Ch. 1546..1550: The Secretly Rich Man Chapter 1546-1550

Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1546

The second he turned to have a look at the other girl, however, Gerald found his eyelids instantly twitching. After all, while he had come across many, many beauties before throughout his lifetime, he still found himself amazed by how dazzling this woman looked.

Wearing a long, graceful-looking dress, the other woman had exquisite facial features and a buxom body to boot. Though she was definitely eye-catching, she was relatively more aloof when compared to the ponytailed woman.

The stunning woman herself simply straightened her hair—that had been flying all over the place due to the sea breeze—as she scanned Gerald from head to toe. After a brief moment, she averted her gaze, clearly having lost interest in him.

That, however, didn’t seem to bother Gerald too much since he still hadn’t recovered from his earlier grieving session anyway. Regardless, he then casually asked, “…Yes? Is there something I can help you with?”

“Well, I’ve been looking at you for a while now, and you seem to have quite a bit weighing your mind. You’re honestly quite handsome, so I was wondering why you’d have so many woes. Regardless, did you know that the ship will be passing by one of Yanam’s islands soon? Once we get to the island, my friend and I will be making a stop there since our other friends told us that a party was being held there. Putting it straightforwardly, I’m planning on inviting any new friends I’ve made on board to attend the party with us. That way, everyone will have companions!” replied the ponytailed woman with a smile.

“Actually, hold on, where are my manners? Haha! You can call me Sia, Sia Ticer. As for this beauty, her name is Fia Lock. I’d introduce you to our other friends, but they’re all boarding another passenger ship! We’ll be meeting up at the island though, so don’t worry! Now then, about the party… Not to be rude, but if you’re unhappy, you really should focus more on relaxing yourself! If you’re constantly ill at ease, you’ll never be able to do anything well!” added Sia.

Upon hearing that, Fia nudged Sia with her elbow, as though she was trying to imply something along the lines of, ‘Is there really a need to talk with him that much? Let him decide on his own whether he wants to go or not!’

Looking at Fia’s actions, Gerald was reminded that she was Yeshua’s granddaughter.

Since he was using the power of the Dragon Squad to go about his business this time, Gerald was well aware that it would be inappropriate of him to head to Yearning Island with great fanfare. With that in mind, aside from the exceptional people from the Sacrasolis Palace and the Dragon Squad, Gerald had boarded the ship together with several regular rich young heirs and wealthy merchants to cover up his true motives.

Regardless, despite how strong he already was, Gerald honestly didn't mind joining the girls after hearing Sia's persuasion. After all, he really did need to relax a bit and he was getting rather bored anyway. While he was at it, he could probably also use the chance to inquire the rich merchants of Yanam about some things.

With that in mind, Gerald then nodded to Sia's delight.

A smile on her face, Sia then said, "I'm glad you agreed! It's always best to have a positive attitude no matter which point we're at in life!"

Not too long after, the ship ported by an island.

Though Gerald followed Sia down the ship, Master Ghost, Carlos, and a few others remained on board to make some preparations. They were right to be worried, since dangerous incidents could happen at any time once they got close enough to Yearning Island.

"Sia! Fia! Over here!" shouted a waving young man who was part of a larger group of young people who were already waiting at the port-the second he saw the trio walk out from the ship.

From what Gerald could see, there were many other rich young people getting off the other passenger ships. His attention was brought back to the current scene when a bespectacled young man excitedly added, "The party's been scheduled for tonight, you know? In other words, it starts in ten minutes! With that said, hurry up and get in here already!"

The second that youth's sentence ended, a tall and lean young man could be seen walking toward Fia's group. Among the others within the group, both he and Fia were the most immaculately dressed.

Either way, it appeared that he wasn't really all that focused on the party. In truth, he was here because of Fia, and he had been staring at her ever since he saw her get off the ship.

After momentarily but also rather nervously-scanning Gerald from head to toe, he eventually couldn't hold himself back as he asked, "Fia... Who is this? And why did you get off the ship together with him?"

Chapter 1547

Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1547 The young man went by the name of Beau Mabart, and he was a rich young heir with a gentlemanly temperament.

The Mabarts themselves were one of the Jenna Province’s prestigious families, and they owned assets worth at least a billion and five hundred million dollars. With that in mind, it was no wonder that Beau had his education overseas, specifically in the United Kingdom and France.

Even so, the Mabarts were naturally inferior compared to the Lock family who owned the Dragon Squad. Due to that, Beau had only been able to get aboard a minor passenger ship on his way here. After all, only those with the highest of reputations were allowed to board the main ship of the fleet.

Regardless, pretty much everyone there was aware of Beau’s infatuation toward Fia. With that in mind, they began sizing Gerald up as well when they heard Beau’s question, hoping to be able to enjoy his misfortune.

“I don’t know him… Sia’s the one who invited him to join the party on Shrine Island together!” replied Fia with a slight frown.

Being as proud as a peacock, Fia hated the feeling of being controlled by others the most. However, between Gerald and Beau, she found Gerald to be much more unbearable. After all, despite her presence, Gerald had remained quiet throughout their journey here.

His silence had led her into thinking, ‘Is he trying to catch my attention by remaining silent? Does he really think that playing cat and mouse will work on me? You clearly don’t understand your target!’

The more she thought about it, the more annoyed she got.

Due to Gerald, however, she now found Beau considerably less annoying compared to how she had previously perceived him to be. Upon taking a closer look, he even seemed much more mature and solemn…

Either way, when Beau saw how Fia was treating Gerald, his heart eased up considerably as he said, “…I see! Regardless, I’m assuming he’s a descendant of some prestigious family, right?”

While he was pleased to know that Fia wasn’t acquainted with Gerald, it didn’t change the fact that Beau had only been able to get aboard the regular ship. Gerald, on the other hand, had been able to take the main ship despite him wearing such shabby clothes. Due to that, it was no mystery why Beau was feeling so jealous. With that in mind, he felt the need to gain as much information about Gerald as soon as possible.

Realizing that Beau was trying to target Gerald, Sia quickly changed the topic by saying, “That’s quite enough questions for now, Beau! I just dragged him along to have fun with us since he appeared all moody and alone earlier! Let’s just try to get to know each other! Who knows, we could end up becoming friends in the future!”

Hearing that, they began talking about other topics though Gerald simply opted to stand at the side.

Observing the island’s scenery, Gerald had to admit that he was now in a much better mood after following them here.

His head now much clearer, he thought about how his aloof demeanor could have given off the wrong impression that he was trying to give Sia the cold shoulder despite her being so kind to him. With that in mind, he decided to join in on their conversations with a slightly brighter mood, just to show Sia his appreciation.

Before he was able to do so, however, at least a dozen loud and simultaneous ‘bangs’ could suddenly be heard! Following that, confetti and streamers began fluttering down atop everyone’s heads, making

the port look particularly magnificent at that moment.

Shortly after, a youth wearing a suit made his way through the crowd before laughing as he shouted, “Ah, my long-lost friend! We finally get to meet again today!”

“Yosef!”

“Beau! It’s truly been ages since we’ve last met face to face! I’ve been waiting for you for a while now, you know? Now then, let’s get this party started!” declared Yosef Jenks—the extraordinarily dressed man who was evidently Beau’s friend—as he gave Beau a bear hug.

The fact that both of them had been responsible for organizing this event’s amusement had brought them closer than ever.

Following a hearty laugh, Beau then looked at Fia before saying, “Allow me to introduce Young Master Yosef Jenks to you, Fia! Actually, I think I already mentioned him to you earlier… He’s the one I befriended while studying abroad in France! Regardless, his family’s been living in Yanam for a few generations now, and it’s even closely involved with the International Martial Arts Association! As additional information, his family owns assets worth nearly fifteen billion dollars as well!”

Upon hearing that, everyone found themselves looking at Yosef with their mouths wide open.

Everyone already knew about the Jenks family’s influence in Yanam. Even so, to think that Young Master Jenks was actually close friends with Beau!

Chapter 1548

Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1548 Fia—being someone with an extremely good family background—always had a sense of superiority over regular people. After hearing about Yosef’s family background, however, her eyes instantly lit up as she snuck a peek at Young Master Jenks.

After exchanging some simple pleasantries, Yosef found himself asking, “Speaking of which, Beau, what took you so long? Didn’t you promise to arrive a few days ago?”

“Ah, don’t even get me started on that… You see, throughout my absence, massive and rather drastic changes have taken place within Jenna City as well as Weston’s underground structure. With that in mind, I’ve been helping my father deal with the situation this entire time!” replied Beau.

“I think I heard some news about that as well… Sacrasolis Palace, right? Where did that large force even come from? According to what my father told me, several prestigious families and even a few underground forces in Yanam have already submitted to them! While I’ve been told that the palace master of the Sacrasolis Palace is a particularly vicious individual, rumor has it that by submitting to him, one’s family will definitely be protected and will cease to deteriorate for as long as a million years!” said Yosef.

Due to their overwhelming wealth, it wasn’t uncommon for large families to be in contact with extraordinary people. While ordinary people may find it slightly preposterous for rich families to submit to more powerful families that belonged to certain sects, it was honestly just business as usual for the wealthy.

“Speaking of which, your father’s still in the Jenna Province, right, Beau? Has he managed to contact anyone from the Sacrasolis Palace?” asked Yosef.

Shaking his head, Beau then replied, “We never got the chance. After all, there were simply too many powerful families heading there to submit themselves to them at the time. Even so, it appears that the

Palace Master of Sacrasolis Palace was already pretty rich in the first place. With that in mind, many of the families there apparently didn’t suit his tastes. From what I’ve heard, to get acquainted with them, one must first pass through a number of assessments!”

Hearing that, Fia simply shook her head slightly contemptuously before saying, “But of course mere merchant families like yours aren’t worthy of getting acquainted with the Sacrasolis Palace! Do you even know how powerful the palace master truly is? How could anyone just submit themselves to Mr. Crawford like that?”

“…Oh? While we’re on the topic, I’ve heard that your family has a relationship with the Sacrasolis Palace… Does that mean that the palace master’s surname is Crawford? Also, have you met him in person?” asked Beau in a surprised tone.

“How in the world could I have met him before? Regardless, I’m extremely sure that he’s an immensely powerful and awe-worthy person. After all, even his subordinates are all smart and tough. I should know since some of them are well-acquainted with my grandpa!” replied Fia, slight regret reflected in her eyes.

Thinking back, her grandfather’s eyes had been filled with admiration and respect whenever he talked about Mr. Crawford to her…

Speaking of her grandfather, she remembered him advising her, ‘Remember to grab the chance when you see it!’ before the ships had even departed.

When she asked what ‘chance’ he was referring to, however, her grandfather was oddly unwilling to reveal anything beyond that no matter how much she asked.

‘Was grandpa trying to indicate this party or something…?’ Fia thought to herself as she allowed her gaze to fall on Yosef for a few more seconds.

In between laughs and chattering, they eventually arrived at the party’s venue…

Not long after everyone left the port, an odd-looking and ghostlike ship slowly began materializing out of the blue… Skimming across the sea’s surface, the mysterious passenger ship then swiftly approached the port… It was so quiet that nobody was even aware of its presence…

Once the ship docked, two women—bearing extraordinary temperaments and wearing white clothes— slowly descended the ship… Due to the light veils covering their faces, anyone trying to see what they looked like would only be able to see blurry outlines.

“Was it really a good idea for us to have gone behind Sister Mila and come here, sister…? After all, the main reason we came to earth this time around is to execute that special mission, no…?” muttered one of the women in a worried tone as she curiously looked at all the different kinds of people in the distance.

“What are you even afraid of? Don’t worry, things are going to be fine! Look, lots of people are already there! Now let’s hurry over!”

 

Chapter 1549

Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1549

Upon getting closer to the rest of the group, the duo could hear Yosef saying, “As you all probably already know, the Turnbulls are an extremely large and strong family that’s existed for at least a few hundred years in Yanam. What you may not know, however, is the fact that the party was first proposed by Young Master Baelfire Turnbull himself! With that in mind, any party that he organizes will surely attract all sorts of celebrities and prestigious people from all over the country!”

Throughout his confident introduction—that stirred quite a commotion among the audience—Yosef made sure to take good, long looks at the beautiful women present, evidently finding satisfaction from the shock in their faces.

Since Fia was the most beautiful among them all, Yosef made sure to take an extra long glance at her, a glance of which was noticed by Beau who was standing at the side.

Upon realizing that, Beau couldn’t help but feel slightly jealous. After all, his status was so much lower compared to Yosef, and he honestly knew that Yosef was someone who belonged in the same world as Fia.

With that in mind, Beau quickly tried to change the topic by saying, “Young Master Jenks, Baelfire is the most important and influential person here, no? Despite that, I have to say that he looks much more like one of the auction items the way he’s currently standing on stage! Hahaha! I’m sure a rich young heir like him isn’t in any desperate need for money, right?”

It was obvious from his unnecessary statement that Beau was struggling to even find something relevant to talk about.

“Well, he certainly is the most important person here, that’s without a doubt! Regardless, since you’re not too well-informed about some incidents here in Yanam, I advise you against saying random things

for the sake of it. As for that auction bit, Young Master Turnbull is simply hosting it as a hobby of his! Hahaha! As if he’d ever be short of money!”

“Speaking of which, do you still remember the valuable treasures that I asked your father to help my family locate a few years back? The truth is, we already knew about Young Master Turnbull’s hobby back then, so my dad wanted to use the treasures to fawn on him! Hahaha! Regardless, I’m sure the public relations activity back then went remarkably! It certainly explains why I have so many admission tickets now!” replied Yosef with a chuckle.

“Hahaha! I see! To think that the Mabarts would end up making such a great contribution to the Jenks! Regardless, I wonder what items Young Master Turnbull is going to auction this time around!” said Beau with a subtle smile.

Deep inside, however, Beau was slightly ill at ease as he thought, ‘If I had known about this before, I would’ve surely gotten acquainted with the Turnbulls myself! I could’ve been the one getting all the respect!’

“Pardon my rudeness, but don’t you feel ashamed at all for handing Weston’s valuable treasures over to those foreigners, Young Master Mabart? In fact, you’re feeling rather regretful for not doing so yourself now, correct?” asked Gerald—who had been standing at the side this entire time—rather casually though he had a slight frown on his face.

Upon hearing that, both Beau and Yosef found themselves frowning as well.

Beau, in particular, felt extremely humiliated since Gerald’s statement hit a sore spot. With that, he then shouted, “You’re just some f*cking loser! What I do is none of your business!”

It was clear as day that he was directing all his anger—from seeing Yosef try to flirt with Fia—on Gerald.

When Sia heard Beau’s retort, however, she instantly took Gerald’s side by saying, “Well, is what he said even wrong? Also, you’re a gentleman who studied abroad, no? To think you’d be so rude, Beau!”

Just as a quarrel appeared to be imminent, Fia—who had her gaze fixed on Young Master Turnbull this entire time—said, “That’s quite enough. We joined this party to relax ourselves, remember? So, stop quarreling already! Now let’s get a bit closer to the stage already, the auction’s about to start!”

As she continued looking at the young master standing atop the colorfully lit stage, Fia found herself thinking, ‘Grandpa told me to grab the chance when it presented itself… Could he have meant that I should try to woo Young Master Turnbull…?’

In a way, it made sense. After all, compared to Yosef, Young Master Turnbull definitely had a much more imposing aura. As for Beau, he was nowhere even near comparable to the two.

While thinking about it, she recalled her grandfather talking about the Turnbulls. With how powerful, rich, and influential he described them to be, Fia grew to have a great admiration toward Baelfire. With that in mind, she wanted to get nearer to the stage as soon as possible to get a closer look for herself.

As for Beau, he made sure to give Gerald a vicious glare before the group of people began making their way to the seats closer to the stage.

While Gerald had initially wanted to ask Yosef about the condition of the Crawfords in Yanam, he refrained since the atmosphere had turned this way. Besides, now that they were nearing the stage, it was far too noisy for a proper conversation to be held anyway.

At that moment, he suddenly heard Sia’s pleasant voice whispering into his ear, “Don’t worry, Gerald. If anyone even dares to bully you today, I’ll be the first to stand up for you! After all, what you said earlier was true! With that in mind, I fully support you!”

Turning to look at the girl, Sia even flashed a brief ‘victory pose’ at Gerald.

Chapter 1550

Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1550 Regardless, Gerald couldn’t help but nod with a smile. She wasn’t a bad woman at all, and though her words were casual, they gave Gerald a warm feeling inside.

‘How rare to meet such a kind woman nowadays… I wonder if fate had planned for us to get acquainted…’

With that in mind, Gerald felt that he may as well use this chance to grant her a wish or two. After all, money was no real issue to him and he didn’t mind really spending a large sum as long as it got her what she wanted or gave her access to a skill she wanted to learn. In a way, this was his way of repaying her kindness to him this entire time.

His train of thought was cut short when Young Master Turnbull—who was still on the stage—held onto the microphone before saying, “Ladies, and gentlemen! Please, be quiet!”

Hearing that, everyone instantly went quiet. Honestly, it was so silent, that it almost felt like this was some rehearsed scene in a play.

Regardless, now that everyone was paying attention, Baelfire narrowed his eyes before saying, “Now then, I’m sure everyone already knows that I host large-scale parties like this once or twice a year, and every time I do, an auction is sure to be held! In the previous years, the items I mostly auctioned were either antiques or rare items. This time, however, the auction item is a little more special!”

“Oh? Even Young Master Turnbull thinks it’s special? How special could it even be?”

“Who knows? You think he’s going to auction some kind of elixir or something?”

As the crowd instantly began discussing what they had just heard, a middle-aged man—who was all smiles—walked over to Baelfire’s side before whispering, “As was expected, your statement made

these people impatient again, Young Master Turnbull!”

“Hahaha! It’s more interesting this way, isn’t it? The more excited they are, the more these dogs will gnaw at each other to get what they want! I’m here for that excitement!” replied Baelfire with a tiny sneer.

Though their conversation was barely audible, Gerald was able to catch every word they said. Even so, none of all this really concerned him, so he really couldn’t be bothered to step in.

“Now, now, I’m sure everyone is extremely anxious to know what the item is! Fear not, I’ll be revealing it soon!” shouted Baelfire, prompting everyone below stage to shout and scream in anticipation.

Even Fia—who had seen much of the world—was feeling impatient due to the way Baelfire had teased about the auction item.

What exactly was it? Since Young Master Turnbull was taking his time revealing it, the item must be extremely extraordinary!

Just as everyone was thinking the same thing, Baelfire smiled before declaring, “Listen closely now, the item I’m auctioning today is a woman! With that said, I’m sure you gentlemen offstage are going to have a good time! After all, not only is this woman as pretty as a fairy, but she’s also remained pure and innocent up till this point!”

Upon hearing that, shouts of excitement from the men—which were particularly loud from a select few rich young heirs—instantly filled the air.

Pleased with their reaction, Baelfire then waved his hand slightly before ordering, “Alright, bring her over and show her to them!”

Following that, four people carrying a crate—that had been draped with a white veil—slowly made their way up the stage…