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Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 971

“I got it, mom. Still, isn’t the Royal Dragon Group’s boss rather mysterious? After all, he was able to rise up the ranks in Heavenly City so quickly! The boss must be extremely extraordinary! Also, from what I’ve heard, he’s been unwilling to participate in many occasions… It makes me wonder if such a powerful figure would actually want to participate in our family’s event in the first place!” replied Tulip.

“Upon returning to the country, I’ve heard matters regarding the Royal Dragon Group as well. Rumors say that the Royal Dragon Group is packed with extremely fierce and tough subordinates. They also say that the boss of the group is a very young man with extremely vague origins! Would you happen to know anything more about them, mom?” asked Juliet who had also been curious for a while now.

After all, to think that the boss of the Royal Dragon Group was actually at the same age that she was! Juliet was also greatly interested in finding out what he actually looked like, as well as how he had acquired such great abilities to the point where people actually willingly submitted to him.

It certainly wasn’t out of the ordinary for girls to admire such capable people, and Juliet was no exception to that.

“I’m not too familiar with him either… While the Yowells did send someone over to the Royal Dragon Group to congratulate him during their opening ceremony, in the end, the boss himself didn’t participate in his own opening ceremony!”

“Regardless, I’m certain that he’ll attend our auction this time. After all, very few people are able to resist the allure of the Ginseng King. Once the Royal Dragon Group’s boss has arrived, I want both of you to be on your best behavior! You know, if he’s interested in either of you, then the Yowells truly will be the overlords of Heavenly City in the future! The Westleys can just beat it by then!” replied Heidi with a smile as she crossed her arms.

“I’m already married, mom!” grumbled Juliet as she frowned slightly.

“Nonsense! What sort of marriage even is that? Don’t think I’m unaware of what you’re trying to do by marrying such a wimpy guy! I’m telling you ahead of time that what you’re doing is useless! Also, the divorce happens as soon as the event is over! Stop being an embarrassment to the family!” growled Heidi as her face turned slightly red in anger.

Before she could continue bad-mouthing Gerald, a voice called out, “Our teacher is actually pretty good, Aunt Sachs! He was the one who saved Tulip, after all!”

Turning to look at the owner of the voice, it turned out to be Specky as he and Tulip’s other friends backed Gerald up.

“You’re all just kids, so what would you know? Love and gratitude are two completely different matters you know?” replied Heidi.

At that moment, one of Tulip’s classmates shouted, “You’re here, teacher!”

True to the student’s words, Gerald was slowly walking over to the group of people. He had earlier been making arrangements for the guestrooms after being instructed by Juliet to do so. Now that he was done, he had decided to come over.

“I guess you’ve all come over to have fun since the university’s closed for the next few days,” replied Gerald as he smiled with a subtle nod.

“That’s right, teacher!” said Specky and a few others as they all laughed.

“Pfft! What utter trash! Trying to put on airs here! Just have a good look at yourself! If it wasn’t for Juliet, would you even be able to witness such an event with your own eyes?!” scowled Heidi as she poked Gerald’s chest with a finger.

Heidi was really trying to make it a point that she was extremely upset with her daughter’s decision to marry this wimp. After all, she had made it clear to Juliet before that her son-in-law had to at least be a reputable figure!

Just as she was thinking about that, Heidi heard a female voice saying, “Hello, Madam Sachs!”

Facing the direction of the voice, everyone present saw a group of people walking over to them. The leader was a beautiful, long-haired woman who was dressed in a professional suit.

Her group seemed to have attracted quite a bit of attention by the time they finally stood before Heidi.

“Oh, it’s you, Miss TakenaMeiko! I apologize for not greeting you earlier!” replied Heidi with an instant change in mood as she smiled at Meiko.

“It’s alright, Madam Sachs! You seemed to be busy earlier so I didn’t want to disturb!” said Meiko—with her rather inarticulate attempt at speaking the local dialect—as she glanced at Gerald. After looking at the earlier reprimanded man for a brief moment, she nodded toward him before smiling subtly.

The Japanese woman’s smile was truly beautiful. After all, whenever she did so, her lovely eyes would curve into the shape of two breath-taking crescent moons that simply gave off a warm and pleasant vibe.

“My apologies! I was simply lecturing one of my naïve servants! You’re not getting in the way of anything at all! Still, you must be exhausted from your journey all the way from Japan! I’ll immediately arrange for a guestroom for you to rest in!” replied Heidi rather awkwardly.

“A servant? I remember you mentioning something about a son-in-law, however…” said Meiko as she fiddled with her hair.

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“You must’ve heard wrong then! It’s impossible that he could be my son-in-law!” replied Heidi instantaneously as she peeked at the six young Japanese men who were standing silently behind Meiko. All of them had indifferent expressions etched on their faces.

Gerald himself was already looking at the six subordinates Meiko had brought along with her. Sensing their powerful auras, Gerald could tell that all six of them were masters at their craft. This Japanese woman certainly wasn’t an ordinary person to be able to have such powerful guards by her side!

Meanwhile, a large group of people began heading up from below the mountain villa. While several other forces had also been making their way up the mountain road, as soon as they noticed the ascending group behind them, the other forces immediately stood on both sides of the road to make way for them.

“Madam! Those from the Royal Dragon Group are here!” exclaimed Heidi’s butler who had been standing by her side this entire time.

Hearing that, Heidi instantly prepared her most respectful attitude before announcing, “Welcome, Royal Dragon Group!”

By then, even Juliet and Tulip were already looking at the swiftly approaching group. After all, they both wanted to see what the young boss of the Royal Dragon Group looked like.

Even Meiko—who was initially already walking away with her guards—stopped in her tracks and turned around.

“What is it, Miss Meiko?” asked one of her guards.

“I’ve heard plenty about the Royal Dragon Group of Heavenly City… They’re so powerful that they managed to conquer half of Heavenly City in less than a month! I believe that getting acquainted with their boss will definitely be beneficial to me in the future!” replied Meiko with a smile as she looked at the group of people who had just stopped in front of Heidi.

“Greetings, Madam Sachs! I go by Drake and this here is Whistler! Both of us have been sent to be representatives of the Royal Dragon Group!”

With Gerald’s help, over thirty percent of Drake’s injuries had already been healed. Though fighting was definitely not possible yet, Drake could already resume doing normal activities.

“The Yowell family is already very grateful that the Royal Dragon Group took the time to even attend our event! Your attendance is very much appreciated. I’ll get someone to arrange a guest room for you immediately! Speaking of which, about the Royal Dragon Group’s…?” said Heidi as she smiled before looking around. It was evident that she wanted to ask about their boss.

“Chairman Crawford is currently busy. However, he will definitely come albeit a bit late!” replied Drake.

“I see! So his last name is Crawford… Well, it would definitely be for the best if he came!” said Heidi.

The moment her gaze fell upon Gerald, however, her expression immediately changed as she yelled, “What are you still standing there in a daze for? Hurry up and arrange the guestrooms for the VIPs from the Royal Dragon Group and the Takena family already!”

“Roger!” replied Gerald with a subtle nod.

After looking at both Drake and Whistler, he began leading both groups to their respective guestrooms.

“Seriously! The more I look at him the more anxious I get! How is someone like him even still alive when there are so many other outstanding people on this planet! What more, his last name is Crawford as well so why’s there such a massive difference between him and the other party?” scoffed Heidi.

Juliet herself didn’t say anything to that. After all, she had deliberately chosen to marry a man who was as useless as Gerald.

Speaking of Gerald, once he had arranged the accommodations for Drake and his men, he quickly gave them new instructions.

A change of plans was definitely needed since he could never have anticipated the participation of so many powerful forces and masters due to Heidi’s actions. With how chaotic things were getting, Gerald simply told his men to stand down for the moment until he gave further instructions.

After relaying that, Gerald immediately arranged for Meiko’s accommodation next.

“This will be your guest room, Miss Meiko. Service staff will always be present as soon as you step out of your room, so do seek them out if you have any particular requests!” explained Gerald with a smile.

Just as he was about to leave, however, Meiko suddenly called out, “Hold on a moment, sir!”

“IS there anything else I could help you with?”

“Yes, I was wondering if you could do me a favor…” said Meiko as she bowed slightly before Gerald.

“A favor?”

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“Yes… If possible, I’d like you to pass on this message—along with my business card—on my behalf to those from the Royal Dragon Group… ‘The Takena family would love to have the opportunity to meet up and have a meal with Crawford-san from the Royal Dragon Group. Do you accept?’ I do hope that you’ll convey this message to them for me!” explained Meiko as she bowed once more while holding out her business card.

After taking it from her, Gerald looked at her card while thinking about how remarkable and well-educated this demure lady was.

However, Gerald was well aware that this probably had to do with how strict Japanese culture was. Regardless, he still believed that as an individual, Meiko was no simple person.

The fact that he didn’t know what kind of family the Takenas were only served to increase his suspicions.

After thinking about it for a moment, Gerald nodded before replying, “Alright, I’ll pass the message to them for you, Miss Meiko. Enjoy your stay!”

With that, Gerald nodded at her before leaving.

Once he was back outside, he saw that Heidi was still waiting in front of the mountains. This struck him as odd since the representatives for all eighteen of the powerful forces had already arrived earlier. Gerald would know since he was the one who had helped all of them settle down.

Who was she still waiting for then?

“Everyone’s already here, mom… Shouldn’t we leave now?” asked Tulip.

“And who was it that said that? There’s one more mysterious guest who has yet to make their appearance! I have to personally receive this guest, you know?” replied Heidi with a smile as she continued looking down the mountain.

“Oh? We still have one more guest? And here I thought that the most luxurious villa within the mountain villa was reserved for us! Could that be for the mysterious guest instead?” asked Tulip again.

“Bingo! I’m thankful to have such a smart daughter!” replied Heidi with a triumphant smile on her face.

“From what we’ve seen, the guests who are already here are all extremely wealthy and distinguished! Not only that, many of the famous foreigners present are known for their power! Is there truly someone else who is even more powerful compared to the people we’ve seen today?” questioned Juliet next.

“But of course! There will always be more famous and powerful people out there! Speaking of our current guests, quite frankly, none of them are even close to comparing to how strong this noble family is!”

“I was only able to meet this person by chance when I was still in M Country. She was both elegant and gentle, the perfect oriental woman one could say! While she’s only about your age, Juliet, I can safely say that your temperance can’t even compare to hers, even after a billion years! If it wasn’t for her distinguished identity, I would’ve already asked her to become my sworn sister!” explained Heidi.

“Is that so?” replied Juliet slightly enviously.

“There’s no need for you to feel so dissatisfied… Regardless, I happened to mention the Ginseng King to her… Who would’ve thought that she would immediately express interest in buying it! She should be here any moment now!” said Heidi.

While waiting, Heidi continued telling her daughters more about the mysterious guest. In short, while she didn’t know where the mysterious guest came from, she did know that the young woman was exceptionally rich.

She was honestly the main reason why Heidi was able to gather so much confidence to host such a major event in the first place.

Gerald, on the other hand, simply listened in to their conversation. The more he listened to her talking, however, the more Gerald felt that Heidi was an extremely snobbish and arrogant woman.

Shortly after, several luxury cars came to a stop at the foot of the mountain. After a group of solemn and respectful-looking bodyguards cleared the way, two women stepped out of a car.

to be around the age of twenty-five. The younger woman, on the other hand, looked to be around

of them slowly began ascending the mountain as

sisters turned to look at the young women who were slowly getting

Juliet was instantly filled with awe the moment she saw

eyelids twitching the second he realized who those two

himself as he suppressed his urge to shout in

were none other than his fiancée, Lyra, and Bea, his cousin

were naturally from the Crawford

year since they last met and Gerald couldn’t deny that he had frequently missed and thought about his family

meet them out of the blue

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excited,

finally gained some respite after his disappearance so long ago, he was also well aware that he couldn’t just rush reconciling with

and hard work in the past few months would go to waste. The foundation that he had so painstakingly established would easily be wiped

knew that he absolutely couldn’t reconcile with his family

and Lyra one final time, he turned around and instantly

I’ve been waiting for you to

must’ve waited for a long time!” replied

standing before them, Juliet herself was starting to feel overshadowed upon getting a closer look

they were doing so, however, Lyra caught a glimpse of a figure entering another room. For some odd reason, her heart skipped a beat

matter, sister-in-law?”

Nothing at all…” replied Lyra as

was from Dylan. From what her father had told her, the herb was extremely valuable and difficult to obtain. Even the Crawfords had apparently sought out for it once, though they were never

got to know Heidi, she and Bea had met her while they were attending an economic management class in M Country. Since Lyra and Bea were also there to manage some of their assets in that country, they had bumped into Heidi sometime then, which resulted in Lyra eventually

the matter to Dylan. Following that, Dylan barely hesitated as he ordered her to buy the Ginseng King off Heidi’s

eventually led to

villa within Longstone Mountain Villa, all the other rooms were filled with joyous

was drinking and celebrating the night away since the open auction had allowed people from all walks of life

Why would she go this far when all she’s hosting

Bea’s complaint, Lyra—who was wearing a pastel nightgown as she dried her hair—simply smiled before replying, “You should know that by doing so, you’re only going to scare her away! After all, anyone would immediately wonder if you were up to no good if you simply told

“…That… makes sense…”

of them fell silent for a while as Lyra looked around while cupping a

was eavesdropping on

you occasionally sighing ever since we got here… Are you sure

when we just arrived, I noticed a figure that looked very similar to your brother…” explained Lyra as

missing my cousin again, aren’t you…?”

a year yet there’s still no news about Gerald at all… We don’t even know whether he’s dead or alive…” mumbled Lyra as she slowly covered her entire face,

sister-in-law… My cousin is a good man so the heavens will always keep him out of harm’s way! He’ll definitely be fine! What more, if the Moldells have truly captured him, then their family would certainly

her and the two

outside found himself clenching his

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why Heidi hosted the open auction in

and powerful forces that

of the day, the Yowells would be the only ones left standing. In other words, not only would they get lots of money, but they would also be placed at

course, Lyra and Bea had no idea about all this and simply assumed that it was an over

for Heidi to drag into this mess

both of you have to get involved in something so complicated…?”

Gerald looked at

fact that there were so few

his feet, Gerald still couldn’t guess who they worked for. Regardless, both of them had clearly been sent over to investigate the girls and Gerald just so happened to run into them

Mighty Four Kingsmen to keep watch over the girls. After all,

to since he knew he wouldn’t be able to rest easy unless he was the one keeping an eye on them. Sitting outside their window, he knew all he

hearts since my disappearance back then… However, it’s not like I have a choice since I can’t go home

sorry, but it really is impossible for me to

Bea returned to her own room to rest. Lyra herself slowly cried

Lyra was fast asleep, Gerald silently snuck into the room. Under the moonlight, Gerald could still see traces

the corner of her eye, he

your wife ever since I was a child…

finally be able to return home myself…” replied Gerald in a soft tone, a bitter smile

swear on my life that I’ll never allow harm to ever befall you!’ Gerald thought to himself as he gently

moment when Gerald heard Lyra’s room’s door

at the door, Gerald realized that it was too late to even

was just about to scream when the dark figure sitting on Lyra’s bed instantly made a

me!” whispered Gerald

and as soon as

talk outside…” added Gerald as he released his hand over her mouth and pulled the girl

into his arms as soon as they were outside. She was currently experiencing a cocktail of positive emotions, so much so in

I dreaming?” asked Bea as tears ran down her

him. It was almost as if she was afraid to let go, thinking that the dream

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replied Gerald with a smile as

and tanner now… If this really isn’t

For now, you just need to know that I’m still perfectly fine!” replied Gerald as he felt his

how are my parents doing…?” added

uncommon for aunt to cry all day long these days… Uncle himself seems to look much older than he used to before

see. And what about

she’d occasionally beat them up over very small matters! Nothing seems to please her anymore, and she orders her subordinates

Gerald could feel tears trickling down his

great that you’re finally back now, cousin… I’m sure that everyone from your family will be overjoyed once they find out about it, especially Lyra! You know, she’s constantly been missing and thinking about you this entire time… She’s also the one in

you are! She’ll definitely be extremely happy once she finds out about all this! In fact, I should probably call her over now!

that you won’t tell anybody about what happened tonight… Nobody should find out that

…Why not, cousin?” asked

in the Salford Province, everything will come crumbling down should my whereabouts or status be exposed… By then,

replied Bea as she cupped her

know, he’s still considered to be missing! After all, the Moldells have frantically been trying to locate him to

I was done with him… He died a very clean death, so I

top masters in

to me. Regardless, I was serious about making the promise. Nobody should ever know that you saw me, understand? Also, please bear in mind that the auction you’re participating in is extremely dangerous so you’ll have to be alert

promise. Regardless, I’m just so happy to know

as well. I need your help getting the herb for me once the auctioning begins! It’ll be more useful in my

all, I spend a lot of time daily with her and I simply can’t bear looking at her so upset as she thinks

you can’t. I’ll meet her when the time is right so please keep

“…I understand-”

“Shh!”

had placed a finger over his lips as he gestured for her to

Don’t say a word!” whispered Gerald

as

the direction of the sound, much to

seemed to be a masked

purposely stepped on them. The moment the man in black heard

skillful! It seems that there truly are no ordinary people participating in this event!’ Gerald thought to himself as he slid on his mask before

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Gerald could see the man running faster and faster on the grassy and leaf-covered ground, leaving a trail of rustling noises behind

man’s steps were, and he honestly looked like he was almost gliding

that the man in black’s skill was top-notch, there was still a

to escape…?’ Gerald thought to himself as

kicked a branch off the ground with the tip of his shoe and, with extreme precision, he flicked it with his finger, sending it flying

long before the branch connected with the man’s back, creating a loud ‘thud’! The impact of the branch was so great that the man in black found himself rolling on the ground several times till he eventually rolled down the

surprise, when he went over to inspect the rightfully injured man, the man in black was

could he have just simply vanished into thin

continued searching around the area. After a while, Gerald realized that

room’s door squeaked open as a figure staggered in before collapsing in the

removed their mask, revealing the person’s beautiful face and long, black hair. Her

thought to herself as she gasped to catch her breath before getting some

an eye, the third day came and it

had appeared calm on the surface in the past few days, it was evident that the peace

forces had

to kidnapping incidents, anyone who seemed like a competitor to be worried about was dealt

from the major forces who

sitting ducks in this event. However, due to Gerald’s protection, he managed to foil all of their plans, which included both

fine and dandy as they appeared. However, on the day of the open auction, it was as though

all the major forces appeared to be beaming with joy as they

mysterious Lyra, the Takena family and Thunderous Dragon Inc. from the north of M Country seemed

open-air front yard of the mountain villa. A large stage had been set

event, they weren’t qualified to sit on the platform. Instead, those from that family were all seated

were all seated up front, and the

were also present. The crowd of people stood around the

a formal dress—delivered a speech for the auction on stage, Tulip called out to her classmates, “Hey! Specky! Nicole! Over here! I reserved some

that, the two and a few others quickly went

as well as they passed by him. As a member of the

going to continue spending the rest of your life with

Juliet’s many friends whom she

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beside Juliet as they continued staring at Gerald who hadn’t moved from his

this one! I mean, just look at all the powerful and reputable figures who are here today! You know, I’ve also noticed

get rid of him today so that

to persuade her, Juliet herself began