The Secretly Rich Man

Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1191

The loud voice had come from a woman, and it sounded like she was having a fight with someone outside.

With such a commotion, everyone couldn’t help but turn to look at the door. Standing right at the entrance, was a woman in heavy makeup who was blocking a youth and scolding him ferociously.

“I haven’t forgotten about you beating me up back then! Do you honestly think that I’d just let that incident slide? You know, I had initially thought that you had escaped, so I racked my brains for the longest time, wondering how to find you! To think that you’d actually come to me instead! Come to think of it, you’re even daring enough to attend a grand ceremony like this invitation party! Regardless, you won’t be dying in one piece once I’m done with you!” shouted the woman as she continued glaring daggers at the youth.

Meanwhile, Riley—who had been in the house—displayed an odd expression when she saw the youth. While everything had initially been going as planned, a sudden side issue had suddenly arisen!

Naturally, the youth in question was none other than Gerald. Gerald himself had come to hand the invitation card to Cundrie. After all, as Riley had instructed, the card should be given to Cundrie before Mr. Snyder confessed his love to her.

Not daring to delay the request, he had taken the invitation card and rushed over first thing in the morning. To his annoyance, he found himself bumping into the woman he had beaten up on the street—who was also Mr. Gross’s girlfriend—the day before.

“I’m saying this now… Stay away from me or you’ll come to regret it…” replied Gerald as he glared frigidly at the woman.

Though she had been scolding him just seconds ago, after seeing how piercing his glare was, the woman found herself taking a few steps back as chills ran down her spine. She couldn’t really explain the feeling either, she was just… scared.

Even so, that wasn’t enough to dampen her arrogance. Turning to look behind her, she saw that her boyfriend’s parents were present. That alone was enough to fill her with confidence again.

“Mom! Dad! That’s him! He’s the one who beat me up yesterday! He nearly beat Abner up as well! You can ask him about it if you don’t believe me!” said the woman.

“She speaks the truth! In fact, Brice’s friends were seriously hurt by this guy as well! His skills are top-notch, dad!” added Abner in a stern but slightly fearful voice.

“Oh? They say that enemies are bound to meet each other, but to think that it’d happen so quickly!” sneered Abner’s father.

Powerful? He had already seen many powerful people during his lifetime, but for as long as he’s lived, he’s relied on strategy rather than bravery.

“I heard from Abner that you’re from some foreign land, sir! As a result, I wouldn’t blame you for not understanding the rules here in Lugaw City. Essentially, you only have to remember to be careful not to cross the line when you’re here. Otherwise, you’ll find that while it’s easy to enter the city, leaving may prove difficult,” added Abner’s father as he smiled in a friendly manner.

It was evident that this was his own way of warning Gerald.

“Indeed! Don’t come to a state where you don’t even know how you’ll die! How dare you offend my son! Also, why did you come here dressing like a beggar? If a person didn’t know any better, they’d surely think that you came here begging for food! To make matters worse, you’re actually attending such a grand ceremony in those clothes! Have a bit more self-awareness!” growled Abner’s mother next as she shot a contemptuous gaze at Gerald.

At that moment, the Synder family’s butler walked out while asking, “What’s all the fuss about?”

‘Don’t any of you realize what sort of occasion this is? How dare you make such a commotion here!’ The butler thought to himself, an extremely ugly expression on his face.

Though Abner’s mother looked like she was about to say something, her husband stopped her in time.

“Oh, it’s you, Albert! The situation’s under control! We just bumped into a friend here and we’re simply exchanging pleasantries with him! We’re really sorry!” replied Abner’s father.

Hearing that, Albert didn’t buy the explanation one bit. What exchange of pleasantries would involve so much shouting?

Despite it obviously being a lie, Albert decided not to say too much about it. After all, Xyon Gross was still one of Lugaw City’s big shots.

“…Regardless of what issues you have, I hope you remember that the Snyder family’s prestige is the most important thing today! I’m certain that you’re also aware of the old and young master’s intentions behind hosting this ceremony. With that in mind, please resolve your issues only after today! I’ll say it now that anyone who dares ruin the Snyder family’s prestige will definitely face the appropriate consequences!” declared Albert coldly.

“That’s for sure!”

“As for you there… Do you have an invitation card?”

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Albert had a hint of contempt in his tone as he asked the question while looking at Gerald.

The butler’s disdain was warranted since unlike him and the other upper-class people at the ceremony, Gerald stood out like a sore thumb in his commoner clothing.

“No, I do not. Regardless, I’m from Mayberry, and I’ve come here today to meet the young lady of the Smith family and hand her an invitation card.”

“An invitation card? From whom?”

“I apologize, but I can’t tell you the details!” replied Gerald.

Gerald was only saying this according to how Riley had instructed him to. Even so, Gerald truly didn’t know who the owner of the invitation card was. After all, not only was it unnecessary for him to pry, but he wasn’t interested in finding out in the first place.

At that moment, Riley ran out before saying, “Let him in, Albert! As he’s said, he’s come all the way from Mayberry so he must be here on a mission!”

Riley leading Gerald into the place was also naturally part of the plan.

“…Oh? Well, since you’re a friend of the Smith family, I suppose it’s fine. Let him in!” ordered Albert who naturally needed to show respect due to the relationship between Cundrie and the young master.

With that said, Riley walked over to Gerald—making sure to make a face at him while sticking her tongue out—before dragging him in.

Not long after, the scene slowly returned to its initial atmosphere.

Even so, Abner found himself looking at Gerald before grumbling, “Are we just supposed to let him off that lightly? I find that difficult to bear!”

“Don’t be impatient! Worry not, for I’ve just made a call with some simple preparations in mind. Now that he’s entered this place, I guarantee that he won’t be able to leave this hall alive!” replied Xyon, his ruthlessness reflected in his eyes.

Hearing that, both Abner and the woman exchanged glances before looking at Xyon once more in admiration. After all, both of them were well aware of how strategic he was.

True to Abner’s words, just as Mr. Snyder took in a deep breath—ready to begin the event—he was interrupted by a group of over twenty people rushing into the hall from outside as they shouted, “Let us in! We must capture that thief!”

While the group appeared to only consist of mere vendors, all of them had indignant expressions on their faces.

“What is the meaning of this!” shouted the bodyguards who were still trying to push the group back after failing to deny them entry.

“What are you b*stards up to!” roared Mr. Snyder as his expression stiffened. His anger was warranted since something like this was happening while several international big shots were present!

“We wish to meet Mr. Snyder! We want him to seek justice for us!” shouted the vendors as they continued trying to barge further inside.

Upon hearing that, Mr. Snyder signaled for his subordinates to allow them in before sliding one hand in his pocket and asking, “Justice? What sort of justice are you seeking? What’s the full story behind this ruckus?”

“You see, Mr. Snyder, we were just doing our businesses as usual when this person suddenly stopped by to steal our things! As if that wasn’t enough, he even seriously hurt a few students from the kindergarten! After finding out that he came all the way here to hide, we’d like to ask why you took such a thief in, Mr. Snyder!” replied one of the vendors as all of the others—who had come with him—instantly began pointing angrily at Gerald.

Several of the big shots were now exchanging glances with each other after hearing all that.

“To think that a thief actually managed to get into this place… Why are the Snyders even doing?”

“Yeah! Also, hurting kindergarten kids? How brutal and inhumane!”

Whispers discussing the situation soon filled the place as the crowd slowly grew more and more dissatisfied.

There was no need to doubt how genuine their claims were either. After all, over twenty people had rushed into this place just to capture a single person! Everyone was now keen on finding out what Mr. Snyder—who was infamous for having a bad temper—would do.

Knowing that his next action would make others judge his morality, Mr. Snyder was well aware that he needed to perform well. With that in mind, he then glared daggers at Gerald before saying, “To think that you came over to my family’s ceremony to hide after committing so many sins… Coming here after causing such a scene, I’ll have you know that you’re definitely courting death!”

“He wasn’t the one who did it!” persuaded Riley who truly hadn’t expected the situation to get so fired up.

After so many people had stepped forward—claiming that Gerald was the perpetrator—Mr. Snyder’s slowly growing murderous intent was only making her initial plans go more and more off course!

Gerald himself was now casually looking at the people who had called him out. Though they were all dressed up in common clothes, all of them were a little too energetic to be simple vendors.

It was evident that all of them were proficient in martial arts. Taking a look at the father and son of the Gross family—who were standing at the side—Gerald easily put two and two together.

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However, Gerald chose not to defend himself, at least not yet.

After all, since both the father and son of the Gross family had openly made a false charge against him during such an important occasion, Gerald had reason to believe that the injured children were currently under their control as well.

With how quickly and efficiently they had managed to slander and frame him, Gerald could already tell that the father and son were no strangers to using such vile tactics. The fact that they were able to manipulate the Snyders to get rid of him for them only served to prove his point.

“Someone, drag him away and make sure to break all his limbs while you’re at it!” ordered Mr. Snyder in a frigid tone.

Seconds later, over ten Snyder bodyguards stepped forward, prepared to deal with Gerald.

However, Riley quickly said, “Now, hold on a minute! There must be some sort of misunderstanding here! He’s not one to do such things!”

Riley was so sure about this since both she and Cundrie had seen how heroic Gerald had been yesterday when he tried to attain justice. With that in mind, it just didn’t seem possible that he would actually steal or even hurt children!

What more, in order to make things more convenient for them, Riley and Gerald had been sharing their locations with each other from the previous day. As far as she knew, Gerald had been sitting in a Dominoes not too far away from the large hotel for most of the time.

So how could their claims be true? The puzzled Riley was pretty sure that the vendors had gotten things wrong.

“…Hmm? You sound pretty certain about that, Miss Smith. Why is that?” asked Xyonn as he turned to look at her.

“Indeed, Riley. If you aren’t certain about your statement, you’d best not spout nonsense here!” added Snyder as he, too, turned to look at the girl.

“What on earth are you doing, Riley?” asked Mrs. Smith anxiously.

to enter the hall earlier. While that was already embarrassing enough, the humiliation she was now suffering was

just tell the others about the incident. Racking her brains, she then thought, and

said I wasn’t certain? He definitely wouldn’t ever steal! Then again, I guess you have your doubts because you still don’t know who he is or where he comes from. In fact, I’m pretty sure none of you even know why he’s here

silent as they

deliver a unique invitation card to my elder sister. The card itself is from

silence among the crowd. After all, everyone there was well aware that they couldn’t offend any rich heirs

the Snyder family, took a step forward before saying in his deep voice, “Haha! You said he came over to send a letter on behalf of a rich heir from Mayberry? He certainly doesn’t look like a subordinate of any rich heir! I mean just look at his

since the rich heir who sent the invitation card over is an extremely mysterious person from

on her waist before adding, “And the rich heir in question is Mr. Crawford from

dropping her bombshell, the crowd instantly burst into an uproar! Even the international big shots—who were standing atop the high platform—couldn’t

legends, Mr. Crawford owned about half of the world’s properties and fortune, making him

field had heard that name before, nobody even dared to

surname of Crawford who enjoyed keeping a low profile… There was

in mind, nobody was able

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heartbeat quicken, utterly

the inclusion of a powerful and influential ‘rival’, they had hoped that Mr. Snyder would retreat after realizing that

her sister to actually exaggerate the facts this much! To think that she

from his family were all silent, not daring to say a word as

arts. Since—as Abner had said—Gerald was so strong, that meant that there was a high chance

Crawford…? Are we going to

the thoughts of those from Xyon’s family,

the moment she heard Riley’s

‘What?!’

turned out, Mr. Crawford apparently had

Snyder is nothing but dirt! D*mn it all! How dare you even wish to gain my daughter’s affection when you’re inferior to Mr. Crawford in all

on stage—were now

of jealousy and helplessness swirling within him. After all, not

With it, he was frightened enough not to show any signs of resistance, and he knew that it

was wide-eyed in shock as he thought to himself, ‘…The hell? So the master of the invitation card is supposed to

did that person over

reason for me to lie?” replied Riley as she lifted the exquisite-looking invitation card for everyone to

Mountain Top Villa in Mayberry! I’m sure none of you need any further explanation with

most expensive villa in the entire country! Built atop a mountain and constantly shrouded in cloud-like mist, being able to stay there

I know since I went to Mayberry for some amusement last month. As you may already have guessed, despite my status, I apparently still didn’t have the right to

the present ladies were now looking at

that I look at him a bit more carefully, Mr. Crawford’s

Well, he’s Mr. Crawford’s subordinate, after all! Any woman would fall for him after giving him a good,

felt the need to get some confirmation on the legitimacy of Riley’s

“I apologize, for my doubts, but just to be sure, may I ask how many rooms there are in Mountain Top

Mr. Crawford’s subordinate, Mr. Snyder? Aren’t you afraid that you’ll offend Mr. Crawford?” asked Riley as she instantly

nervous. If they managed to see through

down Cundrie’s forehead as she thought, ‘I’ve already told you how smart and slick

floors. Since Mr. Crawford was born in a family that appreciates literature and art, the middle floor is used to display masterpieces that include ancient paintings, famous western oil paintings, and many other works of art from all over the world. Behind the mountain top is a large hot spring pool built high above

staff from the medical, catering, entertainment, and several other relevant fields. There’s even a helipad for helicopters to land and take off

know about the villa. In fact,

Cundrie could only look at Gerald in

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had lived there before, and not for a short time either. How else could he be so familiar

Cundrie and Riley were most definitely shocked, the Snyders—and everyone else present—barely had any color left on their

as well by this point, and he was now looking at Gerald much more respectfully. After all,

to doubt the legitimacy of Gerald’s identity

Gerald was the real deal, Noel quickly descended the stage before bowing slightly to Gerald and saying, “So it turns out that we have a distinguished guest with us today! Please excuse the Snyders for not greeting you immediately earlier. We hope that you’ll forgive our

nothing but a subordinate. No, it was evident that he was doing so to show his respect

earlier and he could’ve just let them deal with the rest, Gerald turned out to

even able to stand still anymore. With their composure in shreds, both of them were currently seriously considering rushing over to kneel before Gerald and begging for

entire time…!” stuttered Abner’s

Xyon turned to face her before slapping her

girlfriend fell to the floor, feeling faint as she cupped onto her now swollen cheek, Xyon gritted his teeth before roaring, “You… You b*stard! Our family is now ruined because of

add up!” shouted a youth

mean by

incident had befallen Mr. Crawford’s family who was living there! Putting it simply, Mr. Crawford had separated from the main Crawford family and shortly after, he mysteriously went missing! Mind you though, that

sudden? Odder yet is the fact that he invited the young lady of the Smith family to head to Mountain Top Villa—which he probably doesn’t own anymore—to meet him! I’ll be frank and say that I called

Noel as he clicked his

of events, and she instantly glared at the youth who had

the hell did you have to talk so much?!’ Riley thought to herself, now so anxious that she had to hold herself back

before asking, “If I may, may I

that he’s planning to head back there sometime soon,” replied

earlier was clearly unconvinced by Gerald’s explanation, Noel simply raised

of that mysterious guest instead! Once he’s here, we’ll all know the truth! After all, the guest in

that, everyone instantly grew extremely intrigued. Could Noel

Could it

was working under an extremely powerful and influential person, he didn’t dare offend him any more than he needed to until he

simply shook his head before replying, “I have no idea who’s coming over. As I’ve said, Mr. Crawford only told me to send this invitation

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himself began wondering, ‘People from my family are coming over…?

tongues as they discussed how weird

that you aren’t working under Mr. Crawford since there was once a case where someone pretended that they were him! After deceiving several people in Northbay, the real Crawfords eventually caught wind of what the impersonator was doing. From that day onward, that person—along with his family—simply vanished off the face of the planet! With that in mind, if you truly are an impersonator, now would be the time to confess! If you do, you’ll at

that, Riley immediately gulped in fear. It seemed that the incident had just gotten

along with their families. The worst part was that she now knew that those from the actual Crawford family were coming

real deal!” retorted

Cundrie at that moment, sending everyone silent as they

created an overwhelming

her earlier excitement had now switched to fear. After all, if he truly was an imposter,

is… The invitation card is fake…!” declared Cundrie as she bit her lower lip slightly before tossing the card to the

the invitation card lay flat on the ground, Cundrie looked at the words written on it. ‘Inviting Miss Cundrie Smith to meet Mr. Craword at Mountain Top Villa!’ The more she looked at the words, the more she felt like

fake!” shouted several people from the

much pressure that he even ended up wetting himself!

just reborn, Xyon then excitedly said, “I…

return to watch the rest of the

was a tactic I thought of so that Yves Snyder would give up on proposing to me today… I had hoped that after presenting him with difficulties, I wouldn’t have to decline his proposal in the first place! Still, I’m amazed none of you

single breath, and it was evident that she was placing all the blame

cried out Riley, not even sure what

those from the Crawford family come later and wish to investigate the incident, just place the blame on me! I’m the only

better way to vent her immense anger, she turned to look at Gerald before shouting, “You…

ran over to a table and grabbed some sweets before throwing them at

desperate mother from continuing to take her anger out on Gerald, the crowd began throwing

Gerald retained an oddly

I guess I’ll officiate this

the crowd

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tears—as she turned to look at him in disbelief, unsure of what he was even going

Mr. Crawford now?

an official invitation for Miss Smith to have a chat

even have the slightest of

several of the ladies within that hall continued spitting contemptuous remarks at Gerald, Xyon returned with a new pair of pants

everyone mocking Gerald, he became just as excited as his son was. By that point, even Abner’s girlfriend had forgotten the

Not only had he impersonated Mr. Crawford’s servant earlier, but now he’s pretending to be Mr. Crawford himself! I’d like to see how he worms himself out of this

more and more chaotic, the door to the large hall was slowly

that, one of the waiters shouted, “The distinguished

was a person from the Crawford family, silence ensued almost instantaneously as everyone—including Gerald and those atop the stage—turned

were fully opened, around fifty Maybach cars could be seen parked by the red carpet leading out of the room. Seconds later, the doors to

middle-aged man was led to the red carpet by one of the guards, and he began calmly walking

Snyders quickly ran toward

You’re finally here!” greeted Noel as he made a sharp bow, prompting the other juniors of the

a bit late since I had to deal with a few

a pleasure to meet you, Mr.

you for taking the time to come

at and greeting the middle-aged man, Cundrie couldn’t help but feel—as she looked at Mr. Lyle

themselves felt simultaneously imposing and awe-inspiring. However, she, of all people, knew that this wasn’t the time for her to admire

She was afraid that someone would expose the incident that had happened earlier. Should that happen, then the

more afraid than her daughter was, and she kept her head low the entire time, looking very much like a primary school student who had just made a mistake and was now waiting to

say, however, the more afraid one is of something happening, the more likely it

Lyle, there’s an incident I wish to inform you about. You see, before you arrived, someone impersonated Mr. Crawford

Firstly, he wanted to show where he stood before Chairman Lyle. By making a contribution, the Gross family could

reason, he simply wanted to use the opportunity to get rid of that b*stard

that so…?” replied Chairman Lyle as his expression instantly turned