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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.

destination wasn’t too far

a development project going

had dispatched a group of personnel to

he rushed there first with only

head for Howard County after The Drake &

energy to participate in the outing which was

and got himself settled down. He then

“Gerald?”

wallet and was about to enter the

voice calling out to him all of

took a look. He was visibly

It was Vincy.

Lennard and two

really Gerald. What a

when she saw Gerald turning

surprised to meet

who the

I doubt that you still

The way she spoke sounded as if she had a sense of superiority over

know you. You’re

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said with a

the past, Xyla was also a member of

she was in the same class as

She was the sunny type of girl, the type of girl who

Maia in terms of

But they were different.

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

lot of connections, and she enjoyed herself vehemently.

was also a rather emotional

of brief episodes with her in the past which were unspeakable,

Hmph!

Xyla had gotten into

when

“Heh heh!”

scanned Gerald

but say in contempt, “Vincy told me that you came to County Salford. Haven’t you left yet? Also, what are you doing at such

I’ll leave after a

harsh when she spoke to Gerald. ‘Could it be that she still remembers

‘Maybe not.’

keen to have a conversation with Xyla. He turned towards Vincy and

has the admission tickets. So we’ve come here to have

treated Gerald in a surprisingly

She smiled and said.

has

what

her eyes at

is? He’s the

Lennard said in resignation.

“Oh!”

Gerald nodded

from high school—Gerald, the one whom

a girl, who was standing beside them,

was either Vincy or Xyla’s

looked rather pretty

her about Gerald back during their high

girl was looking

something on his

him as she pouted. She seemed

about these things, but

I am. We were in the competition team back

still smiled and

I didn’t manage to ask you. Do you have

Vincy replied.

speaking, it did not appear to Vincy that he was in a romantic relationship. Vincy did not have any ulterior motives when she said that. She assumed that Gerald might be lying to others

an honest man. 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

Xyla teased and said.

being like this, I’m going to get angry.

Wale started

was looking

only smile bitterly and shake his head

At that moment.

doing? Why

It wasn’t long before they saw a handsome man in a tailored suit walking towards

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just bumped into a

at Leon affectionately.

moment, Vincy said, “Xyla, didn’t you say that you have an 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 together and talk about our golden

can bring him

we’ll give you a

Xyla said.

You don’t have

tugged at Gerald’s

“Fine!”

nodded slightly and agreed

the only one who invited him, he would’ve turned them down

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

together and went straight to the second floor of the

a

was dedicated to holding gatherings

place was considered a very high-end hotel in Howard

their admission ticket before they entered

were a lot of

the type of party that was held before the commencement of some kind of large

what Gerald

right ties, an

such an

the attendees. After he greeted

are you

sat down beside Vincy

do you mean what I’m

head

over there! You think you have the right

had

of the fact that she was the one who had given the admission

in which Xyla was pointing at. That table was in a

Gerald had no right to sit with her at the same

the attention of the surrounding attendees. He was being humiliated in front

she wanted to persuade Xyla

Vincy in a difficult position. He laughed bitterly once before

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

a fool of him in front of everyone.

glaring at Gerald

Gerald didn’t offend you did he? Don’t tell me that it’s because

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and a hard place. After all, she was the one who invited Gerald. But now her two best friends were in a

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

Xyla still harbored resentment towards Gerald for what

us to a meal in the city. After the meal, there were only a few of us left. Hence, we played truth or dare. I was

Xyla said.

to play safe, you confessed your love to him. Still remember

incident which happened

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

Xyla said.

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,

up an explanation to

the same? Don’t think that I didn’t notice. You liked Gerald during that time. But you

she started talking, she would talk about literally

said made Vincy blush. She had just blurted out

turned sour all of a sudden. ‘No wonder Vincy turned me down when I confessed to her back then. I had no idea that

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

were filled with a

did not intervene when Vincy was being nice to Gerald. It was because he didn’t even

now, the realization made

been that way

face was flushed red, which only served to

Xyla said had

like Gerald

poor. Vincy did give it a try. But doubts started to spring up when she

my classmates view me? What would

stage, and she gave up the chance to deepen her relationship

it did not stop Vincy from wishing that Gerald would become much

mind in a romantic relationship, was enough to sink the

moment, the

hear the conversation between Xyla and

to him, wants us to express our gratitude to him. After all, Chairman Lighton was the reason why we had

made it clear that we should at least go and give him

the drivers and

their own company. It was 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

other words, it wasn’t a bad idea to suck

it explicitly let’s go there together before the

A female secretary said.

of people

yacomin’ with

was sitting beside

being treated as a driver

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“Like hell, I’m going!”

Gerald shook his head.

don’t go. Why are you putting

secretary

to the desk where

toast to her boyfriend, Xyla peeked at Gerald coldly, who was

badly wanted to enjoy the look of

Look at the difference between you

look at the disparity between

that I invited you

‘You’re wrong!’

wanted to humiliate Gerald deliberately. She thought that the humiliation he suffered would be greater if

did not have the chance to experience that

It became clear to her that Xyla invited him

wanted to go and keep Gerald

“Where are you going?”

last, Lennard grabbed

never expected to see Lennard

what Xyla said just now might have

from saying anything

there were a lot of people from the neighboring tables who came to

Xyla stole a

she looked at him, the

But in that instant.

“Mr. Crawford!”

Suddenly, someone shouted.

shouted was a middle-aged man. He was surrounded by a lot of people, and he seemed

entire hall went silent

them

really is

moment, another middle-aged

sharply-dressed men heading towards the end of the hall

were rushing towards

that Chairman

Chairman Gordon and the others. Why are they heading towards

Chairman Gordon. Chairman Lighton, Chairman Wacket, and Chairman

in the hall knew who Chairman Gordon

chairmen could be considered the most distinguished guests of the entire

What did it mean?

The moment they spoke, all of

moment, they looked

hand, the people who were sitting at Xyla’s table were

been staring at Gerald the entire time. Hence,

choked on her

happening? What kind of status and identity does Chairman Gordon have? Why does he know who Gerald is? He’s

Xyla wondered in surprise.

her revenge

shifting

filled with a sense of excitement inwardly for some

other hand, felt

group of people who approached Leon peered in Gerald’s

“And you are?”

people stopped in front of Gerald. Gerald was astonished since he did not know

Gordon went there to greet him, but that guy doesn’t

that

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that guy a driver of some kind of big

others started to discuss

You might have forgotten about me. You don’t know me,

smiled happily