Ch. 846..850: The Secretly Rich Man Chapter 846-850

Chapter 846

Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 846 “Sau… Saussureainvolucrata?” replied Lady Yaleman, her voice quivering as she continued staring at the gift in bewilderment.

“How could Gerald possibly have gotten his hands on such an expensive and valuable thing…?”

The butler himself simply lowered his head. After thinking for a brief moment, he then said, “… There’s something on my mind, though I’m not sure whether I should say it, Chairman.”

“Go on!”

“From what I’ve been able to observe, Mr. Crawford doesn’t seem to be an ordinary person. Rather, he seems to exude the disposition of someone with nobility! There’s just something about the way he talks… This may seem far-fetched, but have you considered that maybe, just maybe… Mr. Crawford could be the mysterious…”

“…Are you suggesting that Gerald is the Crawford family’s Mr. Crawford?” replied Lady Yaleman, greatly surprised to even hear Sheldon suggest that.

In response, Sheldon simply pointed at the Saussurea involucrate again. That alone, made Lady Yaleman’s heart skip a beat.

“…How… How could that be possible? You saw how Dylan looked that year as well, right? There’s simply no way!” said Lady Yaleman incredulously.

“Chairman, with all due respect, the Yaleman family hasn’t been having it easy in the past few years… The problem isn’t limited to our slowly declining business either. The internal fights within the family

have worsened over time as well, since quite a few parties in the family are after greater power distributions once you’re no longer in the picture. May I remind you that Mr. Yuma Yaleman has also caused a lot of trouble for the family throughout the years.”

“Even with all that happening, isn’t it strange that the Yaleman family’s business hasn’t collapsed? It was a few years ago when I first realized that someone must be helping the family in secret. After all, any dangers we faced were quickly dealt with and if we had to deal with any, they were usually minor incidents.”

“What more, remember what happened to the Leans? They were our greatest enemy and they were also immensely powerful back then. However, in just a single night, their entire family fell into bankruptcy. Not only that, the Leans family was wiped off the map entirely! What exactly happened that night? It still remains a mystery to this very day!”

Sheldon had so much to say since he had previously kept all this to himself. After all, he was afraid that Lady Yaleman would be angry if he said all this.

Thankfully, Lady Yaleman was only frowning slightly now.

As she thought about the gift that Mr. Crawford had brought, she eventually sighed heavily as her expression turned gloomy. Regardless of what the truth was, the present itself still cost at least a hundred and fifty million dollars.

It was the next day when Gerald looked at Bea before asking, “It’s your birthday tomorrow, right? How are you planning to celebrate it?”

“I’ve never really celebrated my birthday all these years,” replied Bea.

“Well that’s going to change this year. After all, I’m here to celebrate it with you!” said Gerald with a smile.

Touched by his words, Bea simply nodded. From the way she was fidgeting, however, it was clear that she had something else to add. Despite that, before the question could leave her mouth, she stopped herself. The question could surely wait.

Gerald, however, had already caught on.

“What? Do you want to know how I know the people from the Trustdeck Group?” said Gerald with a smile.

Hearing that, Bea shook her head before saying, “It’s not that… Rather, I’ve been meaning to ask something else. Since you’ve already graduated for some time, I was wondering if I have… You know, a future sister-in-law…? You’re already so excellent, yet never have I seen you calling anyone that could be your girlfriend… While we’re at it, I think that Giya’s a beautiful girl who’s also very well- mannered!”

Bea definitely seemed much more attentive than she looked.

Gerald’s lips slowly turned into a bitter smile as he replied, “I’m not even sure where to start, but Bea, let me ask you something. Would you hate someone who failed to keep their promises? Hypothetically, if your boyfriend were to fail to turn up at a place where both of you had promised to meet, how would you feel?”

“Well, I’d surely be both disappointed and also saddened! No matter how cold and aloof a woman may be, they definitely value dates a lot! After all, a long time is needed just for them to get ready for dates! Breaking such a promise would no doubt be a major disappointment! Though, why are you asking that? Have you broken a promise, cousin?”

 

Chapter 847

Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 847 After thinking about it for some time, Gerald ended up gently patting Bea’s head before saying, “I’ll tell you about it sometime in the future. Regardless, it’s your birthday tomorrow! I’ll be preparing a little something for you, so expect to be pleasantly surprised when you receive your gift!”

“Huh? What’s the gift?” asked Bea as she stuck her tongue out playfully.

“It wouldn’t be a surprise if I told you the answer now, would it? Just wait for tomorrow,” replied Gerald with a faint smile before returning to his room.

Though he was smiling as he left, Bea could sense how truly forlorn Gerald was. This wasn’t the first time she had noticed it either.

While her cousin had always behaved like an attentive elder brother would, she was able to tell that he constantly had something weighing on his mind. He just never seemed to be truly happy.

Bea suspected it had something to do with what had happened between him and her possible sister-in- law. However, since he refused to talk about her, Bea didn’t continue prying out of respect.

Being his cousin, Bea naturally felt the urge to help him, and she knew that the easiest—and quite possibly the only—way for her to assist in such a situation was to distract him out of his gloominess.

The problem was that Gerald didn’t really have many people he could have fun with in Yanken, or at least that was what she assumed.

As the gears in Bea’s head began grinding, time passed on and the day of her birthday eventually came.

While she had initially planned to make a reservation at a restaurant early that morning, she received a notification from her family before she could even make the call.

Apparently her family was organizing a party to celebrate the implementation of the projects. All the family’s superiors had been invited to attend. After all, it had been so long since such a celebratory party—regarding the signing of contracts—had been held.

From what Bea could remember, the last time a similar party was held was around twelve years ago. This could only signify that the party this time was going to be extraordinarily grand. So grand, in fact, that Lady Yaleman’s eightieth birthday party could probably not even come close to rivaling it.

Since the Yalemans had invited everyone they could possibly think of, Bea didn’t even dare to think about excusing herself. Thus, both she and Catherine quickly left for the venue once they were ready.

As one of the two main people in charge of the projects, Bea had to stand at the door with Yura to greet the guests.

“Congratulations for getting all those projects, Mr. Yaleman!”

“He’s so young but he’s already so capable! How remarkable! The future of the Yaleman family truly lies in you now, Mr. Yaleman!”

“Hey, hey, Mr. Yaleman? We should be addressing him as Chairman Yaleman now! Either way, congratulations!”

At the time, several distinguished guests were busy praising Yura. After all, they had heard that the Yaleman family had signed contracts for five major projects. That was an instant sign that their family had undergone an extreme upgrade. Things were definitely going to be different now.

As Yura continued getting praise after praise, Bea simply remained silent as she stood at the side. Even though she was the biggest contributor to this success, she had been completely ignored by most of the guests.

“Humph! While you did manage to gain all those projects, don’t think you’ll get an upper hand just because of that! I’ll say it now, with me here, you’ll eternally be inferior to me!” said Yura as he smiled coldly at Bea.

Though she was furious at his comment, she said nothing.

“Speaking of which, Bea, it’s your birthday today, isn’t it? Hah! Looks like you won’t be able to celebrate it!” added Yura with a smirk on his face as Bea glared at him.

It was a short moment later when Lady Yaleman made her appearance, leading a few people from their family.

When she saw Bea’s expression, however, she immediately said, “Bea, I do hope you realize what sort of occasion we’re celebrating today… Take a look at yourself! So cold and aloof… We have so many distinguished guests here today yet the way you present yourself would make anyone feel unwelcome!”

Lady Yaleman couldn’t refrain from scolding her. After all, she was a person who cared a lot about both her reputation and dignity.

“You may have forgotten, grandma, but it’s Bea’s birthday today! Of course she’d be unhappy since she’s here welcoming guests instead of celebrating it!” explained Yura.

“Oh? It’s your birthday today? What a truly sorry case! You’re feeling burdened to have to deal with family affairs even though it’s your special day, aren’t you?” said Rose out of the blue as she joined in on the conversation.

“I’m not!” denied Bea immediately.

Hearing what Rose had said, Lady Yaleman frowned.

“Regardless, you and Yura are standing out here since you’re both in charge of the projects. However, look at how he presents himself, then compare yourself to him! Mind your manners before the guests! It seems what your aunt had said was right after all. She had claimed that you lacked experience being a superior, and though I thought that you’d be able to adapt quickly, I was wrong. It seems that you’re truly incapable of handling such occasions.”

“You don’t have to welcome the guests anymore! Just head inside and see if there’s anything else that requires help with!” said Lady Yaleman solemnly.

 

Chapter 848

Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 848 As she led the other family members away, Yura laughed before smiling coldly at Bea.

“Watch your tongue or you’ll pay a heavy price for it, Yura! Wipe that smirk off your face!” growled Bea as she turned to leave.

The moment she turned around, however, she saw Gerald there. In his hands was a small cake about six inches tall. Only after seeing him did she regain her composure.

“You’re late, cousin!” said Bea rather happily.

“Well I did have to order this cake for your birthday!” replied Gerald as he lifted the cake in his hands for her to see.

“Humph! You truly are from a village! Who still eats cake during their birthday? Lame!” said Yura with a scornful smile.

“Well I love eating cakes, do you have a problem with that?” replied Bea.

“Humph! I’m not even going to continue bothering with you anymore!” sneered Yura.

“Hey, it’s Bea!”

At that moment, a voice came from a car that had just stopped at the Yaleman family house’s entrance.

Slowly, five women—who all looked to be around the same age as Bea—stepped out of the car. All of them were equally beautiful and tall.

“Mae! Yesenia! You’re all here!” said Bea as she waved at them.

The girls were somewhat close friends of Bea’s when she was still in university. Since Lady Yaleman had said that the more the merrier when it came to large celebrations like this, even the younger generations in the family had been allowed to invite their friends over.

Yura himself had invited a few ex-classmates of his own, and they were now standing around him, keeping him company.

“How lively, Bea!” said one of the five girls who had arrived with a smile on her face.

“Indeed! Anyway, since I’m free now, do come in! While we’re at it, I’ll introduce you to my cousin!” said Bea.

She had specifically mentioned Gerald since this was part of her plan. Bea hadn’t invited them simply out of the kindness of her heart. They had also been invited so that her cousin would be able to get to know more people here.

That way, he wouldn’t be lonely anymore!

Though she still didn’t know what happened between her cousin and his girlfriend, she did wonder what would happen if one of her beautiful ex-classmates ended up falling for him.

After all, it was always hard to say when it came to things relating to love and relationships.

“Oh? Is that your cousin? How attentive of him to have remembered your birthday! I mean he even brought that tiny cake along!” said another one of the girls. While her tone had suggested that it was a praise, none of the five girls were able to properly hide the slight contempt in their eyes.

They were, after all, girls who came from quite influential families in Yanken as well.

If they were any closer to Bea, they would’ve definitely given her birthday gifts that cost at least eight hundred dollars. To think that her cousin had only bought her a six-inch cake!

The fact that Bea had sung praises about him before only served to disappoint them greater when they realized that he was probably just a plain, country bumpkin.

While they couldn’t help but sneer as they continued looking at Gerald, their expressions immediately changed when they saw four tall and handsome guys walking up to them from behind him, all of them dressed fashionably.

“Well, hello, hello, beautiful ladies! It’s our first time here at the Yaleman family house, and that seems to be the case for you as well… Why don’t we take a stroll together and get to know each other a little better?” said one of the guys from the group.

Hearing that, they all immediately beamed with joy as they replied, “Sure, why not?”

Yura himself smiled when he saw that they couldn’t be bothered by Gerald anymore.

“A stroll? Fancy you suggest that! Alright, how about this? I’ll arrange a servant to lead the way for you! In exchange, you better keep these beauties company properly!”

“Excellent idea!” exclaimed the beauties excitedly in their glee.

 

Chapter 849

Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 849 Bea, on the other hand, was unhappy to hear that. After all, from what she could tell, he had probably guessed that she had specifically invited her ex-classmates over to introduce them to her cousin. Yura was definitely doing this on purpose.

“You’ll have much more fun with me! There’s no need to take a stroll with them!” said Bea angrily.

Seeing how mad she was, her classmates simply looked at each other before pouting as they entered the house with Bea.

As they walked through the backyard, Gerald couldn’t help but sigh.

He knew what Bea was up to. While he understood that she only wanted to get him a girlfriend out of kindness, he wasn’t really in the mood to get to know any more female friends at the moment.

After all, he was no stranger to getting into trouble from getting too attached to his female friends. Alice was a textbook example of that.

Because of that, Gerald only treated the beauties from the perspective of an elder brother. However, the girls themselves weren’t even interested in talking with him. After all, none of them looked up to Gerald.

Due to that, the atmosphere was rather dull.

Sometime later, Yura’s gang walked over to them again before saying, “Well hello there, beauties! We meet again!”

“Indeed! What a pleasant coincidence!” replied the girls with smiles on their faces.

“It seems that us getting to know each other is inevitable. Since even fate itself is pushing us together, why not use the opportunity to exchange our Line contact information? We promise to bring you to other fun places in the future!” said one of Yura’s ex-classmates with a charming smile on his face.

As he said that, Yura’s other friends looked at Gerald with scornful eyes.

“So you’re the cousin we’ve been hearing about? Just look at that tiny cake! The beauties won’t even be able to share it among themselves! Why didn’t you get a bigger one?” mocked yet another guy.

After saying that, they proceeded to exchange contact information with one another.

Noticing that Bea was now glaring at them with hostility, they decided not to stay there any longer. They took turns winking at the beauties before finally leaving.

“Well, I didn’t know you were coming! Otherwise, I would’ve definitely gotten a bigger one! Haha!” said Gerald as he laughed bitterly.

Hearing that, the beauties simply rolled their eyes. They weren’t even going to bother replying to that.

“Say Mae, I’m not sure if you’ve noticed, but wasn’t one of those handsome guys from earlier Klaus Waine from the Waine Group?”

“Yeah, that’s definitely him! And the one wearing glasses was Lionel Zinke, right? The one from Dynamics Information Technology Corporation? I heard that his family’s company is going to be listed soon!”

“D*mn! As expected, no ordinary people could be within that group of friends! After all, they’re all from influential families!”

“Well aren’t you excited? Do you have a crush on one of them or something?”

As Mae and the other girls continued discussing among themselves excitedly, Bea could only sigh before looking at Gerald.

“I really appreciate you buying me this cake, cousin… This is honestly the first time I’ve celebrated my birthday with a person other than my mother… Well, let’s go find someplace to share the cake between us!” said Bea as she held onto Gerald’s hands, deeply moved by his thoughtfulness.

“Sounds like a plan!”

As the two of them went off to enjoy the cake, Sheldon—the butler—himself was extremely busy.

Since word had spread that the Yalemans were making a comeback, hordes of people kept on coming throughout the morning. The grandiose scene could barely be compared to Lady Yaleman’s eightieth birthday celebration which was awkwardly silent most of the time.

However, since Lady Yaleman had allowed for visitors to be invited over, many of the guests there weren’t even people that the family personally knew.

It was soon half-past ten and most of the distinguished guests had already arrived by then. Knowing that, Yura then entered the living room to serve them there next.

Since someone still had to stand at the door, Sheldon took Yura’s place. It was quite a while later—and not many more guests were expected to arrive—when Sheldon turned to re-enter the house. However, before he could do so, the corner of his eye caught a glimpse of a team of cars heading toward the Yaleman family’s house.

Squinting his eyes, he was shocked when he saw that all the cars within that group were luxury cars! How dazzling!

While it was true that there were already at least a hundred luxury cars present—since many of the guests were, after all, wealthy and distinguished people—it seemed that the total price tag of the swiftly approaching team of cars could easily outprice the total cost of all the cars parked there!

 

Chapter 850

Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 850 The fact that such distinguished guests were coming over sent shivers down Sheldon’s spine.

When the cars finally stopped before Sheldon, a family of four stepped out of one of the luxurious vehicles. They consisted of a middle-aged couple, their son, and their daughter.

“Thank you for attending the Yaleman family party. It’s a pleasure to have you with us. Could you perhaps be… Chairman Jagger?” said Sheldon, astonished that such a distinguished person had come.

“A pleasure to meet you as well! And yes, I’m Brody Jagger!”

“What an honor! Not only do you have an astounding reputation, but you’re also the richest among the four richest people in Jacksonville!”

Sheldon was extremely anxious now. How couldn’t he be? The richest man from Jacksonville was now standing before him! He couldn’t even stop his hands from quivering.

Since the Yalemans weren’t able to curry favor Chairman Jagger and his people before this, his arrival today was definitely a pleasant surprise.

Before Sheldon could even recover from his shock, another team of cars could be seen making their way toward the Yaleman family’s house.

Upon arriving, yet another middle-aged man stepped out of the car together with his family. Dumbstruck as he stared at the man who looked to be around fifty, he gulped as he said, “…Chairman Yarbury?”

“Good god! Chairman Yarbury from Yanken is here as well! I can’t believe this!”

It wasn’t long before more and more influential people arrived. In addition to a few famous people from other provinces in the Northwest, there were even those who came from the Takoma Province as well!

In the end, a total of twenty extremely distinguished people made their appearance and all of them brought their families along.

If Sheldon hadn’t pinched his thigh hard, he wouldn’t have believed that any of this was truly happening. He was honestly feeling quite light-headed now being in the presence of so many great people.

Snapping out of it, he immediately bowed down low before saying, “This way, please!”

“You don’t have to worry about us. We aren’t here to participate in the Yaleman family’s party,” said Brody as he pacified his youngest daughter.

“…Huh? Then… Why exactly are all of you here?” asked Sheldon in a doubtful tone.

“We’re here to celebrate Miss Bea Yaleman’s birthday, of course! Could you please take us to her?”

“M-Miss Bea’s birthday?” replied Sheldon, astonished.

‘Since when did she get to know so many influential big shots…?’

Sheldon didn’t dare to enquire them about it so he simply bowed again before saying, “Miss Bea should currently be in the backyard. Allow me to lead you to her!”

When the group of big shots graced Bea with their presence, she became equally as stupefied as the rest of her ex-classmates.

“Happy birthday, Miss Bea Yaleman! It’s a pleasure to meet you!” said several of the distinguished guests with smiles on their faces.

“…Huh?”

It was all Bea could say in her stunned state.

While Mae and the other girls were stunned as well, they soon snapped out of it.

“D*mn it, Bea! What the hell is going on? Isn’t that Jagger from Jacksonville? And aren’t those people over there Chairman Yarbury and his family?”

They were so shocked by the sudden turn of events that they completely forgot all about the guys from earlier.

“Haha! We’ve come all the way here to celebrate your birthday with you, Miss Yaleman! Aren’t you going to welcome us? Why not start by getting us some seats?” said Brody as he laughed heartily.

“…O-oh! Yes! I’ll make arrangements for seats immediately, Chairman Jagger! Chairman Yarburry!”

Bea was now extremely flustered and beads of cold sweat were running down her forehead. She had still been eating her cake there when they arrived so she didn’t even know where to start making arrangements.

“I-If I may, you’re our most distinguished guests here today! How could we possibly allow you to enjoy yourselves in the backyard? Please, allow me to lead you to the living room!” said Sheldon, his voice shaky.

“Haha! It’s quite alright. After all, it’s rather nice out here in the backyard. Just get us a table and a few seats! Oh, and some wine and dishes too, of course! And a few drinks for the kids, that’ll do!”

After saying that, Brody handed out an extremely expensive-looking jade bracelet to Bea before saying, “Here’s my birthday gift to you, Miss Yaleman. I hope that you’ll provide me with the support and

guidance that I need when it comes to business from now on.”

The moment Sheldon saw the bracelet, he was extremely excited. However, he managed to maintain a calm façade.

Seeing that they were reluctant to head to the living room, he immediately ordered the servants present to move a large table and several seats over. If they wanted a banquet here, he would give it to them.

Bea herself was so nervous that she didn’t know what to do. When he saw that, Sheldon calmed himself, realizing that she desperately needed his assistance. By her side, he then quickly and carefully began helping her serve the guests.

The Yaleman family couldn’t afford to offend anyone from within that group.