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Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 731

“It’s a long story. I won’t be able to explain it to you clearly in just a few sentences!”

Gerald smiled and said.

At that moment, a few servants entered the room in a respectful manner before serving Isabelle and Maia some tea.

“Gerald, I don’t know what kind of relationship you have with Mr. Zartyr. But you know very well that we’re facing a dire threat at the moment. If you’re able to help, I sincerely hope that you do so as soon as you can!”

Maia said.

Isabelle nodded vigorously. “Gerald, I’ll apologize to you. After this, I don’t care how you will treat me. I just want you to give us a hand!”

“Alright, I’ll mention it to Mr. Zartyr. But after this thing blows over, I hope that I have something to gain out of this!”

Gerald looked at them and said with a smile.

If they had come earlier, Gerald would have helped them, no questions asked, despite how cold and aloof Maia treated him. But the situation was different now. His heart had gone numb at this point.

Now, Gerald was bitterly disappointed in them.

Especially Isabelle.

They were asking for Barry’s help, and it was equivalent to asking Gerald for help.

Gerald would definitely not turn them down.

But if they wanted to ask Gerald for help, some conditions must be met beforehand.

“Tell us. What do you want to gain?”

Gerald snapped his fingers.

After a short while, both Isabelle and Maia walked out of the place.

They said nothing to Warren and Wyatt after leaving the place. They only glanced at the boys before walking off wordlessly.

It baffled both Warren and Wyatt. But they still caught up with them and left.

After that was done, Barry went to meet Gerald.

The incident in which Isabelle found herself caught up was insignificant, according to Gerald at least. To them on the other hand, it was something that threatened their lives.

The Moore family was supported by the Schuyler family. But they still needed to give Barry some face.

Gerald was originally there at the villa for something much more important than what Isabelle was facing.

“Mr. Crawford, it’s a major discovery. We’ve managed to track down the whereabouts of Xara’s maid, who was quite close to her in the past. We did a lot of investigation and paid a heavy price for it. We learned that Xara left the Fenderson family more than twenty years ago. Apparently, there was a great conflict between her and her family!

“At the height of the conflict, she left the family with her housekeeper. They even brought along a baby who had just turned a month old!”

Barry said.

Gerald sat upright upon hearing that.

That was indeed a very important clue.

‘A baby who had just turned a month old? Could it be Queta?’

Gerald motioned for Barry to elaborate on the matter.

Turns out the truth was not that far from what he had imagined.

When Gerald was in Mayberry, he asked Zack to investigate that incident. Zack in turn informed Barry about this matter, in order for him to further his investigations on it.

Barry placed a lot of attention on this matter.

He dumped fifteen million dollars worth of assets into the mission of tracking down the woman named “Xara”.

Finally, they dug up some incident that was related to the Fenderson family.

As for the current whereabouts of Xara’s housekeeper, it was an old man who took it upon himself and contacted them during the previous day.

That old man had run a hotel once in the past.

He remembered the scene quite clearly.

It was on a night twenty-two years ago. It was raining cats and dogs outside.

Two women and a baby stumbled into the lobby of his hotel.

They looked rather anxious. The woman who was holding the baby was soaked through but the baby’s clothes were dry. But the woman was fairly beautiful.

Despite the fact that so many years have passed, he clicked his tongue when he thought about that. He claimed that he had never met such a beautiful girl in his life.

And standing beside her was a woman in her thirties.

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That woman kept addressing her as “young lady”.

They appeared to be in a hurry, and they wanted to stay there. But there was one thing which puzzled the old man. That woman claimed that they did not have money at that moment and that they would need to wait until the next afternoon before someone could send them the money. Hence, they asked the old man not to worry about that.

But the old man had been running the hotel for some long now. He was a seasoned veteran in the game of life.

How would he be willing to compromise?

Realizing that they had failed to persuade him, the beautiful woman, who was holding the baby, took out a jade pendant and handed it to the old man.

Fortunately, the old man was an antique enthusiast. The moment he saw that jade pendant, he knew instantly that it was an expensive item.

He saw a name—Xara which was being engraved on that jade pendant clearly.

He slowly realized that they might have special origins.

Hence, he did not dare to offend them.

He agreed to let them stay there.

Barry said that the old man had described that incident in a very clear manner yesterday. That very night, he even contacted a few of his friends after he got hold of the jade pendant. He did not intend to return it to the duo.

But his friends reminded him that it would be better if he did not do such a thing against the owner of such an invaluable and beautiful jade pendant.

It was only after hearing that did the old man decide to forget about that.

After that, he waited until two o’clock in the afternoon the next day.

As expected, a young man arrived.

He brought a lot of money for Xara.

It was also at the same time that Xara retrieved her pendant. Then, the two women left his hotel together.

It did not occur to that old man that after seven days, that woman would return to his hotel.

Only this time, the beauty who held the baby did not come.

The one who came was the woman standing next to the beauty.

That old man was surprised to see her.

Seven days ago, that woman still had some rosiness on her face. But now, she was extremely thin, and her face was pale. She looked just like a ghost.

She claimed that she was just there to stay for the night.

She also inquired about a place called Howard County from that old man.

That old man certainly knew where that was. After all, his daughter-in-law’s house was there in Howard County.

He nodded slightly.

That woman gave the old man a lot of money. Come next morning, the old man sent her to Howard County himself.

On the way there, he asked her about what she was doing. She claimed that she was going there to seek refuge with a relative.

That old man then sent her to her relative’s house.

And that was why that woman paid him around fifteen thousand dollars in order to thank him.

Fifteen thousand dollars was no small amount.

That old man probably remembered the incident so well because of this.

He was able to recall every single detail of that incident.

As for the jade pendant which Barry showed him, he confirmed that it was the jade pendant that that beauty gave him 2 decades ago.

How could he possibly forget about that?

“Mr. Crawford, he told us the address of that housekeeper’s relative where she went to seek refuge. I sent some people over to investigate it last night. But that family had moved away, and their house had been demolished for a long time. But don’t worry, I can guarantee that we’ll be able to find where that family is in a day!”

Barry said.

Gerald nodded slightly. “Mr. Zartyr, I’ll leave this to you then.”

Frankly-speaking, Gerald had faith in Barry that he’d be able to handle this investigation well.

Gerald felt that he was now one step closer to finding where Xara was. Finally, he’d be able to find where Queta’s biological mother was.

But he also needed to know more about that incident. What kind of relationship did Xara have with her father?

“Mr. Crawford, there’s another incident. I don’t know why you’re looking for Xara, and I don’t know about what she has but there’s something I must tell you.”

Suddenly, Barry’s expression turned solemn.

“What is it?”

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“That old man said that there was another group of people who met him before we came. They too, inquired about the incident and asked for the maid’s whereabouts,” said Barry.

Gerald was baffled.

‘Who could it be?’

He thought that this was a simple task given to him by his father to look for a person. Looks like things are more complicated than he initially thought.

But Gerald did not dwell on it much since it was useless.

What he needed to do now was to locate where that maid was, ASAP.

In that instant, Gerald made some preparations and prepared to go to Howard County. At the same time, he called up The Drake & Tyson Duo, ordering them to bring some people along and be there as soon as possible.

And it was also the same moment that he received a message in the group chat of his class. It was a message sent by the counselor.

Gerald took a look at it…

It was around this time.

In a luxury car.

“Miss, we still haven’t found where the ex-young lady is. But we did find a very important clue. It’s related to her personal maid—Xenia. We’ve found where she is! Back then, the young lady and Xenia stayed in a hotel…”

Jasmine listened to her subordinate’s report seriously.

She nodded and said, “Have you sent people over there?”

“We did send more people over. There’s one more thing which I need to report to you. It seems like we’re not the only ones who are asking about the young lady’s whereabouts. Our people went and confirmed it with the owner of the hotel just now. He told us that there’s another group of people who’re looking for the young lady too. They’re pretty generous with their money too.”

“Who is it?”

At that moment, there was a faint crease between Jasmine’s eyebrows.

“I’m sorry, miss. We still haven’t discovered who they are at the moment. But I think that it’s better if we start acting with more caution.”

Jasmine nodded. “Fine. Then you must act fast. By the way, bring along the twelve teachers from the family. My aunt was exceptionally ruthless in how she handled affairs in the past. I don’t doubt that she’s offended quite a lot of people. If someone’s looking for her, it should be the Fenderson family who does so in the end.”

“I understand!”

The moment Jasmine finished making the preparation, a message popped up in her class group chat. It was sent by the counselor.

Although Jasmine normally did not talk a lot with her classmates, she was still a member of that group chat.

She glanced at the message.

Turns out the counselor was talking about an outing for tomorrow morning which was organized by the faculty. Coincidentally, they were going to Howard County.

There were a lot of people who were going there.

And the person-in-charge was Marven from the next class.

“That chubby fella is becoming more capable now!”

Reading the message, Jasmine smiled bitterly.

She then got out of the car and returned to the university.

On the other hand, Gerald did not return to the university. In fact, he’d just informed the university about this.

He left for Howard County in Salford Province immediately.

wasn’t too

a development project going on in that

dispatched a group of personnel to help with

there first

after The Drake & Tyson Duo reached Salford

neither the mood nor the energy to participate in the outing which was organized by

hotel and got himself settled down. He then

“Gerald?”

was at the underground parking lot. He pulled out his wallet and was about to enter the elevator to return

moment, he heard a female voice calling out

a look. He was visibly

It was Vincy.

Lennard and

It’s really Gerald. What a

girl said when she saw Gerald

she was surprised to

did not recognize who the girl

that

way she spoke sounded as if she had

course I know you. You’re Xyla

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with a smile

was also a member of

remembered that she was in the same class as

the sunny type of girl, the

resembled Maia in terms

But they were different.

of guy friends. Those guys were either ruffians who were terrible at their studies but with good social relations,

who enjoyed a lot of connections, and she enjoyed herself vehemently. Despite this, her academic results were particularly

a rather

episodes with her

Hmph!

it seemed like Xyla had gotten

mentioned it to Gerald when they met a few

“Heh heh!”

scanned

that you came to County Salford. Haven’t you left yet? Also, what are you doing at such a

I’ll leave

to Gerald. ‘Could it be that she still remembers

‘Maybe not.’

have a conversation with Xyla. He turned towards Vincy and asked her,

organize a large gathering here. Xyla’s boyfriend has the admission tickets. So we’ve

Gerald in a

She smiled and said.

Xyla has a

echoed what she

rolled her eyes at Gerald

you know who Xyla’s boyfriend is? He’s the

Lennard said in resignation.

“Oh!”

to match Lennard’s tone, Gerald nodded slightly,

guy from high school—Gerald, the one whom you mentioned

girl, who

Vincy or

rather

that Xyla had talked to her about Gerald back

because Gerald noticed that the girl was looking at him in a rather nonchalant

there was something on his

him as she pouted. She seemed to be looking

but the same could not be said with

were in the competition team

still smiled and

you. Do you have a girlfriend?

Vincy replied.

that he was in a romantic relationship. Vincy did not have any ulterior motives when she said that. She assumed that Gerald might

Didn’t your mom say that she’ll introduce you to an honest man? He’ll heed your orders like a dog after you get married. Don’t find someone who’s like

Xyla teased and said.

this, I’m going to get angry. You’re

started teasing Xyla

was looking

and shake his head when he realized

At that moment.

doing?

hearty and clear voice. It wasn’t long before they saw a handsome man in a tailored suit

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I just bumped into a classmate

hands at Leon

additional admission ticket just now? Hey maybe we can give it to Gerald. We haven’t met each other for so many years, I guess we can totally sit

“Fine, then we’ll let Gerald tag along. We can bring him along so that he can get a taste of the good

you a ticket.

Xyla said.

don’t have

tugged at Gerald’s arm and

“Fine!”

and

was the only one who invited him, he would’ve

relationship with Vincy. Besides, Gerald was waiting for updates from his subordinates. He might as well have

went straight to the second

a

dedicated to holding gatherings or

considered a very high-end hotel in Howard

showed their admission ticket before they entered

a lot

that was held before the commencement of

was what Gerald understood

an ordinary Joe

into such an environment like a hand in

After he greeted his friends, he sat

are you doing?” Xyla

sat down beside Vincy and

you mean what

shook his head and

and sit over there! You think you have the

the hall, There had been

she was

That table was in a corner, and the people who sat there were

that Gerald had no right to sit with her at

attention of the surrounding attendees. He was

wanted to

position. He laughed bitterly once before he

you making a fool out of him in front of everybody?” asked

of him in front of everyone. I want him to experience that kind

started glaring at Gerald

didn’t offend you did he? Don’t tell me that it’s because of that trivial affair from

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was the one who invited Gerald. But now her two best friends were in a squabble with each other, so it was only natural that she

Vincy, do you really think that what happened during our high school

resentment towards Gerald for what had

a meal in the city. After the meal, there were only a few of us left. Hence, we played truth or dare. I was defeated, so I had to choose a person there to confess my

Xyla said.

know that you didn’t like Gerald back then. But in order to play safe, you confessed your love to him. Still remember how he just came back from helping out the teacher when you did that.

recalled the incident which happened in the

the end, Gerald said that we were unsuited for each other in front of everyone. I was left speechless and helpless. I can’t believe that the loser really thought that I liked him! I get furious every time I remember his face when he said that to me. All of the students in our class pointed their fingers and laughed at me. They joked that even a person like Gerald didn’t like me. The boy who I truly had a crush on was just there at

Xyla said.

because Gerald felt that he was poor and that he was not a match for you. You’re overthinking things. Besides, he also knew that your feelings weren’t genuine, so perhaps he blurted out things that he didn’t mean to say. Didn’t you always dislike

an explanation

only one who disliked him because he was poor. Vincy, weren’t you the same? Don’t think that

just a blabbermouth. The moment she started

She had just blurted out the thing which

of a sudden. ‘No wonder Vincy turned me down when I confessed to her back then.

had been treating Gerald. So that was why she acted in such a friendly manner

filled with a

It was because he didn’t

made

things had been that way all

at Vincy. Her face was flushed red, which only served

Xyla said had hit Vincy’s sore

Vincy did like Gerald back in

it a try. But doubts

me?

stage, and she gave up

from wishing that

in one party’s mind in a romantic

that moment, the

not hear the conversation between

“Isn’t that Chairman Lighton’s son—Leon? My chairman said that Leon came today, representing his father. He asked us to go and be nice to him, wants us to express our gratitude to him. After all, Chairman Lighton was

clear that we should at least go and

the

rather normal for them to have certain kinds of cooperation and partnership with other companies, it wasn’t uncommon for these companies to become dependent on them for financial or capital

a bad idea to suck up to

it explicitly let’s

A female secretary said.

of people stood

aren’t yacomin’

that moment, the driver, who was sitting beside Gerald, patted

being treated as a

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“Like hell, I’m going!”

Gerald shook his head.

go. Why

secretary said

to the desk where Leon was sitting to give him a

toast to her boyfriend, Xyla peeked at

badly wanted to enjoy the look of humiliation and uneasiness

that year! Look at the difference between you and

at the disparity between you and my

I invited

‘You’re wrong!’

he suffered would be greater if the environment they were in

usually did not have the chance to experience that kind of pleasure from

It became clear to her that Xyla invited him here just to

to go

“Where are you going?”

last, Lennard grabbed

to see Lennard act like

Xyla said

from saying anything

from the neighboring tables who came to

Xyla stole a glance

she looked at him,

But in that instant.

“Mr. Crawford!”

Suddenly, someone shouted.

person who shouted was a middle-aged man. He was surrounded by a lot of

hall went silent after

of them

really is

that moment, another

sharply-dressed men heading towards the end

were rushing towards none other

that

right! It’s Chairman Gordon and the others. Why

Chairman Wacket, and Chairman Quarterman have

people present in the hall knew who Chairman

be considered the most

What did it mean?

just now. The moment they spoke, all of the others

they looked at each

hand, the people who were sitting

She had been staring at Gerald the entire time. Hence, she noticed it right away

on

kind of status and identity does Chairman Gordon have? Why does he know who Gerald is?

Xyla wondered in surprise.

she gained from her revenge just now

shifting around

was filled with a sense of excitement inwardly for

other hand, felt his jealousy

approached Leon peered in

“And you are?”

people stopped in front of Gerald. Gerald was astonished since he did

went there to greet him, but that guy

that boy be! Who taught him his

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kind

started

must’ve been so busy that you’ve forgotten about it. You might have forgotten about me. You don’t know me, but I know you. Haha!

Gordon smiled happily and