The Secretly Rich Man

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.

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

that they didn’t

of that that Jasmine felt so bitter about the

much as the previous males in the family? Shouldn’t

her strive to become great in every aspect she could think of. She wanted to prove that

in a deep breath before looking at

Mindy… There’s no need for us to look back

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

will! Though grandpa still isn’t willing to tell us the truth about the enemy, we’ve been preparing for that day for a long

to find that Isabelle was the

was her temper that put him off the most. However, she seemed to be in a rather good mood today, even joking around with a

Gerald, however, she rolled

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

their classmates pursed their lips, trying hard not

well aware that she was trying to pull a prank on

himself hardly made any effort to conceal his irritation. “Why only us? There’s no way in hell that only the two of us will be able to lift all that up

“I beg your pardon?”

all that up the stairs!” said Gerald

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saying that, he went to his table

unexpected! Especially from Gerald. He had been a thorn in her

dare he challenge her pride in front of

pissed that she immediately tossed her tumbler in his direction! Thankfully, its liquid contents were only able to splash on the floor in front of his

more time to my

the end, she was just another spoiled

I could say it ten more times 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

had already grown accustomed to dealing with such

Isabelle immediately stormed out of the room, smoke coming

interaction, instantly shot a death

people to beat us up this very moment!”

of her!” replied Gerald as he tried to calm

from the sports team! He’s

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 could

be his best opportunity to vent out his frustration by beating the cr*p

long before the thundering of several footsteps could be heard running up the

men burst in! Isabelle had indeed managed

to let Gerald slip away unbruised! Looks like we’re going to have a free show!” said one of the students

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 be talking to Isabelle’s brother who stepped in front of the group at that moment. Her brother seemed to

tall and handsome!” squealed a few of the present girls as

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

the girls continued whispering among themselves, Isabelle lifted one of her crossed arms and pointed

That’s the b*stard I was talking about!” screamed

from his seat, only to momentarily freeze when he finally paid attention to the group leader’s

as stunned as Gerald

“Warren?”

“Gerald?”

and a few other girls had been sent here under the guise of transfer students

Gerald here? It just simply

was, Wyatt then curiously

was starting to get nervous. If both of them were acquainted with each other, did that mean that Gerald would get away scot-free this

a way, I suppose!” replied

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

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

did this have to happen…’

Gerald! Let’s you and me have a little

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of them then left

were here on vacation. Pray tell, why

be asking you that question. What

didn’t particularly hold any grudges against each other, Warren didn’t particularly like being around Gerald, and the same

make things clear to you 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 if you know what’s best for you, you’d better keep your mouth zipped tight when it comes to us. Our identity is not to be revealed under any

Warren then turned around

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

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

of how much you donate, we won’t complain! We’re just trying to

volunteering for a selfless cause, Gerald felt bad even thinking about turning her down. What more, she was

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

be the right thing to do, he then

much would you like to donate?”

working as volunteers began flocking around him. They had noticed that one of them had managed to get someone to donate, so all of

with fifty thousand

“…W-what? Fifty thousand?”

were equally taken

this were common across most universities. They were usually

a bit of support, and most of the students from this university

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 thought

were now being presented

to collect donations for at least half a

really serious about

could hardly

response as he pulled his credit card out, ready to make

with the transaction machine, Gerald began pressing its buttons

hundred thousand dollars!” announced the machine in a robotic

“…Huh?”

the girls were

Gerald,

he was feeling more philanthropic lately, he truly wanted to donate the fifty thousand dollars he had promised. He would never have dreamed

blamed it on his constant obsession over Jasmine of

didn’t exactly mind the mistake, he still needed to maintain

We’ll return the extra amount to your account as soon as possible! Might you be free this afternoon?

know what, just take it! Five hundred thousand it is!” said Gerald as she shook his head. After all, there wasn’t much of a difference between five hundred thousand and fifty thousand dollars to him. It

by his act of

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 of some

to the charity! Their sudden appearance surprised him so much

single rule! I wish to strictly remain anonymous!” said Gerald before

have your name?” asked a confused volunteer as she

waved a hand without even turning

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Gerald left, a few other volunteers began feeling sorry for themselves. After

that they weren’t present at the time Gerald

get to know him! Alas, by the time they finally found out about the massive donation that had been made, Gerald was already

then when loud cheers could be heard

Stella’s donated four and a half thousand dollars to charity today!”

arrived at the

hadn’t really hadn’t intended to bring the topic up as they were

among her classmates and it wasn’t long before

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

it truly wasn’t that big of a deal

He’s just returned from a Taekwondo championship and he got second place you know!”

be a little more patient!”

come soon, someone else will start thinking that he’s hot stuff

said that, the class

“Brother Fabian!”

“Fabian’s here!”

they saw him, almost all of the students in class began

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

I got caught up by a few ladies trying to get donations for

Gerald was now sitting where he usually sat, he then moved to

as well, Fabian?” asked Stella as

simply nodded in

only was he tall, lean, and quite good-looking, Fabian was also the richest guy in the class. What more, he was also

you donate, Fabian? Rumor has it that the one who donated the most will be invited to show their face

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

even care about

Don’t just leave us hanging, Brother Fabian! How much

Fabian who saw no other choice than

his reply,

last long, however, as yells and

thousand dollars!

donated fifteen thousand dollars, Brother Fabian?!” screamed several

they were going to be shocked

that she couldn’t even

exclaimed Stella when she finally managed to find her

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still in a daze after all

well. Since Stella and Fabian were getting honors and both

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

how couldn’t they be after finding out that two of their classmates were soon going to

everyone from the degree program

heading for their

the event,

“I’m not!” replied Gerald.

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

look! The two goddesses are attending as well!” said Marven as he

Gerald realized

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

then!” replied Gerald as he shook his head

as a weirdo. After all,

ended up following

girls sitting alone in the

to sit remotely close to them, preferring to stand rather than to do

Marven as he scratched the back of

There’s plenty of empty seats there!” replied Gerald as he looked toward

Gerald was already

I assume these seats aren’t taken?”

response from both girls. They simply continued staring ahead

himself was now nervously tugging on to Gerald’s elbow, desperately trying to hint at him to sit anywhere else but there. After all, if they triggered the two goddesses, both of them would be as good

before pulling Marven to sit

raising though

event then officially began. To start off the event, the principal gave a speech which was then followed

speech, it was mentioned that only ‘excellent donors’ would have their names announced. ‘Excellent donors’ were

of in ascending order of how much one donated. While that was so, the exact amount donated by the ‘excellent donors’

someone who donated a hundred and fifty dollars to

when another person was announced to have

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

that both of them had donated

sensation among the students

of that, we