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Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 781

Gerald himself was wondering the same thing. It looked as though some sort of conflict was going on. Everything seemed to be going fine before this. How did things end up this way?

As Gerald stared at the scene in bewilderment, he could see a middle-aged woman kneeling within the crowd.

The members of the families affiliated with the Fendersons seemed to be filled with rage and even Lord Fenderson himself had an ugly expression on his face.

“It’s her! It’s that sinner’s maid from back then! Hurry up and tell us where Xara is now! If you speak the truth, we’ll consider sparing you!”

“Remember! The Crawfords and the Fendersons only got into a huge fight back then because of her! We, the affiliated families, were the ones who had suffered the most losses because of that battle! How pitiful my son was for having to grow up in such turmoil because of her! Lord Fenderson, if you’re hiding Xara anywhere, we demand that you hand her over to us!”

“That’s right! Hand her over so that you can give an account to our families!”

Many of the affiliated family members were now gathered around Lord Fenderson, demanding for Xara.

Noah himself was sneering at the side.

The conflict had started when Bryson reprimanded Noah in public for inviting the Longs without asking for his permission first. In retaliation, Noah then revealed the fact that the Fendersons had already located Xara’s old personal maid.

He was done having to play nice with Bryson.

Noah’s actions had stemmed from the fact that he had regarded himself as the head of several big families for years by now. One could even say he was almost as influential as the Fendersons.

Aside from that, Bryson had also placed him in an awkward situation when Noah went looking for him to ask for some assets while also discussing his son’s marriage with Jasmine.

His grievances that he had piled-up up till this point were by no means a small amount.

Since he couldn’t achieve his goal peacefully, he was going to use the event to his advantage and go all out today.

He was glad that he had previously sent several of his men over to monitor every move the Fendersons made. In addition to having quite a number of informers from within the family, he was able to gain information about everything they did.

It was why he managed to find out about the existence of Xara’s maid being there in the first place.

Noah even had a trump card in hand, and he had personally given it to Bryson a few days prior. Now that all the pieces were in place, he would simply allow the internal conflicts to erupt in all its splendor!

Bryson himself could only glare in rage at the crowd before him.

This conflict was nothing new to him. After all, they had secretly been fighting for many years by now.

While the Fenderson family was still colossal in size, it was now akin to a high-rise building that had lost its main supporting pillar. Though the outside looked majestic, its insides were already crumbling in a state of jeopardy.

It wasn’t as though Bryson hadn’t taken precautions against Noel and Yael either.

However, he had simply assumed that he would still be able to control both the father and son, even in his old age.

To think that both of them would make a move on him during his birthday banquet!

The accumulated grievances between both parties had already made things very stressful for him. Yet here Noah and Yoel were, deliberately trying to heighten the conflicts between them!

It was just like last time… Had he not wanted to calm and appease the affiliated families back then, he would never have been willing to sever his relationship with his very own daughter!

“It’s my grandfather’s eightieth birthday today! Are all of you here to celebrate it or did you come here just to criticize and question him?” said Jasmine rather coldly.

“Jasmine, while we’re naturally happy that it’s Lord Fenderson’s birthday today, our families have already lost too many of our relatives back then. It’s been more than twenty years since Lord Fenderson told us that he would compensate for our losses and also provide a reasonable explanation to all our families. Yet even after all this time, he won’t even let us catch a glimpse of Xara! The woman who was the cause of all that chaos back then!”

“The only ‘compensations’ we received were a few trivial assets and properties. What about the reasonable explanation we were promised? And to think after we’ve waited patiently all this time, Lord Fenderson was actually housing the maid who once used for Xara! If Mr. Schuyler hadn’t brought the matter to light, we would’ve never found out about this!”

“Our families have already been affiliated with the Fendersons for generations! How could Lord Fenderson do this to us? How can you even expect us to be appeased now?” said a middle-aged man indignantly.

“That’s right! Rather than continue debating the matter, I say we should just capture her maid and torture her till she tells us where Xara is!”

“Men! Drag her out immediately!”

As soon as those words were said, a few bodyguards working for the affiliated families rushed forward and grabbed Xenia by her arms.

“Presumptuous! All of you! I’m well aware that all of you are just pretending to look for her! Your main goal has always been to get your hands on the assets she owned back then!” said Jasmine, her tone frigid.

Hearing that, several of the more capable individuals within the crowd went silent.

“You can’t just put it that way, Jasmine. However, since you’ve already said it, it wouldn’t be right if the Schuylers didn’t use this chance to set a proper example! That’s right! While we had been delegated a small portion of the assets Xara owned in the beginning, the consequences that we had to pay for clearly outweighs what we should have received! It’s only right for us to demand for an equal distribution of assets!” replied Noah.

What he said wasn’t wrong either, since Xara and the eldest master of the Fenderson family were the ones who had held and controlled most of the assets and properties belonging to their family back then.

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It was obvious that Xara clearly had more power compared to Jasmine’s father back then.

Even if Xara’s assets were to be equally distributed among the affiliated families now, it wouldn’t be as simple as the families being able to gain equal footing with the Fendersons anymore.

This was probably what Noah and Yael had intended for to happen this entire time.

“You can all continue to dream on…” replied Jasmine angrily.

“Step aside for the moment, Jasmine. You don’t need to get involved in this!” said Bryson, a gloomy expression on his face.

Not daring to go against her grandfather’s words, she immediately stood aside.

Bryson then personally began negotiating with Noah.

While this was happening, Mindy suddenly began shouting, “Jasmine! Over here!”

Frowning, Jasmine then walked over to Mindy before realizing who else was with her. To her surprise, Gerald was present!

“Why are you here?”

“Let’s not bother about him for the moment. More importantly, what on earth is going on here? Are the affiliate families trying to rebel against us?” asked Mindy as she hurriedly held on to Jasmine’s hand.

Jasmine simply nodded before saying, “Grandpa’s already told me to keep an eye on the Schuyler family once the birthday banquet is over. After all, the Schuylers have been conspiring against us for many years now…”

After pausing for a moment to look at Gerald, she then continued, “They’re getting bolder by the year… To think that he would actually cause a scene during grandpa’s birthday banquet! No wonder he dared to make demands when he came looking for grandpa this morning!”

“Huh? What kind of demands? Oh wait, it must’ve been a proposal for you and Yael to get married, right?” asked Mindy.

In response, Jasmine gave a simple nod.

“Pfft! Is he really aspiring for something that he’s clearly not even worthy of? Grandpa must’ve immediately rejected his proposal, right? How did grandpa turn him down anyway for him to get so much courage? He seems really desperate!”

“I… Well… He accepted the rejection once he found out that I was bound to a marriage contract which had been made from when I was still a child!” replied Jasmine in a soft voice as her face began blushing slightly.

“…Huh? What? With whom? Why haven’t I heard of this before?”

“Just! Forget it for now! I don’t want to talk about this anymore!” replied Jasmine as she shook her head.

To take her mind off things, she focused on the scene unfolding between Noah and her grandfather.

“I’ll be honest with you, Lord Fenderson. I’ve already been very lenient and merciful toward you. As long as you’re willing to give us the compensation we rightfully deserve, we’ll definitely continue following the Fendersons with all our hearts in future. After all, it isn’t really necessary for me to expose everything here, am I not right?” said Noah as he sneered.

Bryson immediately knit his brows tightly together when he heard that.

Bryson finally understood why Noah had a sudden change in character back when Noah had told him that he had managed to locate Xara’s daughter. To think that Bryson had initially thought that Noah had finally turned over a new leaf!

It was all just part of his grand scheme!

Bryson was now in this mess because he had fallen for Bryson’s trickery. He had been careless due to his love for his daughter.

However, at the end of the day, the older a person was, the wiser he tended to be. Bryson had no doubt taken extra precautionary and security measures in case he ever had to deal with such a situation.

“Hahaha! I have no idea what you’re hinting at, Noah! While it is true that I’ve found Xenia, I only brought her back to interrogate her about Xara’s whereabouts. Sadly, Xenia doesn’t know anything at all! I simply took her in since I couldn’t bear the thought of leaving her to wander outside alone. Now that I’ve made myself clear, what else do you wish to talk about?” replied Bryson calmly.

“Is that so? Hahaha! I really admire you, Lord Fenderson! However, that doesn’t explain the beautiful girl in the car who was trying to leave the villa this morning! It was such a coincidence too that my subordinates had managed to catch a glimpse of her, subsequently preventing her from leaving! Mr. Lambert and Mr. Wellington, do you wish to know how beautiful that girl truly is? Why, she’s so beautiful that she looks exactly like Xara! If you don’t believe me, I can order my subordinates to bring her over right now!” said Noah as he laughed.

“…You… you took Queta away?” asked Bryson, finally losing his cool as his body began trembling uncontrollably.

“So her name is Queta! She refused to say a word to me when I asked her for it! Regardless, everyone else will now have their chance to question her! Being her in, men!” yelled Noah.

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Upon hearing Noah’s command, a few men stepped forward, dragging a girl along.

Her head was lowered and her mouth was shut tight. However, her appearance alone was enough to shock everyone present.

“She… She looks exactly like her!”

“That’s right! I almost thought that she was a much younger version of Xara!”

“We’ve all been deceived! Lord Fenderson must have already known about Xara’s whereabouts a long time ago! Yet he left all us affiliated families in the dark on purpose!”

While the audience began discussing aloud, Queta herself bore an extremely ugly expression on her face. After all, she had been physically hurt and her body was currently feeling very weak.

“It… It really is my aunt’s daughter! So it turns out that grandpa’s already found aunt’s daughter!” said Jasmine.

“Queta!” shouted Bryson, a stern expression on his face.

He had initially arranged for someone to secretly send Queta away that morning. Little did he know that there would be a snitch working for the Schuyler family! The current scene was a result of that.

“So, lord Fenderson. We now have all the necessary witnesses and evidence! What else do you have to say for yourself? We demand that Xara be handed over to us as soon as possible!”

All the guests were now gathering around Bryson, glaring at him angrily.

Bryson was at a complete loss of words, a tense expression on his face.

While he truly wanted to save Queta, after facing all the provocations from the Schuyler family, he had no real choice but to give an explanation to all the other affiliated families

As he was wondering how to deal with the dilemma, a voice suddenly called out from behind everyone.

“Hey now, why are all of you bothering the Fendersons? I’m here, you know!”

Turning around to see who had shouted, everyone saw a woman walking toward them from the outside.

“…Huh? Who on earth is that? How did she even get in?”

“Oh god, just look at her face! How absolutely ugly!”

“I can’t continue looking at her anymore… I can already feel goosebumps on my skin!”

As the commotion grew louder and louder, Xavia finally lay eyes on the woman in question.

Her eyes had earlier been fixed on Queta. After all, the girl looked extremely familiar to her. Xavia simply couldn’t put her finger on where she had met her before.

couldn’t help but purse her lips in disgust when she saw the woman walking up

who this person was just by listening to her voice. It

could only stare in disbelief when she finally stood before him. Was this really her? His daughter who

Xara?” asked

quickly shook off their

twenty years, father. I’m finally back!”

Third simultaneously as they exchanged looks with one

Noah and the others were all breathing

many years had passed! To think that the once extremely gorgeous and beautiful

her on the street, we wouldn’t have been able to

comment on the situation, Xenia ran toward Xara before

for so many years now! I hope you’ll forgive me!” said Xara

hearing all that, Queta

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dearly before this! Was she truly the mother

was now brewing in Queta’s heart. She didn’t even know whether

sense now! No wonder we couldn’t find any clues about my aunt,

you know? Since you’ve finally decided to show yourself, shouldn’t you give us a proper explanation for everything that happened back then, Xara? After all, we’ve been searching for you for

aware of what you’re up to, Noah Schuyler. There’s no need for you to continue blackmailing the Fenderson family. I’ll say it loud and clear now. The assets and properties I’ve been holding on to will never go to you or any of the other affiliated families! And since you’ve been trying so hard to find me, here I am

was so enraged that he looked like he was ready to explode at any

after pursuing her for so long and setting everything up to be in his favor, her sudden reappearance after twenty years had completely ruined all of his plans! Things would’ve gone perfectly if only she hadn’t made her

killed her, they would never be able to get their hands on any of the assets. What even was the point of him doing

planned to put her under house arrest once he found her! However, he simply couldn’t locate her no matter how much he

To think that

a complete loss of what to even do

think you’re getting away scot-free after all you’ve done, you can dream on! Men! Take her away with us, right this instant!” yelled one of the many heads of the

a butler with a very anxious expression on his face came running toward him. In between pants, the butler

Who sent it?” said Bryson as he looked

should

under him were. As far as he knew, none of them could afford to give him such an invaluable gift, or

since his butler wouldn’t have been this shocked if it was just an ordinary

said, “The person in question said that he was a friend of

The Crawfords from Northbay

now quivering so much that his walking cane soon fell to

else present was equally as

Northbay well. After all, not only were the Crawfords living there extremely influential and powerful, they were also the ones who had struck fear among the

they were a

aware of the grievances

quickly walked over to her

had been the ones who had caused her parents’ death. Was she finally going

to stir trouble at the wrong time. Now that even the Crawfords were here, nothing he had said

Crawfords were their enemy, most of them only said it for the sake of it. Who among them would actually have the audacity or even courage to go up

and family members back then, Noah and the other affiliate heads would never dare to even say a

himself was feeling dumbfounded as he continued watching the scene unfold from the

from his family

Fenderson family’s mansion, he hadn’t really expected for any of

them,

in question is the young master

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young master, Mr.

exchanging glances with each other

known that the Crawford

family’s young master was raised among ordinary people? That made it near impossible for anyone to get any

master has already returned to his family! Why, he’s even come all the way here just to look

the crowd continued discussing among themselves, Jasmine herself was breathing rather frantically. She was currently facing all sorts

the affiliate families dared to continue causing a scene, and the same went for the Long

of Northbay’s Mr.

Long family and after seeing Lord Fenderson’s terrified face

of the name, ‘Mr.

weakest affiliate family is almost as strong as the Fendersons! We minor affiliate families could never even dream to

a powerful family even exist on

wealthy and influential family, and she had already gained a lot of knowledge and seen much of the world by now, hearing Yael’s explanation still shocked

Crawfords at all! That’s the reason why the Fendersons have been living in secrecy! They’ve been trying to

Fenderson family till this very day. Now that the Crawfords are at the Fenderson’s doorstep, it’s natural for

does the Crawford family even own?” asked Xavia, now even

that either. However, I’ve heard rumors that the Crawford

widened so much that her eyes looked like they would pop out

of the world’s wealth and resources? What kind

much power and influence, what kind of person was Mr. Crawford from

saying, “Alice! Come listen to this! It seems that a powerful young master

talking

Mr. Crawford’s arrival? I heard that he owns half of the world’s wealth and resources! What an incredible family

felt excited talking about rich and handsome guys. What more, being able to meet such an incredible young master was a

immediately

young master… You said the young master’s name was Mr.

discomfort in her heart. After all, she had

and capabilities as well. Not only that, his

Crawfords from Northbay…

breathing grow heavier by the

her friends had said was true, then Alice honestly just wanted to die on the spot, right there and then! After all, since she was the one who had rejected him, if Gerald had only been an ordinary rich heir, Alice would’ve just forced herself to move on and continue living her life without

that if Gerald truly was such

chaotic atmosphere from before to immediately fall

dressed in black began approaching the entrance in

an old man who

of twenty-two. His eyes were rather beady and he

“Is that Mr. Crawford?”

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must

of people continued walking forward till they

Bryson as he smiled at the

last met! I trust you’ve been well since then!”

think that the young boy who used to always stick around Daryl is now an old man… If it wasn’t because of your unchanging, sharp

even considered each other to be brothers. The old man that now stood before him went by the name of Fynn, and he used to be Daryl’s subordinate then.

“A long time indeed…”

the Fendersons,

beside Fynn, he looked rather carefree as he scanned through the area. However, his demeanor changed the moment his gaze fell upon somebody standing

“…Huh? It’s you?”

the one who

had spoken in unison with ‘Mr.

surprised to see Xavia there, Xavia was even more astonished. After

Crawford! The young man with beady eyes was Gerald’s godbrother,

Though it wasn’t Gerald, Xavia still began feeling inexplicably nervous at that

were you given the title of Mr. Crawford from Northbay?” asked Xavia, her

when she had first heard that he was Mr. Crawford, she had

he wasn’t, or at least from what Xavia

replied, “Now who said that I

not Mr. Crawford… Then where’s the real

was surprised by the

after all these years, even our family has regretted

the Crawford family is around, I believe that

heard that, they felt themselves gulping

for the second matter, the Crawfords would like to take Miss Queta and Madam Xara back with us. After all, the madam is the sister-in-law of the Crawford family’s head. Miss Queta herself is a member of the Crawford family. I believe that this is both

deep breath upon hearing that. So things had already advanced to this

the Crawford family had actually come all the way here,

the overall situation, in the end, he didn’t even know what to say. After all,

to Dylan. It was because of that, that Bryson believed that Dylan wouldn’t try to go overboard any time

current best choice of action would be for both parties to negotiate

is!” replied Bryson with a

While you said that the young master of the Crawford family wanted to wish me a happy birthday and celebrate my eightieth birthday together, it seems that he isn’t present. While he did send someone here in his stead, I don’t think that it justifies me handing over both my daughter

Now who said that our young master wasn’t here? In fact, he’s already arrived at the Fenderson family mansion a day in advance to make all your birthday preparations, Lord Fenderson!” replied Fynn as he

do you mean Mr. Crawford’s already arrived?” replied

already here? Where is

Everyone was equally astonished.

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himself began scanning through the crowd at that

said, Mr. Crawford had indeed

exchanging glances with

here! Why wasn’t I aware of any of

Crawford for herself. After all, he

to Gerald were looking around excitedly. While they were quite sure that actually being able to get acquainted with someone with such a high status as Mr. Crawford was completely out of the question, a chance to see what a truly dignified rich heir like him looked like would be the second

do that would make the entire trip feel

Gerald could only shake his head with a wry smile on his face. Since things had turned out this way, it was impossible for

simply told Barry to create a

sent some of the people from the

was indeed a good move for his family to send some men over. Since things had already turned out this way, in a way, his task was

you doing, Gerald?” asked

female celebrities

Why are you the

know any better, they must be thinking that he’s the actual Mr. Crawford!” mocked the celebrities as they laughed among

at

who had been standing quietly at

now breathing heavily. To think that Gerald really was here! Moreover, based on the current

her to her bed and helped her change into her pajamas…

last night. All sorts of emotions were swirling in Alice’s heart at that moment. Was he really the one responsible

Gerald wide-eyed and

as though Gerald was always lingering around her. She had come all the way to the Salford Province to participate in this event, just to finally be able to shine and show off a little.

him here. After all, based on what Fynn had earlier said, did that mean that he truly was the Mr.

case, then the Long family would definitely be unable to even come close to comparing themselves to

feeling very uncomfortable by Gerald’s sudden spike in both maturity and stability in

her grandfather. She was so surprised by the

the Mr. Crawford she

one of the descendants of the Crawford family. Never would she

he looked at the young master while reminiscing

personal driver, he had also been the one in

Gerald’s attitude and behavior well. Gerald was both a steady and mature young

“Mr. Crawford!”

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come from the people standing behind

before saying, “I really hadn’t

you wouldn’t be able to handle