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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.

grounded these days, I feel nothing for any of the rich heirs I’ve come

Gerald

to be together with him for a short while… He’s a good guy who I have to

eyebrow, Gerald

Why didn’t I confess

a long story! To simplify, from

“…Ah?” replied Gerald, shocked.

you know? Especially toward girls. It’s kind of sc*mmy, don’t you think?

another gesture, akin

I’ll definitely find the love of my life one day…” replied Mindy as she looked at him with a faint smile on

you care a lot about how others view your physical appearance?”

terrified expression. For now, he knew he

that your appearance would scare others away? You’re afraid

afraid… And I won’t give you a cold shoulder, even after seeing what you look like. So Sanderson… Would you please take

that, Gerald quickly shook

Keep in mind, however, that we’re still close friends. No matter

crossed Gerald’s mind that Mindy would say such things. In response,

sir!” said a servant out of the

up while tilting his head at the

of late. We’d like you to have a look at her condition, sir,”

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she’s trained a lot recently, it’s probably the same issue again. I’ll wait for you here tomorrow night so that we

Jasmine’s room with his medical kit in hand. Once they got there, Gerald was greeted by the sight of Jasmine wearing a sling

around her shoulders and her

rude to bother you then. I’m afraid I can only ask for your help at night,” said Jasmine

as he gestured his response, an indication that

my shoulder’s been aching occasionally ever since it got hurt sometime in the past. Since my training has intensified recently, the

his hands as though he was asking her how her shoulder

I had underestimated him, so due to my carelessness, I was flung out of the ring! In the process of breaking the fall, my left shoulder received substantial damage… Ever since that

at the time, and after hearing

shoulder this entire time… Now that she’s asking me to treat her, I’m not even sure if it’s god’s will

he was

sir? For some embarrassing reason, I feel rather uneasy to say it… Could I just call you Sanderson?’ asked Jasmine with a subtle smile

asked, “You’ve always been staying by Master Jenkinson’s side, right? Don’t you ever get bored? When I saw you atop the mountain that morning, it seemed that you didn’t have many friends either. After all, aside from the lively Mindy, not

Jasmine felt that she could open up a bit more to Sanderson. He simply exuded an aura that made her feel safe to talk about such things. He made her feel

that she was late in getting involved with

the very least, she was definitely sure that Sanderson didn’t make her feel like the other men she had previously met.

about

Jasmine sincerely

previous question, Gerald simply

Do you have any idea what love feels like? I don’t mean anything by

the same topic in mind to talk to me about…’ Gerald thought

the both of us… While I’ve not been in a relationship before, I may have found myself having a crush on somebody… Though I say that, I’m not even sure when I started having

listened on, she continued, “Maybe… Just maybe… Could these feelings for him have sprouted the moment he tossed me out of that ring? Or perhaps it was when

tiny yelp as she felt an

hands from her shoulder, he lowered

continue, Sanderson,” replied

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all, Gerald was stunned to know that she

Gerald remembered, he only ever had brief conversations with Jasmine, though he did admit to manipulating her slightly during some incidents. To

to the Crawford family some time ago, we learned that he 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 any news about him… I still occasionally wonder whether he left on his own accord…” said Jasmine in a

Jasmine as she turned to look

nodded before gesturing for her to get a

his medical kit, however, he caught a glimpse of some prayer tools lying around

frown, he then pointed at said objects before saying, “Ah,

the next day, and though he was worried that the question wouldn’t get

My aunts, 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

hearing that, Gerald’s

think about it, you’ve probably never attended a church fair, have you?” asked Jasmine as she looked

Gerald began gesturing

keep us

rarely this friendly to someone she just met, she simply felt comfortable

calming gaze and inability to talk properly—which meant that he was also naturally

was for her to feel the way that she currently did,

room within the

that that b*stard, Lord Fenderson, would actually 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 success of this mission, but we’re also getting valuable assistance from a few masters

Master Long’s youngest son, and just like Master Long’s other sons, he had his own set of skills that separated

was most prominently known for being both strong

attempt to capture Gerald alive in Merry City back then. Though Gerald had

you’re right, Berk!”

learn more from your elders from now on, Yael! Wit isn’t

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

Master Jett’s younger cousins, I have reason to believe that their capabilities are on par with Master Jett’s!” added Noah with

joking! There’s no way we could ever compare to our cousin!” said

Anyway, a toast to the success of the first phase

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“Cheers!”

night before, a church fair was held in town the very next morning. With everything looking so grand, it was no wonder why it was

said Mindy excitedly as she stood in

more reserved, Mindy?” said

Can’t you feel it? Seeing all the people here just makes

have a short stroll around before heading to the church to pray for our blessings later,” said their second aunt as she turned to look at the youth who had silently been following them from

side of our family,” said the second aunt as

response, Gerald shook his

sneakily. After all, how couldn’t he when he was well aware that the

Mindy out of the blue

she said that, their six classmates took notice

Mandy and Jasmine had both been mysterious girls who had remained cold and aloof toward them for the longest

the need to walk over. After all, regardless of how distant they were, the two girls had still been their

said a woman—who appeared to be

high time Jasmine and I came out to 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 guess! How long have you

the other women

a proper chance to chat with each other, even though we were classmates for so many years!

what Mindy said, Jasmine nodded

Stella since both she and Gerald had momentarily given a hand to the two girls during the incident half a year

never talked much in class, we know all about you!” declared

name is Maia, right? We met at the Taekwondo championship back then, remember? If

to know Isabelle a bit better after that incident, so in a way, the events of that day had a

have some fun together? Your Third aunt and I will just be walking around if you need us,” said Second aunt as she looked

he followed them. And here he had thought that he wouldn’t ever have to meet those people again.

that all of them had changed

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

of which! These are our classmates, Sanderson! Let’s be sure to have

It wasn’t as though he

was wearing a mask, they felt rather uneasy walking together with him. The fact

he came with Mindy and Jasmine, the girls kept to themselves, knowing

thing about him, Maia herself took an extra step by deliberately distancing herself

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

really blame her for

his surroundings to even

while later as she pointed out the window at a few children who were passing by. The group was currently seated

little further up north, but I could bring you there if you’d like!”

great!” said Mindy excitedly as she

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

follow. We can just head there ourselves!” stated Maia, a hint of contempt in

expression, Mindy had already grabbed on to his arm before

ahead with Mindy, Sanderson… I’ll

in resignation as he followed Mindy

the group upon purchasing the candies, to his dismay, there were a lot of interesting things on sale which Mindy hadn’t seen before. As a

Mindy’s shoulder gently, indicating that

hurry, so just stay and have a look around!”

much, just let him leave first…” added

the two of us!” replied

to return again, Gerald felt his ears twitch.

and Mindy were blissfully unaware, Gerald

turned to warn Mindy, the figures immediately sped

took less than a few seconds for the men to reach the trio, and the next thing Mindy knew, her

hand on his shoulder as the tip of a

dare move, you b*stard! Or I’ll kill you!” growled the person standing

so many people there, he was afraid that the group of

plan. With that in mind, he didn’t dare to act blindly since he wasn’t sure whether Jasmine and the

do you want?” asked Mindy—who was also

like she wasn’t new to the experience. Rather than fear, her expression showed

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

who I even am?

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family! Also, Jasmine was indeed having coffee. Past tense of course, since she’s already been captured! You’re the only one left to deal with! Now walk!” ordered the man—who appeared to be the leader of the group—as he

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

in the car!” commanded the man as soon as the vehicle came to a screeching halt before them. Not having any other

that point, Gerald was still considering whether he should make a move now or continue waiting for a bit. After all, even though these people had guns with them, he didn’t really think that

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

a piece of cake!” replied