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Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1611

It was late that night—within a secret manor in Yanam—when Gerald and his family could be seen cheerfully eating while talking with each other.

Even Yoel—whom Gerald’s mother was currently supporting—found himself smiling due to how joyous the reunion was. It truly had been ages since they had last gotten together like this…

Even so, Gerald couldn’t seem to feel truly happy about all this. After all, in the end, poor Yoel still had his eyes gouged out and his tongue snipped! His parents no longer had functioning legs either, and as for his sister… He couldn’t even imagine all the suffering she had gone through while waiting for him…

To Gerald, all this had only happened due to him not doing his best to keep his family protected. With that in mind, he blamed himself for all their suffering, and all that guilt prevented him from enjoying himself at the moment…

If only he had made a few more precautions, Yoel would’ve surely been able to live both normally and happily like any regular person… However, Yoel had actively tried to defend his family, and as a result, he ended up in such a pitiful state… It truly made Gerald feel like he had failed his brother…

With all these thoughts plaguing his mind, Gerald knew that he would only be able to rest easy once he took down the Quantocks. That was the only way Gerald was going to be able to fully avenge his family…

Gerald’s train of thought was cut short when his smiling mother turned to look at him before saying, “Gerald… You seem a little quiet tonight…”

“She’s right! Our family’s finally reunited again, you know? Be a bit more joyous!” added Dylan.

Upon hearing that, Gerald instantly forced a smile to hide his troubles.

A short while later, however, he took in a deep breath before turning to look at his family with determined eyes…

“…Mom, Dad, Jessica, and Yoel… From today onward, I’ll never allow any of you to suffer any more pain…! I’ll protect each and every one of you no matter the costs!”

“Well said! We believe in you, Gerald!” replied Dylan as he nodded with a smile.

With that said, the laughing and talking continued late into the night…

Eventually, Gerald’s parents and Yoel headed off first to retire for the night. Watching as his parents led Yoel away, Gerald then sat in the garden with Jessica to continue talking for a bit.

“I wonder if you remember the time when you first realized that you were a rich heir, Gerald…” asked Jessica with a smile as she stared at the shining stars in the night sky.

Smiling subtly, Gerald then replied, “Of course I do! Thinking back, all of you were truly experts at hiding all that from me! Do you even have any idea how long I suffered from how poor I was?”

“We did all that for a reason though! By making you experience all that, we had hoped that it would make you strong enough to eventually be able to continue carrying our family’s torch! And lo and behold, look at you now! With you to rely on, dad can finally retire from being our family’s backbone… Honestly, by this point, I don’t really care that much about you making a huge impact on society… Instead, I just wish that our family can live together cozily!” said Jessica with words that came from her heart.

Turning to look at his sister, Gerald then lowered his head before replying in an apologetic tone, “…You must have suffered terribly while you were captured, sister… I’m sorry for being so careless! Had I made more precautions, neither of you would have ended up in such pitiful states!”

Upon hearing that, Jessica gently patted Gerald’s head before saying, “None of us blame you for all this, Gerald… After all, you couldn’t have possibly anticipated all this to happen! I understand that you badly wish to protect us since we kept protecting you back then, but understand that you’re already doing a good job! After all, we’re all together again now, aren’t we? With that said, let bygones be bygones and let’s enjoy our time together as a family to the fullest!”

“…I understand, sister…” muttered Gerald as he nodded in response…

At that very moment, a dark silhouette suddenly dashed past the forest right outside the manor…

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Though the silhouette was extremely quick, Gerald was still able to see it through the corner of his eye… Realizing that they weren’t alone, Gerald had a gut feeling that the person or thing dashing about was up to no good.

Not wanting Jessica or his parents to know about the figure’s presence—and potentially get worried or scared—, Gerald then quickly said, “You know, it’s getting a bit late, wouldn’t you say? You should go ahead and get some rest first, sis!”

“I guess… Don’t stay up for too much longer yourself, Gerald!” replied Jessica as she smiled warmly before returning into the manor.

Once he was sure that she had entered, Gerald instantly leaped out of the manor and headed to the spot where he had last been able to sense the shadowy figure’s presence. Upon arriving at the spot, Gerald stopped in his tracts before activating his holy sense to scan the area…

After standing there in silence for a while, Gerald eventually looked up at the trees surrounding him before shouting, “Come out already! I know you’re close by!”

Almost immediately after, the rapid rustling of leaves could be heard as the silhouette from before dashed out from one of the trees!

Noticing that it was charging toward him with a blade that glinted coldly in the moonlight, Gerald instantly stepped aside to dodge the attack before attacking his assailant with his right palm!

By the end of it all, both of them managed to successfully launch their attacks, though neither of them got hurt…

“Who are you?” asked Gerald in a frigid tone.

“To think that someone at your age would be able to enter the Sage realm… What a promising future you show! Regardless, at the rate of how fast your strength is growing, I have little doubt that you’ll be able to destroy the Quantocks with ease!” replied the slightly surprised person in a rather devilish tone.

Squinting his eyes, Gerald then glared at the man in black as he said, “Again, who are you? If you’re worthy enough then you should identify yourself as well as your intentions outright!”

“Hah! The truth is, you’re the one who isn’t worthy enough to know my identity yet! Regardless, I’ll at least let you know that I was sent here under the orders of God Lord!” replied the man with a snicker.

Before Gerald could even ask him about any more details, the man in black bolted off! And just like that, his presence was completely undetectable, gone in the dark of night…

Shortly after, Gerald heard Jade Infused Blade say from within his body, “Master, that man was strong…! He had to at least have entered the Second-soul-rank of the Sage Realm!”

“…I see. Tell me, Jade Infused Blade, do you have any idea who that ‘God Lord’ that mysterious man mentioned is…?” asked Gerald rather curiously.

“I haven’t heard of him before, though from what I can guess, he must be from Jaellatra!”

So, it was just as Gerald had predicted… Quite a stir must have taken place following the death of the Quartermains… The fact that this man had come all the way from Jaellatra to meet him was already a clear sign that more trouble was imminent.

“Still, I could sense that that man wasn’t trying to fight you, master… From what I could see, it seemed like he was just trying to test your abilities!” added Jade Infused Blade.

Gerald had assumed that as well. After all, the man hadn’t tried to do anything particularly fatal to him.

Understanding that there was a possibility that he was simply being tested, Gerald had made sure not to show too much of his capabilities earlier. Due to that, hopefully the man didn’t manage to gather too much data.

“Well, if I want to know more about this, I guess I’ll just have to look for this ‘God Lord’ and ask him myself!” muttered Gerald to himself as he casually looked in the direction where the man in black had run off to…

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Meanwhile, the sound of a cup shattering to pieces could be heard within a manor in the far-off city of Sunniva…

The one who had furiously done the deed was Zaki Quantock, the head of the Quantock family…

Despite there being several other Quantocks who had witnessed the scene, all of them simply lowered their heads, not even daring to say a word or look Zaki in the eye out of fear that he would take his anger out on them…

“That utter b*stard…! I’ll definitely shred you to pieces, Gerald Crawford…!” roared the enraged Zaki, immense fury reflected in his eyes.

The extermination of the Quartermains in Jaellatra had caused a massive stir among his family here. To think that Gerald would actually be bold enough to do such a thing!

“…Father, what… should we do now…?” asked Shawn Quantock—a middle-aged man who was Zaki’s eldest son—in a careful tone as he walked up to Zaki.

“Come again? What do you mean what should we do? We’re definitely making Gerald pay for all he’s done!” retorted Zaki, his eyes glinting icily. From his look alone, it was obvious that he already had something in mind to deal with Gerald…

It was sometime later in the dead of night when Zaki could be seen discussing something with three elders who were all donning grey suits.

Standing within the hall, Zaki turned to look at one of the elders before saying in a heavy tone, “Yamazon, I’m sure you realize that the Quartermains being wiped off the face of the earth is something extremely serious. With that said, I have no choice but to ask for your help to avenge the Quantocks!”

Yamazon was from the holy mountain of Jaellatra, and he was strong enough to have attained the Second-soul-rank in the Sage Realm. With that in mind, it was no wonder why he was given the title of second master of the holy mountain. Aside from that, he was also the main backbone of the Quartermains. Due to that, he was definitely involved with the protection of the Quantocks as well.

“Indeed, leader Quantock. It shames me that the Quartermains were eliminated despite being under my holy mountain’s protection within Jaellatra. With that said, I’ll surely avenge them!” replied Yamazon in a casual but domineering tone.

“I’m glad to hear that! With the help of all three of you, that b*stard will surely end up dead in no time!” declared Zaki, a satisfied smile on his face. Gerald would surely die this time!

by the names of Xander Yonda and Jones Curie—were also guardians

attained the first and second soul ranks within the Sage Realm, Zaki was confident that Gerald would

told the trio where to find Gerald. Upon getting that information, all three of them nodded before leaping at the same time, disappearing into thin air as they

meditating in the garden. Waking early and meditating had become a habit for Gerald since it allowed him to better concentrate on the power of the Herculean Primordial Spirit, hence allowing his control over it

when he suddenly sensed murderous intent in the vicinity! He

had come flying toward him grew dangerously close, Gerald opened his

the sword—that had momentarily frozen in

figures instantly flew in from outside the manor! Landing quite a distance before Gerald, the

a raised brow and a darkened expression for a while,

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if the Quantocks themselves don’t come for you after you destroyed the Quartermains, we sure as hell will! Cutting straight to the chase, we’re here today to end your life as revenge for the extermination of

the furious aura

three of you here to do the deed?” asked Gerald rather disdainfully as

us are more than enough to finish you off!” retorted Yamazon with a snicker before the murderous

had been quite a distance away—to appear right in

that easily. Still, he knew he

he decided to lead the trip to a more spacious area

can even catch up to me first, old man!” scoffed Gerald as he leaped out of

other two guardians immediately began

glances back and was relieved when he saw that the trio were taking

arrived at a spacious area. Thankfully, Gerald managed to find someplace remote so that outsiders wouldn’t be able to bump into

can outrun us for long! After all, I’ve attained the strength of a Second-soul-rank master in the Sage Realm!” scoffed Yamazon as the trio

response, Gerald then stared at Yamazon before casually replying, “Outrun? Look, I only came all the way out here so that you wouldn’t ruin my house! After all,

the last thing I do!” roared Yamazon as he charged straight for Gerald, his mind only filled with thoughts

so, then!” retorted Gerald, not wanting

Yamazon was so enraged that he made sure to intensify his force

in the air, the elder eventually crashed onto the ground, prompting his entire body to produce several sickening sounds

that, with every single bone

seek revenge on me when you’re that weak! What a joke!” scoffed

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out as well, Gerald began thinking of his

Gerald knew that he had to head off to Sunniva City as

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have any objections to Gerald’s request, and about half an hour later, Hubert’s men arrived to take the bodies

rather good morning before Yamazon and his goons came along… Still, his family

settled, Gerald hurried

care

good as any to discuss things with them, Gerald looked at each of them before saying, “Dad, mom, sis, and Yoel! There’s something important I need to talk to

replied,

for all of you to stay in Sacrasolis Palace. Not only is that place

increasingly worried about his family’s safety. After a bit of thought, Gerald eventually concluded that the Sacrasolis Palace truly was the safest place for them to live in. Mila would be there

the idea, so

of Gerald’s enemies. With that in mind, as long as they could make Gerald worry less, they had

be transferring all of you to the

of them set off in

nobody from the Sage Realm tried to trespass into his base, he believed that his family would remain relatively safe from harm… People who hadn’t entered the sage realm wouldn’t

was warranted since every time Gerald headed off, Mila would get worried sick and constantly pray for Gerald’s safe

in your care for the moment, Mila. I still have some things to attend to, and it may take a while before I return. With that

her. In order to prevent Gerald

Gerald then quickly left for Jaellatra again

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there was to find out more about the God

buy a few

secret technique talismans were common in Jaellatra, they were all generally rather pricey. It definitely didn’t help that the ones Gerald wanted were of the

learning how to make talismans. In doing

master. With barely any time or energy to spare for that, Gerald simply

Gerald arrived at Jaellatra without a hitch. Now that this was his second time here, Gerald no longer found the place to be unfamiliar. In fact, he was able to gather his bearings rather easily, and he could

to arrive at the Zahn family’s residence. Naturally,

family as her backer in Jaellatra, and the Zahns were a considerably prestigious family here. As for why he came looking for it,

front of the Zahn manor—when they saw him approaching the Zahn

you’re

come over to visit! If she’s home, could you tell her that Gerald Crawford is here

lady has gone

Do you have any

In the end, we’re just guards of the family! We have no right to know the affairs of

Gerald simply nodded. There was no reason for the guards to lie to him, so he may as well just head off into the city to try looking for her. With any luck, he’d manage to

girl truly had the worst of timing… To think that she wouldn’t be home when

found himself walking along the busy streets of Earth

place on earth. With that said, it really was no mystery

he suddenly heard someone

walked out of a luxurious restaurant

him at all, and after closer inspection, Gerald was able to discern that she truly was the Nori that he was looking

was currently in a pickle now, Gerald hesitated for a moment before calling out,

see if it really was him… Upon realizing that it really was Gerald, her eyes instantly glinted with joy as she exclaimed,

ran toward him

was the last thing that he

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in mind, Gerald quickly got the girl

Nori then asked, “Why have you returned, Gerald? And why didn’t you tell me that you were coming back

you had gone out! Due to that, I came over here

After all, she had missed Gerald dearly ever since they parted ways.

how intimate Nori was being with Gerald, the young man in white furiously stomped

in white, Nori then said in a cold tone, “He’s my boyfriend, Johnie Lager!

could only frown when he heard Nori’s claim. This woman was far too proficient in using others

denied Gerald, not wanting to be taken advantage of that

Nori turned to glare at Gerald next, annoyed by his insensitivity. After all, wasn’t it obvious that she

time. To his dismay, Nori didn’t seem to like him at all, and she seemed reluctant to even look at him! Though it made him deeply upset, her actions only served to fuel

much preferred not to cause any unnecessary misunderstandings—then added, “Whatever the case is, it appears that you have some things to attend to at the

walk away, however, the now nervous Nori instantly reached out to wrap her arms around

that easily when he had come with the

forget that you still owe me a favor, Gerald! Look, this man is extremely troublesome! If

Gerald could only silently agree. After all, he was a man of

stern expression as she warned, “Look, Johnie, I’m busy at the moment, so please stop pestering me! I already have a

young master of the Lager family… The fact that the woman he loved was being snatched

at Gerald before growling, “…You there! What’s your name? I’m challenging you to

help but feel that Johnie was rather ignorant. After all, he was still unwilling to let go of Nori even though she

as she retorted, “Are you seriously challenging my boyfriend to a duel, Johnie? With how weak you are, a single pinch from him is enough to

that, Johnie was instantly infuriated! Wasn’t Nori looking down on him too much? In the

accept my challenge today, I definitely won’t be allowing you to leave

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already seeing Gerald as his target, Johnie no longer cared about Nori’s humiliating

too involved with this man in the first place, after hearing Johnie’s threats, Gerald found that