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Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 554
“…Oh yeah. So Sharon, why are you looking for a job now? What about Hayward?” asked Gerald. Though he used
to have a crush on her, he no longer had any feelings for her.
“Ah, well, after Hayward found out that you’re Mr. Crawford, he was so shocked that he refused to leave his house
for days. Besides, he knew about our past relationship, so…”
Sharon stopped there and simply left her sentence hanging.
‘…Ah, so Sharon’s looking for a job partially because of me!’ Gerald thought to himself.
Gerald then flashed an awkward smile before saying, “But you know, I’m still truly flattered, haha! Remember back
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Hearing that, both Sharon and Xella began reminiscing. During high school, almost everyone refused to hang out
with Gerald, and his birthday didn’t change that fact.
His birthday that year had been on result day, and everyone had to go back to high school during the holidays to
get their certificates. It was Xella and Sharon who had suggested that they celebrate Gerald’s birthday in the
canteen. They wanted to celebrate it with him before he joined the military.
The two girls, along with Lilian, had bought a large cake for Gerald back then. Lilian was there since she was close
to Sharon and though she was slightly hesitant at first, she still ended up celebrating his birthday with him anyway.
That was the first time Gerald ever had cake, and he felt extremely touched. That was the moment when he
decided to stay friends with them for eternity.
Now, however, he realized how one-sided that decision had been
When university started, he continued staying in touch with both Xella and Sharon. Eventually, however, both of
them started ghosting him. They didn’t bother to even reply to any of his texts.
Two years later, Gerald was excited when he bumped into Sharon in Mayberry. Sharon had to admit that since he
was still so friendly and talkative, he clearly valued their friendship very much even after so much time had passed.
However, Sharon had felt embarrassed being around him, so she avoided him at all costs. She even insulted him
multiple times! There were times when she went overboard as well, resulting in him getting physically hurt.
Despite all that, Gerald continued to help her on multiple occasions and he didn’t even hold any grudges against
her. She had taken advantage of that, which led to Gerald getting hurt even more. This was why Gerald eventually
started giving her the cold shoulder.
As for Xella, she had looked down on him from the moment they bumped into each other again after so many
years. She had been slightly embarrassed when they met, so she only had a polite conversation with him, even
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cracking a few light jokes here and there.
However, Gerald still thought that she valued their friendship just as much as he did back then. They were even
supposed to go to the class reunion together! However, she went with Waylon instead which resulted in her feeling
uncomfortable for most of that day.
Waylon had bullied Gerald a lot back in high school. Gerald simply never stood up for himself. There was even a
time when Waylon threw a chair at Gerald which sent him flying to the back of the class. He was without a doubt,
Gerald’s arch enemy.
Despite being aware of that, Xella still ended up getting close to him. Gerald had been incredibly hurt after finding
out about that.
Now that the two girls realized that Gerald was the actual Mr. Crawford from Mayberry, they couldn’t help but
regret their actions. Both of them thought that he was no longer the Gerald they knew, when in reality, Gerald had
never changed. They were the ones who had changed.
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