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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.

kept emphasizing on the dangers their enemy posed, their grandpa never actually told

assumed that they didn’t need to

that that Jasmine felt so bitter about the

them just as much as the previous males in the family? Shouldn’t they have

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

took in

for us to look back at the past. After all, we’re in

than I ever could… Either way, we’ll someday make them pay dearly for all the suffering they’ve put

grandpa still isn’t willing to tell us the truth about the enemy, we’ve been preparing for that day for a long time now. That day will definitely come soon!” replied Jasmine as

to find that Isabelle was the

off the most. However, she seemed to be in a rather good mood today, even

she saw Gerald, however, she

a coincidence! Both of you should have seen the cart filled with bottled water on your way up, right? They’re for our class so

that, the rest of their classmates pursed their lips, trying hard not

well aware that she

his irritation. “Why only us? There’s no way in hell that only the two of us will be able to lift

“I beg your pardon?”

lift all that up the stairs!” said Gerald as he repeated Marven’s

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saying that, he went to his table to

been a thorn in her side from the very beginning. His reluctance to obey her

challenge her pride

its liquid contents were only able to splash

one more time to my face!

end, she was just another spoiled upper-class brat who thought the

I said that we won’t be able to lift all that

grown accustomed

she heard his reply, Isabelle immediately stormed out of the room, smoke

who had been observing their entire interaction, instantly shot a death glare at

getting some people to beat us up this very moment!” said Marven,

of her!” replied Gerald as he

her cousin’s from the sports team! He’s

him to lose his cool. He needed a way to redirect all this

beat him up, that would probably be his best opportunity to vent out his frustration by beating the cr*p

the thundering of several footsteps could be heard running

was opened, a group of men burst in! Isabelle had indeed

slip away unbruised! Looks like we’re going to have

Who’s the lucky b*stard that gets to be beaten up today?!” roared a man as he stood before the class while scanning through the faces of all the students. He seemed to

few

him! While he’s a newly transferred student, i’ve heard that Wyatt

themselves, Isabelle lifted one of her crossed

I was talking about!”

up from his seat, only to momentarily freeze when he finally paid attention

was equally as

“Warren?”

“Gerald?”

After all, he, Maia, and a few other girls had

was Gerald here? It just simply didn’t

how stunned Warren was, Wyatt then curiously

nervous. If both of them were acquainted with each other, did that mean that Gerald would get

a way, I

wasn’t going to be beating Gerald up any time soon. After all, Gerald knew about his

leaked that information out, he’d surely be done for. What more, Maia and the other girls were still

have to happen…’ Warren thought

and me have a little chat

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both of them then left the

here on vacation. Pray tell,

Actually, I should be asking you that question. What are you doing

didn’t particularly hold any grudges against each other, Warren didn’t particularly

now. For starters, I’m not the only one here. Maia and a few others came together with me. I can’t tell you what exactly we’re doing here, but

he was done with his explanation, Warren

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

back to look, Gerald noticed a rather shy-looking girl, meekly holding

of how much you donate, we won’t complain!

felt bad even thinking about turning her down. What more,

wastefully either. Similar to Scothow Elementary, the school he had built himself, the money would be

to do, he then nodded to the

would you like to donate?” asked the shy

as volunteers began flocking around him. They had noticed that one

go with fifty thousand dollars!”

“…W-what? Fifty thousand?”

the girls were equally taken aback

were usually aimed to

bit of support, and most of the students from this university were similarly willing to partake in donating for a good

majority of the students would only be willing to donate a couple of bucks at best, the common trend being less than a hundred dollars per donation. Not that they were complaining. After all, it was the

to think that they were now being presented

hard to collect donations for at least half a month now. This was their first time meeting

you really serious about

hardly

he pulled his

Gerald began

thousand dollars!”

“…Huh?”

jaws of all the girls were now hanging wide

Gerald, equally

was feeling more philanthropic lately, he truly wanted to donate the fifty thousand dollars he had promised. He would never have dreamed that he would accidentally push an extra zero on the transaction machine!

his constant

mistake, he still needed to maintain a low profile

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 since they’ll need your signature to approve

shook his head. After

by his act of

as he was about to write down Marven’s name, he saw a group of people walking over to him with cameras and voice

charity! Their

as long as you abide to a single rule! I wish to strictly remain anonymous!” said Gerald

if we don’t announce it, could we still have your name?” asked a confused volunteer as she

turning

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sorry for themselves.

just their luck that they weren’t present at the time Gerald left that

time they finally found out about the massive donation that had been made, Gerald was already long gone. Soon after, the volunteers then left the

cheers could be heard coming from inside a

Stella’s donated four and a half thousand dollars to charity today!” exclaimed a few of her classmates in

she arrived at the university. Seeing no harm in donating

hadn’t really hadn’t intended to bring the topic up as they were chatting, a slip of her tongue caused her besties to hear about the massive amount she

and it

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

truly wasn’t that

would be coming to school today? Why isn’t he here yet? He’s just returned from a Taekwondo championship and he got second place you know!”

little more

he doesn’t come soon, someone else will start thinking that he’s hot stuff or something!” replied Isabelle

soon as she said that,

“Brother Fabian!”

“Fabian’s here!”

almost all of the students in class began announcing

so long? Class is about to start!” said Isabelle while standing up as she,

a few ladies trying to get donations for charity downstairs,” replied Fabian as he shook his head with

that Gerald was now sitting where he usually sat, he then

as well, Fabian?”

simply nodded in

was also the richest guy in the class. What more, he was also

who donated the most will be invited to show their

Plus, I’m not really interested in such events!” replied

people even care about

Don’t just leave us hanging, Brother Fabian! How much did donate exactly?” pestered

fifteen thousand dollars!” answered Fabian who saw no other choice than to tell

his reply, silence immediately

silence didn’t last long, however, as yells and cheers soon

thousand dollars!

Fabian?!” screamed

they were going to be shocked at that massive

was so thrilled that she couldn’t even bring herself to say

so much!” exclaimed Stella when she finally managed to find her voice

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still in a daze after all that

as well. Since Stella and Fabian were getting honors and

came, stating that everyone from the degree program needed to attend the donor appreciation event. Such an event was a big deal in the campus since only a few other events—like sports day—gave students

all in for it! After all, how couldn’t they be after finding out that two

short lunch break when everyone from

started heading

you attending the event, Gerald?”

“I’m not!” replied Gerald.

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 his donation, he didn’t feel the need to attend such an

as well!” said Marven

realized

we won’t look good if we choose not to attend, right?”

guess… Alright then!” replied Gerald as he shook

as a weirdo. After

up following Marven into

the two girls sitting alone in the last

them, preferring to stand

any seats left!” said Marven as

empty seats there!” replied Gerald as he looked

him, Gerald was already

these seats aren’t taken?” said Gerald with a

statement, however, garnered no response from both girls. They simply

now nervously tugging on to Gerald’s elbow, desperately trying to hint at him to sit anywhere else but there. After all, if they

shrugged nonchalantly before pulling Marven to sit right next to

raising though she

began. To start off the event, the principal gave a speech

mentioned that only ‘excellent donors’ would have their names announced. ‘Excellent donors’ were those who donated over fifteen

randomly instead of in ascending order of how much one donated. While that was so, the

didn’t take long for someone who donated a hundred and fifty dollars to be announced.

exclamations of awe and surprise when another person was

the ‘excellent donors’, Gerald heard Maia and Warren’s names being mentioned

would appear that both of them had

among the students when

list, a total of twelve students donated nine hundred dollars and above! Because of that, we hope to invite them