Ch. 2271..2275: The Secretly Rich Man Chapter 2271-2275

Chapter 2271

Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 2271 “Of course! Ask away!” replied Lucian with a nod.

“Well… Miss Lindsay… She never returned since she left, correct?” asked Gerald with a slight frown, though after talking twice to Lucian about it, he felt that the man truly didn’t know a thing about all this. What more, with how fondly he spoke of Lindsay, it was hard to imagine Lucian to be her kidnapper.

“… What do you mean by ‘returned’? Weren’t you and Aiden the ones who came with her?” replied Lucian, clearly startled to hear that.

Shaking his head, Gerald then replied, “No, I meant after that…”

“Well… Ever since you left together, she’s never returned… Besides, Mr. Lawrence never mentioned anything about sending his nice back…” muttered Lucian in response.

“I see…”

“Though… Where’s this coming from? Could something have happened to Lindsay…?” asked Lucian in a serious tone. He, for one, wasn’t the head of the family for nothing.

“Unfortunately, yes,” replied Gerald.

“What? Why haven’t I heard about this? Actually, how did she even manage to disappear? After all, not only does she have you, a person who was able to take out the high elders of the three largest families in Yanam, but she also had Aiden a special forces agent on her side!” exclaimed Lucian as he clenched his fists.

“It happened after Aiden sent her back. Apparently, she received a mission from her family and supposedly returned to your manor in Yanam. That was when she went missing,” explained Gerald in an indifferent tone.

“But that’s impossible! Mr. Lawrence never even told me that Lindsay was coming back! I’ll call him right this instant to ask what really happened! How could she have just disappeared on her way here? And why hadn’t he told me about this serious matter!” exclaimed Lucian as he got to his feet before getting his phone.

“Hold it, Mr. Grubb!” replied Gerald as he grabbed Lucian’s arm.

“With all due respect, not only is Mr. Lawrence my lifelong friend, but Lindsay is also my niece! How do you expect me to wait when something could’ve happened to her?!” exclaimed Lucian who was honestly more anxious now compared to when he was talking about Frey.

“If things were really that simple, then the Lawrences would’ve surely notified you the second Lindsay departed. After all, she had only made it back safely back then since Aiden was with her!” replied Gerald as he shook his head.

“Are you saying that the Lawrences don’t want me to know about all this?” asked Lucian after a slight pause.

“While I don’t know what’s happened between you two, I suspect that to be the case. After all, we only learned about her disappearance from Aiden’s superior who was the only one the Lawrences had notified about the incident. With that said, Aiden and I had come here in the first place to investigate whether the Grubbs were involved with Lindsay’s case,” explained Gerald once Lucian calmed down a little.

“What? Why on earth would we do that? It’s not like she has anything particularly valuable that we need…” replied Lucian as he firmly shook his head.

 

Chapter 2272

Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 2272 “Well… that should be the case…” said Gerald as he raised a slight brow.

“Are you hiding anything else from me, mister…?” asked Lucian, curious about Gerald’s response.

“The truth is, Frey had previously attempted to harass Miss Lindsay, though I managed to stop him in time,” replied Gerald as he stared straight into Lucian’s eyes.

“That utter b*stard!” yelled Lucian.

“Hmm? Aren’t you going to at least suspect me of slander…?” replied Gerald who couldn’t help but chuckle.

“Unfortunately, while Frey is good with most things, the one thing he’s bad at is self control… I can’t even count how many girls he’s harmed, and every time it’s my job to compensate them… Still, to think that he’d actually set his eyes on Lindsay this time… That boy really is losing his conscience! If he succeeded, I don’t think I’d ever have the face to meet Mr. Lawrence for the rest of my life!” explained Lucian with a deep sigh.

“I see… Well, since we’re now on the same page, I admit that I had initially suspected the culprits to be Lucian’s men. However, from what I’ve managed to gather here, I believe that they may not be involved this time. Still, since the Lawrences are trying to limit the number of people who know about her disappearance, I have reason to believe that the case isn’t going to be cracked that easily…” replied Gerald. By telling him all this, not only would he be able to curb Lucian’s anxiety, but he could potentially get the Grubbs to also help in the search for Lindsay.

“There’s no reason for her to come over in the first place. Also, as you’ve said, Mr. Lawrence should’ve notified me about all this… What could he be hiding…?” muttered Lucian as he pondered the situation.

“There’s no point in brooding over it. Either way, I’d like to meet up with Frey’s men so that I can completely rule your family out. Once I confirm that they’re not involved, I can head off and start investigating elsewhere. Are you alright with that?” asked Gerald as he lit a cigarette.

“I have no problem with that,” replied Lucian before fishing his phone out and giving his butler a call. Once his message got across, Lucian placed his hands on the table as he racked his brains, wondering what the hell was going on.

Minutes later, the duo saw the butler running in with his umbrella, though the heavy rain still managed to completely drench his pants. Regardless, after walking over and giving Gerald a nod, the butler was prompted to ask, “You called, master?”

“Indeed. How’s the investigation on Frey’s disappearance going?” asked Lucian with a sigh.

“Unfortunately, we’ve made no progress even after using all the family’s connections… With that said, please mentally prepare yourself, master…” replied the butler as he shook his head.

“Indeed. Well, I’m already expecting the worst. Either way, go call Frey’s men over. I have some things to ask them about,” ordered Lucian with a wave of his hand.

“But master, we’ve already questioned them over ten times now… Adding that to the fact that you’ve promised them a million dollar prize if they managed to provide any clues, I’m sure they would’ve told you anything they knew by now…” muttered the butler.

 

Chapter 2272

Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 2272 “Well… that should be the case…” said Gerald as he raised a slight brow.

“Are you hiding anything else from me, mister…?” asked Lucian, curious about Gerald’s response.

“The truth is, Frey had previously attempted to harass Miss Lindsay, though I managed to stop him in time,” replied Gerald as he stared straight into Lucian’s eyes.

“That utter b*stard!” yelled Lucian.

“Hmm? Aren’t you going to at least suspect me of slander…?” replied Gerald who couldn’t help but chuckle.

“Unfortunately, while Frey is good with most things, the one thing he’s bad at is self control… I can’t even count how many girls he’s harmed, and every time it’s my job to compensate them… Still, to think that he’d actually set his eyes on Lindsay this time… That boy really is losing his conscience! If he succeeded, I don’t think I’d ever have the face to meet Mr. Lawrence for the rest of my life!” explained Lucian with a deep sigh.

“I see… Well, since we’re now on the same page, I admit that I had initially suspected the culprits to be Lucian’s men. However, from what I’ve managed to gather here, I believe that they may not be involved this time. Still, since the Lawrences are trying to limit the number of people who know about her disappearance, I have reason to believe that the case isn’t going to be cracked that easily…” replied Gerald. By telling him all this, not only would he be able to curb Lucian’s anxiety, but he could potentially get the Grubbs to also help in the search for Lindsay.

“There’s no reason for her to come over in the first place. Also, as you’ve said, Mr. Lawrence should’ve notified me about all this… What could he be hiding…?” muttered Lucian as he pondered the situation.

“There’s no point in brooding over it. Either way, I’d like to meet up with Frey’s men so that I can completely rule your family out. Once I confirm that they’re not involved, I can head off and start investigating elsewhere. Are you alright with that?” asked Gerald as he lit a cigarette.

“I have no problem with that,” replied Lucian before fishing his phone out and giving his butler a call. Once his message got across, Lucian placed his hands on the table as he racked his brains, wondering what the hell was going on.

Minutes later, the duo saw the butler running in with his umbrella, though the heavy rain still managed to completely drench his pants. Regardless, after walking over and giving Gerald a nod, the butler was prompted to ask, “You called, master?”

“Indeed. How’s the investigation on Frey’s disappearance going?” asked Lucian with a sigh.

“Unfortunately, we’ve made no progress even after using all the family’s connections… With that said, please mentally prepare yourself, master…” replied the butler as he shook his head.

“Indeed. Well, I’m already expecting the worst. Either way, go call Frey’s men over. I have some things to ask them about,” ordered Lucian with a wave of his hand.

“But master, we’ve already questioned them over ten times now… Adding that to the fact that you’ve promised them a million dollar prize if they managed to provide any clues, I’m sure they would’ve told you anything they knew by now…” muttered the butler.

 

Chapter 2273

Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 2273 “This isn’t about Frey… It’s about Lindsay. She’s apparently gone missing on her way here! Also, since Frey’s harassed her before, Gerald’s asking for his men to come over to see if they’re involved!” replied Lucian with a sigh.

“W-what? She’s disappeared?!” exclaimed the butler, clearly shocked by the news.

“Indeed… Also, if any of his men refuse to come, call the police to conduct a search on them! We have to ensure that Lindsay’s disappearance has nothing to do with our family!” ordered Lucian.

Nodding in response, the butler then quickly rang all of them up, telling them to gather there. Once he was done, however, the butler couldn’t help but ask, “Um… Why haven’t I heard that Miss Lindsay was coming over, master…?”

“I was just made aware of this myself,” replied Lucian.

“If that’s the case, then why would the other family members know about this? Could one of the Grubbs know someone from the Lawrence family…?” muttered the butler as he scratched the back of his head.

“You make a fair point! How on earth had they known about this before us?” exclaimed Lucian.

“Mr. Grubb, as I’ve said, Lindsay’s disappearance may have nothing to do with your family. With that said, I’m merely asking for Frey’s men to come over to confirm that,” replied Gerald.

“If I may, could you detail all that’s been happening? I’m just curious as to how Miss Lindsay suddenly disappeared. After all, not only were we notified in advance of her arrival back then, but I also

remember Miss Lindsay getting escorted by a special forces agent from Weston the last time she came over,” asked the butler, wondering what changed that led to her disappearance.

“Well, the Lawrences apparently notified Aiden’s superiors about Lindsay’s disappearance while she was on her way to your manor. With that said, we in turn only found out about all this through Aiden’s superiors. Either way, aside from that, the Lawrences apparently gave no further details…” explained Gerald.

“How absolutely strange…” replied the butler as he continued scratching the back of his head.

“Whatever the case is, Lindsay’s gone missing within Yanam, so we have to find her!” growled Lucian as he clenched his fists.

Shortly after, Frey’s men came running in, completely drenched in rain. Not knowing why they were called over, they simply stood at the door, waiting for Lucian to say something. However, Lucian simply stared at them without saying a word, immediately causing all of them to gulp. Had they messed up? But that couldn’t be! After all, ever since Frey went missing, they hadn’t left the manor at all…!

Eventually, the butler who realized that Lucian wasn’t going to say anything soon was prompted to say, “So… Do all of you realize why you’ve been called over?”

“We don’t…” replied a few of the men as they shook their heads.

“I’d like you to consider everything you’ve done in the past few days. If you admit to doing something wrong, then you won’t be held responsible. However, if you continue trying to keep it a secret, then I’m afraid the consequences will be dire,” said the butler.

Chapter 2274

Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 2274 “B-but we haven’t done anything!”

“Yeah! We’ve been staying in the manor this entire time! If you don’t believe us, you can check the surveillance footage!”

“Is this about young master Frey? Is there any news about him?” asked the frightened men as they tried to remember whether they had accidentally violated any of the family’s rules.

“How many days ago, Gerald?” asked Lucian.

“About a week ago,” replied Gerald.

“Send someone to go through all the surveillance footage from the past week! Conduct thorough investigations on anyone who’s left the manor for personal matters in the past week! ” ordered Lucian, prompting the butler to begin calling someone to review the footage.

Either way, after hearing all that, Frey’s men couldn’t help but feel dumbfounded. After all, aside from how serious Lucian and his butter looked, Frey’s men were well aware that Lucian barely ever requested for the surveillance footage to be checked. With that in mind, they knew that something major was definitely happening.

Once the butler was done with his call, he turned to look at Frey’s men before asking, “So… What have all of you been doing in the past few days?”

“As we’ve said, we really haven’t done anything! The footage will prove our innocence!”

“That’s right! Still, what’s all this about…? Did something big happen…?” asked one of the men with a gulp.

“You don’t need to know. However, note that till this matter is properly investigated, none of you are allowed to leave the manor. Know that all your movements within the manor will be monitored as well,” replied the butler with a frown.

“Understood!” declared the men in unison. Whatever was happening within the family, they were apparently involved.

Regardless, upon hearing that, the butler simply waved his hand before saying, “Now leave…”

Nodding in response, the men then left the scene, disappearing once more in the pouring rain.

Once they were gone, the butler closed the door behind them before walking up to Lucian and saying, “I don’t think they’re involved with her disappearance.”

“Let’s check the footage first before jumping to conclusions. Even if they didn’t leave the manor, there’s always a chance that they sent someone else to do the deed! With that said, I’m sure traces of the crime will be left behind! Either way, if they truly are the culprits, I won’t be letting them off lightly…!” growled Lucian.

“I’ll make sure to run a thorough investigation,” replied the butler.

“While I’d like to contribute, I only know as much as you do know,” said Gerald with a sigh. Since he didn’t even know where Lindsay had first gone missing, locating her was near impossible at this point in time.

Still, since this was for Aiden, Gerald was going to do his best. He, for one, had already experienced the pain of losing Mila, and he didn’t want Aiden to go through the same agony.

“Still, Mr. Lawrence is quite the character. After all, his daughter’s gone missing yet he refuses to notify us about it! Even if he has his reasons, he can’t just disregard Lindsay’s safety…!”

 

Chapter 2275

Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 2275 Knowing that looking for her this way was no different from looking for a needle in a haystack, Lucian couldn’t help but feel slightly helpless. It certainly didn’t help that the longer they took to locate her, the higher the chances of her being in danger.

“Then… should we just call Mr. Lawrence for an explanation…?” asked the butler.

“I attempted to, but Gerald stopped me earlier, stating that if the Lawrences were already refusing to elaborate to the Weston special forces, there was little chance that they’d give us any more details. With that said, however, I believe that Mr. Lawrence must be in quite a pickle. Since he probably won’t provide us with any necessary information, let’s just try our best to save Lindsay. Even if we fail to do so, at the very least, we can say we tried our best. That way, it won’t be too embarrassing for me to meet him in the future,” replied Lucian as he shook his head.

“Speaking of which, the organizers for the big auction sent us three admission tickets for the auction last night, master. With that said, not counting the both of us, we’re going to have one extra ticket due to young master Frey’s absence…” muttered the butler as he fished three golden tickets out from his breast pocket before placing them on the table.

Hearing that, Lucian then looked at Gerald before asking, “Well… Are you interested in going…?”

“I’d be glad to. After all, you said it only takes place every five years, correct?” replied Gerald with a nod.

While he hadn’t been interested in it at the start, after being told that it wasn’t an ordinary auction, he figured that he may as well try his luck there.

Besides, while it was true that his priority was still to learn the secrets of the Seadom tribe in the ancient ruins in order to get to the island and save his family, getting stronger was equally as important. After all, though he had the power of the Herculean Primordial Spirit on his side, he still wasn’t that confident that he would be able to take on Daryl. Hell, he wasn’t even sure if he could take on Will or the other Crawfords that he had yet to meet.

Regardless, upon hearing that, Lucian couldn’t help but smile as he said, “It’s a deal, then. The auction’s a week away. If it’s not a problem, let’s head there together.”

Nodding in response, Gerald then left Lucian’s room before returning to his room to update Aiden on all that had happened. Once that was done, Gerald then left the manor in his car.

Gerald, for one, estimated that reviewing all that footage would take at least three days. Since the auction wasn’t taking place any time soon anyway, he may as well use the time to check the ruins out. After all, the sooner he learned the secrets of the Seadom tribe, the sooner he could plan things out.

Still, the rainstorm wasn’t making things any easier for him… In the end, he managed to arrive at the forest through memory in the late afternoon. Due to the continuous rain, however, the second he stepped out, he immediately realized that he was going to be trudging through a muddy path the entire way. Completely drenched in a matter of seconds, all Gerald could do

Was wipe some of the rainwater off his face before making his way into the forest. Though the canopy blocked quite a bit of rain, Gerald still had to occasionally wipe the water off his face to even be able to see the path before him.

It was about half an hour later when Gerald finally made it to the mountain cave. Upon entering, he saw bones littered allover the ground just like last time, though he was less cautious now. After all, the old man guarding the cave had previously told him that everything in here was his.

With that in mind, the second he entered the cave, the old man’s voice could be heard saying, “You’re back.”

“I am, senior,” replied Gerald with a bow, his palm and fist meeting each other.

“I expected you to return in a few years, not in two months. With that said, have you returned to find something?” asked the old man in a much kinder tone than before.

“You guessed correctly,” replied Gerald as walked further into the cave.