Ch. 716..720: The Secretly Rich Man Chapter 716-720

Chapter 716

Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 716 A short while later, Jasmine returned though this time, she was donning her uniform. Her hair had been tied into a ponytail and the whole look complemented her beauty perfectly.

While most of the guys were gushing over her, many of the girls were green with envy.

Even Gerald had his eyes fixated on Jasmine. He hadn’t really expected her to know how to fight.

Seeing her, Warren began blindfolding himself with a black strip of fabric. His action immediately swooned the audience.

How cool and manly!

After making sure that the knot was tight enough, Warren then taunted, “Come at me, now!”

While his actions were condescending, Jasmine didn’t say a word. Instead, she lunged at him with lightning-quick speed!

With a loud thud, Warren was kicked right in the face!

He wasn’t able to block or even dodge her attack. He only realized what was happening after being sent flying out of the ring and crashing hard onto the ground. Everything simply happened too quickly for him to even process!

The audience members were shocked, many even gasping at the sight before them.

Defeated, Warren immediately crawled up again before taking his blindfold off. He then stared at Jasmine, shocked by the fact that she had won against him in just a single move.

Maia was appalled as well. This girl was strong. A little too strong.

Jasmine herself was cool as a cucumber. Her next move was to taunt Warren, signaling him to attack her next.

Feeling his blood boil, Warren was momentarily blinded by rage as he lunged toward her.

Before he was even able to lay a finger on her, Jasmine launched a roundhouse kick, sending Warren flying out of the circle again! His whole body simply flopped to the ground as though he was a broken kite.

Everyone’s jaws were now wide open. They simply couldn’t believe what they were witnessing. Gerald himself was equally as shocked.

‘She’s good.’

Even though Warren was known to be great at Taekwondo, he couldn’t even block a single one of Jasmine’s attacks!

He had made a complete fool of himself in front of the entire stadium!

“Warren!” shouted Wyatt as he and a few others ran over to help him up. Warren couldn’t even stand on his own at the moment and his hand was pressed gently against his wounded chest.

He was under immense pain and cold sweat trickled down his forehead as he looked at Jasmine, respect reflected in his gaze.

Even Fabian couldn’t help but admire the woman standing atop the stage.

“Well done! That was amazing!” cheered Isabelle, pleased to see Warren now being humiliated by a girl from another class right after defeating Fabian.

Though Warren was friends with her own brother, she couldn’t help but express her pettiness.

Regardless of what she had to say, the rest of the audience cheered loudly as well.

“Humph! To think that the champion can’t even lay a finger on her! Typical of men! Boring!” said Mindy smugly as she turned to look at the other contestants.

“Any more of you even dare to challenge her?” added Mindy.

All the contestants only lowered their heads in response. Even Wyatt didn’t take up the challenge. After all, Warren was the best among them, yet he still ended up losing!

“Didn’t you say you knew a thing or two about Taekwondo, Gerald? Why aren’t you accepting her challenge now?” said Isabelle as she turned around and began mocking him.

“Dumb*ss! Weren’t you just cheering for Warren earlier? What’s wrong? Cat got your tongue?!” she added as she immediately took a step forward, stepping on his foot in the process.

The thing was, she was wearing platform shoes at that moment! Gerald could only clench his teeth in pain.

“Move it!” shouted Gerald as he kicked Isabelle from behind, causing her to fall face first.

“…You… You dare hit me?!” yelled Isabelle hysterically. She really hadn’t expected Gerald to actually fight back and humiliate her in front of such a large crowd!

“Wyatt! He… He hit me!” yelled Isabelle, looking in Wyatt’s direction.

Chapter 717

Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 717 Wyatt was still busy helping Warren up when he heard his sister calling out to him.

Realizing that someone was trying to pick a fight with her, he immediately felt a burning rage in his chest as he rushed toward them.

He had already been embarrassed enough by the fact that he didn’t even have the courage to challenge a girl who was able to beat Warren up. After all, he was one of the best fighters in the school.

Now that his sister was being bullied, he simply couldn’t allow his ego to be crushed any further. If he didn’t stand up for her now, he would definitely be the biggest disappointment to his family!

“How dare you! Do you have a death wish or something?!” roared Wyatt as he launched himself forward, directing a kick at Gerald’s chest.

“Oh god, Wyatt’s mad!”

“Of course he is! Not only did that guy hit his sister, he’s probably equally as angry at himself for not accepting her challenge!”

“I know right? Wyatt’s definitely going to take it all out on that guy!”

Everyone could feel themselves holding their breaths as Wyatt’s foot came dangerously close to colliding with Gerald’s chest…

However, before it could even reach Gerald, Wyatt suddenly found himself accelerating! It was as though Wyatt was simply a rag doll as Gerald flung him to the side, causing Wyatt to fall hard on the

floor.

Wyatt felt like all his bones had simultaneously been shattered at that moment. He didn’t even have the energy to crawl.

While Marven had initially been worried for Gerald after seeing Wyatt charging at him, he was now frozen in place, his jaw wide open.

Even Isabelle who had earlier been excited to see Gerald finally getting beaten up was paralyzed in shock.

Gerald could sense the entire stadium staring at him with widened eyes, reflecting their sheer disbelief.

Maia herself was at a loss. She had heard of how skilled Wyatt was, and she knew for a fact that Gerald wouldn’t stand a chance against such an experienced fighter. What even was that? It was far too much of a stretch to say that Gerald had redirected his attack by accident.

“Jasmine! He…” exclaimed Mindy as she immediately ran toward her.

“I saw it too!” replied Jasmine as she furrowed her brows while staring intently at Gerald.

This was the first time Gerald had used the technique that Finnley had taught him.

Gerald hadn’t even thought about using it. His body had simply instinctually moved on its own. He didn’t even have time to adjust his force, which explained why Wyatt was feeling so hurt.

What a truly practical technique.

As he thought about that, everyone else in the hall had immediately grown to have a better opinion of Gerald.

“Holy cr*p! To think that such an experienced fighter like Wyatt was one-upped!”

“Yeah! After defeating Warren, it now looks like our queen has a new opponent!”

“I know right? Gerald! Get on stage and restore our pride as men!”

Shouts like these were being thrown from all around the stadium.

Though it was awe-inspiring to see how Jasmine had both beauty and brawn, it wasn’t a stretch to say that most of the guys there felt humiliated that nobody, not even Fabian who was the best martial artist in their school, dared to challenge her

‘What kind of men are we if we can’t even defeat a girl!’

“Get on stage, Gerald! Defeat her! Defeat her!” chanted many of the male students there.

As for the female students, they immediately started chanting for Jasmine to take Gerald down as well, hoping to encourage her.

“You should go for it, brother! Still, I didn’t know you were this good at fighting!” said Marven as he massaged Gerald’s shoulders.

Jasmine herself seemed to be intrigued by this turn of events, and she simply stared at Gerald as she prepared to fight her next opponent.

Gerald had yet again found himself in a dilemma.

After all, he knew how skilled Jasmine was, and he was also aware of how brutal her attacks tended to be. There was no way he would ever go up against her voluntarily.

Chapter 718

Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 718 “Come fight her like a man, you coward!” yelled Mindy as she looked at Gerald. She honestly wanted to see both of them spar.

“Yeah! Fight like a man!” chanted several of the other girls in the stadium as well.

Gerald could only shake his head with a wry smile on his face. There was no way he was going to be able to worm out of this one.

Knowing that, he could only agree to the challenge and slowly got onto the main stage.

Throughout his brief training with Finnley, he had been taught a total of five self-defense moves. Each move was different, prioritizing on protecting the user from either punches, kicks, or weapons both long and short. The fifth technique, on the other hand, could be utilized under situations where one was being restricted from the back.

While all these would definitely help Gerald defend himself should he come face to face with danger, they were still essentially only self-defense moves. They were completely useless in a fight like this.

Upon entering the ring, Gerald was just about to try figuring out which move to use against Jasmine when she immediately lunged toward him!

Despite being a girl, her speed was no joke. She must’ve thought that Gerald was some sort of martial arts master.

“Oh! She’s going all out!”

“She seems to be exerting much more strength now!”

“Now this is going to be interesting! How will Gerald react?!”

The crowd was going wild, speculating the end results with extreme excitement.

“He definitely won’t be able to take a hit! He simply doesn’t look like he has enough strength!”

“Then how did he throw Wyatt to the side so easily? Was that possibly just a coincidence?”

While the audience continued discussing among themselves, Jasmine herself stopped right in front of Gerald before gracefully leaping and performing a spinning kick in mid-air! Her movements were so swift and packed with force that it almost seemed as though she had been practicing this move for years.

Gerald however, kept a cool head and recalled what Finnley had taught him.

‘Regardless of the attack, if your opponent attacks with a kick, block with the second move.’

Hoping for the best, Gerald then waited for the perfect opportunity and once he saw it, he grabbed Jasmine by the shin and pressed down on a pressure point. With just the slightest amount of force, he shifted his body to the side, successfully countering the kick!

In no time at all, Jasmine found herself completely off balance, just like what Wyatt had experienced moments earlier.

The very next second, she found herself colliding against the floor right outside the ring!

“…What?”

Everyone was momentarily stunned silent, especially Warren and Maia who had been more appalled than anyone else.

Isabelle and the crowd of girls who had initially been rooting for Jasmine were left speechless as well.

‘… Jasmine… Who had easily defeated Warren was one-upped by Gerald?!’

“Jasmine!” shouted Mindy in a panic, breaking the awkward silence as she ran toward her and helped her up.

While Jasmine was badly wounded on her shoulder, her priority was to first look at Gerald from where she stood. She had mixed feelings welling within her as she held onto her right shoulder with Mindy’s support.

Even from a young age, Jasmine had always aimed to be the very best. To do so, however, she had to pay the price for it. For the longest time, she was well aware that her peers were nowhere near the level she was.

Though her martial arts skills had always been something she was extremely proud of, she finally lost for the first time today.

Maia herself still had her jaw wide open, utterly shocked by this development as the audience members began cheering again, their cheers echoing throughout the stadium.

“Ow! Be a little gentler!” said Jasmine.

It was now already night and Mindy was busy tending to Jasmine’s wounds in their room back in the Fendersons mansion.

“It’s all swollen up! God, I’m just so angry! We’re classmates so how could Gerald treat you so roughly! Just look at the condition of your shoulder! If he angers me one more time I don’t care even if we’re classmates! I’m ordering someone to take him out!” huffed Mindy.

“Don’t be rash! I lost and that’s that!” replied Jasmine.

“What do you mean, lost? He clearly cheated!”

“Calm yourself, Mindy. I would’ve been able to tell if he really was cheating. I’ll apply the medicine myself later. Also, could you gather all twelve of my teachers? I have something to tell them,” said Jasmine as she slid her clothes back on before looking at Mindy.

 

Chapter 719

Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 719 Hearing that, Mindy immediately left her room to notify her teachers. However, she returned not too long after.

“None of the teachers are around, Jasmine. The rest of the adults in the mansion aren’t present either. They’re having their meeting in the meeting room! Have you forgotten? Today’s the day they host their annual big meeting!” explained Mindy.

“Ah, I just remembered. No matter then, I’ll just talk to them tomorrow,” replied Jasmine with a nod as she sat on her bed.

It didn’t take long before Jasmine realized that Mindy looked as though she still had more to say.

“What’s wrong?” enquired Jasmine.

Hearing that, Mindy then skipped over to Jasmine’s side before cheekily asking, “Say Jasmine, what do you think they talk about in that mysterious annual family meeting that only our family’s males can attend?”

“How should I know?” replied Jasmine as she shook her head before realizing something.

“…What are you scheming of, Mindy?” asked Jasmine as she looked Mindy in the eye.

“Ehehe… You know very well what I’m thinking about. Come on, they never allow us to look into it! Not only do we not know why we have to remain home most of the time, we barely know anything about our own family! At the rate you’ve been training all these years, I’d say you’re definitely already

stronger and much more talented than most of the men in this family! Yet we’re still being left clueless about the bigger picture!” said Mindy as she sighed.

Jasmine’s expression only continued darkening the more she heard Mindy’s words. The things Mindy said felt like thorny vines entangling her heart.

‘…Well, it is true that I’ve worked hard all these years just to prove that I’m better than those men. To prove that I could handle any of our family’s business as well as they could…’

Yet even after all her efforts, her grandfather never once took any notice of her talents nor did he acknowledge any of her hard work.

“Why don’t we eavesdrop? I know you want to know what’s really going on in the family as much as I do,” whispered Mindy.

While Jasmine would definitely have instantly refused to do so in the past out of fear of angering her grandfather, after hearing Mindy’s persuasion this time, Jasmine was feeling a little hesitant for the first time in a long while.

‘If this goes on, does that mean that they’ll continue hiding all this from me and Mindy forever? Do I really want to continue living so obliviously?’

After a brief moment, Jasmine shook her head.

‘…No, she’s right. I absolutely refuse to continue living like this!’

Jasmine was going to rebel this time.

She then looked at Mindy and the two nodded to each other before sneakily making their way to the meeting room.

It seemed that they were just in time to catch the start of the meeting.

“Second, Third, how are the preparations? To successfully deal with something this big, the weapon itself is an extremely important factor!” said an old man with a walking stick who sat on the seat of honor as he looked at two young men. He was the family’s patriarch.

“The preparations are almost complete, father. However, even with both of us combined, we still couldn’t complete the hardest mission assigned to us. If only big brother was still alive, we might’ve…”

Jasmine, who had already been eavesdropping, began listening even more intently at this point.

After hearing what he had to say, the old patriarch immediately began tearing up before saying, “…Yes. If he was still alive, the Fendersons wouldn’t be as passive as they are today! It’s such a shame that he was murdered… God truly guided an angel back into his arms that day!”

Upon saying that, a tear trickled down his wrinkled cheeks.

Chapter 720

Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 720 “Indeed… After the young master passed on, no other Fenderson was able to challenge our rivaling family. After all, you were already at an old age when that happened, big brother. It truly is a shame… Thank god our little Jasmine is extremely talented. Her skills could easily match the young master’s! With enough training from us, she could become even more amazing!” said another old man.

“While I’ve considered allowing her to participate in this, she’s still Ethan’s only daughter. She’s the last of her bloodline! I’ve been protecting her from the outside world for the longest time… I just don’t have the heart to let her in on all this!” exclaimed the Fenderson patriarch.

“She’s still young and she’ll eventually be married off as well. I should also mention that not even young master Ethan had been able to handle the family. What can she do? Her parents had both been killed in that incident, do you think they’d hesitate to take down a little girl?” said another middle-aged man with an oily face.

Hearing that, the second young master—who went by the name of Joseph Fenderson—slammed his hands on the table as he glared at the middle-aged man. “What exactly do you mean by that, Noah Schuyler? Have we been treating the Schuyler family a little too well for you to disrespect us like this?”

“I would never! My old fart of a dad keeps reminding me that the Schuylers are forever indebted to the Fendersons! He’s been doing it ever since I was a mere child! I was told to listen to everything you say and I’ve been doing exactly that for the past few years! I’ve even helped you secure power over the southwest region. I can at least take credit for that, right?” replied Noah as he stared at Joseph.

Apart from the Fendersons, a few members from their vassal families were present as well. After all, large families like theirs were bound to have at least a few vassals under their power.

It was similar to how many people would begin working under the Crawfords whenever Gerald formed any new organizations.

“That’s true, Noah has helped the Fendersons quite a bit in the past two years. Even our family has been able to feed off of his credit!” muttered a few other present members.

It was at that moment when the patriarch slammed his walking stick onto the floor, causing everyone to fall silent.

“If you have something to say, just spit it out…” said the old man as he sighed.

“Oh, it’s nothing much, master… It’s just that the young master has already passed for so many years. We’ve even mentioned splitting the inheritance before, but back then you said that we had to wait till Jasmine grew up. Well, she’s clearly grown up quite nicely! Isn’t it high time to do what you’ve promised? Ethan doesn’t even have an heir anyway!”

“Humph! I knew it! Our young master may have passed away a long time ago, but exacting revenge comes first! Yet here you are, trying to split his inheritance!”

“Hah, seek revenge? Putting it frankly, it very much seems that you guys don’t even dare to do it! Besides, him leaving his inheritance to you two proves that your skills are limited! It isn’t a stretch to claim that the Fendersons are becoming weaker by the second! Just let us handle his inheritance so that the Fendersons get a better chance at growing again!”

“Noah’s right!” chimed in a few other members.

While Joseph and his brother struggled to come up with an appropriate response, the door was flung open with a loud bang.

Jasmine then entered the meeting room, her eyes reddened and cold as she scanned through every member in the room. Her gaze eventually locked on to Noah.

“Uncle Schuyler, tell me who killed my parents. Who exactly is the enemy? I’ll exact revenge for all of us!”

Seeing her barge in, the patriarch simply sighed deeply, sure that she had overheard their entire meeting.

Nobody dared to speak a word, not even Noah who was now looking to the side, pretending as though he hadn’t heard her question.

After releasing another deep sigh, the patriarch glared at Jasmine before saying, “…Let’s take a short break. Jasmine! You come with me!”