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Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 801

“My word! Since when has the Crawford family assembly become this lax? Can literally anybody participate and sit wherever they like? Just look at how pathetic this awkward-looking person is!”

Gerald had just finished sending a message to his sister when he heard a woman’s voice mocking him. When he turned to look at the woman beside him who had heavy makeup on, she simply rolled her eyes at him.

“Humph! And here I thought that I’d only be able to meet distinguished people after getting married into the famous Crawford family! Never would I have imagined to have to sit at a table here with such a person!” complained the woman loudly, just so Gerald could hear her.

The woman looked down on Gerald so much that she seemed to be embarrassed just having to sit next to him.

“That’s quite enough! Watch your mouth. While everyone in the family is wealthy, some people are still less knowledgeable and insightful than others! Besides, some of us here may have attitudes of an upstart, so just ignore them!” explained her husband.

It was clear that the rude woman’s husband was also feeling slightly embarrassed having to share a table with Gerald. Due to the couple’s words, a few others who were sitting at the table began insinuating Gerald as well.

Bethany herself—who was also sitting beside Gerald—frowned before saying, “You’re just a lowly actress! What right do you have to criticize those from the Crawford family? Do you lack self-awareness or something?”

“Come again? Who could you possibly be referring to when you said, ‘lowly’?” replied the woman coldly when she heard what Bethany had said.

“Oh, stop with the acting. We all know who she was referring to,” said Niki as she too smiled coldly whole looking at the woman.

To Gerald, it seemed like both parties held grudges against each other.

“That’s enough, there’s no need to argue with them!” dissuaded her husband.

“Humph! Just look at you! You hardly have any status among the other Crawford family members! These two are just mere girls! Remember the last time we went abroad? While both of them were received in the most distinguished manner possible, we were only seen as important guests! We were just one level below them! As if that wasn’t enough, here they are condemning me now! Yet you don’t even dare to speak up against them!” replied his wife in dissatisfaction.

Hearing that, her husband simply sighed.

“It’s not like I can help it. It’s simply true that their family is ranked higher than mine! Besides, the Crawford family has lots of rules and regulations! The family branches are separated according to our levels, which also represent our seniority! To put simply, imagine a situation where a young master meets his grandfather. Naturally, the young master has to bow when he greets him!” explained the man in resignation.

“Speaking of young masters, do you know the young master of the Crawford family? You need to contact him more since he’s the Crawford family’s heir!” asked the woman.

At that, the man could only sigh again before replying, “The young master’s only returning to the family today… In fact, this family assembly was most probably held specifically for him. How could I possibly know who he is?”

“Humph! Useless! How truly useless!” said the arrogant woman embarrassedly.

Since she had seen Gerald follow Bethany in, the woman was sure that Bethany had allowed such a person to sit at her table just to humiliate her. The more she thought about it, the angrier she became!

“Humph! Change seats with me! I don’t want to continue sitting beside a person who wears clothes that don’t even cost a thousand dollars! Such a humiliating person can only be from one of the family’s outer branches! How disgusting!” said the woman as she glared at Gerald.

Upon standing up and taking a step forward, however, the woman suddenly began screaming!

The truth was, while she was making all sorts of gestures while arguing with Bethany earlier, the hem of her long dress got closer and closer to Gerald’s foot. As a result, Gerald ended up stepping on a small part of her dress without even noticing it.

While it definitely wasn’t something to shout about, the woman seemed extremely furious.

“You b*stard! You did that on purpose!” roared the woman as she looked at Gerald.

“It wasn’t on purpose!” replied Gerald in bitter resignation.

“F*ck you! It was Bethany who told you to sit here, right? After mocking you like that, why else would you continue staying here? Just get lost already!” shouted the woman angrily as she pushed him.

As a result, the cup of tea in front of Gerald splashed all over him!

“How audacious can you be, Xandra?! How dare you be this rude to someone from the Crawford family!”

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The one who had immediately stood up and shouted at the madwoman was Bethany.

“So what if I’m rude? What are you going to do about it?” retorted Xandra, not wanting to be outdone.

The two seemed to have forgotten where they were as they continued arguing with each other. This was made apparent since everyone else had already gone silent for some time.

“Brother!” shouted a crisp and clear voice which silenced the two arguing women.

After all, they knew who the voice belonged to. Both of them then turned to look at Jessica who was hurriedly walking toward them.

“Sister!” replied Gerald as he tried wiping the tea stains off his body.

“…Sister?”

Everyone there was immediately stunned. He called Jessica his sister? Was he really…

“Who did this? Who dared to humiliate the young master of the Crawford family? That person must have a death wish!” scolded Jessica in a frigid tone which sent chills down the spines of the other Crawford family members.

Xandra and Bethany themselves had their jaws wide open. Both of them simply couldn’t believe their ears.

‘…What? He’s… the young master of the Crawford family?’

“I… Young lady! I-I’m so sorry! I didn’t know!” said Xandra as she began vigorously shaking her head.

“So it was you! Get out of my sight!” growled Jessica coldly.

“I-I’ll leave right away!”

Knowing how much trouble she had gotten herself into, Xandra knew better than to linger around any longer.

As she turned around to leave, Jessica added, “Hold it. You’re to roll all the way to the doorstep from where you stand. Don’t make me repeat myself!”

Xandra completely understood Jessica’s order and metaphor. She was to leave the Crawford family for good, and she would never be allowed in again.

Though she was in deep regret, she was so panicked that she immediately obeyed, rolling on the floor in front of everyone before finally leaving.

“Now come on, Gerald. Let’s head up there!” said Jessica with a smile once she saw that Xandra was no longer there.

Bethany and many others still had their mouths covered. None of them even dared to say a word.

Since Gerald seemed to be quite an honest man at first glance, Bethany hadn’t thought twice about bullying him. To think that she had ordered such a terrifyingly powerful person to pick up tennis balls for her!

“He’s… He’s Gerald Crawford! The young master of the Crawford family!”

As Gerald headed toward the elevated platform, several people were already discussing it while simultaneously clapping loudly as he walked on.

Mr. Crawford had finally returned to the family.

Upon seeing him, both Dylan and his wife stood up with smiles on their faces. Nothing made them happier than meeting their son.

“Dad! Mom!” shouted Gerald whose eyes were already watery as he ran toward them. After all, he hadn’t met them for almost an entire year.

“You’re finally back, son! Our family is finally reunited again!” said Dylan as he patted Gerald’s shoulders firmly.

“Speaking of which, Gerald, while we were educating and raising you in poverty back then, we failed to introduce you to an equally as important person!” said YuliaYaleman—Gerald’s mother—as she turned to look at the woman beside her whose face was already red.

The blushing woman in question then stood up before softly saying, “We’ve already met each other earlier, mom…”

The woman in question was Lyra!

“Mom?” replied Gerald, stunned when he heard what Lyra called his mother.

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“This is Lyra, Gerald! Though we’ve never mentioned her to you before, she’s the one who’s been helping you handle your financial issues all these years. We’ve raised her since she was young!” said Yulia who didn’t seem to have heard what Lyra had said earlier.

Though her mother wasn’t saying it directly, the underlying message she was implying was clear as day to Gerald. After all, not only had Gerald already heard others referring to Lyra as the young lady, it was also obvious based on the current expressions on his parents’ faces.

“Mom, we’ve already met earlier!” said Lyra a little louder this time as she looked at Gerald with a faint smile.

“Oh, you have? Well all the better then! Haha! Alright, no more beating around the bush! Lyra is your fiancée, Gerald!” said Dylan who was looking very happy.

In response, however, Yulia coughed before tugging gently on Dylan’s sleeve. After all, they were aware that their son had a girlfriend. Not only that, she was now missing! It simply felt too early to be talking about engagements.

Gerald himself was astonished beyond words. He hadn’t expected the gentle and elegant Lyra to be his fiancée. No wonder the others were addressing her as the young lady!

This turn of events was somewhat similar to a television series he had watched in the past. Just like the girl in the show, Lyra had been adopted by the family just to end up becoming his parents’ future daughter-in-law.

The entire situation was simply bizarre to him. It seemed that his family had put in a lot of effort just to raise and educate Lyra too.

“Do take a seat, Gerald!” said Lyra at that moment, still blushing as she took out more tissues to help Gerald wipe the tea stains off his body.

I’ll do it myself…” said Gerald as he took the tissues from her hand. He was honestly

have any feelings for her. What more, she was at least four years older than him! While it was true that her beauty was near unparalleled, Gerald simply couldn’t accept something like this that easily,

About how Lyra had been staying here for a long time now, and also about the fact that it was his

told him what had happened to Mila in Hong Kong. She had even told him that it was going

then to no avail. Now, however, he understood everything. As it turned out, his parents

behind him. His shock didn’t stop there, however. Upon entering, she followed him

tonight, Lyra… Since you’re probably already used to sleeping in this room, you can continue sleeping here! I’m sure you’re tired after

if he continued facing Lyra, things were

it must be for you to just accept our marriage out of the blue. I’m well aware of what you’re

something like that at all. However, he simply

in the room

disappearance had caused Gerald to be filled with deep remorse. There was no way in hell that he was going to be

had raised her, she should have the right to choose who she truly wants to marry!

night, Gerald found a random guest

suits hanging on

their family reunion and Gerald knew he didn’t need

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a bad mood yesterday. Because of that, he had forgotten to tell the servants to get something ready for him before he went

somebody had already done that without even receiving his

bathroom in his pajamas, Gerald saw that all the usual items for personal hygiene had already

home and family after all. The servants needed to be

his room as he slept—to prepare such things for him—still made Gerald feel

would happen if any of the maids entered while he was sleeping naked? The thought of

three distinct

is it?”

Helena. May I know what you wish to wear today? I’ll prepare it

headed to the door and opened it. Just as Helena had said, she was a maid standing attentively right

my bed already look fine to me. Weren’t you the one who placed those there?” asked

your permission, young master. I’m guessing that it was the young lady who prepared them for you! She’s the only one who’s

So it was

what had happened now, he

some time to explain everything clearly to Lyra. After all, both of them were simply not meant

happiness. She didn’t need to get married to him just to repay the

quite awkward that he still didn’t know how

you with that, Gerald!” said Lyra as she smiled at him. Apparently, he had been so engrossed with getting his tie right that he hadn’t even noticed that she

was, Gerald simply gave it and allowed her

as she walked over to him. With her help, it didn’t take long before his collars were smooth and his tie looked much more

throwing a feast for you and Queta later. Since it’ll be our first

a large villa within a scenic neighborhood.

to my father. I’ve

they got there, his mother immediately ushered Lyra to come to

father. Once they were inside, Dylan looked at his son before getting straight to the

incident… It isn’t as simple as you think

do you

Dylan then explained, “I saw the symbol that Mila received before her disappearance, Gerald. It’s the very same symbol that your uncle received that year before he disappeared as well. While both

found a few relevant clues! Gerald, both Mila and your uncle may still

that really true, dad?” replied Gerald

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today mainly to discuss the incident. You’re already a grown man so you should be aware of the secrets that our family has gained!” said Dylan as he gently

Whenever anyone personally receives the symbol, they go missing within three

the curse resurfaces every twenty years, and whenever it does, people go missing. He also said that

half correct there. While it’s true that the majority who receive the symbol go missing, I’ve been able to locate someone who’s managed

Gerald’s eyes lit

had been saved by someone. Aside from that, I also gained some vital clues to help crack the code. Based

be that powerful?”

who the mastermind is either. With so little clues to go with in the first place, it saddens me to say that

then said, “I understand, dad. How about looking for the person who made it back alive

ago. If we truly want capable helpers now, then we’ll need to look for the

Son, let me ask you. Which of the families do you think is the most powerful now?” asked Dylan

the Federsons were once very prosperous and powerful, Fynn told me that

strength, a few families are stronger than ours… Take, for example, the Moldell

“The Moldells from Yanken?”

and Quarringtons from

to know that there was another powerful family living there, he quickly realized how little he actually knew. This

the Moldells. See, their bloodline is blessed with strength, quite literally. Those from the Moldell family are naturally physically stronger than the average human. It’s no wonder that most of them are active in the military. There’s also a highly mysterious group of people in Weston who call themselves the Dragon Squad. Regardless of how rich a family is, none of their guards will ever come close to comparing to

either. Those within the Dragon Squad can kill effortlessly and in full secrecy if they wanted to. Not even our extremely tight security system could ever dream of stopping them if they were to target us! Throughout the years, our family has recruited several experts and masters to protect ourselves from that family, just in case they ever decide to assassinate any of us. However, the gap between

told all that to him in person, Gerald wouldn’t have believed that such people

After all, he had met people like the Drake & Tyson duo and Finnley as well! The way these

Are they comparable

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say that twelve-year-olds from

Gerald felt

shook the thought

Moldell family’s help.

Crawford family’s bloodline. If the secret had gotten out from the time he went missing, our family would’ve already been ruined by the time your generation came to be! Now that I know that there’s a chance that he’s still alive,

was clear that Dylan wasn’t only looking for his uncle because he was family. The other reason

of our

about that

to go

asked for their help a long time ago. I told you,

“Who is it?”

grandmother from your

“Grandma?” replied Gerald, stunned.

Gerald knew that his parents were sensitive when discussing topics regarding

when he had asked his parents about his grandparents at the age of seven. Gerald simply wanted to know why he didn’t have any while others

event for him and also his sister. After that, both of them never asked about their

leader of the Yaleman family from Yanken. In the past, your grandma would occasionally contact the Moldells. If she’s willing to lend a hand this time, then

reflected upon you, so it’s all up to you whether you’ll be able to persuade her or not!” explained

her husband were talking about her mother, Yulia’s expression

grandparents. After all, Fynn had told Gerald that even his grandfather was still alive. What had happened to

exactly took place

first time he had asked many years ago, his mother didn’t slap him. Instead, she became teary-eyed as she began talking about the

d*mned rules and regulations of the

stage of his poverty training. Similar to Gerald some time ago, his father was already rich by then, though he couldn’t just casually expose his identity. It was around then when he got to know the

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that Dylan was quite mysterious. After all, while the shabbily dressed boy—who looked quite weak back then—never fought back whenever he was bullied or scolded, he was always capable of doing things well beyond

of them

Yaleman family was the leader of four large families

able to make the Yaleman family even stronger than before. It was because she was the kind of person

shortcoming, which was

the opinions of men, yet considered females, in general, to be of

be given important positions, no matter how hard they worked. Only the males in that family would

she was very traditional-minded, and it wasn’t uncommon for a person with such views to

the Yalemans had agreed with their business partner—without Yulia’s consent—that Yulia would marry their son in exchange for starting a business partnership. The decision was

keeping a low profile back then, nobody knew that the wealthiest person

away from the

alone wasn’t the reason why both the Yalemans and the Crawfords ended up resenting each other

escape had been facilitated by her Fifth brother who had treated her well from her childhood days. As

by Lady

the Yalemans started bearing grudges against their business partner as

Immediately after that, he had wanted to meet up with the Yalemans to

far too late. During the few days, the Fifth brother had been brutally assaulted. By the time Gerald’s parents found out, he had

Yaleman’s business partner. To them,

all that had happened. She even publicly announced to the

herself felt that her mother was being way too cruel. After all, she was the one who had kicked Fifth brother out of the family

held against each other for all these years. It was the reason why

were responsible for the disappearance of the Yaleman’s business partner. It was

was why there were only three large families in Yanken now instead of

that?” asked Gerald, realizing now that his parents had gone

your uncle. However, it was around ten years

all that has happened. Only your grandma will be able to persuade the Moldells, and if you succeed,

“I understand!”

been supporting her all these years but regardless, with her help, things should go smoother for you. While your grandma is quite the stubborn woman, I believe that she won’t treat you too cruelly. I need to warn you, however.

much his mother must miss her. No matter how much they hated each other, in the end,