gerald simply asked Cindy, Leila, and the rest of the girls to leave now.
Cindy looked at Gerald with worry on her face. She felt suffocated but wanted to stay back and accompany him anyway.
As for Leila, she simply stared blankly at Gerald, as though he was really an idiot. After that, she dragged Cindy away forcibly.

Louie did not stop them. It was because he knew that there had to be a sequel to this. When the time came to look for those
girls, it wouldn’t be as simple as making them drink a bottle of white wine.
Gerald made a phone call after that.
Of course, the call was to Drake and Tyson.
“Call. Call as many people as you can! Hahaha!”
When the call was done, he looked at Louie with a smile on his face.
For several reasons, Gerald had no choice but to keep a low profile in front of acquaintances. This was the case when he was at
Willie’s house today. It was all because he was an elder.
Gerald was no prodigal son of a millionaire, so he usually tolerated whatever that could be tolerated.
As a matter of fact, it would be elementary for Gerald to give their family a slap in their face if he wanted to.
However, things were different with Louie this time, just like when he dealt with William Rye from Rye Group. It would be
problematic, but Gerald wasn’t afraid.
Very soon.
The sound of cars screeching to a halt could be heard, where a larger number of luxury cars pulled up at the entrance of the
karaoke bar.
Bodyguards, dressed in black, stepped out of the cars in unison. They were all led by Drake and Tyson, Gerald’s current base
manager, and personal bodyguards.
Wherever Gerald was, so would they, providing him with on the clock security support.
“Mr. Crawford is inside. Go in now, double-time!”
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A group of men rushed into the karaoke bar after Drake and Tyson waved their hands.
At the same time, in the room.

Louie was fiddling with the wine glass in his hand as he looked at his watch and said: “Young lad, it has already been five
minutes now. There hasn’t been a single phone call. Are you kidding me?”
He laughed as he spoke.
The next moment, the room door was kicked upon with a loud bang.
A group of men swamped into the room.
The bodyguards of the group immediately tried to stop the men.
However, before they could even do anything, the bodyguards had already been kicked to the ground by the men dressed in
black.
Their action and movements were all very swift and violent, like a predator attacking its prey!
“Who are you guys?”
Louie was taken aback.
When he saw the skills of these people and the tough yet mysterious aura surrounding them, Louie knew that these men were
not from any ordinary backgrounds.
“Mr. Crawford, is it him?”
Drake and Tyson walked over to Gerald and whispered in a low voice.
“Yes. Teach him a lesson!”
Gerald replied as he nodded lightly.
“F*ck! How dare you? Do you know whose territory this is?”
The middle-aged man called Mr. Dee cried out in a hostile manner.
Although his expression was fierce, his forehead was already beaded with sweat.
He knew that they definitely encountered a tough opponent this time!

“This is Big Dolph’s territory! When Big Dolph arrives, don’t even dream about being able to step out of this place!”
Louie continued threatening.
“Miss Hanna, call Big Dolph!”
Louie signaled Hanna.
Hanna nodded and replied, “Okay! I have already sent a text message to him just now. Big Dolph is already bringing his men
over here. When he arrives later, then we will be able to watch a good show!”
On the other side.
“Douglas, stop the car! I want to get off!”
Douglas had already drove away in a hurry.
Halfway through, Cindy suddenly yelled out loud as she anxiously wanted to get out of the car.
“What’s wrong, Cindy?”
Leila asked.
“No! No! I am still worried about leaving Gerald behind all alone! Everyone knows who Louie is! He will really destroy Gerald!”
Cindy could not help but cried out of worry as she thought about it.
“Hmph! Why are you so worried about him? It serves him right for pretending to be a hero! He deserves it!”
Leila replied contemptuously.
Everything was as clear as day. Gerald and Douglas were simply incomparable.
One was a fool whereas the other was really a man who knew how to find a way to survive.
This was especially so when earlier on, Douglas had taken the lead to down the bottle of wine. Leila was moved.
Man. Nothing could beat that!
But when it came to Gerald, Leila simply shook her head because she was utterly speechless.

“That’s right, Cindy. Besides that, the both of you don’t even know each other that well anyway. Why do you care about his life or
death? Why are you so worried about him? Damn it! Cindy, don’t tell me that you like that pathetic dickhead?”
Douglas asked as he continued driving.
“Go ahead and think whatever you want. All I know is that if it weren’t because of Gerald, none of us would have been able to get
out of that place so easily! Stop the car! I want to go back and take a look!”
Douglas could not bear to see Cindy acting so anxiously. So, he stopped the car.
Cindy got out of the car before she ran back towards the karaoke bar.
“Cindy, come back!”
Leila yelled anxiously.
“Douglas, what do we do now? How am I going to explain it to Cindy’s grandfather if she is in danger?”
“Oh.. okay you know what, let’s do this. We’ll turn around and go back too.”
“Ahh? No! Douglas, do you want to save that Gerald too?”
“F*ck! Why would I want to save him? I am just afraid that something will happen to Cindy. We should go back and look out for
Cindy from a distance. That way, we can also see what’s going on with the entire situation!”
Douglas explained.
Everyone agreed to his plan. So, the two cars turned around, back to the karaoke bar...