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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.

her lips in disgust when she saw the woman walking up to

trembling uncontrollably at this point. He knew who this person was just by listening to her voice. It was a voice he had been waiting to hear for

disbelief when she finally stood before him. Was this really her? His daughter who used to

Is that really you, Xara?” asked Bryson, his

and Third stared at Xara in surprise. However, they quickly shook off their shock for the

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

Third simultaneously as they exchanged looks with

and the

think that the once extremely gorgeous and beautiful Xara who had earned the admiration of so many back then would be reduced to such an

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

everyone continued to comment on the situation, Xenia ran

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

that, Queta finally understood

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her so dearly before this! Was she truly the mother she had been looking

of complicated emotions was now brewing in Queta’s heart. She didn’t even know whether she should refer

No wonder we couldn’t find any clues about my aunt, even after investigating

everything that happened back then,

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 now! I can

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

after pursuing her for so long and setting everything up to be in his favor, her sudden reappearance after twenty years had completely ruined

any of the assets. What even was the point of him doing all that hard work and planning

had planned to put her under house arrest once he found her! However, he simply couldn’t locate

time bomb. To think that the bomb would explode during

at a complete

you 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 other affiliated families in both rage

came running toward him. In between pants, the butler then said, “L-Lord Fenderson, someone’s sent you a birthday gift outside! The gift itself looks to be near

sent it?” said Bryson as he looked at

should have already arrived

to give him such an invaluable gift,

his butler wouldn’t have been

person in question said that he was a friend of yours from the Crawford family from

Crawfords from Northbay

now quivering so much that his walking cane soon fell

else present was

their affiliated families knew the Crawfords from Northbay well. After all, not only were the Crawfords living there extremely influential and powerful,

put simply, they were

of the

quickly walked over to

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

had gone deathly pale. He was now sure that he had definitely tried to stir trouble at the wrong time. Now that

would usually declare that the Crawfords were their enemy, most of them only said it for the sake of it.

who had caused them to lose so many of their relatives and family members back then, Noah and the other affiliate heads would never dare to even say a

dumbfounded as he continued watching the scene unfold from the

from his family

mansion, he hadn’t really expected for any

them, who could it

curiosity continued to grow, the butler then said, “Indeed! The person in question is the

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young master, Mr.

was now exchanging glances with

the Crawford family had a young

to get any information about him! Not even the Fendersons know

the Crawford’s young master has already returned to his family! Why, he’s even come all the way here just to look for the Fendersons! How powerful and impressive!

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

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

Northbay’s Mr. Crawford like?” asked

the second young mistress of the Long family and after seeing

all, the mere mention of the name, ‘Mr.

Northbay is very powerful and secretive. I’ve heard that even their weakest affiliate family is almost as strong as the Fendersons! We minor

family even

and she had already gained a lot

now. However, they simply had no way of defeating the Crawfords at all! That’s the reason why the Fendersons have been living in secrecy! They’ve been trying to remain hidden from the Crawford family’s eyes so that they could eventually

of that, that there have been so many internal divisions between the Fenderson family till this very day. Now that the Crawfords are at the Fenderson’s doorstep, it’s natural for Lord Fenderson

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

not too sure about that either. However, I’ve heard rumors that

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

resources? What kind of concept even

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

guest continued hypothesizing in their confusion, a few girls began tugging Alice to the scene while saying, “Alice! Come listen to this! It seems that a powerful young master is

talking about

Crawford’s arrival? I heard that he owns half of the world’s

reaction was to be expected since girls usually felt excited talking about rich and handsome guys. What more, being able to meet such an incredible young master was

with excitement, Alice herself immediately covered her mouth, feeling suddenly

master… You said the young master’s name was

heart. After all, she had seen Gerald’s true capabilities

aware that his sister had immense financial resources and capabilities as well. Not only that,

Crawfords from Northbay…

could feel her breathing grow heavier by the

and then! After all, since she was the one who had rejected him, if Gerald had only been an ordinary

how was she going to just accept that

fall silent. Everyone was now waiting anxiously,

a hundred men dressed in black began approaching

leading the group seemed to be an old man

who looked to be around the age of twenty-two. His eyes were rather beady

“Is that Mr. Crawford?”

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must be

of people gulped, not even daring to speak loudly, the new group of people continued walking forward

you, Fynn?” asked Bryson as he smiled at the old

It’s been a long time since we’ve last met! I trust you’ve been well since then!” replied Fynn with

who used to always stick around Daryl is now an old man… If it wasn’t because of your unchanging, sharp as ever eyes, I wouldn’t have been able to recognize

in the day, Bryson and Daryl were so close that they 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. Time, however, waits for no one and things were completely different

“A long time indeed…”

that. While at their roots, grievances still existed between the Crawfords and the Fendersons, regardless of whether they were still competing against each other in

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

“…Huh? It’s you?”

the one

with ‘Mr. Crawford’ was none other than

was even more astonished. After all, she had

was Gerald’s godbrother, Yoel! The son of the richest man in County

was he here? Though it wasn’t Gerald, Xavia still began feeling

young master? Why were you given the title of Mr. Crawford from Northbay?” asked Xavia, her face slightly

Jasmine was surprised. After all, when she had first heard that he was Mr. Crawford, she had been wondering if this was the one whom she was contractually bound

or at least

that, Yoel then replied, “Now who said that I was Mr.

if he’s not Mr. Crawford…

surprised by

to represent Mr. Crawford and the Crawford family to present your birthday gift to you. After all, after all these years, even our family has regretted some of the things that have happened in the past. We’ve been meaning to have a talk with the Fendersons for

Lord Fenderson. As long as the Crawford family is around, I believe that nobody will even dare to cause any trouble for

Noah and the others heard that, they felt themselves gulping before each taking a

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

that. So things had already advanced

actually come all the way here, they must have already

what to say. After all, the Crawfords now knew where

which was very important to Dylan. It was because of that, that Bryson believed that Dylan wouldn’t try to go

best choice of action would be for

course it is!” replied Bryson with a

birthday and celebrate my eightieth birthday together, it seems that he isn’t present. While he did send

that our young master wasn’t here? In fact, he’s already arrived at the Fenderson family mansion a day in advance to make

What do you mean Mr. Crawford’s

here? Where

Everyone was equally astonished.

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began scanning through

had said,

everyone was exchanging glances with one

Crawford to come here! Why wasn’t I aware of any of this

all, he was the reason why she

get acquainted with someone with such a high status

that would

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

had simply told Barry

his father had sent some of the people from the Crawford family from Northbay over.

to send some men over. Since things had already turned

doing, Gerald?”

the female

calling for Mr. Crawford. Why are you the one standing

didn’t know any better, they must be thinking that he’s the actual Mr. Crawford!”

to look at him was startled

had been standing quietly at the sidelines this

him, and she was now breathing heavily. To think that Gerald really was here! Moreover, based on the current situation, it

her bed and helped her

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

at Gerald wide-eyed and in disbelief, looking utterly

this event, just to finally be

afraid of seeing him here. After all, based

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

sudden spike in both maturity and stability

walk toward her grandfather. She was so surprised

Crawford she was supposed to

was shocked speechless. She had initially assumed that Gerald was simply one of the descendants

looked at the young master while reminiscing the time when he had first carried a

been working as Dylan’s personal driver, he had

well. Gerald was both a steady and mature young

“Mr. Crawford!”

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from the people standing behind

then nodded before saying, “I really hadn’t expected you

you wouldn’t be able to handle the matter alone, he sent me here