The Secretly Rich Man

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.

my child, where are you hiding? If I knew that this would happen, dad would rather go all out to fight against Kort than allow you to risk your life

plan was to send the strongest masters from the Crawford family to guard Gerald as long as he was out

have been

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

ago in Merry City, if it weren’t because of his subordinates risking their lives

both of his

much money he had, he still found himself powerless

can’t there be a

“Master!”

moment, Dylan’s butler,

“What’s wrong?”

family is interested in the Mountain Top Villa that the young master bought in Mayberry

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“Kort’s third son, Jett?”

Dylan clenched his fists.

“Yes sir, that’s him!”

want? Sell?

hands heavily on the

come up with a valid justification to stop the Moldell family from assisting the Crawford family to track the Sun League, six months

upon Jett’s arrival, he had been trying to seize everything that he wanted by force and Dylan had been very tolerant of him

this was the

the Crawford family for a long time now. If Jett is not satisfied and tries to cause trouble for us,

butler also replied

He can have

his hand

$123,000,000.00

that as it may, he was still

no choice,

it? Has Dylan agreed

fancy-looking young man with his legs crossed was

The master said that since you’re interested in it, he will give Mountain Top Villa to you as a gift. If you don’t mind

the butler’s respectful tone, he felt

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

boring place, and go to Mayberry City for a

as he walked away in an

a small town in

was a restaurant that was similar

was because it was located right next to a

passing through the other side of the

indeed a beautiful mountain with crystal-clear

often come here to travel and

have got to give me an explanation

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

thirties with heavy makeup on her face was holding onto a youth’s collar and she refused to

yelled loudly

what happened. There were about

enough to tell that these

eat, a young waiter who was in charge of

only went downhill from

thought it would be easy and

terribly sorry, please, let me wipe

he came forward

Slap!

your dirty hands off me!

woman said in

at a burly man beside her, who

Boom!

the poor waiter’s stomach.

and they

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“Brother!”

ponytail ran out of the kitchen while still holding onto some

man

what she was doing

you hit

lunged over with tear-filled red

wrong with your restaurant? How can you hire such a clueless waiter like him? He’s just asking for a beating at this point! Damn it! Tell me, what are you going to do now? If you don’t cough up some money as compensation, prepare to see your

The woman said coldly.

Please! I

youth burst into tears as

“Brother, don’t do that!”

The girl said anxiously.

was just in

a hardworking

it all the easier to bully this pathetic little family. The group of

their joints and cracking their knuckles,

nervous. It was clear that these poor siblings were not going away

wrong? Why is

At that moment.

cap arrived outside on an electric tricycle with a woman. They

was going on inside, she hurriedly jumped off the electric tricycle and stormed into the

calm and composed. He stole a glance at the folks

“Mom, they attacked him!”

The girl hurriedly said.

me!” said the young man as he

don’t be

you the right to hit

felt very

Your imbecile son

with her arms

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

Optimistic aren’t you? I’ll tell you what this is! This is a Hermes product. A brand new one at

The woman replied.

Maria heard this, her arrogance faded

it? Fourteen thousand dollars? There are clothes that

annual profit for this farmhouse was only about eight or nine thousand dollars. Now they had to cough up fourteen thousand dollars just because somebody’s clothes

I doubt that you’d

Maria was left speechless.

variety of fancy

was caught between a rock and a

all wore sympathetic expressions when they looked at

around it.

another, the young man wearing a peaked cap, who had been unloading goods outside walked

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

the dress where her thigh was and started feeling the material of the

“Ahhh!”

frightened that she screamed

“You…what are you doing?”

his neck, it was obvious that he was about to

“It’s a fake!”

young man with the peaked cap said as he

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placing it aside. After that, he flicked his burning cigarette butt out of

his cap, everyone inside the restaurant could clearly see that despite his skinny physique, he gave people an intimidating aura, and also

the woman heard this, she started acting

No way in hell will a person like you be able to distinguish between a genuine 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

as she motioned

started advancing on the

enough. I know that all of you are great people. However, it’s really a knock-off! Why would I possibly lie

spoke, the young man grabbed the

“Ahhh!”

started screaming

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.

The young man said.

to scream

was stunned when

who was about to close in

both of them exchanged glances

the young man had said was right. This was indeed a counterfeit product that they had bought for three hundred and eight dollars at a discount

three

said with

three hundred

“Aye!”

Maria nodded.

handed the

eyes. What ticked him off was the

point out so loudly that his woman was

were to leave without doing anything, then he, Bertold, would

However, even if it really was a knock-off, why did you have to tear my woman’s dress apart? I’ll turn you

fuming from

warning, he sent his fist

Boom!

There was a sound.

man grabbed hold

tightened his

That hurts! Let go of my fist

yelled out

He was shocked.

how could he possibly exert so much strength

to fight? Then you should

replied with a subtle

wrist slightly, Bertold’s arms started clicking and bending

man gave Bertold a slight

“Ouch! My arm!”

Bertold yelped in pain.

subordinates were

when the young man was grappling Bertold’sfist made

they knew instantly that his arm had

them dared to

not hurt anymore after a

said as he squatted

who was yelling incessantly, looked at his horribly deformed arm before realizing that he wasn’t feeling any

awkward position his arm was bent into

smiling indifferently at him. Chills

profusely as he said, “You…what are you going to do to

nothing I can do to you. Weren’t you asking for compensation? Come! Why don’t we step outside and talk about

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Bertold gulped in fear.

woman was starting to feel fearful

also break

young man as they walked into the

a shack in

Thud!

the heavy door

them shivered

After all, Bertold could not allow his arm to remain the way that

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

going to lose his pride that easily. So, he continued speaking with a hostile look

already told you that I know how powerful both of you are.

young man interrupted him before he could

long as you fix my man’s arm, we won’t be asking for any

The woman said.

Slap!

slapped the woman

woman collapsed onto the ground after receiving the

such a disoriented state

retaliate, the young man proceeded to

and he could only lay on the

had fear written all over his

you like to talk

man asked with a hint of hostility

anymore! Just let us go! We do

replied out

and

it back to you. We…we do not

was nothing they could do to intimidate this young man

the first time that Bertold had come looking for trouble but he knew that this time was different.

Remember clearly that you are giving it up voluntarily. I did not force the both of you to do so!” The

is voluntary!

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

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 county hospital and I’m afraid, it’ll cost a lot more

compensate you. Three hundred and ten dollars!

“And also…”

The young man said.

“There is still more?”

who was struggling for his breath

Slap!

man slapped him across the face

so sorry,

also, when you were beating Hunter up just now, you broke our tables, chairs, benches, pots and pans. You’ll have to pay up a hundred

please help me. I cannot stand it anymore. My arms feel like there are

was pale from all the

very beginning and we would not

The young man said.

held Bertold down as he fixed

felt his arms recover and the

Big brother, I will

he broke out in

will go out and make up for the balance we owe you. Not

helped the woman, who had barely regained her senses to get on her feet

leaving just like that? I

woman complained while

if she