Ch. 1166..1170: The Secretly Rich Man Chapter 1166-1170
Chapter 1166
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1166 “…Could… you be Chloe…?” asked Gerald in a careful tone.
After hearing how she had lost everything and completely changed after being betrayed by her friends and family, Jasmine now felt that Queena was more pitiful than anything.
“…That’s not important. Regardless, know that I won’t stop until I get my hands on him, and I will get what I want!” declared Queena as she clenched her fists tightly.
“…But… What does all this have to do with Gerald…?” asked Jasmine rather curiously.
“You wouldn’t understand even if I explained everything to you… Do know that I’m only telling you a summarized version of this story. After all, I’m well aware that you’re a smart girl! I’m not going to tell you everything in detail just so you can find my weaknesses!” sneered Queena.
“…Are you always this defensive with everyone around you…? Were you like this with him as well…?” asked Jasmine.
“Indeed, I was! It… It was the reason why he began distancing himself from me in the first place! However, I’m going to win this time… And I’m winning everything!” replied Queena as she took in a deep breath.
As a frigid expression formed on her face, one of the maids suddenly walked over before saying, “Pardon me, miss Queena…”
“What is it?”
“Young Master Gerald wishes to see you!” replied the maid.
Hearing that, Queena turned to look at Jasmine before saying, “…Please bring Miss Fenderson to the room downstairs… She’s not allowed to leave without my permission, understand?”
After instructing the maid on what to do, Queena walked out the room and began heading to the living room where Gerald currently was.
Once she got there, she saw Linus and the others in the room. Gerald himself was seated on one of the couches in the living room.
After Queena ordered Linus and the other Yonwicks to leave the room, Gerald watched as all of them left before standing up and saying, “While I’m not quite sure what is going on between the two of us, I assure you, Miss Queena, that none of this has anything to do with my friend. With that in mind, please free her!”
While Queena’s face had been quite happy just seconds ago, her expression bittered as she instantly said in a spine-tingling cold voice, “…So… You only came here to ask me to free your friend…?”
“Indeed!” replied Gerald as Queena immediately shot a frigid glare at him.
“Regardless, I have a hunch of who you actually are. I’m not quite sure what your relationship with the woman in white is, nor do I know what misunderstandings you have with Zeus. However, I do know that while I may look exactly like him, I’m not the person you think I am, which is why I’ll never fall for the woman in white! There’s only one person I truly love, and with that in mind, I hope you come to realize that there’s no room for you to negotiate!” added Gerald as he looked straight into her eyes.
Through his analysis on the writing that he had found back on Montholm Island, Gerald recalled there being someone that looked similar to the woman in white, yet wasn’t really her. The doppelganger was
the one in charge of heartlessly killing the eight people on that island back then.
Gerald also suspected that the one who had saved him that night was this woman. With her standing before him right now, all his theories simply seemed to point to her.
Queena herself had a look of disbelief on her face, clearly angered by Gerald’s claim as she growled, “Are… Are you trying to fool me…?”
Chapter 1167
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1167 “I have no reason to lie to you! All that I’ve said is true! I’m truly not the person you’ve been looking for!” said Gerald, looking at her straight in the eye.
Based on her reaction, he no longer had any doubts about what was going on. The person he had saved was definitely not the woman in white. As for the real woman in white, she could very possibly still be within the king of the ocean’s palace.
With these new revelations, Gerald felt it would be wiser not to mention where Zeus’s whereabouts was. He would keep that a secret until he found the real woman in white.
“I don’t care! I’m never going to believe you! Regardless, I’ve told you that we’re getting married tomorrow! Do you already have your answer?” asked Queena as her gaze momentarily softened as she looked at him.
“Marriage isn’t a game, and it’s not like there’s any love between us in the first place… With that in mind, how could we get married?” replied Gerald with a bitter smile.
“It’s definitely no game, I agree with that. Whatever the case is, does that mean that there really is no room for further discussion between us? Is the only one in your heart that lover of yours?” asked Queena as she raised a brow.
Hearing no reply from Gerald, Queena glared daggers at him as she added, “I see. So that’s how it’s going to be. I get where you’re coming from, but just because you don’t love me today, that doesn’t mean you won’t end up loving me in the future! I’ll make you beg me sincerely to love me one day!”
Following that, she pointed at both Gerald’s shoulder and forehead in quick succession. A split second later, Gerald felt his entire body stiffen. He couldn’t move a muscle!
Turning to look at Queena—who had the elegance of a queen—Gerald asked, “What did you do to me?”
“It’s simple, really. All I did was restrain the three largest chakras on your body. I’ve also sealed your inner strength! Due to that, you’re just a regular human being now. Tell you what, I’ll give you a bit more time to think about it. If you truly wish to recover your strength in order to get one step closer to finding the answer you seek, then beg me for marriage. You’ll have to kneel before me while doing so, of course!” replied Queena, her pretty eyes glistening coldly.
Taking in a deep breath, she then gave Gerald an emotionless stare before shouting, “Now head back and sleep on it!”
With that, she turned around to leave.
Throughout this entire time, the other Yonwicks had been standing outside, listening intently to their conversation. Linus himself was already sweating.
He had previously thought that the Holy Witchcraft was already an incredible powerhouse. However, that changed when he found out about Gerald’s existence. For a time, he had already convinced himself that Gerald was the greatest of the great…
However, it wasn’t even that long after they had finally managed to get that death god away from their family when an even bigger threat showed up. To think that that person would be Queena!
In their hearts, everyone was already well aware that the current Queena was no longer the same good girl that they once used to know. Her change was simply too jarring.
Moving back to Gerald, he knew that Queena hadn’t been pulling his leg. True to her word, he instantly found that he could no longer access his strength anymore. As a result, he was well aware that he wouldn’t be able to withstand any attacks anymore, at least for the time being. The worst part was that the injuries his body had suffered now felt even more painful.
‘There must be a way to take her on! There must be…!’ Gerald thought to himself.
Just as he was about to leave, Freya noticed that Queena still hadn’t walked too far off.
Knowing that Gerald had lost his power and was now just a weak person, Freya rushed toward him with glistening eyes as she yelled, “You heartless jerk! How dare you show your face here just to reject our dear Queena? I’ll beat you to death for that!”
Of course, she was only doing all this to get on Queena’s good side. However, before she could land a slap, she felt a tight grip on her wrist.
Gulping, Freya turned around and saw that it was Queena!
“Beat him to death? You have little right to do so! Now leave!” shouted Queena as she tossed Freya to the side.
Turning to look at Gerald again, Queena then said, “One day, you’ll understand that I’m only doing all this for you… I hope that you won’t disappoint me because I’ll destroy anything that I can’t get… Nobody should have what I can’t have!”
With that, Gerald slowly left the Yonwick manor as he held onto his weakened body. Never could he have anticipated that he would meet up with such a difficult opponent like this…
Regardless, while telling her where Zeus currently was would definitely help with his current situation, his gut told him not to reveal the information, and Gerald had decided to trust his intuition.
Chapter 1168
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1168 After all, Zeus seemed to be somewhat related to him, and Jasmine was still being held captive by her.
Regardless, once he got back to the Montholm Island manor, he was immediately greeted by the sight of a group of people surrounding the manor. Everyone was dressed in odd-looking costumes, and there were hundreds of them blocking the manor’s entrance.
However, what caught Gerald’s attention most was a few of his bodyguards lying on the ground.
“Young master! You’ve returned!” shouted several of his bodyguards—who were still conscious— excitedly the moment they saw him.
Realizing that he was now present, Joshua and Lord Fenderson immediately began walking toward him.
Once they were before him, Bryson immediately explained, “These are all members of the Holy Witchcraft, Gerald! The master of the Holy Witchcraft has personally come over today to meet you!”
Hearing that, Gerald immediately knew what they were here for!
“So you’re Gerald?” asked an old woman as she stepped forward.
She was clearly the master of the Holy Witchcraft, and despite already being in her eighties, both her skin and hair seemed to almost glow. There didn’t seem to be many wrinkles on her face either. In other words, she looked much younger than her actual age.
Going by the name of Tiara, she had heard that a powerful young man foreign to Montholm Island had beaten up one of the members of the Holy Witchcraft. From what she had been told, that person didn’t even have a chance to fight back against that young man.
As if that wasn’t enough, the young man even took her grandchild away! With nothing similar ever happening to the Holy Witchcraft in the past century, Tiara knew she had to see that young man for herself to believe it.
“Indeed, I am!” replied Gerald with a nod.
“You? You’re nothing but a sick weakling, are you not? Are you really that powerful? Regardless, know that even if the entire world is afraid of you, I won’t ever be, Gerald, so it’s high time you quit all this nonsense! We’ll talk more about this later, but for now, return my grandchild to me!” said Tiara coldly as she squinted her eyes.
“I didn’t bind Chester to me. He was the one who had chosen to stay by my side, and I’ve always treated him as a friend. No matter what he decides to do today, I’ll support him. Note that the decision is his. If he wishes to go back with you, I won’t try to stop him. However, if he’s unwilling, don’t even think about taking him away! He’s been trying his best to make up for all the wrong he’s previously done!” replied Gerald.
“How arrogant of you! Who do you even think you are, little Gerald?! Fine then, I’ll show you the true power of the Holy Witchcraft today! The floor is yours, Second lord!” declared Tiara as she waved a hand.
Following that, a man in his sixties stepped out from the crowd, an emotionless expression on his face.
He was Hendrik Tindall, the second lord of the Holy Witchcraft.
Locking his eyes on Gerald, he then charged toward him!
Seeing that, Joshua simply smiled before saying, “Who does he even think he is? Senior could easily take him down!”
However, contrary to what he had assumed, within three rounds, Gerald was already clearly out of shape.
Soon after, Hendrik landed a kick on Gerald’s chest, sending Gerald flying as blood spurted out of his mouth!
“And here I thought that you would actually be a capable opponent… As it turns out, you’re just another useless and arrogant brat!” declared Hendrik before laughing.
“…He clearly doesn’t look like a worthy opponent for Chester… While I have no idea what method he used to lead Chester astray, it’s high time we ended all this nonsense. Kill them all, Second lord!” ordered Tiara.
“With pleasure!” shouted Hendrik as he looked at Gerald with a smirk on his face as he raised his right hand.
“Making us come all the way for nothing… You’ll pay with your life, you useless brat!”
“Stop!”
Chapter 1169
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1169 Seconds before Hendrik was able to land his skull-crushing punch on Gerald—who was already prepared to die at this point—a shout made him stop his attack half-way.
Of course, the person who had shouted was none other than Chester.
“Grandma, Second Lord! Please don’t kill master! This has nothing to do with him!” said Chester as he fell to his knees.
“You’re calling him master? How absolutely ridiculous! You’re the master of the Holy Witchcraft! Why on earth would you call this wealthy spoilt brat your master? If news gets out about this, then our clan’s prestigious name will surely be destroyed by you!” replied Tiara as the corner of her lips twitched.
She, for one, was a person who cared a lot about prestige. To her, a man dying was nothing special if it was to maintain the Holy Witchcraft’s status!
“It was my personal decision to be by master’s side! I’ve never wanted to be the young master of the Holy Witchcraft in the first place! All I’ve ever wanted was to live normally… Ever since I began following master, I came to realize that I was actually able to be useful to him, and knowing that, I was happy! After all, I was finally granted a chance to walk away from my past lifestyle and begin making up for all the wrong I’ve done!” cried out Chester.
None of what Chester had said was an exaggeration. He truly had been living in both guilt and pain before this, feeling extremely lost and coming to hate everything since he couldn’t find a way out no matter what.
However, from the moment Gerald had given him a taste of death before pulling him back, Chester became enlightened. In a way, that experience had allowed him to finally find a way to slowly relieve himself of his tormented past.
To make up for all that he had done, he swore from that moment that he would continue doing good deeds by continuing to stay by Gerald’s side. He would finally be able to achieve much more in life.
That wasn’t the only positive thing about all this either. Chester had actually managed to gain more friends throughout his stay with Gerald. The friends in question were Master Joshua and several of the Crawford bodyguards.
In fact, just yesterday, the bodyguards had invited him over to join them for a drink. However, Master Joshua had caught them in the act and for a second there, they all thought that they were going to be in trouble. However, Joshua had only been putting on a façade, and in the end, he ended up joining them as well…
It gave him a feeling of warmth… This was how being alive was supposed to feel.
Chester was also aware that they had invited him to drink with them because they all knew what had happened to him…
They had noticed that Chester was still quite self-conscious despite having turned into a new leaf after he began following Gerald around. He had reason to feel that way too. After all, he was a sinner. An unworthy young master of the Holy Witchcraft…
However, knowledge of that didn’t stop Joshua and the guards from seeing him as a friend. A friend of Gerald’s was a friend of theirs, and it was at that moment when Chester knew he could share anything on his mind with them.
It was nothing short of liberating, and for a moment, Chester truly believed that he had finally been able to walk away from his past.
“…Ridiculous… How absolutely ridiculous! How could the young master of the Holy Witchcraft say something like that?!” roared Tiara in fury, her eyes brimming with murderous intent.
“Since you’re my grandson, I’ll give you one final chance! Kill this Gerald and you’ll be permitted to regain your title of young master of the Holy Witchcraft!” added Tiara.
Looking at the vicious woman, Gerald could only clench his fists tightly. If only Queena hadn’t sealed off his power!
“Don’t make me repeat myself!” warned Tiara.
“Even if I have to die, I won’t hurt my master! Why do you want to kill him so badly, grandmother?! I’ve already left the Holy Witchcraft and I’m over with it! Please, just leave us be already!” replied Chester as he instantly began repeatedly lowering his forehead to the ground.
As blood began trickling down his forehead, the angered Tiara then shouted, “You b*stard of a grandson! Fine then! If you won’t do it, I’ll just kill this useless brat myself!”
With that said, she raised her right palm and—aiming it toward Gerald’s head—instantly began charging toward him!
Without his inner strength, Gerald knew that he wouldn’t be able to dodge the attack, so he could only brace for impact!
A loud ‘thud’ could be heard, as Gerald’s eyes reddened.
However, the redness wasn’t because of the attack. No, it was out of utter shock.
Chester had taken the hit for him, and due to that, part of his skull ended up getting crushed! The worst thing was, Tiara had clearly been able to stop her attack when Chester stood before Gerald. Even so, the old woman had proceeded with the deed anyway!
With blood now spurting out of Chester’s mouth, he fell to the ground right before Gerald.
“Chester!”
Chapter 1170
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1170 The roar had come from Gerald whose eyes were now bloodshot as he stared at all the blood currently gushing out of Chester’s mouth.
As Joshua and Lord Fenderson immediately rushed over, the trembling Chester stuttered, “M-master… it… it hurts…!”
Covering the injured parts of Chester’s head with his hand, Gerald attempted to force his powers out to save him while shouting, “You’ll be fine! Stay with me!”
“I-it’s… too late… Y-you know, master… I… I think I can finally see Lola…! After so many years, she still looks like an eight-year-old child… And… her smile… her laughter… they’re as pretty as ever…!” replied Chester, his voice slowly weakening as more blood spilled out from his mouth.
“I… can see it now… She’s rowing a boat… She’s telling me that we’re going… to see the sunset together… We… We’re finally going to be reunited again… How great…!” added the dying Chester, his trembling slowly getting weaker and weaker…
“I… miss you so much… Lola…”
That was the last thing Chester ever said as his hand slowly went limp.
“Chester!” shouted Joshua.
However, no amount of shouting would be able to help. Chester had already breathed his last breath…
Despite the emotional scene, Tiara herself simply looked away disdainfully.
Even Hendrik had scorn in his gaze as he thought to himself, ‘Well isn’t this great? To think that the young master would actually do all this to anger the master of the Holy Witchcraft! Regardless, now that he’s dead, then that means that the position of future master of the Holy Witchcraft will fall to…’
As Hendrik smirked to himself, Gerald turned to look at Tiara as he growled, “He had already chosen to start a new life… Chester had been ready to start doing good after all the wrong he’s done… How… How could you do something like this to your own blood-related grandson?!”
“He deserves to die for being such a disgrace to the Holy Witchcraft!” retorted Tiara to the furious Gerald.
“You know, I heard from Chester that you were the one who killed Lola as well… You’re one vicious old woman… You’ll certainly die an ugly death one day!” cursed Gerald.
“…What? You… You…! I’ll kill you!” roared Tiara the moment she heard the words, ‘old woman’. That was the last thing she wanted to be referred to as!
Just as the raging old woman was about to charge toward Gerald, a black car—which Gerald recognized to be one of the Yonwick’s—came to a screeching halt close to them.
Following that, the car’s driver immediately stepped out before shouting, “Please, wait a minute!”
“…A subordinate of the Yonwick’s? How dare you attempt to stop me!” replied Tiara with a frown.
“Lady Queena wishes to see you!”
“What? Queena? Who does she even think he is? How dare she order me around!” growled Tiara, her rage seething by this point.
“Please don’t be upset, Master Tiara. Before anything else, Lady Queena told me to show this to you… She said you’d understand once you open it!” said the driver as he tossed a box to Tiara.
Catching it, Tiara then opened it to see what the big deal was. Seconds later, however, her body instantly began trembling wildly as her eyes widened.
“…I-I’ll follow you to meet Lady Queena!” replied Tiara as she immediately bowed! Whatever she had seen in that box, it must’ve been extremely incredible…
Getting the confirmation he needed, the driver then looked at Gerald before saying, “As for you, Mr. Crawford, Lady Queena asks if you’ve made up your mind. If you’re still uncertain about it, I was told to leave you to be dealt with by the Holy Witchcraft’s second lord!”
“Then tell her that even if I were to die, I’ll make her suffer for the rest of her life! She’ll never get what she wants!” replied Gerald, the only person who knew that he was referring to Zeus.
“Very well, then. You’ll be in charge of young master Gerald then, Second lord. However, you’re not allowed to kill him!” said the driver as he turned to look at Hendrik.
While Hendrik himself had never looked up upon the Yonwicks, seeing how terrified the master of the Holy Witchcraft currently was, he didn’t dare to disobey. There was something he wanted to ask Gerald anyway…