Chapter 22


    Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 22


    It was over. The oil painting waspletely ruined.


    One hundred and fifty thousand dors!


    Everyone could not help but swallow their saliva at this time.


    Only Quinton and Harold wereughing in their hearts at this time. They could not help but wonder how


    Gerald would ever be able to pay for the oil painting that was worth a hundred and fifty thousand


    dors. Even if the manager of Wayfair Mountain Entertainment owed him a favor, he would never be


    able to exin himself with regards to the oil painting.


    Hehehe!


    “Gerald, why don’t we leave now? Anyway, we’re almost done with the food,” Naomi said in a cautious


    manner at this time.


    If they continued staying here for another second, Gerald would never be able to pay for the oil


    painting!


    “Oh! Things don’t look good. It seems as though someone ising up now!”


    Jacelyn pointed at the staircase at this time and Gerald also looked in the same direction. At this time,


    Zack was walking towards them with a few waitresses and a bottle of good wine in their hands.


    He wasing to give them a toast.


    Gerald felt very helpless. He had already told Zack that he did not want to reveal his identity for the


    time being. Why was he stilling here to give him a toast?


    Zack arrived a short whileter.


    Quinton also naturally knew who Zack was.


    “Lyle…Mr. Lyle!”


    Quinton quickly greeted him.


    Unexpectedly, the manager whom Gerald was talking about was in fact one of the richest men in


    Mayberry City, Zack Lyle!


    Alice was very surprised at this time and she did not dare to speak at all.


    Good luck to Gerald!


    As soon as he arrived, Zack nodded slightly towards the crowd of people.


    After that, he looked at Gerald before he greeted him respectfully, “Mr. Ger…”


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    As he was about to greet him, Zack suddenly recalled that Gerald had already told him that he did not


    want his identity to be revealed.


    Zack said: “Brother Gerald, are you satisfied with the arrangements I’ve made for you today?”


    Gerald smiled as he nodded.


    At this time, Quinton suddenly spoke up and said, “But Mr. Lyle, Gerald just ruined your oil painting by


    dropping it into the water!”


    “Yes, Mr. Lyle! Even though we told him not to do it, Gerald took the oil painting down and he dropped it


    into the water!” Jacelyn quickly hurriedly chimed in as she did not want to bear the responsibility for the


    oil painting.


    Meanwhile, Naomi quickly spoke up for Gerald. “Mr. Lyle, Gerald didn’t mean to do it!”


    At this time, Harper also defended Gerald and he asked Zack what they could do in order to repay


    Zack for the oil painting.


    Zack immediately understood the situation that was unfolding before him.


    It seemed as though not everyone here were Gerald’s true friends and Zack knew that Gerald had not


    revealed his identity to anyone yet.


    He also knew that Gerald was a very low-key and introverted person. It seemed as though he did not


    want to brag about the fact that he was actually very wealthy and powerful.


    Moreover, Zack was not stupid and he clearly remember Gerald’s reminder to him. Therefore, he would


    not do anything to cause the crowd of people to have any suspicions about Gerald’s identity.


    Zack had a shocked expression on his face as he eximed, “What? The oil painting was dropped into


    the water?” Zack started trembling with a frightened expression on his face. It seemed as though he


    really cared about the oil painting!


    The atmosphere suddenly became very tense and Naomi asked anxiously, “Mr. Lyle, we’re really sorry


    about the oil painting!”


    “Brother Gerald, do you know that the oil painting costs over a hundred and fifty thousand dors?


    Moreover, my boss really likes this oil painting very much. Tell me, what should I do if my boss asks me


    about this painting?” Zack asked as he stared at Gerald.


    Gerald knew that Zack wanted to give him a way out of this matter without revealing his identity or the


    fact that he was indeed the real owner of Wayfair Mountain Entertainment. That was the reason why he


    could only react this way,


    Hehehe…Zack was a rather interesting person.


    Gerald had a very regretful look on his face as he said, “Mr. Lyle, I really didn’t expect this to happen


    but I can tell you that this isn’t entirely my fault.”


    “Not your fault?” Zack asked as he frowned.


    Jacelyn, who was standing aside, thought that Gerald had wanted to push the me to her. Therefore,


    she hurriedly said, “Gerald, it’s your fault! The oil painting dropped into the water because it flew out of


    your hands! You shouldn’t try and me anyone else for your own mistake!”


    “Exactly! If you’ve done something wrong, you should have the courage to step up and admit your


    mistake. Otherwise, how can you call yourself a man?”


    The girls were all very contemptuous at this time.


    “I guess Gerald is just afraid he’d have to pay the one hundred thousand dors out of his own pocket.


    That must be the reason he’s trying to push the me away from himself,” Harold quickly said as he


    was still jealous of Gerald.


    Gerald did not only prove that he was better than Quinton or Harold, but he also made them very


    envious and jealous of him.


    Gerald smiled before he said, “Mr. Lyle, I admit that I was the one who had taken the oil painting down


    in the first ce. The reason why I said it isn’t entirely my fault or responsibility, however, is because


    there was a gust of wind when I was trying to put the oil painting back in ce and it blew the oil


    painting away.”


    “Hahaha. Gerald, you’re really ridiculous!”


    The crowd of people could not help but feel contempt at this time.


    Quinton said, “Gerald, are you seriously trying to put the me on the gust of wind? Don’t you think


    you’re trying too hard?”


    Zack looked as though he was thinking hard about what Gerald had just said.


    After a short while, he finally patted his forehead and said, “Brother Gerald, thank you for exining the


    situation to me. So was that actually what happened? I’m sorry for misunderstanding you. I guess we


    can only me the gust of wind for blowing the oil painting away and causing it to fall into the water. I


    suppose it really isn’t your fault at all!”


    “Yes, you shouldn’t hang the oil painting here. It’s very dangerous when the wind is strong,” Gerald


    replied in a hurry.


    “Yes, yes, Brother Gerald. Thank you for the reminder. I’ll ask my staff to deal with this matter. I guess


    it’s our fault for putting this oil painting here in the first ce.”


    What?


    Everyone was shocked at Zack’s reaction. Was Zack convinced just because of a few words by


    Gerald?


    Quinton felt a lump in his throat at this time. He felt very ufortable, while Alice and the rest of the


    girls felt even more uneasy.


    “Well, in that case, I would like to thank you for your hospitality today, Mr. Lyle. If it’s fine with you, we’d


    like to go home now.”


    Gerald smiled. He thought that the way that Zack cooperated with him with regards to this situation was


    indeed very funny.


    After leaving the Wayfair Mountain Entertainment, all of them could not help but look at Gerald in a


    daze. This was especially so for Alice, who felt that everything was too unreal and she couldn’t


    understand Gerald at all.


    “Gerald, you are really amazing! I can’t believe that you actually managed to persuade Mr. Lyle with


    just a few words when he seemed to care so much about that oil painting!”


    Naomi couldn’t help but admire Gerald after leaving the manor.


    Alice was also listening in at this time.


    She felt very doubtful about the whole situation. Were things really as simple as they seemed?