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Chapter 416
Chapter 416
Chapter 416
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 416 Louie’s father had even told him that he deserved to be beaten up.
His father explained that the person who had beaten him up was none other than the extremely rich and humble heir, Mr. Gerald Crawford from Mayberry.
Hearing that, Louie felt chills run down his spine.
He had almost brought great trouble upon himself that day.
Perhaps like his father had said, being beaten up was a good thing after all. Maybe it could even get Mr. Crawford to invest in his company.
Thus, with that possibility in mind, Louie was faced with a cocktail of surprise, fear, and joy at the same time the moment he saw Gerald.
“Gerald! So you were eating here as well!” said Louie with a chuckle as he patted his hurt bottom.
‘What.’
Cameron and the others were all thinking the same thing. They had all been eager for some drama but Louie’s reaction only left them stunned.
‘What? Why does Louie know Gerald? He even addressed Gerald in such a familiar way!’
‘How is that possible!’
“That’s right. If we weren’t, how else could we have seen you cutting the queue?” replied Gerald with a faint smile on his face.
In his mind, he was wondering if he had not beaten Louie severely enough that night.
“W-well, you see, my dad’s invested quite a bit in this place before. Because of that, I’m used to not having to queue! But don’t you worry Gerald! Your meal’s on me today! Actually, scratch that. All of your meals here in the future will be on me!” said Louie as he rubbed his hands together.
“That won’t be necessary. This lady here won’t even lower the price by a dollar for me. We aren’t being given any special gifts either. I’m afraid that this will be the last time I ever come here,” replied Gerald, a smile on his face.
“What? Give me a minute, Gerald!”
Realizing that it was the cashier lady who had offended Gerald, Louie turned to glare at her. She had been standing beside them all this time, a dumbfounded expression on her face.
“Ah! Louie, so this gentleman here is your friend!”
The cashier lady was terrified now. She began thinking up excuses in her mind as cold sweat dripped down her forehead.
‘I only treated him like that because Cameron had signaled me too! He told me to make it difficult for Gerald so I was only following his orders!’
‘Cameron’s family works in the health department so of course I wouldn’t dare disobey him!’
‘Besides, that Gerald guy looked like a loser so I didn’t think twice about it. To think that he knew you, Louie!’
Before she could even begin explaining herself, a slap was heard.
Louie’s hand left her now reddened cheek as he shouted, “How could you look down on a customer! Isn’t Gerald just here to enjoy a meal? How dare you bully a customer you’re not even familiar with! I better hear about your resignation the next time I come here!”
“But I… I only did it because…”
Her left cheek was swollen and red and in pain as she looked toward Cameron.
Cameron had already been nervous even before she looked at him. He simply pretended as if the incident had nothing to do with him as he quietly began sneaking out of the place.
He didn’t want to retreat like a coward, but the situation was a difficult one so with a great reluctance and unwillingness in his heart, he left the premise.
He regretted his actions tremendously.
As for Gerald, he exchanged a few pleasantries with Louie before finally leaving with Giya and the others.
Gerald already knew that Louie was just a rich and useless brat so he didn’t want to get too close to him.
Upon leaving the shop, they caught sight of Cameron and the others standing not too far away from them.
In the beginning, Cameron and the others had wanted to enjoy Gerald’s misfortune, but humiliation greeted them headfirst instead.
This was especially true for Cameron who had a terrible expression on his face.
“How on earth does Gerald know Louie?!” said Sully.
Her respect for Gerald had grown tremendously now.
Cameron simply sneered at her question. “He just showed Gerald a little respect! He said all that but Gerald was still the one who paid the bill in the end! It’s only a matter of respect. Don’t you know who Louie is? He would never befriend a person like Gerald!”
Cameron was brimming with jealousy.
As per usual, Gerald made up a story regarding him and Louie to casually explain what had just happened to Giya and the others.
They then left and returned to the hotel.
“Oh my god! Why is Gerald staying in such a grand hotel?”
Since Tammy and the others had not entered the hotel earlier, the little cousin was shocked when they stepped through its front doors for the first time.
What more, Gerald had spent a lot of money just on the meal they were treated to earlier. He also knew a lot of people. Tammy and the other distant relatives were constantly surprised the longer they stayed around Gerald.
As they went further into the hotel, a few men tried to gain Giya’s affection. However, they gave up immediately the moment they knew that they first had to rival Gerald. They were nothing compared to him.
Once they got into their room, Gerald put his phone on the coffee table to wash some fruits for them.
“Oh my god! Tammy! Tammy come look! Look at the phone Gerald’s been using!”
The little cousin picked the phone up to show her, an expression of surprise on her face.
Tammy was equally stunned.
‘That phone could easily amount to two to three thousand dollars… Why would Gerald have it?’
At that moment, his phone began to ring.
“…Hmm? The most beloved Mila? Who is this person?” said the little cousin as she looked at the caller ID. She was dumbfounded by the discovery.