The Secretly Rich Man

Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 901

Immediately after saying that, Gerald lifted both of his hands and stuffed something into their mouths!

“W-what did you just feed us?!” sputtered both of them, stupefied by the turn of events.

It didn’t take long for the two men to realize that whatever it was, it hurt like hell. The effects were almost instantaneous as both men began holding on to their stomachs and rolling on the ground in pain, agonized expressions etched deeply on their faces.

Quest himself—who had been standing silently at the side this entire time—was left petrified as he watched them squirm in pain.

“Just poisonous worms. Do understand that the worms are probably already devouring your organs as we speak. It won’t be long before the agony ends and you’ll both be dead,” said Gerald with a cold smile on his face.

“P-please spare our lives! P-please…” begged the men.

“Only if you answer all my questions. First off, why were you stalking the Fenderson sisters? Which family do you belong to?”

While both men had sworn never to reveal the answers to those questions regardless of how much they were tortured, what they were experiencing now was already much worse than anything they could have ever imagined. A quick death would be better than what they were currently feeling!

“W-we were… sent here by the Schuyler family! We’re Master Yael’s subordinates…! Please… Please spare our lives…!” said the men as they lay twitching in pain on the ground.

“So it really is the Schuylers. What wicked things are they plotting up this time?” asked Gerald.

“W-we don’t know…!”

“I see. Well then, let’s just leave now, Quest.”

“N-no! Please wait! We’ll tell you! We’ll tell you everything we know!” shouted the men in panic.

“W-while we don’t know the exact details to what’s truly happening inside the Schuyler family, we’ve heard news that the Schuylers are secretly plotting something big to rebel against the Fendersons! Their end goal is to make the Fenderson family part of their own instead!”

“Oh? Correct me if I’m wrong, but I’m pretty sure that the Schuylers and the other minor families who are currently under the Fendersons wouldn’t have the capability to take on them,” replied Gerald with a frown.

“You’re right… B-but they’ve partnered with the Longs in Yanken! A family called the Moldells is involved as well! From what we could see, almost everyone that the Moldells sent over was exceedingly powerful! We’re pretty sure that the Fendersons are truly done for this time around!” explained the two men, spitting out everything they knew in hopes of getting Gerald’s mercy.

‘So that’s why!’ Gerald thought to himself.

“Tell me what little you know about the ‘big thing’ that the Schuylers are plotting up?”

“W-well… From what we’ve heard, Lord Fenderson is currently so sick that he’s literally at death’s door… As a result, the Schulers are going to make their move in the next three days…”

“I’ve properly handled the corpses, Mr. Crawford. What’s the next step?” asked Quest as he clapped the dirt off his hands.

The men were still alive some ten minutes ago. Not anymore.

Quest felt a shiver run down his spine as he recalled the agonized expressions on the two corpses. How equally terrible and frightening.

When they had first met, Quest had simply assumed that Gerald was a simple and honest man. Gerald certainly looked the part. It was the reason why Quest dared to speak so presumptuously to Gerald earlier.

Now, however, he finally understood why his grandfather had treated Gerald so respectfully and politely. Gerald had managed to completely instill fear within Quest’s heart at this point.

‘His means of gathering information is simply too cruel and vicious!’

“Since my family and the Fendersons are acquainted, I can’t just ignore this. Change of plans. We’ll be staying here for another three days. While I sneak into the Fenderson family to see what exactly is going on, you’ll be responsible for taking care of Naomi and her mother,” said Gerald as he looked at Quest.

Things were getting much more heated now with the involvement of the Moldells. It was clear that the Schuylers were now that family’s lackeys as well.

There were three major wealthy families now. If the Moldells managed to subdue the Fendersons and acquire them, then the Moldells would essentially have two of the three major families under their control.

Once that happened, it wasn’t hard to imagine them targeting the Crawford family’s properties in Weston next.

How clever those from the Moldell family were to try acquiring his family by flanking the Crawfords.

Knowing very well what the Moldells were going for made it impossible for Gerald not to get involved in all this. However, now wasn’t the time for him to simply barge in with his true identity. He needed a plan…

As he glanced over at Yorknorth Mountain, however, an idea emerged the moment he thought about Joshua.

The very next day, Bryson stood at the entrance of the Fenderson family mansion as he respectfully greeted, “Welcome to the Fenderson family mansion, Master Jenkinson. In case you’ve forgotten, I’m Bryson Fenderson and the people standing behind me are Fendersons as well. It’s a pleasure meeting you again.”

The old man—who needed a walking stick to support himself—then watched together with his family as Joshua got out of his car.

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As the old man had implied, Joshua had indeed met up with the Fendersons before a few years ago. In truth, it was the Fendersons who had wanted to hire Joshua as their family’s personal doctor back then. Though they had even offered an extremely high salary, in the end, Joshua still refused their offer.

“It’s a pleasure indeed,” replied Joshua with a faint smile on his face.

It was at that moment when Bryson noticed a new face. Or at least half a new face.

A young man was standing obediently next to Joshua as he carried a medical kit in hand. The odd thing about him, however, was the fact that the youth was wearing half a mask. It covered his upper facial features, and it wasn’t unlike a masquerade mask.

“Could I know who this might be?” asked Bryson with a smile.

“A-ah…! Ah!” replied the masked youth as he pointed at his own mouth before waving his hands slightly. He then pointed at Joshua before placing his palm near his heart.

Seeing that, Mindy chuckled before saying, “Sanderson is Master Jenkinson’s apprentice, grandpa! He’s dumb so he can’t talk!”

Since both Mindy and Jasmine had returned to the Fenderson family mansion with Joshua, Mindy had had the opportunity to get to know Sanderson a bit more. That definitely explained her enthusiastic introduction of the youth.

“How could you say that, Mindy?” replied Jasmine as she looked at the straightforward girl with a sigh.

“It’s fine! After all, I’m already quite close to him! We got acquainted atop Yorknorth Mountain the day before. Surprisingly, though that was the first time we had met each other, I instantly found him to be quite familiar! Regardless, though he can’t really talk, I feel that we got to understand each other a lot throughout our time together, aren’t I right, Sanderson?” said Mindy with a smile. The way she said it, it was almost as though she was a close friend of his.

“Ah! Ah!” replied Sanderson as he hurriedly nodded.

“Haha! I apologize for the awkwardness, Master Jenkinson… Though Mindy’s quite the straightforward and reckless girl, do understand that she’s been a loving and kind person her entire life!” said Bryson.

“I can certainly see that… Speaking of which, my apprentice here suffered from face burns when he was very young… It’s the reason why he’s wearing this mask. However, I hope you understand that he’s quite a diligent worker. I bring him everywhere I go now, and in return, he gets to learn more and more medical skills and knowledge from me.”

“Well then! With you being such a great teacher, I’m sure your student will be equally as great!” said Bryson as he held on to Master Jenkinson’s hand while leading him further into the Fenderson family mansion.

“Hah! Did you hear that, Jasmine? Grandpa said I was kind!” said Mindy as she playfully pouted.

“Sure, let’s go with that…” replied Jasmine as she shook her head slightly with an annoyed smile on her face.

Seeing this, Sanderson himself rolled his eyes at Mindy though he made sure she couldn’t see it.

‘Kindness my foot! You’ve just never met a person who talks through sign language! You’ve only been nice to me since you want to learn sign language as well!’ Sanderson thought to himself.

If it wasn’t already evident enough, Sanderson was none other than Gerald.

While his current persona certainly wasn’t ideal, it was in fact, the most convenient way for him to successfully infiltrate the Fenderson family mansion.

“Allow me to help you carry that medical kit, Sanderson,” said Jasmine as she nodded toward him.

At that, Gerald immediately began gesturing with his hands again before saying, “Ah! Ah!”

Since Jasmine was so much gentler and considerate compared to Mindy, Gerald couldn’t help but take a few more glances at her. His attention, however, soon returned to Lord Fenderson.

Gerald had already fully diagnosed his illness earlier from just a glance.

As long as Lord Fenderson took his prescribed medicine and received acupuncture treatment for a few days, it was almost certain that he would make a full recovery. It honestly wasn’t that difficult a task for Gerald.

The situation was ideal as well, since—as Gerald had previously discussed with Joshua—he had indeed planned to stay with the Fendersons for at least a few days.

During that period, Gerald planned to observe the Fendersons while also investigating for any activity from the Schuylers. Or at least that’s what he had initially planned.

As time went on, Mindy continued to look for Gerald any moment she could, and it was honestly starting to annoy him at this point. It was almost as though she had gone mad!

Thinking that he was finally alone when night came, Gerald stood in the backyard as he thought about the ‘great scheme’ that the Schuylers were plotting.

As for the Moldells, how many people were they actually sending over to help the Schuylers this time around?

Just as the gears in his head were about to grind, he heard a voice saying, “What are you doing, Sanderson?”

Gerald was left speechless as he turned to look at Mindy. The girl had her hands behind her back as she skipped all the way toward him.

“Ah! Ah! Ah!” replied Gerald as he gestured his hands while pointing at the garden and the surrounding area.

“Oh, I see! So you wanted to enjoy the scenery! Haha! Since you probably only focus on studying medicine on Yorknorth Mountain, I’m sure you’ve never seen this grand a garden, have you?”

“Ah!” said Gerald with a nod.

“Speaking of which, since you’re currently free, could you keep me company for a bit?” said Mindy as she held on to his right hand.

Gerald was so stunned by that that he didn’t even know how to reply.

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With Mindy’s small hand being so smooth and warm, it wasn’t long before Gerald started feeling weird.

Before he could even say anything, however, Mindy began dragging him over to a few small stone stools in the garden where both of them sat.

“You know, Sanderson, I’ve been wondering why I keep finding you to be so familiar… After some thought, I think it’s because of how similar our past experiences are… While it’s true that I’m a rich young lady who’s been living in luxury all my life while you’ve had an extremely difficult past—even having to face such a miserable accident—both of us are similar in the way that neither of us had proper friends our entire lives,” explained Mindy.

Hearing that, Gerald simply nodded slightly.

“I resented that fact a lot when I was younger, you know? You may not know it, but because of a certain family, both Jasmine and I were grounded within the house for the longest time. That’s akin to torture for me since I’m the kind of person who simply can’t stay put in a place for long… I’m sure you’re able to relate to that to a certain degree… Regardless, due to my lack of contact with others, I’ve never been in a relationship before. Before I knew it, almost twenty-three years have passed and till this very day, I don’t think I’ve ever fallen for anyone, at least not in the way that soap operas usually play out,” added Jasmine as she held onto her chin.

In response, Gerald pointed at Mindy before making a few more gestures.

“Hmm? Could you perhaps be saying that I’m pretty so it should be easy for me to get a boyfriend?” asked Mindy with a smile.

heirs I’ve come across. It’s true that I do want to fall in love, but none of the people

Gerald

him for a short while…

eyebrow,

Why didn’t I confess

a long story! To simplify, from what I’ve

“…Ah?” replied Gerald, shocked.

Especially toward girls. It’s kind of sc*mmy, don’t you think? It’s honestly the thing I hate most about him! That’s the reason

another gesture,

day…” replied Mindy as she looked at him with

do you care a lot about how others view your

at his face before putting on a terrified expression. For now, he knew he had to keep

would scare others away? You’re afraid that

I won’t give you a cold shoulder, even

that, Gerald quickly shook

that we’re still close

Gerald’s mind that Mindy would say such things.

you are, sir!” said a servant out

he stood up while tilting his head at

been aching a lot of late. We’d like you to have a

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a lot recently, it’s

as he began following the female servant to Jasmine’s room with his medical kit in hand. Once they got

and her goddess-like

for most of the morning, I felt that it would be rude to bother you then. I’m afraid I can only ask for your help at night,” said Jasmine with a faint smile on her

he gestured his response, an indication

it got hurt sometime in the past. Since my training has intensified recently, the aching has

he was asking her how her shoulder got hurt in the

my carelessness, I was flung out of the ring! In the process of breaking the

at the time, and after hearing her full explanation, he felt a shiver run down

To think that she’s had this pain on her shoulder this entire time… Now that

gave her a thumbs up before mimicking the action of holding a needle. Essentially, he was saying that after he performed acupuncture on her

it, could I please request to not address you as sir? For some embarrassing reason, I feel rather uneasy to say it… Could I just call you Sanderson?’ asked Jasmine with a subtle smile

mountain that morning, it seemed

that she could open up a bit more to Sanderson. He simply exuded an

was late in getting involved with

like the other men she had

having to worry about Sanderson blabbering out what she had

this contributed to Jasmine sincerely wanting

to her previous question, Gerald

entire time, Sanderson… Do you have any idea what love feels like? I don’t mean anything by that, I’m

them had the same topic in

a crush on somebody… Though I say that, I’m not even sure when I started having

him have sprouted the moment he tossed me out of that ring? Or perhaps it was when he had saved me… How

sentence, Jasmine let out a tiny yelp

hands from her shoulder, he lowered

worry. Just continue, Sanderson,” replied Jasmine with

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that mistake. After all, Gerald was stunned to know that she actually had slight feelings for

far as Gerald remembered, he only ever had brief conversations with Jasmine, though he did admit to manipulating her slightly during some incidents. To think that she would

had gone missing. While I’ve sent a lot of people out to search for him, it’s already been a little over half a year by now yet there still isn’t

as she turned to look at

that, Gerald nodded before gesturing for her to get a good

he caught a glimpse of some prayer tools lying

a slight frown, he then pointed at said objects before

was something going on the next day, and though he was worried that the question wouldn’t get across, Jasmine

Mindy, and I will be heading there to pray for blessings together. Haha! You may not know this, but in the past, Mindy and I couldn’t leave the mansion all willy-nilly, Sanderson. We used to sneak out just to go to that fair! We don’t have to sneak out anymore, though, so we can thoroughly enjoy ourselves there

that, Gerald’s

you wish to go there too? Now that I think about it, you’ve probably never attended a church

Gerald began

then, it’s decided! If you aren’t too busy tomorrow, do keep us company and go out with

someone she just met,

to talk properly—which meant that he was

whatever the true reason was for her to feel the way that she currently did, she was comfortable with him

within the Schuyler family’s mansion. The people involved were all seated at a large table, chatting merrily between sips of

hire Joshua to cure his illness! From what my subordinate reported to me, his complexion looks much better now after just a single session of the

Yael, you worry too much! The Longs and the Schuylers are different now! Not only have both our families agreed to cooperate to ensure the success of this mission, but we’re also getting valuable assistance from a few masters from the Moldell family! Bryson’s no longer a threat!” sneer a middle-aged

Master Long’s youngest son, and just like Master Long’s other sons, he had his own

known for being both strong and powerful, just like how

capture Gerald alive in Merry City back then. Though Gerald had managed to escape, the fact that

right, Berk!” said

now on, Yael! Wit isn’t everything, you know? Speaking of which, the first phase of the plan starts tomorrow. How

our side, phase one is most definitely already in the bag!” said Yael as he looked at the similar-looking

Since the Quentin & Trey duo are Master Jett’s younger cousins, I have reason to believe that their capabilities are on par with Master Jett’s!” added Noah with a

got to be joking! There’s no way we could ever compare to our cousin!” said both of the brothers as they

modest! Anyway, a toast to the

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“Cheers!”

said the night before, a church fair was held in town the very

said Mindy excitedly as she stood in

more reserved, Mindy?” said Jasmine

Can’t you feel it? Seeing all the people here just makes me all giddy!” replied

church to pray for our blessings later,” said their second aunt as she turned to look at the youth who had silently been following

that you have to see the childish side of

Gerald shook his

be honest, even if they had prohibited Gerald from coming along, he would’ve still done so sneakily. After all, how couldn’t he when he was well aware

over there, Jasmine. Aren’t those our classmates?” asked Mindy out of the blue as she pointed toward

said that, their six classmates took

been mysterious girls who had remained cold and aloof toward them for the longest time, nobody in the group—regardless of gender—actually dared

was now waving at them with a smile, they naturally felt the need to walk over. After all, regardless

to see you here!” said a woman—who appeared

have a bit of fun! I was honestly wondering if we would bump into any of our classmates here earlier. Speak of the devil, I

the other

together then? After all, aside from Stella, we’ve never had a proper chance to

Mindy said, Jasmine

and Gerald had momentarily given a hand to the two girls during the incident half a

may not know this, but though we never talked much in class, we know all

next to ours! As for this beauty, your name is Maia, right? We met at the Taekwondo championship

Mindy before saying, “Yeah, it was quite a while ago since that happened. We got to know Isabelle a bit better after that incident,

of you go ahead and have some fun together? Your Third aunt and I will just be walking around if you need us,” said Second

classmates, leaving Gerald sighing internally as he followed them. And here he had thought that he wouldn’t ever have to meet those people again. To think that

that all

shorter haircut, though she still remained beautiful all the same. As for Maia, she seemed to have grown a bit more mature, and

are our classmates, Sanderson! Let’s be sure to

could only nod. It wasn’t as though

Stella, Maia, and Isabelle saw that he was wearing a mask, they felt rather uneasy walking together with him. The fact that he didn’t know how to

kept to themselves, knowing it would be

them said a thing about him, Maia herself

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a year wasn’t nearly enough to change her arrogant attitude. As was expected,

really blame her

busy keeping an eye out on his surroundings to even

candies those kids are holding? I like them a lot! I wonder where they bought those!” said Mindy a little while later as she pointed out the window at a few children who were passing by. The group was currently seated in a small shop while enjoying

little further up north, but I could

would be great!” said Mindy excitedly as

said, “Come on, Sanderson! Join me! After all, you don’t seem like you have

doesn’t need to follow. We can just head there ourselves!”

look at Maia’s expression, Mindy had already grabbed on to his

smiled before adding, “Just go ahead with Mindy, Sanderson… I’ll feel much

head in resignation as he

the candies, to his dismay, there were a lot of interesting things on sale which Mindy hadn’t seen before. As a result, it turned into a mini shopping spree as

Gerald tapped Mindy’s shoulder gently, indicating

in no hurry, so just stay and have a look

so much, just let

just the two of

about to persuade Mindy to return again, Gerald felt his ears twitch. A second

and Mindy were blissfully unaware, Gerald could see ten

turned to warn Mindy, the figures immediately

less than a few seconds for the men to reach the trio, and the next thing Mindy knew, her arms had already been grabbed by several of

shoulder as the tip of a gun nudged

I’ll kill

easy for Gerald to resist them, he didn’t do so. After all, with so many people there, he

very well thought out plan. With that in mind, he didn’t dare to act blindly since he wasn’t sure whether Jasmine

are you…? What the hell do you want?” asked Mindy—who was also held at

looked like she wasn’t new to the

rather calm, isn’t she! I’m afraid that calmness won’t last for long though, haha!” sneered one of the men who was

all bold, I’ll give you that. However, do you even know whose territory you’re currently in? Have you any idea who I even am? Just know that my sister’s drinking coffee not too far off!” warned Mindy though her

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we wouldn’t know who you are! You’re Mindy, the second young lady of the Fenderson family! Also, Jasmine was indeed having coffee. Past tense of course, since she’s already been captured! You’re the only

revving of engines could be heard. Moments later, a minibus could

came to a

After all, even though

that moment, a static voice could be heard coming from a walkie-talkie, stating, “Are you

It was a piece of