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.

someone else. But she 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?

The female student asked.

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

chuckled and sat down

to call his buddy to ask

the phone, he slapped the table excitedly. “Haha! Finally, justice is served. A hero has finally come and taught Isabelle a lesson. That’s what you get

the only person who gave Marven and Gerald a

hear that

“What happened?”

asked out of

his glory. But who knew that you’d deprive him of that chance 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

both you and I know how bad Isabelle’s temper is. She went up to one of the

it’s Isabelle we’re talking about here. Both Warren and Wyatt then took it upon themselves to beat those rich kids up. Can you guess who they beat 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? I think not! Hence, he called some thugs

Gerald nodded.

lot of experience

it was not like he needed to reach out with a helping hand

was the one who brought the trouble upon herself. Frankly-speaking, Gerald wished

rushed straight to the

‘Heh heh!’

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influential family in

to explain the complex familial and

and Mindy, who were sitting in

they were eavesdropping when Marven mentioned the Schuyler family. Jasmine tilted her head the

heard footsteps outside

the students who should have been here ages ago filed

person to enter

Isabelle’s cheeks were flushed red from all the slaps she had received. Besides

she was crying, she said, “I didn’t realize that it was him at that moment. I didn’t mean

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

gloomy when she tried to console her sobbing

as Stella’s family was, they couldn’t

paled in comparison

by and watching the scene, not daring to intervene, even

and negotiate with Colton and asked Isabelle to attend the

to seize that

that she would not be able to begin her lesson that day. After all, regular teachers did not dare to

call, the teacher did not return to the

should we do now? I called my family just now. My mom cried as she told me that my dad has been taken away from his company by the people from the Moore family. They even

realized what fear

father was taken away and got

left with no options, and she

other hand, both Stella

from their families, warning them not to

Isabelle, who took the lead to beat the rich kids

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

few other rich heirs were beaten up by both Warren

the one who challenged them first, but when seen as a whole, more blame clearly landed

not dare to meddle in the incident anymore. He took his seat with his head

“Scumbag! You’re disgusting!”

the girls, who couldn’t get over the fact that

this point, Isabelle did not even bother with Fabian

moment, there were a few students who had

saw Warren, Maia

moment, their facial expressions were sour, as if something terrible

I do? My

them in a desperate

put his hands at his waist and lowered his

moment, Warren chose not to act

he and

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moment, when everyone had

why did you ask me

Mindy asked.

to understand what was going on. “Oh… I

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 get themselves in trouble. Why do you have to step forward

have any kind of resentment towards them. After all, we’re classmates. They’ve never stepped on my tail before anyways. Besides, those

this. Besides, I’ve heard about Colton before.

Jasmine said.

novelist judging by how convincing your deduction is. Isn’t this

Mindy asked helplessly.

because of my intuition. Certainly, I hope that I’m only overthinking things. But as her classmate and a decent human being, I should really help

great reluctance, Jasmine whipped out her

She called Yael’s number.

Why did you

Yael asked.

he? He’s just gotten into a fight with my classmate. I hope that you can persuade him to stop what

Jasmine said.

university now, aren’t you? What a coincidence,

Yael responded immediately.

not want to see him, she could not

family normally would not ask for help even if they were driven into a

family’s assets did not mean that the Fenderson family

planning to do that

a half-hearted response

reached

of fresh flowers in his hand when he arrived. “Jasmine, if I recall correctly, this is the first time you took

the nonsense. Have you settled

with her arms

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

one who assaulted him first. It doesn’t

“You!”

Jasmine was slightly stunned.

from you. I’ll arrange for the people from the other families to do

occur to Jasmine that Yael would not even do such

called up a few other families who were dependent on

them to intervene in settling

found all kinds of excuses to

Yael smirked silently to

realized what

This incident wasn’t as

those families were clearly following the lead of

stubborn, Jasmine. If you talk to me nicely, I can do everything for you. You wouldn’t even need to worry yourself with Colton, or what the

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Yael said.

paying attention, he

“Get lost!’

instantaneously. She shoved away Yael’s hand. The force with which she shook off his grip was so strong that it smashed the fresh flowers Yael

at the roses which were scattered all over the floor.

lot of girls who passed by them. They all stopped in their tracks and stared at the scene before

he literally just get shot

ha! This guy seems so well dressed. Did he still get turned down by the Goddess

way our Goddess will give away her love and affection to some random

help but cover their mouths as they mocked

a man. They would still have to consider his style, how his clothes fit him, how expensive his clothes are and all that jazz. It didn’t matter much if a man was below average in terms of looks. He at least had to be well-dressed and possess

a man dressed himself up poorly, he would be a lowly

the guy has failed in confessing his love, no matter how well-dressed he was, he’d no longer be

started whispering and

were heard by

filled him with deep humiliation and anger. ‘If it weren’t

what do you mean? Don’t you see how much I love you?

was his final straw. It was the day he finally let

heat of the moment, he lashed out angrily

“You’re crazy!”

and was about to leave. She wasn’t in the mood to listen to

only feelings she had for him and his father was disgust and despise,

You don’t even

had become bloodshot. He felt like his pride

before was different. Now, Jasmine did not even care that they were in front of everybody when

her. He grabbed Jasmine’s

go of me! Are

Smack!

of instinct,

bore witness to the scene. Their jaws gaped in astonishment

Yael freeze up on the

“Mindy, let’s go!”

hand and left

way as I treat you. See how I’ve put myself

left

just because of such a trivial affair? Isn’t that

Schuyler family was not to be trifled with. She was quick to remind her sister

this is a trivial affair? Yael has always been pestering me but do you know why I hate him so much? It’s because 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 to show me how powerful and influential the Schuyler family is. The other smaller families have

disgusting! That’s why I hate him this much! I can’t keep lying

Jasmine said.

was smiling so confidently when you were making the phone calls. He’s indeed a cunning

Mindy asked.

hurry up and take a look. Isn’t that Colton? He’s bringing a ton

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could not help in resolving

not use her identity as

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

to

the incident was spiraling rapidly out of

do now? It seems like the faculty director can’t hold

cried in fear as she

information with Yuna the other day? If we’re really out of options now, go and look for help from Yuna. She did say that we could hit her up if we’re

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

getting help from Yuna did cross

that first. Now, we only have one

Warren said.

also put their

I’ll give

Maia nodded slightly.

which Yuna left with her

picked up her

with Yuna. She splurged everything about

thank you very much. It’ll be better if

promised to help

it wasn’t long before Yuna’s call

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.

Yuna sighed and said.

just now, he did agree to help them.

Holden was Mr. Crawford’s godbrother, so of course, Zartyr couldn’t afford to

the very least, he had

hanging up the phone, Maia and the others

Surprises me that someone is willing

Marven said indignantly.

bitterly as he shook

one who was going to help

status to the world at large. That way, much

would spring

a rock and a hard place

did not bother with giving the rest of

allowed to attend their lesson in

in the morning, they

about to return

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

Xara after working through the night for the past few days,” said

That’s good. I’ll go over to

Gerald sounded excited too.

sounded quite busy at the other

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

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his car straight

place, he discovered that there were lots of cars parked outside the

had very complicated interpersonal relationships. There were tons of people who wanted to see him. Knowing this, Gerald wasn’t even remotely surprised at

park his car further away

place, he found that Barry was indeed loaded with jobs to do. There was quite a long line leading up to the door of

was more or less like what Zack

were lots of people standing outside the door. It seemed like Barry had to see every

chuckled painfully to

he approached

are we going to wait? There are tons of people here. My dad hasn’t returned home yet. I’m

at the side, Isabelle and the others

that moment, they were