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.

where are you hiding? If I knew that this would happen, dad would rather

Gerald as long as he was out there. He would deny

have

he had cultivated over the

subordinates risking

of his fists

much money he had, he still found himself powerless against

there be a way out of this!?

“Master!”

moment, Dylan’s butler,

“What’s wrong?”

Top Villa that the young master bought in Mayberry City. He asks

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“Kort’s third son, Jett?”

Dylan clenched his fists.

“Yes sir, that’s him!”

been anything that he did not want? Sell? Could he have

his hands heavily

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

that he wanted by force and Dylan had been very tolerant of

this was

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

also replied

it to them! He can have it if

his hand

that was worth $123,000,000.00

may, he was still infuriated

no choice, did

Has Dylan

his legs crossed was sipping his

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

respectful tone, he felt

Dylan Crawford is a man who understands the reality of

let’s go! Let’s leave this boring place, and go to Mayberry City for a few

walked away in an

restaurant in a small town in Salford

was a restaurant that was similar

was located

through

was indeed a beautiful

upper-class would often

what it is, you have got to give me an explanation today! Do you know how expensive my

to come here! Wipe it?

makeup on her face was holding onto a youth’s collar and she

yelled loudly into his

what happened. There were about seven to

was enough to tell that these weren’t your average

in charge of serving them accidentally splashed some of

only went downhill from that

ruckus was that they thought it would be easy and

let

youth apologized profusely as he came forward to wipe the soup off

Slap!

slapped the boy across his face. “Damn it! Take your dirty hands off me! How dare you touch me! Berthold,

woman said in a rude, provocative

burly man beside her, who had

Boom!

slammed his foot into the poor waiter’s stomach. The youth flew backward and smashed

they were all staring indifferently at the scene before

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“Brother!”

ponytail ran out of the kitchen

seen the young man getting abused

hurriedly set aside what she was doing before running over to save

did you hit my

over

What is 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

The woman said coldly.

Please! I beg

into tears as he groveled at their

“Brother, don’t do that!”

The girl said anxiously.

like she was just

hardworking and sensible

to bully this pathetic little family. The group of thugs got

and cracking their knuckles, as they prepared themselves for

clear that these poor

Why is there a

At that moment.

tricycle with a woman.

fight that was going on inside, she hurriedly jumped

young man outside was still relatively calm and composed. He stole a glance at the

“Mom, they attacked him!”

The girl hurriedly said.

they hit me!” said the young man as he continued sobbing away on

be

the

woman felt very anxious

right? Your imbecile son soiled

replied with her arms crossed before

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, but

this is! This is a Hermes product. A brand new one at

The woman replied.

Maria heard this, her arrogance faded

is it? Fourteen thousand dollars?

about eight or nine thousand dollars. Now they had to cough up fourteen

I doubt that you’d even heard

Maria was left speechless.

G500 and a variety of fancy cars parked outside and

was caught between a rock and a

expressions when they looked at the restaurant

no other way around it. This

parties were confronting one another, the young man wearing a peaked cap, who had been

side. She was

the dress where her thigh was and started

“Ahhh!”

that she screamed out in

“You…what are you doing?”

neck, it was obvious

“It’s a fake!”

man with the peaked cap said as he

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placing it aside. After that,

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

the woman heard this, she

be blind! This is a genuine product! 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

woman glanced at Bertold as she motioned

men started advancing on the young

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

grabbed the woman’s dress and tore it

“Ahhh!”

started screaming out loud

care. But look at your dress. It is clearly made out of industrial cotton. You must have bought

The young man said.

to

she was stunned

who was about to close in

exchanged

was because everything that the young man had said was right. This was indeed a counterfeit product that they had bought for three hundred

three hundred and ten

young man said with a triumphant

Maria, bring three hundred and ten

“Aye!”

Maria nodded.

young man handed the money over

young man in front of so many pairs of eyes. What ticked him off was the fact that he even took the opportunity to tear apart the dress

so loudly that his woman was

anything, then he, Bertold, would

even if it really was a knock-off, why did you have to tear my woman’s

was fuming from the

he sent his fist straight into

Boom!

There was a sound.

grabbed hold of Bertold’s fist

then, he tightened his grip on

go of my fist

out in

He was shocked.

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

Then you

man replied with

arms started clicking and bending upwards

a slight kick and he was flipped onto

“Ouch! My arm!”

Bertold yelped in pain.

subordinates were

when the young man was grappling Bertold’sfist made them realize how

moved, they knew instantly that

them dared

It will not hurt anymore after a

man said as he squatted

looked at his horribly deformed arm before realizing that

position his arm

at him. Chills crept up his spine when he started realizing

as he said, “You…what are you

nothing I can do to you. Weren’t you asking for compensation? Come! Why don’t

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Bertold gulped in fear.

starting to feel fearful

this young man would also break her arm just like how

young man as they walked into the

arrived in a shack

Thud!

shut the heavy door

both of them shivered in

they had no other choice. After all, Bertold could not allow his arm to

me. Or I’ll not let you go.

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

that’s enough. I already told you that I know how powerful both of you

him before

you fix my man’s arm,

The woman said.

Slap!

slapped the woman

collapsed onto the ground after receiving

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

to retaliate, the young man proceeded to break Bertold’sother

deformed and he could only lay on the

over

like to talk

with a hint

let us go! We do not want

out of

about the three hundred and ten dollars?”

back to you. We…we do not

do to intimidate this young man

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

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

it is voluntary! We did

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

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

hundred and ten

“And also…”

The young man said.

“There is still more?”

struggling for his breath

Slap!

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

so sorry, please go

tables, chairs, benches, pots and pans. You’ll have to pay up a

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

from all the pain he was

You should have had this kind of attitude from the very beginning and we would not have needed to waste our time like this! Just because you

The young man said.

he held Bertold down as he fixed his

his arms recover and the

Big brother, I will remember

as he broke out in cold

for the balance we owe you. Not a single cent less, I swear on my

her senses to get on her feet before they hurriedly got back

leaving just like that? I am not satisfied

complained

expression was as if she was the aggrieved