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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.

the dangers their enemy posed, their grandpa never actually told either

simply assumed that they didn’t need to bother themselves with the

Jasmine felt so bitter

weren’t they allowed to know? When their childhood had been completely taken away from them just as much

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

present, Jasmine took in a deep breath before looking

Mindy… There’s no need for us to look back at the past. After all, we’re in much

more than I ever could… Either way, we’ll someday make

been preparing for that day for a long time now.

to find that Isabelle was

him off the most. However, she seemed to be in a rather good

she saw Gerald, however, she rolled her eyes

and Gerald, what 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 both of you should bring them up for

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

pissed at this. He was well aware that she was trying to pull a prank on

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

“I beg your pardon?”

to lift all that up the stairs!”

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was completely unexpected! Especially from Gerald. He had been a thorn

her pride in front of

tumbler in his direction! Thankfully, its liquid contents were only able to splash on the floor

one more time to my face! Go on!

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

want you to miss it this time! I said that we won’t be able to lift all that up the stairs! What else do you want from us?”

he had already grown accustomed to

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

entire interaction, instantly

beat us up this very moment!” said Marven, his voice hinting that he was

care. I’m not afraid of her!” replied Gerald

heard that her cousin’s from the sports team! He’s pretty bad*ss!” added Marven,

to lose his cool. He needed a way to redirect

beat him up, that would probably be his best opportunity

the thundering of several footsteps could

in! Isabelle had indeed managed to gather quite a number of

gather people to beat them up! I knew Isabelle wasn’t going to let Gerald slip away unbruised! Looks like we’re going to have a free show!” said one

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

he’s so tall and handsome!” squealed a few of

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

themselves, Isabelle lifted

the b*stard I was talking about!” screamed

only to momentarily freeze when he

was equally as stunned as Gerald

“Warren?”

“Gerald?”

other girls had been sent

was Gerald here? It just simply

then curiously asked, “Hmm? Do you know that

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

way, I

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

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

did this have to happen…’ Warren

over, Gerald! Let’s you and me

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that, both of them

thought you were here on vacation. Pray tell, why are you

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

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

tell you what exactly we’re doing here, but if you know what’s best for you,

Warren then turned around before

because of a mission? Not that I really care,’ Gerald thought to

turned back to look, Gerald noticed a rather shy-looking girl, meekly holding on to his sleeve. Despite her shyness, she was holding on to him pretty

handsome! We’re currently collecting donations for charity! Regardless of how much you donate, we won’t complain! We’re just trying

was volunteering for a selfless cause, Gerald felt bad even thinking about turning her down. What more, she was obviously fighting against her shyness just to gather more funds

Elementary, the school he had

thing to do,

you like to donate?”

were also working as volunteers began flocking around him. They had noticed that

fifty thousand dollars!” replied

“…W-what? Fifty thousand?”

equally taken

like this were common across most universities. They were usually aimed to help poorer students

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

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 thought

they were now being presented with a fifty thousand dollar

donations for at least half a month now. This was their first time meeting such

really serious about donating fifty thousand

girls could hardly believe their

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

with the transaction machine, Gerald began

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

“…Huh?”

of all the girls were now hanging

Gerald, equally as

He would never have dreamed that he would accidentally push an extra

on his constant

the mistake, he still needed to maintain a low profile in the

seems that you’ve made a mistake! I’ll go make the necessary arrangements 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 since they’ll need your signature to approve the refund!” apologized one

going to be a hassle! You know what, just take it! Five hundred thousand it is!” said Gerald as she shook his head. After all, there wasn’t much

stunned speechless by his act of

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

after hearing how much he had donated to the charity! Their sudden appearance surprised him so much that he accidentally dropped the pen

fine with donating as long as you abide to a single rule! I

announce it, could we still have your name?” asked a confused volunteer as she watched him run

turning to look back before disappearing into another

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left, a few other volunteers began feeling sorry

was just their luck that they weren’t present at the

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

around then when loud cheers could be

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

a donation campaign going on when she arrived at the university. Seeing no harm in donating for

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

information then spread like wildfire among her classmates and it wasn’t long before the

donating four thousand and five

their reactions, it truly wasn’t that big of a deal

didn’t Fabian say that he 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!” said Isabelle

little more patient!” teased

doesn’t come soon, someone else will start thinking

soon as she said that, the class door

“Brother Fabian!”

“Fabian’s here!”

him, almost all of the

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

a few ladies trying to get donations for charity downstairs,” replied Fabian as

usually

Fabian?” asked

nodded

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 he got so much attention

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

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

even

us hanging, Brother Fabian! How much did donate exactly?” pestered his

dollars!” answered Fabian who saw

hearing his reply,

didn’t last long, however, as yells and

thousand dollars!

fifteen thousand dollars, Brother Fabian?!” screamed

going to

herself was so thrilled that she couldn’t even bring

incredible! We love you so much!” exclaimed Stella when she finally

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in a daze

of their class lecturer as well. Since Stella and Fabian were getting honors and both of them were in his class, that meant that even he was

appreciation event. Such an event was a big

that, the duo’s classmates were all in for it! After all, how couldn’t they

when everyone from the degree program started

heading for their

you attending the event, Gerald?” asked

“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

attending as well!”

his eyes, Gerald realized that he

go! Since everyone else is going, we won’t look good if we choose not to

Alright then!” replied Gerald

him any good to be seen as a weirdo. After all, he still had to mingle with the

ended up following Marven into the

the two girls sitting

to them, preferring

seats left!” said Marven as

of empty seats there!” replied Gerald as he looked

stop him, Gerald was

there beautiful, I assume these seats aren’t taken?” said Gerald with a

no response from both girls. They simply

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

nonchalantly before pulling Marven to

her eyebrows raising though she continued

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

mentioned that only ‘excellent donors’ would have their names

that the names would be announced randomly instead of in ascending order of how much one donated. While that

who donated a hundred and fifty dollars to be announced. When the students heard that, whispering could

another person was announced to have donated over four hundred and

heard Maia and Warren’s names being mentioned as

both of them had donated nine

stirred a sensation among the students when they heard such high numbers

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