The Secretly Rich Man

Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 721

“Did you hear that?”

The patriarch asked the moment she entered the study.

Jasmine nodded firmly.

If the fact that the younger generation of their family was permanently grounded was enough to make Jasmine gloomy and depressed every day, then she would forever be grieving over the incident which involved her parents.

At least when she was grounded, she could throw a tantrum or complain about it. But ever since she was young, no one had ever told her anything about her own parents. She’d only receive beatings when she asked about them.

“Do you hate me for hiding it from you for so many years?”

The patriarch asked.

“No, I don’t hate you. I understand that you hid it from me for my sake!”

Jasmine said.

“Jasmine, I saw your performance over the past few years. Frankly speaking, I’m very proud to have a granddaughter like you. Your parents in heaven should be very proud of you too.”

The patriarch patted Jasmine’s shoulders lightly.

“Then grandpa, who is the enemy of our Fenderseon family all this while? And were they responsible for what happened to my parents?”

Jasmine asked.

The patriarch took a deep breath. He then looked toward a corner in the study and nodded slightly.

“I know that it’s impossible to hide these things from you. You’ve become very outstanding, and you have great capabilities. I guess I can tell you some of the things now.”

The patriarch paused for a short while before he said, “That’s right. Our Fenderson family has always had a strong enemy, and that’s the Crawford family!”

“The Crawford family? Why haven’t I heard of this before?”

Jasmine sounded stunned.

“Of course, that family doesn’t have to lie low like us. There are only a handful of families who are able to achieve their level of superiority and influence after all! Besides, I’ve kept you within our gates for over 20 years now. How much of the outside world have you actually seen?”

The patriarch asked.

“But why? Why does the Crawford family treat us like this?”

Jasmine was filled with resentment.

“It’s a long story. To put it briefly, our feud started from my generation, and it carried over to your parents’ generation. You absolutely must remember this. Always, always be wary of people from the Crawford family! Are we clear?”

The patriarch said pitifully.

“Alright, grandpa!”

“Besides, Jasmine, since you’ve known some of the things regarding our family, I’m afraid that I’m no longer able to hide it from you even though I intended to originally. Currently, you’ve seen the inner workings of our family. I’ve even made the necessary preparations. From now on, you’re the heir of all your father’s properties and assets. Besides, you’re the only female in our family who can inherit the family assets other than her.”

The patriarch said.

Jasmine appeared excited. Besides, she knew who that other lady was.

Having said that, the patriarch looked dull and gloomy.

“I acted too rashly that year. Your aunt is still hiding from me, unwilling to even see my face. Xara is just a silly child. She’s so stubborn. Although I sounded quite cruel, the person I worry and care about the most is still your aunt!”

The patriarch burst into tears.

“Jasmine, promise me one thing.”

“Grandpa, I understand it. I’ll certainly find where my aunt is.”

Jasmine said.

That incident happened when she was still very young.

The old butler of their family once told Jasmine about that.

There was once a very exceptional lady in the Fenderson family, and she was Jasmine’s aunt—Xara Fenderson.

But at one point, she violated the rules of the family, so she was excommunicated from the family by Jasmine’s grandfather.

Actually, her grandfather had always been looking for her aunt during all these years. But he could not discover her whereabouts no matter how many times he tried.

It was the cause of her grandfather’s excruciating pain.

Now, Jasmine was going to inherit her father’s property. Hence, she would also take up the responsibility of tracking down her aunt.

At the same time, she wanted very much to meet her aunt, who was still admired deeply by the members of the Fenderson family. Moreover, the others always said that she resembled her aunt. She was the young lady of the family at that moment. She resembled her aunt in terms of both capability as well as physical appearance.

‘What kind of a woman was she?

‘Who did she fall in love with? How could my grandpa be so cruel and kick her out of the family?’

At last, her grandfather took a photograph out and handed it to Jasmine. The woman in the photograph was indeed very beautiful. Her look was breathtaking to say the least.

That woman was her aunt—Xara Fenderson.

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Certainly, her grandfather would step forward and intervene since she was going to inherit the property forcefully.

Jasmine did not have to worry about the Schuyler family. Although the Schuyler family was quite powerful and influential, they did not dare to cross the line indiscriminately.

Jasmine walked out of her grandfather’s study. She tucked away the photograph properly, and she was about to return to her bedroom.

“Jasmine, I’ve been waiting for you for a while now!”

Under the cover of night, there was a young man standing outside in the courtyard.

“Yael Schuyler, why are you waiting for me?”

Jasmine said coldly.

“I heard from someone else this afternoon that you were hurt. Got beat up by someone else, I heard. I was worried about you, so I came to ask you about it. Don’t worry, Jasmine. I’ll make him pay a heavy price for it!” Yael said.

“It’s none of your business. Let me tell you. If you dare to even lay a single finger on my classmates, I’ll certainly never forgive you!”

Jasmine got angry all of a sudden.

“Fine. I’ll forgive that guy. Jasmine, don’t be angry!”

Yael was quick to respond.

“Do you have anything else to say to me? If there’s nothing, I’m going back now.”

After that, she took one last glance at Yael with an expression of disgust before she stormed off.

“Jasmine! Jasmine!”

Yael called out after her.

But Jasmine had gone beyond earshot.

Yael clenched his fists tightly.

“Sir, I’ve told you before. She won’t be able to see it even though you’re so nice to her!”

At that moment, an old man who held his hands behind his back walked out from behind a tree next to the road.

On that dark night, the old man looked quite frightening.

It was because half of his face was white while the other half was black. He seemed like a strange entity that had risen from hell.

Both of his eyes seemed gloomy, and they were sunken into his eye sockets. Coming out of nowhere, he was definitely alarming.

Besides that, his whole frame seemed pretty skinny. It seemed almost like he could be blown away by just a soft breeze.

“What do you mean?”

Yael asked.

The old man smiled. “One always creates opportunities for oneself. They never wait for the chance to befall them. She doesn’t care for your love because the help you offer to her is too trivial and meaningless!

“The true trick lies in making her feel as if she can’t do anything without you, and she needs to rely on you for literally everything!”

The old man’s voice sounded like a crow.

Yael nodded slightly.

“I see!”

A cunning smile broke across his face.

On the next day, Gerald arrived early at school to attend the morning classes.

It was because the first two periods were a union class.

Hence, he called out to Marven, who had arrived earlier than usual the moment he reached the classroom.

At that moment, there were not many students in the classroom which was currently being used for the joint class.

But both Jasmine and Mindy were already present.

They looked up at him the moment Gerald entered the class.

Especially Mindy, whose gaze showed hints of hatred for him.

Gerald approached Jasmine with an apologetic look on his face. “I’m truly sorry for what happened yesterday. I didn’t do it on purpose!”

After all, Jasmine was only a girl. He was quite anxious at that moment. She was initially daydreaming, and his sudden apology threw her off momentarily.

Gerald felt quite bad about yesterday’s incident. It was because he was forced to cash in on some opportunity that presented itself before him. If he indeed fought seriously with her, the chances of him winning that fight were pretty much nil.

On the other hand, Jasmine felt as if her pride was being challenged upon hearing what Gerald said.

In response, Jasmine replied in a particularly cold manner, something which one rarely witnessed. “I’m relieved to be able to see you alive and kicking this fine morning!”

“Huh?” responded Gerald.

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Actually, Gerald intended to talk longer with Jasmine.

But after Jasmine said that, there seemed to be a look of resentment on her face when she turned her face away from him.

Clearly, she was in no mood to talk to him.

Gerald then did not force his way into a conversation with her. Instead, he ran and sat behind the two sisters.

Mindy then turned around and rolled her eyes at Gerald.

There was no doubt that in her mind, Gerald was just an honest man. But to her surprise, not only was he filthy rich, but he was also pretty skilled at martial arts.

But Jasmine herself was quite an exceptional fighter. How could she be defeated by him so easily?

If Jasmine did not specifically request for her to not mess with Gerald, she would’ve asked Jasmine to have a re-match with that man again.

At first, they were just waiting for the lesson to commence. But after waiting for a while, they did not see many students entering the class.

They only saw a few girls from the next class enter their room.

Usually, the class would’ve been packed by this time.

“Where are the students? Why isn’t anybody coming?”

At that moment, the teacher had arrived. Seeing that there were only a few students sitting in the class, the teacher could not help but ask the female student who had just entered the class curiously.

Both Jasmine and Gerald were quite curious about this too. They peered in the girl’s direction, expecting to hear an answer from her.

“Okay, so it seems like something has happened to the class rep of the third class. There’s a crowd standing outside the door of their class. I’ve no idea what’s happening in there but a lot of the guys in our class have gone there to take a look at the situation,” replied the female student.

Both Gerald and Marven glanced at each other.

That day, they went to the class directly early in the morning. They did not return to their class.

No doubt, something bad has gone down.

It might even be related to Isabelle too.

“Hey, what happened?”

Upon hearing that it was indeed related to Isabelle, Marven asked with a look of schadenfreude painted across his face.

wasn’t in the fight herself. It should be a fight that happened because of what she did. At least this is what I heard. Isn’t she your class rep? Why don’t

The female student asked.

came to the union class directly. You can’t expect to know what

and

call his buddy

Finally, justice is served. A hero has finally come and taught Isabelle a lesson. That’s what you get for acting so smug and arrogant

the only person who gave

to hear that something bad had happened to

“What happened?”

asked out

at the last minute? Obviously, Isabelle couldn’t be reconciled with that fact. She came to class today with Wyatt, Warren, and that girl who’s been tagging beside him. But a couple of rich kids decided to point their fingers at them, blaming them and ridiculing them in front of everyone.

I know how bad Isabelle’s temper is. She went up to one of the kids and gave him a painful slap without

up at last? It’s the young master from the Moore family—Colton Moore! Colton’s an extravagant little bastard. He’s always arrogant, reckless, and ruthless. You think his parents ever spanked him when he was young?

Gerald nodded.

lot of experience with these sorts

he needed to reach out

happened in his class, Isabelle was the one who brought the trouble upon herself. Frankly-speaking, Gerald wished badly for Colton to teach her a hard

influence him. If not, he would’ve rushed straight

‘Heh heh!’

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influential family in

explain the complex familial and political relations within Salford

were sitting in front of them overheard their conversation

when Marven mentioned the Schuyler family. Jasmine tilted her head the

short while, they heard footsteps outside

should have been here

was the last person

up. Both of Isabelle’s cheeks were flushed red from all the slaps

she said, “I didn’t realize that it was

there. Thank goodness, the faculty director and counselor came rushing in to stop them. They asked you to come

tried to console her

Moore family was too strong and powerful. As rich as Stella’s family was, they

paled in comparison to the

by and watching the scene, not daring

the faculty director did not find some excuse to go and negotiate with Colton and asked Isabelle to attend the class first, God knows what would have

director wanted Isabelle to seize that opportunity and make

to begin her lesson that day. After all, regular teachers did not dare to stand

teacher

has been taken away from his company by the people from the Moore family.

finally realized

was taken away and got

was now left with no options, and she did not know who she should ask help

both Stella and Fabian

families, warning them not to

all, the incident happened primarily because of Isabelle, who took the lead to

in front of everybody at school. This meant that there was an aspect of humiliation involved

and a few other rich heirs were beaten up by both Warren and

them first, but when seen as a

dare to meddle in the incident anymore. He

“Scumbag! You’re disgusting!”

fact that

bother with Fabian since there were plenty

there were a few students who had arrived outside the

saw

expressions were sour, as if something terrible had befallen them. They

Warren, what should I do? My family is being

them in

his waist and

and Warren, they had run out of options too. At that moment, Warren chose not to act rashly. But there was still

all, he and

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when everyone had

why did you ask me to come out

Mindy asked.

for her to understand what was going on. “Oh…

her head in resignation and said, “I’m gonna be honest with you, I don’t like Isabelle either. Just look at how she treats her classmates. Besides, Warren is a fool through-and-through. It’s fine if they

you mean, but we don’t have any kind of resentment towards them. After all, we’re classmates. They’ve never stepped on my tail

I’ve heard about Colton before. He’s Yael’s subordinate.

Jasmine said.

judging by how convincing your

Mindy asked helplessly.

seems. Maybe it’s because of my intuition. Certainly, I hope that I’m only overthinking things. But as her classmate and

great reluctance, Jasmine whipped out

She called Yael’s number.

the matter Jasmine? Why did you call me

Yael asked.

your subordinate, isn’t he? He’s just gotten into a fight with my classmate. I hope that you can persuade

Jasmine said.

now, aren’t you? What a coincidence, I’m at a company near your university. Let’s

Yael responded immediately.

she could not turn him down since she was asking for

Fenderson family normally would not ask for

mean that the Fenderson family would return to the limelight

were not planning to do that

a half-hearted response before hanging

Yael reached the

I recall correctly, this is the first

the nonsense. Have you

asked with her arms

her demeanor. After that, he smiled and said, “I did call him up. But that b*stard Colton had received a pretty bad beating this time it seems. He was deeply furious, and he didn’t even listen to me. I don’t really have any idea how to solve this issue and it’s not like I can beat

assaulted him first. It doesn’t seem reasonable

“You!”

Jasmine was slightly stunned.

won’t ask for help from you. I’ll arrange for the people from the other families to do

Jasmine that Yael would not even do such a

of spite and called up a few other families who were

intervene in settling this

kinds of excuses to turn her

to her, Yael smirked silently to

realized

was as she had thought. This incident wasn’t as simple as it looked on

following the lead of

for you. You wouldn’t even need to worry yourself with Colton, or what the other families are doing. Anything you want,

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Yael said.

when Jasmine stopped paying attention, he took the chance

“Get lost!’

Yael’s hand. The force with which she shook off his grip was so strong

stared at the roses which were scattered all over the

university, there were a lot of girls who passed by them. They all stopped in their tracks and stared at the

Did he literally just

well dressed. Did

right. Ain’t no way our Goddess will give away her love and affection to some random

cover

fit him, how expensive his clothes are and all that jazz. It didn’t matter much if a man

he would be

the guy has failed in confessing his love, no matter how well-dressed he

started whispering and giggling to each

were heard by

‘If it

you mean? Don’t you see how much I

his final straw. It was the day he finally

heat of the moment, he lashed out angrily at

“You’re crazy!”

and was about to

feelings she had

have loved you for such a long time. You don’t even give

like his pride had just been

even care that they were in front of everybody when she shot

with her. He grabbed Jasmine’s

me! Are you

Smack!

more and more anxious, so out of instinct, she gave Yael a

around them bore witness to the scene. Their

made Yael freeze up on the

“Mindy, let’s go!”

held Mindy’s hand and left right

are a lot of girls who like me, but I’ve never treated them the same way as I treat you. See how I’ve put myself down for your sake!? I’m even willing to abandon my

clenched his fists tightly, watching as Jasmine left him behind. His eyes

you slapped him just because of such a

to be trifled with. She was quick to remind her sister of that

he always likes to treat others like fools. Obviously, Yael is the one behind this incident. Not only does he want me to be indebted to him, he’s planning

disgusting! That’s why I hate

Jasmine said.

were making the

Mindy asked.

“Jasmine, hurry up and take a look. Isn’t that Colton? He’s bringing a ton of people with him. Wait, they’re entering the academic

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help in resolving the

she could not use her identity as a member

a large group of people rushing into the union class. Isabelle was almost scared to death when this

appeared to be slightly

was spiraling

like the faculty director

fear as she

your contact information with Yuna the other day? If we’re really out of options now, go and look for help from Yuna. She did say

“But I’m worried that Yuna was just being nice to us. After all, what kind of status and identity does she have? How sure

seemed clear that getting help

not bother about that first. Now, we only have one shot, and

Warren said.

and Isabelle had also put their hope entirely

I’ll give it a

Maia nodded slightly.

which Yuna

Yuna picked up her

with Yuna. She splurged everything

It’ll be better if you

promised to help judging by how excited Maia

wasn’t long before Yuna’s call

it. Mr. Holden will try to assist you, but you need to go and meet Mr. Zartyr of Salford Province in order to see how you’re going to resolve it. Mr. Zartyr

Yuna sighed and said.

just now, he did agree to help them.

of course, Zartyr

meet Mr. Zartyr in person. At the very least, he had to know the ins and outs of

phone, Maia and the others left the place

lucky! Surprises me that someone is willing to help

Marven said indignantly.

smiled bitterly as he shook

was the one who was going to

to the world at large. That way, much of the trouble he faced

father had warned him, the new problems which would spring up following such an act would be no less than

he was stuck between a rock and a hard place when it came to

targets, Colton did not bother with giving the rest of the students a hard

were allowed to attend their lesson in

four lessons in the morning,

to return to the

was at that moment when Gerald received a call. It was

Crawford, we’ve finally found some clues about Xara after working through the

That’s good. I’ll go

Gerald sounded excited too.

quite busy at the other end

did not say much. He hung up the phone immediately to

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that moment, Gerald drove his

reached that place, he discovered that there were

relationships. There were tons of people who wanted to see him. Knowing this, Gerald wasn’t

that he had to park his car further

loaded with jobs to do. There was quite a long line leading

less like what Zack

the door. It seemed like Barry had to see every single one

painfully to

that, he

we going to wait? There are tons of people here. My

Isabelle and

they were