Chapter 1043

Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1043

“I-It’s true! Gerald’s become truly horrifying!” cried out the youth, evidently scared to death.

“…That… That bstard! It’s only been a dmn year! How could he have accumulated that much power in such a short amount of time?! Regardless, the Crawford family will definitely pay a heavy price for this!

Where’s Yuvan?!” roared Kort as he trembled in his immense anger.

“S-second master!” shouted a subordinate as he staggered over.

“I… I found them… I found the second young master’s and butler Moldell’s corpses!” announced the subordinate in between pants.

“What?!” yelled the pained Kort in such a loud voice that his shout could probably be heard reverberating across the entire Logan Province.

Meanwhile, Dylan was in the main living room within the Crawford manor in Northbay.

Feeling the urge to frown all of a sudden, he muttered, “…Could something have happened…? I’ve been feeling flustered a lot for some time now… I just feel as though something is about to happen!”

“What on earth could happen? The way I see it, you’re just feeling that due to all the pressure you’ve accumulated ever since Gerald’s disappearance…” replied Yulia in a saddened tone as she walked over to him, feeling sorry for her husband.

Sighing, Dylan then said, “To think that a year has already passed since then… If things had gone according to plan, then Gerald would’ve gotten married to Lyra this year! Everything was going so smoothly too at the start! It’s all ruined now…”

As she looked at his grief-filled eyes, Yulia replied, “Speaking of Lyra… Hasn’t she been acting a bit strange ever since she returned from that event in the Salford Province about half a year ago? I remember Bea going with her back then, and she’s been acting equally as strange as Lyra has! From what I’ve seen, the two girls seem to enjoy being in each other’s company, frequently sharing secrets with each other and laughing from time to time. Whenever I enquire them about their topic of conversation, they simply say that it’s nothing!”

“Now that you’ve mentioned it… I remember that before attending that event, both of them had cried quite frequently… Especially Lyra. From what the servants told me, Lyra would hide in her room to cry whenever she didn’t have any other tasks to do. It explained why her eyes were always so red whenever I saw her back then…”

“Right? They changed slightly after returning from the auction, though! We’ve been with Lyra for the longest time and though she’s never really lived with Gerald, I’m sure you can agree that she loves him dearly. Bea loves him a lot as a cousin as well. Because of that, it doesn’t really make any sense for both of them to suddenly change—albeit, for the better—after attending some event!” added Yulia.

Clearing his throat, Dylan then said, “There’s no need to start theorizing… Let’s just ask them directly to get the entire picture!”

With that said, he ordered his servants to call both the girls over.

“Mom? Dad? You were looking for us?” asked Lyra with a smile once both of them stood before Gerald’s parents.

“Yes, it’s regarding the auction both of you attended in the Salford Province about half a year ago…

Though it may feel strange that I’m asking now of all times, I’ve just been so busy with the investigation team that I haven’t had the time to properly ask you about it! Regardless, I remember that both of you went there to buy the Ginseng King… Why did you return empty-handed? Also, while we’re at it, did anything else happen while you were there?” asked Dylan in return.

“…A-ah… About the Ginseng King…” replied Lyra as she instantly blushed.

Back then, Gerald had won against the other bidders. As a result, he was the rightful owner of the Ginseng King. However, Gerald had made Lyra and Bea promise not to tell anyone that they had met him there for fear that exposing his whereabouts would end up burdening his family.

Lyra had kept to her promise since she was well aware that what Gerald had told her to do made sense. She understood that Gerald’s parents would definitely be unable to resist the urge to double their search efforts for him once they found out that he was safe. Should any of the Moldells catch wind of that news, the Moldells would probably enter high gear as well, further endangering Gerald’s life.

“…While we did manage to purchase it, it ended up getting stolen!” replied Bea quickly, knowing full well that Lyra was a terrible liar.

“…I see. Did you happen to meet anyone else there?” asked Dylan with a frown.

“A-ah… Not at all!” replied Lyra as she shook her head.

At that moment, the butler approached the group before saying, “Pardon my intrusion, master, but Mr.

Parker Moldell has just arrived with his investigation team. They’re currently waiting at the door.”

“…Oh? Well hurry and invite them in then,” replied Dylan as he immediately stood up.

Due to Parker’s secret assistance, the Crawfords hadn’t suffered too much suppression from Kort in the past year. Due to that, Dylan treated the man quite respectfully.