Ch. 2071..2075: The Secretly Rich Man Chapter 2071-2075
Chapter 2071
Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 2071 If Fujiko ended up getting into a dangerous situation, Gerald knew for a fact that he would no longer be able to get any information about the Seadom tribe from the other Futabas. With that in mind, he had to save Fujiko before anything bad happened to her!
Upon realizing that the door had been opened, the henchmen guarding Gerald’s room instantly placed their hands behind their backs as one of them asked, “Is there something we can help with, Mr. Crawford?”
Clearly seeing where their hands had gone, Gerald smiled subtly as he replied, “Oh, I’m just going out for a stroll. It’s quite boring in there, you know? You aren’t going to stop me from doing that, right…?”
“Unfortunately, we’ll have to decline. Since you’re a valued guest of the Futabas, you’re one to the Kanagawas as well. With that said, do stay inside for your own safety. After all, if you encounter any danger during your stroll, we won’t be held accountable for that,” replied the henchman as he shook his head.
His smile instantly fading as his eyes went sharp, Gerald then said, “And what if I insist?”
“Again, you’re not leaving …”
Before the henchman could even finish his sentence, his eyes momentarily widened as something darted toward his face… and the next thing he knew, his face was burning with pain as blood rolled down his nose…!
“M-Mr. Crawford…!” yelled the other henchmen as they quickly pulled out their batons and surrounded him.
As the henchman who had just been punched wobbled to his feet, he held onto his broken nose as he shouted, “With… all due respect, Mr. Crawford…! You’re not in Weston! This is the Kanagawa manor you’re in…!”
Despite the warning, Gerald was done playing games here. Now that Fujiko was in danger, he needed to act fast before things turned more serious. With that in mind, he momentarily closed his eyes… and when he reopened them, all four of the men who had been surrounding him found themselves flopping to the ground, unconscious! With lightning speed, Gerald had knocked all of them out!
Eyes now fully widened as he stared at his unconscious colleagues, the man with the broken nose found himself frozen on the spot. The Westoner was far too strong for any of them…!
After snapping out of it, the man then dropped to his knees before pleading, “P—please…! I don’t know anything…! “
He knew if he didn’t surrender now, not only would he receive further injuries, but there was also a chance that he would lose his life…! While it was true that his task was to serve Kai and the Kanagawas, his life was much more important!
Seeing that, Gerald didn’t even bother about him and simply began bolting toward Kai’s room…
Though there were plenty of people patrolling the manor, Gerald successfully avoided them, and eventually, he came across what appeared to be a large wing of the building… Sensing that Fujiko was probably on the fifth floor, Gerald wasted no time and began charging up the stairs…
By the time he got to the fifth floor’s corridor, he heard a scream coming from one of the rooms! With that, he rushed toward that door and kicked it to pieces!
Upon entering the room, he was immediately greeted by the sight of Kai pinning Fujiko onto his bed like some kind of beast! Fujiko herself was crying in despair as her torn jacket laid close to the bed…
Chapter 2072
Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 2072 By that point, Kai’s brain was so animalistic that he hadn’t even realized that Gerald had barged in.
Whatever the case was, upon witnessing Kai’s disgusting actions, Gerald couldn’t help but frown as he yelled out, “Miss Fujiko!”
Grabbing Kai by his collar, he then tossed the drugged up man onto the floor.
Though Kai finally had a feeling that something was wrong, his moment of clarity was quickly drowned again by feral lust, leaving the man panting heavily on the floor like some rabid dog…
Looking away from the disgusting man, Gerald then walked over to Fujiko’s side and softly asked, “Are you alright, Miss Fujiko…?”
“I—I’m fine… Thank you for coming in time… Otherwise, I would’ve surely…” muttered Fujiko as her voice trailed off. It was evident that she was too terrified to even imagine what would’ve happened to her if Gerald hadn’t saved her in the nick of time…
“… Whatever the case is, the Kanagawas don’t seem like a trustworthy family at all. With that in mind, allow me to send you home,” replied Gerald as he looked away upon remembering that Fujiko’s clothes were all torn up with a sigh.
“But… if I leave, my family and I won’t be able to survive the year… We really need the Kanagawa family’s help…” mumbled Fujiko as she wrapped the blanket around herself…
Though she really wanted to leave with Gerald now, as the young lady of the Futaba family, she knew she had to put her family first… This was something that her father had instilled within her ever since
she was a child. With that in mind, while it was true that she’d be able to avoid getting sexually assaulted by Kai again by leaving now, her family…
“About your family’s problems… I may have a solution for you. Besides, do you honestly think that the Kanagawas will actually help the Futabas after Kai’s had his way today?” replied Gerald as he glared at Kai who was currently breathing heavily on the floor.
Gerald, for one, was no stranger to witnessing arranged marriages held for the sake of getting help from more influential families. In the end, marriages like these never worked, and Gerald was sure that Fujiko couldn’t understand this. Still, the Futabas must have really been in a complicated situation for them to resort to all this…
Either way, upon hearing that, Fujiko’s eyes instantly widened as she asked, “You… can help us…?”
“Let’s talk about this once we get out of this place,” replied Gerald, knowing that Kei’s men would definitely start coming after him after finding out that he had beaten up their allies to get here. The slower they left, the more trouble they would eventually find themselves in.
After staring at Gerald a bit longer, Fujiko snapped out of it before saying, “…Yeah, let’s get out of this place first then!”
She couldn’t understand why she trusted this Westoner so much… After all, they had just met each other not too long ago. Even so, she believed that anytime she got into trouble, as long as Gerald was present, she would surely make it out safely.
Thinking back, it was probably because Gerald’s actions spoke louder than his words. Not only had he saved her from the Hanyu assassin back then, but he had saved her yet again today from Kai’s
malicious grasps. Since he kept appearing in the nick of time, Fujiko couldn’t help but feel that Gerald was her guardian angel…
Honestly, all that had happened in the past few days was similar to scenes in action movies she had watched as a child…
Whatever the case was, before the duo could even leave, two pairs of footsteps could be heard running over followed by a voice shouting, “Brother Kai!”
Following that, a henchman and a servant appeared at the entrance, their eyes widened when they saw Kai lying on the floor.
Smiling, Gerald then got to his feet before saying, “Stay here. I’ll handle them.”
Chapter 2073
Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 2073 Watching as Gerald walked over to them, the henchman glared at him before yelling, “Brother Kai was right… You’re nothing but trouble to the Kanagawa family!”
Ignoring that statement, Gerald simply bolted forward! Before the henchman knew it, there was an acute pain at the back of his head… and just like that, he was already knocked out!
Upon seeing that, the servant’s jaw immediately dropped as he attempted to flee and alert the others about Gerald. Unfortunately for him, before he could even take a single step forward, he felt a hand grabbing onto his shoulder…!
“And where exactly do you think you’re going…?” asked Gerald with a smile.
“T—that…! I… Um… I… need to use the bathroom…?” stuttered the terrified servant whose legs were already quivering.
Shaking his head, Gerald simply smacked the man on his neck… and with a gasp, the man’s body went limp. Following that, Gerald began dragging both of the unconscious men into the room…
By that point, Fujiko had already put on her clothes again. Thankfully, though Kai had ripped her jacket to shreds, her main clothes remained largely intact.
Whatever the case was, after entering the room, he tossed the two men onto the bed.
Surprised to see that, Fujiko was prompted to ask, “… Um… What exactly are you doing…?”
Grinning smugly, Gerald simply replied, “Let’s just say I’m putting his emotions into consideration…”
With that said, he then grabbed onto Fujiko’s hand and quickly led her out of the room…
Feeling the warmth of his hand, Fujiko found herself quickly calming down again and even blushing. Though she mostly remained silent as they navigated through the manor, Fujiko couldn’t help but steal glances at Gerald’s profile from time to time…
Regardless, not wanting more Kanagawas to impede their escape, Gerald took the quickest route possible out of the manor. After talking to the guard who still had no idea what had just taken place inside, both of them then drove off…
Once they were quite a distance away from the manor, Gerald finally slowed the car down a little.
Though Gerald had saved her dignity, Fujiko still found herself in a slight daze as she stared out of the car window… After all, now that the Kanagawas weren’t going to help her family any more, who else was going to be willing to aid the Futabas? What was going to happen next? From this point on, was Gerald the only person they could rely on…?
While Fujiko felt at ease by Gerald’s side and trusted him a lot, the Futaba family’s crisis was no small issue. It was exactly because of that that the Futabas had no other choice but to offer Fujiko to the Kanagawas in the first place.
With all that in mind, though Fujiko knew that Gerald was definitely going to try to help, how financially capable was he really…? Even if he did have the money, she didn’t want him to exhaust all his connections and financial assets just to help her family…
Chapter 2074
Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 2074 Realizing that Fujiko appeared to be in a daze, Gerald waved a hand in front of her as he asked, “What’s on your mind?”
Snapping out of it, Fujiko then took a deep breath before smiling tiredly as she replied, “I’m… just wondering what to do next… After all, if I just return like this, my father will surely scold me. What more, the Kanagawas are most probably not going to let me off that easily either… I’m expecting them to look for trouble with us in a day or two…”
“Don’t worry too much about it. If I’m daring enough to get you away from the Kanagawas, you can bet that I’m capable of taking care of the aftermath for you…” replied Gerald with a smile.
After staring at Gerald for a while, Fujiko suddenly said, “…Stop the car.”
“…Huh?” replied Gerald, startled.
“I said stop the car…” said Fujiko as she pointed at the steering wheel.
Since they were quite far from the Kanagawa manor now which meant that the Kanagawas probably weren’t going to be able to catch up to them anytime soon, Gerald simply pulled up on the roadside.
Once the car stopped moving, Fujiko bit her lower lip as she turned to look at Gerald before asking, “… Why are you so keen on helping me…?”
It wasn’t as though she hadn’t been helped by others before, but Gerald had been consistently helping her whenever it mattered most. Truth be told, she didn’t even dare to imagine what would’ve happened to her if Gerald hadn’t been there to save her in the past few days…
“Well, let’s just say that helping others is a particularly impactful virtue in Weston. With that in mind, there was no way I was going to just let you get assassinated when I first met you behind that hotel. As for saving you from Kai, your father specifically told me to keep you safe, remember?” replied Gerald as he lit a cigarette Staring at him for a while longer, Fujiko then said, “…Is it really that simple…?”
“Does my reasoning need to be complicated? There really isn’t a reason for you to overthink it,” replied Gerald as he momentarily glanced at her pendant.
Nodding in response, Fujiko then said, “…Thank you.”
After a brief silence, Gerald then resumed driving… and by the time they arrived at their destination, it was already daylight…
Instead of heading back to the Futaba manor, Gerald and Fujiko decided to temporarily stay in a hotel near the Kanagawa manor. From that point on, they were planning on waiting to see how the Kanagawas were going to react. As for when they’d actually return to the Futaba manor, that would all depend on how things went…
Whatever the case was, Gerald still believed that since Fujiko had the pendant, she was definitely a high ranking person in the Seadom tribe. With that in mind, as long as he kept her safe, he would definitely be able to uncover the secrets of their tribe, and eventually, the secrets of Yearning Island…
Regardless, as Gerald and Fujiko rested in the hotel, Kai himself who was no longer under the influence of drugs had just woken up, a satisfied smile on his face Upon getting to his feet, however, he quickly realized that he hadn’t been sleeping with Fujiko!
Eyes immediately widening, Kai then began hitting the bodies of his two men while yelling, “What the hell are you two doing here? Get up already! Also, where the hell is Miss Fujiko?!”
Sitting up groggily, the two men then mumbled, “Five more minutes, brother Kai…”
While the two men would usually be fully awake after Kai gave his orders, instead of getting up, they simply slumped back onto the bed to resume sleeping!
“… Five more minutes, my foot! Get up already and bring Fujiko to me!”
Chapter 2075
Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 2075 “Also, who the hell allowed you two to sleep in my bed? The nerve…! Do you two want to die that badly?!” roared Kai as he kicked them right off the bed!
“B-brother Kai! P-please, no more…! Have mercy…! At least be gentle after this…!”
“Y-yeah, brother Kai…! ” wailed both of the men as they curled up on the floor.
“… Be gentle? What the hell do you two…” asked Kai before his voice trailed off. Putting two and two together, he now realized what he must have done in his drugged up state… No, he couldn’t have…!
Just as he was feeling disgusted by the thought, the henchmen came to their senses and quickly got to their feet. Gulping, both of them then exchanged glances before meekly saying, “U-um… Brother Kai… Gerald was able to save Miss Fujiko last night… A-and following that, both of them managed to escape…!”
Upon hearing that, Kai instantly yelled, “D*mn it all…!”
Just as he was about to continue scowling them, his foggy memories began to clear up a bit… and unfortunately, he could now vaguely remember what had happened the night before. Not only did he somewhat remember Gerald saving Fujiko, but he also remembered what he had done to those two men…
There was no escaping the truth now.
With that, Kai immediately lay on his bed before gagging in disgust!
Seeing that, the two henchmen quickly ran toward him while saying, “B-brother Kai! Are you alright…?”
“Get the hell out of my sight! I never want to see you two ever again…!” roared Kai as he flinched away from them.
Though the two were naturally aggrieved to hear that, they knew better than to go against his orders. With that, they left the room…
After gagging for a while, Kai eventually felt a little better. Getting his clothes back on, he then began looking around his room. The floor was a complete mess and his room’s door had been smashed into pieces Just when he thought things couldn’t get any worse, Kai felt a sudden urge to vomit… and unable to react in time, he ended up hurling all of yesterday’s food onto the floor!
Once he finally stopped, he slowly raised his head. Clenching his fists as he gritted his teeth, Kai then growled, “That d*mned Gerald…! I’m not letting you off that easily…!”
If news about this got out, he would surely get embarrassed to death. It didn’t help that he was pretty sure that all this was a trap set by Gerald and Fujiko. With that in mind, he needed Gerald dead as soon as possible…!
Once he calmed down a bit, Kai got his cell phone out and began dialing a number…
The second the recipient picked up, Kai immediately said, “Hello, am I speaking to the Hanyus? Yes, I’m Kai, from the Kanagawa family. I’d like to meet up with your family’s head… ! “
Once the call was over, Kai then left his room. He didn’t intend to tell anyone about any of this for the time being. After all, if word accidentally got out to outsiders, his reputation would surely be ruined! With that in mind, he couldn’t let Fujiko return to her family safely!
Aside from killing Gerald off and properly taking care of the Futabas, Kai also swore that he would make Fujiko pay the price without exposing himself…