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.

If I knew that this would happen, dad would rather go all out to fight against Kort than allow you to risk your life

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

not have

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

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

of

money he had, he still found

be a

“Master!”

this moment, Dylan’s butler, Fynn

“What’s wrong?”

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

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“Kort’s third son, Jett?”

Dylan clenched his fists.

“Yes sir, that’s him!”

not want? Sell? Could he have been any

his hands heavily

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

been trying to seize everything that he wanted by force and Dylan had been very tolerant of

this was

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

also

Give it to them! He can have it if he

his hand

was worth $123,000,000.00 was nothing in

may, he was still infuriated by Jett’s blatant show

no choice, did

Has Dylan agreed

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 me asking, why did

respectful tone, he felt the urge to eat the bastard

credit where credit is due. Dylan Crawford is a man who understands the reality of things!

leave this boring place, and go to

as he walked away in an ostentatious manner in front of his

a small town in

a restaurant that was similar to a

it was located right next to a vast

a big river passing through the other

was indeed a beautiful mountain with crystal-clear

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

matter what it is, you have got to give me an explanation today! Do you

come here! Wipe it?

woman in her thirties with heavy makeup on her face was holding onto a youth’s

loudly

There were about seven to eight

glance was enough to tell that these weren’t your average law-abiding

was in charge of serving them accidentally splashed some

went

they thought

sorry, please, let me wipe it

came forward to

Slap!

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

woman said in

burly man beside her, who

Boom!

foot into the poor waiter’s stomach. The

the restaurant, and they were all staring indifferently

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“Brother!”

a ponytail ran out of the kitchen while

seen the young man getting abused by their

aside what she was doing before

you hit my

lunged over with tear-filled

dirtied my clothes! 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 cough

The woman said coldly.

Please! I

as he groveled

“Brother, don’t do that!”

The girl said anxiously.

like she was just in

a hardworking and

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

started loosening their joints and cracking their knuckles, as they prepared

were also starting to get nervous. It was clear that these poor siblings were not going away without

Why is there a

At that moment.

wearing a peaked cap arrived outside on an electric tricycle with a woman. They had obviously gone out to buy some supplies

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

a glance at the folks

“Mom, they attacked him!”

The girl hurriedly said.

the young man as he continued sobbing away on the

don’t be

the right to

woman felt very anxious at this

son soiled my clothes for crying

woman replied with her arms crossed before her

son!? Never! Why didn’t you ask around first? I, Maria, maybe a widow, but I’m not someone you’d

what this is! This is a Hermes product. A brand new one at that! I am wearing it for the first time today and it costs

The woman replied.

heard this, her

Fourteen thousand

or nine thousand dollars. Now they had to cough

ignorant! I doubt that you’d even heard of the brand before!”

Maria was left speechless.

a variety of fancy cars parked outside and they did not seem like any

between a rock and a hard

sympathetic expressions when they looked at

no other way around it. This was just

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

to the woman’s side. She was

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

“Ahhh!”

woman was so frightened that she screamed out in

“You…what are you doing?”

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

“It’s a fake!”

with the peaked cap said as he

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

clearly see that despite his skinny physique, he

the woman heard this, she started

and a fake product! Why don’t you admit that you guys aren’t going

at Bertold as she motioned for him to

his men started advancing

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

he spoke, the young man grabbed the woman’s

“Ahhh!”

screaming out loud

you believe me. 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?

The young man said.

wanted to scream

she was stunned

who was about to close

both of them exchanged glances

because everything that 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

can only compensate you three hundred and ten dollars at

man said

hundred and

“Aye!”

Maria nodded.

young man handed the money over to

in front of so many pairs of eyes. What ticked him off was the fact that he even

he point out so loudly that his woman was wearing

anything, then he, Bertold, would rather just be

young man. You have a good eye, I gotta give you that. However, even if it really was a knock-off, why did you have

was fuming from

sent his fist straight into the young

Boom!

There was a sound.

man grabbed hold of Bertold’s fist

he tightened his grip on the

go

yelled out in

He was shocked.

man off the ground but how could

to fight? Then you should have just said

replied with a subtle

his wrist slightly, Bertold’s arms started clicking and bending upwards at a

that, the young man gave Bertold a slight kick and he was flipped onto his back

“Ouch! My arm!”

Bertold yelped in pain.

were

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

moved, they knew instantly that

them dared to move a

It will not hurt

he squatted next to

his horribly deformed arm

arm was bent into looked really

man smiling indifferently at him. Chills crept

he said, “You…what are you going

can do to you. Weren’t you asking for compensation? Come! Why don’t we

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Bertold gulped in fear.

starting to feel fearful as

also break

man as

finally arrived in a shack in their

Thud!

the

of them shivered in

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

Or I’ll not let you go. Why

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

I know how powerful both of you are.

young man interrupted him before

as you fix my man’s arm, we won’t be

The woman said.

Slap!

man slapped the woman across her

woman collapsed onto the ground after receiving

that it momentarily stunned her. She was in such a disoriented state that she remained

man to retaliate, the young man proceeded

deformed and he could only lay on

fear written all over

like to talk things

asked with a

are not discussing anything anymore! Just let us go! We

out of

about the three hundred and ten dollars?” The

to you. We…we do not

they could do to intimidate this young man

first time that Bertold had come looking for trouble but he knew that this

giving it up voluntarily. I did not force the both

it is voluntary!

three hundred and ten dollars

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

compensate you. Three hundred and ten

“And also…”

The young man said.

“There is still more?”

was struggling for his breath due

Slap!

the face “How

sorry,

up a hundred dollars for that, but I’ll make it easier by rounding it

pay! Mate, please help me. I cannot stand it anymore. My arms feel

face was pale from all

beginning and we would not have needed to waste our time like this!

The young man said.

held Bertold down as he

his arms recover and the

now! Big brother, I

he broke

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

to get on her

really leaving just like

complained while

as if she was the aggrieved party