Ch. 2016..2020: The Secretly Rich Man Chapter 2016-2020
Chapter 2016
Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 2016 Kay himself couldn’t help but frown after hearing that. After thinking about it for a while, he then walked toward the king and queen who were seated at their thrones… After whispering something to them, he then returned to his initial spot before declaring, “His Majesty has decreed that this is criminally unruly behavior! With that said, an investigation will immediately be carried out! Since we’re already on the topic, do you know who sent those assassins, Miss Juans?”
Nodding in response, Yalinda then replied, “I do! Your Majesties, it was Clyde Gower who planned the assassination last night!”
The second she said that, everyone instantly became stupefied.
Realizing that Kay was now looking at him, Clyde then stood up before roaring, “Utter nonsense!”
“Or so you say, Young Master Gower! I’m sure you know who’s the real person spouting nonsense here! In case you didn’t know, we managed to capture the assassins, and they’re currently right outside the city’s gates! With that in mind, I request that they be allowed in to confront their young master!” replied Yalinda with a cold smile on her face.
“Permission granted!” declared Kay.
A few minutes later, Tanner and Yale led the four assassins into the arena with the help of a few soldiers…
“These are the Gower family’s assassins, General Lucarl!” announced Yalinda as she pointed at the four tied-up men.
Seeing that they were now here, Kay waited for a moment before raising a slight brow. Walking closer to them, he realized that they were all fully paralyzed, unable to even blink! With that, Kay was
prompted to ask, “…What’s wrong with them? Why have they gone all rigid?”
Upon hearing that, Gerald quickly walked toward the four and began poking their chakra points to unseal their bodies. Once they were done, they were freely able to move again…
Nodding when he saw that, Kay then said, “Alright… Now that you’re no longer paralyzed… Was what she said true?”
Naturally, none of them could say a word. After all, their mouths remained sewn shut.
Realizing that Kay was expecting a verbal answer, Yalinda quickly explained, “General Lucarl, their mouths have been sewn shut so they can’t speak!”
“What? They’re all mutes?” replied the surprised Kay.
Understanding that this was his chance to avoid facing the consequences, Clyde then retorted, “Hah! If they can’t talk, why are you putting the blame on me?! As you can see, General Lucarl, she’s clearly spouting cr*p!”
“While they can’t talk, they can still shake their heads and nod!” refuted Yalinda, instantly silencing Clyde again. He hadn’t considered that!
“Nod if it’s true, and shake your head if it isn’t. Was it Clyde Gower who sent you to attack them?” asked Kay as he glared at the assassins. With how intently Kay was glaring at them, the four assassins couldn’t help but sneak peeks at Clyde…
Chapter 2017
Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 2017 After a short pause, all four of the assassins eventually shook their heads!
Upon seeing that, Yalinda was rightfully angry as she growled, “You…!”
Realizing that he still had a chance to get out of this situation, a sly smile flashed across Clyde’s face. Following that, he feigned aggrievance as he said, “You see, General Lucarl? I’m innocent! Please clear my name, general!”
With the current turn of events, Gerald was now wondering whether he should’ve let Yalinda do the talking…
After all, though the assassins were mute, they were by no means dumb. They probably figured that Gerald wouldn’t be able to do anything to them in the presence of so many people. By choosing to lie, not only would Clyde’s life be spared, but also theirs!
Whatever the case was, Kay then cleared his throat before asking sternly, “Again, just to confirm. Is it true that Clyde didn’t send you over?” Watching as the four then nodded again, Kay added, “Very well. We’ll put the matter aside for the moment, then. Guards, lock them up immediately! We’ll look further into this once the competition is over.”
Naturally unwilling to just accept that, Yalinda then said, “But General Lucarl-“
Before she could even finish her sentence, Kay simply raised his hand before replying, “Again, let’s put the matter aside for the time being. Not only have they already said that Young Master Gower wasn’t the one behind this, but the incident also happened outside Gardale City. With that in mind, we aren’t responsible for handling the case. Due to that, we’ll talk about this once the competition ends.”
Once Kay turned around to leave, Clyde moved closer to Yalinda before chuckling sinisterly as he jeered, “Heh, did you really think you could frame me that easily, Yalinda?”
Hearing that, Yalinda immediately glared at the despicable man as he returned to his seat. To think that the assassins would retract their confessions at the last second!
While she was furious at him, she knew better than to waste her energy feeling angry. After all, just as Kay had said, nothing would be investigated till the competition was over…
“Leave him be, Yalinda! Come back for now!” called out Gerald, prompting Yalinda to helplessly return to her seat…
Once she was sitting beside Gerald again, Yalinda couldn’t help but grumble, “…To think that Clyde had planned this far ahead…!” Instead of sharing Yalinda’s dissatisfaction, Gerald simply laughed coldly in response as he said, “It’s fine, we’ll just accept this as our loss for now… However, know that I still have other ways to deal with him!”
Just as Gerald had said, though they had failed to immediately take Clyde down, it didn’t mean that they had automatically lost. Since Clyde was now pulling all his triumph cards, Gerald would do the same…
Regardless, the matches for the day soon ended…
While the matches were still on earlier, Gerald had plenty of time to think of his next step. In the end, he figured that since the semi-finals would be held in the next two days, Clyde would surely use that time to cause more trouble for him.
Due to that, Gerald decided that he would finish Clyde off within the following two days…
Chapter 2018
Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 2018 Upon returning to the delivery house that night, Yalinda immediately yelled angrily, “That bstard Clyde…! To think that he would be shameless enough to deny his sins in public! And those four bastards are just as bad as he is!”
“Just forget about it, Yalinda. We couldn’t have predicted that scenario… Well, if we were a bit more careful, we probably could. With that in mind, we just need to be more careful next time!” comforted Tanner as he patted his daughter’s back. “Captain Juans is right, Yalinda. There’s no need to be angry since Clyde’s dying by my hands sooner or later! Regardless, during these two days before the semi- finals, I’ll be sure to make him pay the price for messing with us!” added Gerald as he narrowed his eyes, now fully determined to kill Clyde.
“Oh? Do you already have a plan to take him down, Gerald?” asked Tanner.
“I do, though I’ll need to trouble you a bit… Essentially, I need you to send someone out to constantly monitor Clyde. I just need to know where he is at all times! Is that manageable?” replied Gerald.
“No problem!” declared Tanner without the slightest hesitation. After all, he trusted Gerald when it came to making plans, and he had no doubts that Gerald’s plan was well thought out.
Regardless, upon hearing that, Yalinda looked at Gerald before curiously asking, “What exactly are you planning to do, master…?”
‘Well, since General Lucarl specifically said that he wasn’t responsible for things that happened outside of Gardale City, we’ll just use that to our advantage like how Clyde did to us!” replied Gerald with a smug smile.
Upon hearing that, Yalinda, Tanner, and Yale immediately understood where Gerald was coming from. With that, Tanner then ordered one of his men to begin monitoring Clyde…
It was evening when the man Tanner sent out returned to the delivery house. After updating Clyde’s location to Tanner, Tanner quickly relayed the information to Gerald.
Now that he knew where Clyde was, Gerald immediately left the delivery house to prepare himself for tonight…
That night, Gerald leaped over rooftops to hasten his journey… and eventually, he arrived at the brothel where Clyde was last seen. That b*stard had come all the way out here looking for fun!
Either way, Gerald soon found the room Clyde was in. With how jovial Clyde looked, Gerald couldn’t help but smile wryly as he thought, ‘This f*cker really knows how to enjoy himself!”
Shaking his head, Gerald then slipped into the black outfit that he had previously prepared, making sure to properly cover his face with a black cloth as well. All this was done just so Clyde wouldn’t find out who he was.
With everything set, Gerald then crashed into the room through the window!
Eyes immediately widening when he saw the assassin, Clyde angrily yelled, “Who the hell are you?! I’m the young master of the Gower family, you know? Disrupting my fun… are you that tired of living?!”
Before Clyde could say anything else, he suddenly felt something wet dripping from his neck…
By the time he looked down, Clyde was already coughing mouthfuls of blood… and seconds later, the life in his eyes disappeared.
Chapter 2019
"I want to apologize to you for what happened today. It was because of my actions that you were almost in danger. It was my fault. But I hope that in the future, you'll consider working with us instead. We were lucky to bring you back this time, but it might not be the case next time," Gerald softly said after clearing his throat.
"So, you know it happened because of your actions?" Lindsay looked at Gerald sarcastically and slammed her utensils on the table.
"Gerald, I was in Yanam for a family visit. I admit that I might have been humiliated long ago without you. But think about what I've been through during this time. Is this some movie or TV drama I'm in? Why did I end up on an island? And why did the people on the island kidnap me?"
"That's what I'm trying to say. For your future safety, I hope you can listen to me," Gerald said with a slight frown.
It was supposed to be a simple apology, but he had unexpectedly stirred up Lindsay's emotions.
"Can you please tell me why you did all those things?"
Lindsay stared at Gerald. She realized that the man before her was nothing like an ordinary person in the way he did things.
No, he was like a madman.
"Because my parents are in their hands," Gerald took a deep breath and said in a low voice.
And with those words, Lindsay fell silent.
"Since you want to know, I'll tell you the truth," Gerald's expression was calm, as if he was talking about something unrelated to himself.
"The people on this island kidnapped my parents, and they probably know the secret of my girlfriend's disappearance. So, I had to come here to rescue my parents personally. Understand?"
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to..."
Overwhelmed by such a massive amount of information all of a sudden, Lindsay couldn't react for a moment.
"No need to apologize. It has nothing to do with you. I just hope that you'll consider your own safety and follow my orders."
Gerald didn't want to bring up these matters. Every time he talked about it, his heart would ache.
"I know. I won't cause you any trouble in the future," Lindsay said as she looked at Gerald and realized that she was starting to find this man somewhat agreeable. She also began to understand Gerald's actions during this time.
"Get some rest," Gerald said, then stood up and left, closing the door behind him.
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When Tarek arrived home and saw Terenzio's lifeless body lying in the living room with blood still seeping out, he sat on the floor, completely weak and unable to muster the strength to speak.
"Tarek?" A woman cautiously called out. After a few minutes, the same woman cautiously pushed open the door.
After seeing his wife, Tarek gradually regained his composure and hurriedly began giving out instructions, "We need to deal with Terenzio's body first. Fetch some water quickly, but remember not to let anyone see you. Otherwise, we'll be in deep trouble!"
"Shouldn't we contact the main family? This isn't a small matter!" The woman said as she covered her stomach. She would have thrown up if she hadn't forced herself to hold it in.
"Contact the main family? Can you even reach them? Besides, even if you manage to contact them, we might already be dead by the time they arrive on the island. Right now, the only chance we have to survive is to follow their orders." Tarek said in a trembling voice.
He had been frightened to the core by Gerald.
"Okay, I'll go fetch the water!" The woman didn't dare to hesitate any longer. She grabbed a bucket and hurriedly made her way past Terenzio's body, fearing that she might be too slow!
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Chapter 2020
Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 2020 After staring at Terenzio—who was lying on the floor—for a while, Tarek Crawford eventually dragged his body onto a cart. Tarek had decided that he would simply say that he was going out to fish as an excuse to toss the body into the sea tonight…
Regardless, the woman soon returned with some water, and two immediately grabbed some brushes to begin scrubbing off the blood on the floor…
While doing so, Tarek—who was still a bit worried—couldn’t help but say, “Remember, nobody finds out about what happened tonight…!”
“B-but if Terenzio doesn’t return, his family will surely investigate…!” replied the woman who was equally as worried. “It’s not like we can stop that. If his family does eventually interrogate us, simply say that you don’t know anything! In the end, this is a matter between the head of the family and his grandson, so we shouldn’t meddle!” instructed Tarek as he rapidly waved his hand.
“Huh? The head of the family and his grandson…? What’s going on between them…?” Asked the woman who was now more confused than ever.
“You wouldn’t understand no matter how much I explained! Regardless, just remember not to tell anyone about what happened tonight…!” grumbled Tarek who wasn’t in the mood to explain anything. The important thing now was cleaning the bloodstains off and getting rid of the body…
“G-got it…!” replied the woman with a nod as she stopped asking more questions…
It was about two hours later when the smell of blood in the house lessened… Since the bloodstain was all cleaned up and it was already rather late at night, Tarek slipped on a jacket and began pushing the cart out of the farm, knowing it was high time to dispose of the body…
Fast forward to the next day, Gerald opened his eyes the second dawn broke…
By killing Terenzio last night, it meant that he had officially declared war on the Crawford family…
With that in mind, after washing up, Gerald slipped on his jacket and headed over to Tarek’s house… Meanwhile, Tarek had just returned from sea, looking extremely tired and disheveled… Sitting on his chair, he immediately curled up, his eyes looking as dead as a dodo…
Shortly after, Gerald entered the house, and after closing the door behind him, he was prompted to ask, “So, how are things going, brother Crawford?”
“I’ve done everything you’ve told me to… The blood in the house has all been washed off and I’ve tossed Terenzio’s corpse into the sea…” replied Tarek, shivering slightly when he saw Gerald.
“Good. Regardless, how long do you think it’ll take for the main family to realize that Terenzio’s gone missing?” asked Gerald as he calmly stood beside Tarek, feeling somewhat pleased that there really were no bloodstains left.
“I don’t know… As if someone from the side family like me would ever know how the main family thinks!” replied Tarek as he shook his head.
“Point taken. Either way, remember why Terenzio died. As long as you don’t do the same stupid mistake as he did, I’Il let you live,” said Gerald before placing his arms against his back and walking out the room…
At this moment in time, nobody knew that Terenzio had been killed by Gerald. Still, looking at all the relatives, Gerald couldn’t help but sigh.
What the hell was Daryl actually planning…? Did he really have to build a cultivating Crawford family overseas? And why kidnap his parents just to become his enemy…?