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Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 881

Gerald visited Finnley’s house once in the past.

It was embarrassing to mention it but back then, Gerald felt that it was a little cumbersome to have Finnley by his side.

He wanted Finnley to be able to settle down at home.

However, Queta felt that it would be pitiful for Finnley to be left at home alone. Not to mention how fond Finnley was of Gerald, as reflected by how eager he was to follow him around all the time.

So, he brought Finnley back to live in the villa with him.

What a twist. The only person he could rely on now was Finnley.

Gerald ran into the house.

He saw a table full of delicacies on the table in the middle of the room.

“Uncle Quick? Are you here?” Gerald asked.

“Who is it?”

At this moment, a middle-aged woman wearing an apron came out from the room next door, holding a steaming-hot dish in her hands.

Gerald was taken aback.

“I…I am looking for Uncle Quick! Finnley Quick!”

The woman looked at Gerald, who reeked of sweat after toiling away the entire day and a look of disgust appeared on her face as she responded, Finnley has already gone up the mountain! He ain’t back yet! Why are you looking for him?”

“Well, I have my reasons. I will wait for him to come back first. Since it looks like you’re expecting guests, I’ll be waiting outside the door!”

Gerald suddenly noticed that Finnley had gotten a pretty sweet deal for himself. Looks like he was able to get a wife for himself. If his memory served him right, before he left, Gerald left him a pretty big sum of money as pension.

However, Gerald felt too ashamed and embarrassed to ask about it. He stumbled out of the door and was about to wait by the doorway until Finnley came back.

“Hey, wait a minute! What is your name?”

The woman asked as if she had suddenly thought of something.

“Gerald Crawford!” Gerald replied.

“Oh! So you’re Gerald? We’ve been waiting for you for a few days now! He said that you’d come looking for him, so he asked me to welcome you and get you settled down. Still, why haven’t I seen you even though I come here everyday?”

“Uncle Quick knew that I was coming?”

“That’s right! He’d given me the instructions about a week ago. After that, he headed straight into the mountains! He told me that you are a rich young man! But you sure don’t look like one…hahaha!”

Gerald looked at his own clothes and he could not help but smiled wryly.

‘Was Finnley a psychic or something? How did he predict that I’d be in trouble?’ Gerald pondered.

But this was not the right time to be bothered with this now.

“You came at the right time. Finnley is coming back today. I’ve whipped up a table-full of dishes for him. Now that you’re here, hurry up and take a seat! You can have some tea first!” The woman said enthusiastically.

After chatting with the woman briefly, Gerald finally got the gist of things.

The woman came from the same village as Finnley. She requested for Gerald to refer to her as Aunt Maria. However, things weren’t as Gerald deduced. To be specific, Aunt Maria was not Finnley’s wife.

She was Finnley’sgodsister.

Aunt Maria was a chatterbox.

She talked a lot.

As they spoke, he was told that something had really happened between Finnley and Aunt Maria.

This occurred around the time when Finnley first came back to the village.

Aunt Maria was a widow who was down with a severe illness and it was Finnley who saved her and got her ailment sorted out.

She could not understand how Finnley, who used to live such a carefree life suddenly became rich.

Saved by the hero, coupled with the fact that Finnley was actually a pretty decent man with above average qualities, Aunt Maria wanted to start a romantic relationship with him.

However, Finnley simply turned down her advances.

After that, Aunt Maria started treating him as her elder brother.

This was why she came to cook for the man today.

“Maria! Come and help me store these herbs I picked!”

A strong and loud voice came from outside the door.

As soon as Gerald heard the voice, he immediately knew who it was.

He stood up hastily.

“Uncle Quick?”

“My grandson? You are really here! How many days have you been here?”

Finnley was still the same as he had always been.

However, he looked a little neater compared to before.

Gerald assumed that it was Aunt Maria who forced him to dress up.

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Finnley’s face looked rosier than compared to when Queta was taking care of him before this.

He was carrying a bag of herbs.

“I just arrived!” Gerald replied.

“Why, grandson? Things sure went tits-up didn’t they?” Finnley asked as he chuckled.

“You can say that again!” Gerald replied, “I have nowhere else to go now, so I guess I’ll be relying on you from now on!”

“Hahaha! I’ve already asked Maria to wait for you for a few days now! Judging by how you look, you must have suffered a lot in the past few days. Come, let’s go. Maria has already prepared a table full of dishes. She’s prepared it for you! Come in and have a little drink with your gramps!”

Finnley said as he patted Gerald on his shoulder.

“So, it turns out that the Moldell family had forced you into a dead end. What is wrong with the Crawford family anyway? Don’t they have a lot of money? Did their balls drop off when facing the Moldell family?”

The two men started talking over wine and food.

Finnley was smoking a cigarette as he spoke in a light-hearted manner.

“Uncle Quick, how long have you known about the Moldells?”

The more Gerald interacted with Finnley, the more mysterious the man appeared to him.

No doubt, he knew a lot of things.

Finnley was very straightforward this time and he nodded slightly.

“I know a little about them, but as you young folks say nowadays, I can’t be bothered to know all the details about these second-rate noobs!”

“Second-rate?”

Gerald was startled.

“They’re a family made up exclusively by second-rate people. They are even referring to themselves as a hidden clan? Hmph! Clan my ass! Like hell they’re worthy enough to be considered a hidden clan, judging by how poorly they deal with matters.”

Finnley shook his head silently.

“I have seen how they operated. The Crawford family has a very tight-knitted defense and a long line of outstanding young masters. Which was why I was surprised to learn that KortMoldell was able to break down the resistance completely while remaining largely unopposed with just a handful of his men!”

“Okay, okay, I get what you mean. Are the masters you mentioned similar to the brothers, Drake and Tyson? Hahaha! Could Drake and Tyson even be considered as masters? You ask them that and take a good look at their reactions!”

Finnley said as he waved his hand helplessly.

Gerald remained silent.

After a moment of deliberation, Gerald raised his head and asked, “Uncle Quick, do know about the Sun League?”

“The Sun League? Why are you asking me about this?”

Finnley was evidently surprised to hear Gerald mention the name.

So, Gerald proceeded to explain the ins and outs of the situation to Finnley again.

“I know a little about them. Listen, it’s not like I’m looking down on you, or underestimating the Crawford or Moldell families, but something tells me that you should dispel these ideas and thoughts for now!”

“Why?” Gerald asked.

“At this point in time, the less you know, the better it is for you. Grandson, did you practice the five moves and the breathing technique that I taught you before this?”

Finnley asked with a smile on his face.

“Sure did!”

Finnley nodded and said, “What are your plans in the future then?”

Gerald sighed as he said, “I am penniless now and Kort’s men are searching all over for me. There is nowhere that I can go so I’m seeking refuge at your place now!”

“Hahaha! You did the right thing, grandson! To be honest, even if you didn’t come looking for me, I would have come searching for you sooner or later. This is our fate. So, you should just stay with me from now on. Sooner or later, you will understand why I said that the Moldells are just second-rate folks!”

Finnley patted Gerald on his head.

“Uncle Quick, I have another question!”

“Fire away!”

“Why did you find me in the first place back then? It could not have been because you felt like it, right?”

Gerald had always wanted to ask him this question.

“As I said, don’t ask me such questions for the time being. When the time is right, I will tell you everything! For now, you can just stay at my place with peace of mind and learn from me then!”

“Learn? What is there to learn?” Gerald asked.

“Learn to be skillful! My silly grandson! Haven’t you figured out the reason why you ended up in this state? If you had the appropriate skills, would you have allowed Kort to chase you around like a dog? I have already reminded you about this matter when I left back then!”

Finnley replied.

That’s right. When Finnley left back then, he already told Gerald that money wasn’t going to solve everything. He would have to be capable in other aspects as well.

However, Gerald did not have the time to pick up these “other” skills. He thought it was unnecessary.

It was only when Kort was hunting him down did he realize that aside from money, he had nothing significant that made up his identity in the past…

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“Uncle Quick, what do I need to learn?” Gerald asked.

“You have to learn everything that I know. You can slowly take your time. Gerald, your physique is actually not that bad. For the past seven days, I have been picking specific medicinal herbs for you to take a bath in so that you can recoup your strength and vitality. Besides that, I will also perform acupuncture on you. Don’t worry! Under my guidance, it won’t be long before you become a master!”

“You’ve been doing that for me for the past seven days?”

Gerald was really touched when he heard this sentence.

After all, his attitude back when he first met Finnley was not great. To think that the old man was willing to go to such great lengths just to help him. The man was actually concerned about his well being.

Finnley was not his biological grandfather, but Gerald felt that he was much closer to him compared to his own grandfather.

At this moment, there was nothing Gerald wished for more than to live up to Finnley’s expectations.

So, Gerald continued staying in the village, learning all sorts of skills from Finnley.

In a blink of an eye, half a year had already passed…

In a secret room in the Crawford family mansion in Northbay.

“How is it? Still nothing about Gerald?”

In the past six months, Dylan seemed to have grown a lot older.

His hair was already turning gray.

Yulia’s face continued to be soaked in tears everyday.

“Master, I escorted the young master all the way to Salford Province back then. However, we came under attack in Salford Province. I stayed behind to cover Mr. Crawford and shield him from our enemies. All that I know is that he had already gone to a village to look for an old man whose last name is Quick. Miss Queta told me the old man’s address. I have already visited the place a few times but the house had already been vacant a long time ago and there were no signs that Gerald had ever been there before!”

Zack had not been idle in the past six months, instead, he had been scouring the continent in search of Gerald while remaining undercover.

Unfortunately, for the past six months, Gerald seemed to have completely vanished from the face of the earth.

“This is all your fault! If you were just a little stronger and more powerful back then, there wouldn’t have been the need for him to leave our family! We don’t even know if Gerald is dead or alive now!” Yulia said anxiously.

Jessica was also crying as she comforted her mother.

“Gerald has lost everything, including his identity card. Not to mention the fact that that bastard, KortMoldell is searching all over for him! How do you expect him to hide then? Who knows, maybe he had fallen into his hands a long time ago?!”

The more she spoke, the more upset Yulia became.

“No! If Gerald had really fallen into Kort’s hands, then that bastard would have issued a threat already. He had been coming up with all sorts of excuses in the past six months but they’re nothing but excuses, right? Gerald would have become his bargaining chip because he knows that we would compromise and give in for his sake! In other words, it’s unlikely that Gerald has actually been captured yet,” said Jessica.

“Jessica is right. Don’t worry. I believe in our son. He will be fine. Queta, help your aunt back to her room! Let her get some rest,” Dylan said.

Tears were also streaming down Queta’s face. She nodded and said, “Yes, uncle!”

“Alright then. Resume your duties. I’d like to have some time alone!” Dylan said.

After they left, Dylan clasped his hands together and a worried expression surfaced on his face.

happen, dad would rather go all out to fight against Kort than allow you to risk your

original plan was to send the strongest masters from the Crawford family to guard Gerald as long as he was out there. He would

not have been very

he had overestimated the strength and power of the masters that he had cultivated over the years, and he

City, if it weren’t because of his subordinates risking their lives to save Gerald, his child would not

both of his

he still found himself powerless against

can’t there be a way

“Master!”

this moment, Dylan’s butler, Fynn

“What’s wrong?”

from the Moldell family is interested in the Mountain Top Villa that the young master bought in Mayberry City. He asks how much would you be willing to

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“Kort’s third son, Jett?”

Dylan clenched his fists.

“Yes sir, that’s him!”

has there been anything that he did not want? Sell? Could he have been any more disrespectful? Tell him that we are

hands heavily

come up with a valid justification to stop the Moldell family from assisting the Crawford family to track the Sun League, six months ago, he had asked his third son, Jett to join Parker’s team under the excuse that he should be

everything that he wanted by force and Dylan had been very

was the final

his eyes on the Crawford family for a long time now. If Jett is

butler also replied

it to them! He can have it if

his hand

worth $123,000,000.00 was nothing in Dylan’s

was still infuriated by Jett’s blatant show

he had no choice, did

about it? Has

fancy-looking young man with his legs

said that since you’re interested in it, he will give Mountain Top Villa to you as a gift. If you don’t mind me asking, why did you even ask about

tone, he felt the

well! You know, credit where credit is due. Dylan Crawford is a man who understands the reality of things! I’ve

place, and go to Mayberry City for a few

said as he walked away in an ostentatious

restaurant in a small town

restaurant that

because it was located right next to a vast

through the

a beautiful mountain with

from the so-called upper-class would often come here to travel

it is, you have got to give me an

right! Ask your boss to come here! Wipe it? Maybe you’re sick and tired of living?

face was holding onto a youth’s collar and she refused to

yelled loudly into

about seven to eight people

glance was enough to tell that

they came in to eat, a young waiter who was in charge of serving them accidentally splashed some of the vegetable soup on the woman’s

only went

was such a huge ruckus was that they thought it

terribly sorry, please, let me wipe

apologized profusely as he came forward to

Slap!

woman slapped the boy across his face. “Damn it! Take your dirty hands off me! How dare

in

her, who had a dragon tattoo

Boom!

the poor waiter’s stomach. The youth flew backward and smashed into the tables

at the restaurant, and they were all staring indifferently at the scene

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“Brother!”

girl with a ponytail ran out of the kitchen while still holding

the young man getting abused by their

aside what she was doing before running

you hit

lunged over

with your restaurant? How can you hire such a clueless waiter like him? He’s just asking for a beating at this point! Damn

The woman said coldly.

Please! I

tears as he groveled at their

“Brother, don’t do that!”

The girl said anxiously.

was just in her early

hardworking and sensible

all the easier to bully this pathetic little family. The group of thugs got even more aggressive when they

cracking their knuckles, as they prepared themselves for

clear that these poor siblings were not going away without a beating.

is

At that moment.

on an electric tricycle with a woman. They had obviously gone out to buy some supplies for

was going on inside, she hurriedly jumped off

still relatively calm and composed. He stole a glance at the folks inside the restaurant as he unloaded the

“Mom, they attacked him!”

The girl hurriedly said.

the young man as he continued sobbing away on the

be afraid!

the right to

felt very anxious at

right? Your imbecile son soiled

woman replied with her arms crossed

much you want! Do you think you will get away with hitting my son!? Never! Why didn’t you ask around first? I, Maria, maybe a widow,

Optimistic aren’t you? I’ll tell you what this is! This is a Hermes product. A brand new one at that! I am wearing it for the first

The woman replied.

heard this, her arrogance faded

much is it? Fourteen thousand dollars? There

profit for this farmhouse was only about eight or nine thousand dollars. Now they had to cough up fourteen

country bumpkin will always be so ignorant! I doubt that you’d

Maria was left speechless.

a Land Rover G500 and a variety of fancy cars parked outside and they did not seem like any ordinary

between a

expressions when they

no other way around it. This was

confronting one another, the young man wearing a peaked cap, who had been unloading goods

right up to the woman’s side. She was wearing a long one-piece

where her thigh was and started feeling

“Ahhh!”

frightened that she

“You…what are you doing?”

also pissed off. Cracking his neck, it was obvious that he was

“It’s a fake!”

young man with the peaked cap said as

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before placing it aside. After that, he flicked his burning

the restaurant could clearly see that despite his skinny physique, he gave people an intimidating aura, and also how handsome and delicate

woman heard this, she started acting

and a fake product! Why don’t you admit that you guys aren’t going to compensate me! Looks like I’ll have to teach you a lesson today lest you forget how powerful I

woman glanced at Bertold as she motioned for him

men started

all of you are great people. However, it’s

he spoke, the young man grabbed the

“Ahhh!”

started screaming

An authentic Hermes product is made out of raw materials that are treated with special care. But look at your dress. It is clearly made out of industrial cotton. You must have bought a counterfeit good somewhere, right? It costs three hundred

The young man said.

wanted to scream into his

stunned

to close in on him, was also

them exchanged

This was indeed a

compensate you three hundred and

young man said

hundred and ten dollars

“Aye!”

Maria nodded.

the money over to

embarrassed for being publicly humiliated by this young man in front of so many pairs of eyes. What ticked him off was the fact that he even took

so loudly that his

without doing anything, then he, Bertold, would rather just

knock-off, why did you have to tear

was fuming from

warning, he sent his fist straight

Boom!

There was a sound.

grabbed hold of

his grip

go of my

out

He was shocked.

man off the ground but how could he possibly exert so much strength

you should have just said

replied

started clicking and bending upwards at a

young man gave Bertold a slight kick and he was flipped

“Ouch! My arm!”

Bertold yelped in pain.

subordinates were all

grappling Bertold’sfist made them realize how powerful this seemingly harmless man

body moved, they knew instantly that his arm had become

dared to move

okay. It will not hurt anymore

man said as he

at his horribly deformed arm

awkward position his arm was

the young man smiling indifferently at him. Chills crept up

sweating profusely as he said, “You…what are

customers around, there’s nothing I can do to you. Weren’t

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Bertold gulped in fear.

starting to feel

this young man would also break her arm just

behind the young man as they walked

arrived in a shack in their

Thud!

man shut the heavy door behind

both of them shivered

no other choice. After all, Bertold could not

better fix my arm for me. Or I’ll not let you go. Why don’t you go around

So, he continued speaking with a hostile look in his

enough. I already told you that I know how

interrupted him

you fix my man’s arm, we won’t

The woman said.

Slap!

man slapped the woman across her

collapsed onto the

in such a disoriented state that she remained on the ground, staring up with a baffled

the young man proceeded to

the end, both of Bertold’s arms were completely deformed and he could only lay on the ground

fear written all over his face at

like to

with a hint of

not discussing anything anymore! Just let us go! We do not want to

replied out

about the three hundred and ten dollars?”

back to you. We…we do not

do to

had come looking for trouble but he knew that this time was different. This time, he had actually dug

Remember clearly that you are giving it up voluntarily. I did not force the

is voluntary! We did it

out the three hundred and ten dollars that he had given to Bertold just now, from his

you’re gonnasay, you should at least give us three hundred and ten dollars to cover for his medical expenses, right? We will have to bring him to the hospital to get a scan and so forth. As you can already see, the small clinic in our town is not that well-equipped. We will have to bring him to the

you. Three hundred and ten

“And also…”

The young man said.

“There is still more?”

who was struggling for his breath due to

Slap!

man slapped him across the face “How dare you interrupt me

so sorry,

up a hundred

I cannot stand it anymore. My arms feel like there are thousands of

pale from all the pain he

and we would not

The young man said.

Bertold down as he

his arms recover and the

Big brother, I

broke

the balance we owe you. Not a single cent

get on her feet before they

like that? I am not satisfied at

complained while

as if she was the aggrieved