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Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 691

Not sure what else to say, Gerald simply followed Marven into the café.

“F*ck! They’re really tailing us!” whispered the cold and unapproachable Mindy as she saw Marven and his friend enter the café through the corner of her eye.

“Looks like I’ll need to investigate that man’s background as well!” whispered Jasmine—who was sitting across the table—in return.

“There’s no need for that, I think. Judging by his looks alone, he seems to be the honest kind of guy. You know, the type of person who’ll immediately spill the truth out when he’s enquired about it? If you ask me, I say you’re just being overly sensitive about this.”

“You’ll definitely scare the cr*p out of him, just like you do to all other men. I mean let’s be honest, how many men haven’t fled for the hills after meeting you? And I’m not even talking about those trying to woo you! I’m referring to those who’ve had an interest in me!”

“And while it’s true that we can now come out to study and get a degree and all, is there really a difference between us and the other women who just stay at home?” replied Mindy sounding slightly displeased.

“I can’t believe you actually said that! If grandpa heard that, he’d definitely yell at you without a doubt! In fact, it wouldn’t be farfetched to assume that he’d even stop paying for your tuition fees! Remember what he said! We have enemies lurking behind every corner, so you better watch out!” reminded Jasmine.

“I get it, I get it… I guess you’re right…”

After that, Mindy simply stopped talking.

Meanwhile, Gerald and Marven had just taken a seat at the table next to theirs. Quite honestly, Gerald wasn’t looking forward to any of this.

Deep down, he had a feeling that something set him apart from these people. In fact, his gut was telling him that that would be the eventual cause of their imminent quarrel.

However, Marven’s confidence alone made it extremely difficult for Gerald to turn his offer down.

While his ears were perked, Marven was disappointed when he realized that the girls weren’t chatting at all.

At long last, however, he was finally able to hear them say a single phrase.

“Let’s go!”

As soon as he heard that, Marven watched as both of the girls finished the rest of their coffee before getting up and leaving the café. As per usual, Jasmine’s face was stone-cold.

This time, however, Gerald received a scornful glare from Mindy before the two girls left for good.

“Wow! She was totally checking you out, Gerald!” said Marven sounding genuinely impressed.

“What a pity though… We didn’t even get a chance to hear them speak at all! It hardly makes any sense! Why did they choose to whisper to each other this time around? I swear I could hear them speaking normally the last time I tailed them!” added Marven with a sigh. What a let-down.

Gerald simply patted his friend on the shoulder while shaking his head in sympathy.

Regardless, if his hunch was correct, then their plan had already been uncovered by the girls! Sadly, Marven truly seemed to be completely oblivious to this.

After parting ways with him, Gerald didn’t even bother attending his afternoon lectures, opting instead to return home.

It was around then when he realized that he really had to find a chance to have a chat with Jasmine.

As he thought about it, his phone started ringing.

To his surprise, the caller ID displayed a special number. It was a call from the Drake & Tyson duo. Since they rarely called him unless there was truly an emergency, Gerald immediately picked the call up.

“What is it?”

“Mr. Crawford! You need to return home right this instant! A few people have been tailing you and I can only assume that they’ve found out about your real identity!” replied Drake, sounding rather urgent.

“…Huh?”

After hearing that, Gerald slowly tried to look behind him without making it too obvious. However, all he could see was a crowded street. He was still on campus after all, so sights like this were common.

The Drake & Tyson duo had been able to tell that he was being tailed through the use of the highly-sophisticated safety device which Gerald always carried around. Through it, they were able to constantly monitor his movements and alert him to any peculiarities they detected.

“I’ve sent some men over, Mr. Crawford! Please refrain from lingering around outside any longer!”

“Roger!” replied Gerald before hanging up. He then immediately hailed a taxi to head home.

He had been careful not to reveal his identity to anyone, right? Who on earth could be tailing him?

“Big brother! That kid’s slipped away!”

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The voice had come from a young man who was part of a group consisting of similarly aged people. All five of them bore equally cold and murderous gazes as they stood within the sea of people.

“Why are all of you still standing there? Go after him!” yelled one of the young men who seemed to be the group’s leader.

However, before they even could make their next move, the group of five realized that they had already been surrounded! A fight soon broke out and chaos ensued, preventing them from continuing with their mission.

“F*ck off!” roared the leader angrily as he shoved his unknown assailants aside, desperately trying to escape the havoc.

By the time he was finally able to free himself, Gerald was nowhere to be seen.

Enraged, the group’s leader then began stomping his foot against the tar road to release his frustration.

As that was happening, within a manor well-hidden from the public view, a group of teenagers approached a butler before one of them asked, “Where’s the young mistress?”

“She’s at the dojo,” replied the butler.

After having their question answered, the group of twelve then began making their way there.

Meanwhile, Jasmine was busy sparring others in the dojo. Her hair had been tied up in a ponytail and she sported a crisp, white, martial arts robe.

Her opponents were seven young men who usually ran missions together with the five others who had been sent to chase after Gerald. Though she was clearly outnumbered, Jasmine was still the one doing most of the beating up.

Mindy was there as well, though she was simply munching away on potato chips while occasionally cheering Jasmine on as she continued punching the wind out of her opponents.

“You’re getting increasingly better at this, young mistress! Judging by how quickly your progress is coming along, soon, I don’t think that I’ll even have anything more to teach you!” said her master who had been observing her spar from the very beginning.

As soon as the master’s sentence ended, the group of twelve from earlier arrived at the dojo. Upon seeing Jasmine, all twelve of them bowed in unison.

All of the youngsters in that dozen were world-renown champions in Taekwondo and Karate. They were all Jasmine’s masters as well.

“Hah, you’re being too humble… As for the seven of you, go ahead and have a rest first!”

“You’re pretty powerful, aren’t you? Despite being severely outnumbered, you still managed to come out on top! I wish I was as strong as you!” exclaimed Mindy.

“Well, I did try to get you to learn with me… As usual, however, you were too lazy to even try in the first place!” replied Jasmine with a wry smile.

“Humph! But of course I’m not going to train like you! After all, I think I’m more suited to being a quiet and innocent little girl. Plus, it’s not like I have your level of stamina! Still, it’s rather hilarious how you look just like a defenseless damsel in distress when those men from before could barely lay a finger on you! It reminds me of how you pulverized the lower halves of those students back then!” said Mindy between giggles.

“Hey, they asked for it! That’s enough, I don’t want to talk about that anymore!”

As Mindy continued smiling, she turned to look at the five young men who had just entered the dojo and were now standing at the side of the ring.

“What’s the matter?” she asked.

“Young mistress! We’ve failed our mission!” announced the group’s leader.

“Failed? Well I can’t say that I’m surprised! Just how many missions have the twelve of you even managed to complete up till this point?” replied Jasmine as she looked at the seven others whom she had sparred against earlier.

“We have a solid reason as to why we failed this time! While we were going after him, a group of men attacked us! By the time we finally managed to escape the chaos, the target had already left in a taxi!” explained the young man in a rather desperate voice.

“Hahaha… It’s alright. Honestly, I was hoping that all of you would fail anyway. Also Jasmine? I really think you’re overthinking this. I’m telling you, that guy was simply Marven’s friend. They probably just found you incredibly attractive so I see no reason for you to go full Sherlock on him. Besides, I want to talk to Marven too!”

“Don’t you even dare or I’m telling grandpa that you keep talking with random outsiders! You’ll be grounded for sure once that happens!” yelled Jasmine angrily.

“Fine, fine, I was just joking, alright?” responded Mindy.

“Regardless, for now, you guys should just let the matter rest. There’s no need to make a commotion out of this yet!” replied Jasmine.

“Understood, young mistress!”

Pursing her lips, Mindy then walked over to the trashcan to dispose of her half-finished bag of potato chips.

Noticing this, Jasmine simply shook her head as she approached the sulking girl.

“What’s the matter? Are you honestly angry just because I yelled at you?”

“No I’m not… I’m just slightly frustrated! Why can’t I be like everyone else? This cr*p has been going on since we were children! Just why?!” said Mindy as tears began welling up in her eyes.

When she heard Mindy’s words, Jasmine’s expression immediately darkened as she was reminded of their childhood.

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“Jasmine? Mindy! Where are you two going?” shouted an old man rather coldly.

“We’re going out to play, grandpa!”

“No you aren’t! Both of you, get back here right this instant! These kids are never to leave the house, not even a single step! Do I make myself clear?” shouted the old man as he turned to look at a few servants.

“Understood, master!”

“But… but why, grandpa? Why can the rest of our friends go out to play? Why can’t we do the same? We want to go to kindergarten and have fun with our friends!” replied Jasmine who was around the age of six then. Despite her young age, she was already starting to question her grandpa’s decisions.

The only response she received, however, was a tight slap across her face!

That was the first time Jasmine had ever been hit.

Their grandpa loved them dearly. Apart from the stars and the moon, he would do his best to give them anything they pleased. In all honesty, Mindy and Jasmine were blessed with the greatest gift that any child could ever hope for.

However, all that came at a cost. Since birth, they had been forbidden from ever interacting with the outside world.

Once she finally felt the impact of the slap, young Jasmine would then break into tears.

The slap would remain fresh in her memory, deterring her from ever leaving the house for a good few years. However, the outside world was simply too mystifying and full of wonders. Eventually, her curiosity got the better of her.

She was twelve when she and Mindy finally attempted sneaking out again to have a peek at the world beyond their house’s compound.

Their plan, however, was discovered by grandpa.

It was that day when grandpa issued the strictest rule their family had ever seen.

Despite being only twelve, Jasmine was whipped mercilessly by him! She was whipped so badly that by the time her grandpa was done, the skin on her back had split and she was bleeding badly.

However, that moment was equally punishing for her grandpa as well, the old man almost allowing himself to shed tears of grief as he continued whipping his beloved granddaughter.

“…Grandpa wants to let you go out to play as well… But… But you have to remember who we are! We have enemies everywhere! Please understand that what I’m doing is for your own good! Why can’t you kids understand that?!”

To this very day, the scars from that punishment remained on Mindy and Jasmine’s backs, and they would forever haunt them, a constant reminder of the shadows of their childhood.

It was only when Jasmine and Mindy were old enough and had more common sense regarding how the world worked when their grandpa finally allowed them to pursue their education beyond the house’s walls. They were finally getting a chance to see the outside world!

Of course, there was one golden rule to that. They weren’t allowed to befriend any outsiders.

Thus, just like many of the other Fendersons, the two girls had an incomplete childhood and the beginning of their lives were left completely stunted.

This was all the ‘enemy’s’ fault whom their grandpa kept mentioning about.

enemy posed, their grandpa never actually told either of the girls what was actually going

traditional-minded male he was, he simply assumed that they didn’t need to bother themselves

was because of that that Jasmine felt so bitter

childhood had been completely taken away from them just as much as the previous males in the family? Shouldn’t they have just been allowed to

she could think of. She wanted to prove that she was no less worthy

the present, Jasmine took in a deep

enough, Mindy… There’s no need for us to look back at the past.

yeah, I know Jasmine… I know how you hate the enemy much more than I ever could… Either way, we’ll someday make them pay dearly for all the suffering they’ve

the truth about the enemy, we’ve been preparing for that day for a long

day, Gerald arrived at his classroom only to find that Isabelle was

him off the most. However, she seemed to be in a rather good mood today, even joking around with a few

however, she

seen the cart filled with bottled water on your way up, right? They’re

rest of their classmates pursed

He was well aware that she was trying to

made any effort to conceal his irritation. “Why only us? There’s no way in hell that only the

“I beg your pardon?”

able to lift all that up the stairs!” said Gerald as he repeated

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to his table to take

hearing their responses. Their retaliation was completely unexpected! Especially from Gerald. He had been a thorn in her side from the very beginning. His reluctance to obey her bidding was akin to stepping on a

dare he challenge her pride in

tossed her tumbler in his direction! Thankfully, its

time to my face! Go on! I

the end, she was just another spoiled

if you need me to! Listen closely now, wouldn’t want you to miss it this time! I said that we won’t be able to lift all that up the

already grown accustomed to

his reply, Isabelle immediately stormed out of the room, smoke coming out

who had been observing their entire interaction, instantly shot

this very moment!” said Marven,

of her!” replied

her cousin’s from the sports team! He’s pretty bad*ss!” added Marven, his voice quivering

thinking that this was way too early into the game for him to lose his cool. He needed a way to redirect all this anger so that he

sending some people over to beat him up, that would probably be his best opportunity to vent

wasn’t long before the thundering of several footsteps could

in! Isabelle had indeed

did gather people to beat them up! I knew Isabelle wasn’t going to let Gerald slip away unbruised!

class while scanning through the faces of all the students.

gosh, he’s so tall and handsome!” squealed a few of the present girls as they eyed

newly transferred student, i’ve heard that Wyatt

lifted one of

b*stard I was talking about!” screamed

that, Gerald got up from his seat, only to momentarily freeze when he finally paid attention to the group

equally as

“Warren?”

“Gerald?”

completely taken aback. After all, he, Maia, and a few other girls had been sent

was Gerald here? It just simply didn’t make any

stunned Warren was, Wyatt then curiously asked, “Hmm? Do you

both of them were acquainted with each other, did

a way, I suppose!”

beating Gerald up any time soon. After all, Gerald

leaked that information out, he’d surely be done for. What more,

it, why did this have to happen…’ Warren thought

and me have a little chat

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of them

here on vacation. Pray tell, why are you doing

an education of course. Actually, I should be asking you that question. What are you doing here?” replied

any grudges against each other, Warren didn’t

others came together with me. I can’t tell you what exactly we’re doing here, but if you know what’s best for you, you’d better keep your mouth zipped tight when it comes to us. Our

Warren

Not that I really care,’ Gerald thought to himself as he laughed bitterly

look, Gerald

collecting donations for charity! Regardless of how much you donate, we won’t complain! We’re just trying to help children in the countryside who

about turning her down. What more, she was obviously fighting against her

to Scothow Elementary, the school he had built himself, the money would be used

the right thing to do, he then nodded to

to

other girls who were also working as volunteers began flocking around him. They had noticed that one of them

fifty thousand dollars!” replied Gerald with a

“…W-what? Fifty thousand?”

were equally taken aback by

were common across most universities. They were usually aimed to help

campaigns tended to garner quite a bit of support, and most of the students from this university were

donate a couple of bucks at best, the common trend being less than a hundred dollars per

were now being presented with a fifty

half a month now. This

you really serious

could hardly

simply laughed in response as he pulled his credit card out, ready

transaction machine, Gerald began

for a transaction of five hundred thousand dollars!” announced the

“…Huh?”

of all the girls

Gerald, equally

had promised. He would never have dreamed

on his constant obsession over Jasmine of

still needed to maintain a low profile in the

immediately! We’ll return the extra amount to your account as soon as possible! Might you be free this afternoon? We’ll have to go to the main office to deal with this

his head. After all, there wasn’t much of a difference between five hundred thousand and fifty thousand

speechless by his act of

then proceeded to note down his major and class. Just as he was about to write down Marven’s name, he saw a group of people walking over to him with cameras and voice recorders in hand. They seemed to be reporters

come here after hearing how much he had donated to the charity! Their sudden appearance surprised him

I’m fine with donating as long as you abide to a single

announce it, could we still have your

hand without even turning to

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a few other volunteers began feeling sorry for themselves.

present at the time Gerald left

by the time they finally found out about the massive

was around then when loud cheers could be heard coming from

to charity today!” exclaimed a few of her classmates in

earlier noticed that there was a donation campaign going on when she arrived at the university. Seeing no harm in

nothing much to her and she hadn’t really hadn’t intended to bring the topic up as they

like wildfire among her classmates and it

reactions were well warranted. After all, she was a university student just like them, yet she had the capability of donating four thousand and five hundred dollars! What more, the majority of students either donated very little or didn’t provide any support for the charity at

wasn’t that big of a

school today? Why isn’t he here yet? He’s just returned from a Taekwondo championship and he got second place you know!” said Isabelle as

be a little more patient!”

someone else will start thinking that he’s hot stuff or something!” replied Isabelle

said that,

“Brother Fabian!”

“Fabian’s here!”

of the

What took you so long? Class is about to start!” said Isabelle while

caught up by a few ladies trying to get

sitting where he usually sat, he then moved to

as well, Fabian?” asked Stella as

nodded

he tall, lean, and quite good-looking, Fabian was also the richest guy in the class. What more, he was also good at sports! It was no mystery why

that the one who donated the most will be invited to show their face during the donor appreciation event due this afternoon!” said Stella

didn’t donate much. Plus, I’m not really interested in such events!” replied Fabian

people even care

leave us hanging, Brother Fabian! How much did

thousand dollars!” answered Fabian who

hearing his reply,

yells and cheers soon filled the entire

dollars! By

Fabian?!” screamed several

they were going to be shocked at

even bring herself to

exclaimed Stella when she finally

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entire classroom was still in a

and Fabian were getting honors and both of them were in his class, that meant

donor appreciation event. Such an event was a big deal in the campus since

they be after finding out that two of their classmates were soon going

break when everyone from the degree program

started heading

you attending the event, Gerald?”

“I’m not!” replied Gerald.

events like this in the past. This was nothing special to him. To him, the act of donating was simply a way to express love and care for others. Since he had already done that through

two goddesses are attending as well!” said Marven as he pointed

eyes, Gerald realized that

on, let’s just go! Since everyone else is going, we won’t look good if we

Gerald as he shook his head

point. It wouldn’t do him any good to be seen as a weirdo. After all, he still had to

up following

inside, they saw the two girls sitting alone in the last

them, preferring to stand rather than

seats left!” said Marven as he scratched

you mean? There’s plenty of empty seats there!” replied Gerald as he

Gerald was

seats

both girls. They simply continued staring

on to Gerald’s elbow, desperately trying to hint at him to sit anywhere else

before pulling

her eyebrows raising

To start off the event, the principal gave a speech which

mentioned that only ‘excellent donors’ would have their names announced.

of how much one donated. While that was so, the exact amount donated by the ‘excellent donors’ was still going to be

someone who donated a hundred and fifty dollars to be announced. When

exclamations of awe and surprise when another person was announced to have donated over

heard Maia

appear that both of them had donated nine

this stirred a sensation among the students when they heard such

above! Because of that, we hope to invite