Chapter 1611
The Secretly Rich Man
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1611
It was late that nightâwithin a secret manor in Yanamâwhen Gerald and his family could be seen cheerfully eating while talking with each other.
Even Yoelâwhom Geraldâs mother was currently supportingâfound himself smiling due to how joyous the reunion was. It truly had been ages since they had last gotten together like thisâ¦
Even so, Gerald couldnât seem to feel truly happy about all this. After all, in the end, poor Yoel still had his eyes gouged out and his tongue snipped! His parents no longer had functioning legs either, and as for his sister⦠He couldnât even imagine all the suffering she had gone through while waiting for himâ¦
To Gerald, all this had only happened due to him not doing his best to keep his family protected. With that in mind, he blamed himself for all their suffering, and all that guilt prevented him from enjoying himself at the momentâ¦
If only he had made a few more precautions, Yoel wouldâve surely been able to live both normally and happily like any regular person⦠However, Yoel had actively tried to defend his family, and as a result, he ended up in such a pitiful state⦠It truly made Gerald feel like he had failed his brotherâ¦
With all these thoughts plaguing his mind, Gerald knew that he would only be able to rest easy once he took down the Quantocks. That was the only way Gerald was going to be able to fully avenge his familyâ¦
Geraldâs train of thought was cut short when his smiling mother turned to look at him before saying, âGerald⦠You seem a little quiet tonightâ¦â
âSheâs right! Our familyâs finally reunited again, you know? Be a bit more joyous!â added Dylan.
Upon hearing that, Gerald instantly forced a smile to hide his troubles.
A short while later, however, he took in a deep breath before turning to look at his family with determined eyesâ¦
ââ¦Mom, Dad, Jessica, and Yoel⦠From today onward, Iâll never allow any of you to suffer any more painâ¦! Iâll protect each and every one of you no matter the costs!â
âWell said! We believe in you, Gerald!â replied Dylan as he nodded with a smile.
With that said, the laughing and talking continued late into the nightâ¦
Eventually, Geraldâs parents and Yoel headed off first to retire for the night. Watching as his parents led Yoel away, Gerald then sat in the garden with Jessica to continue talking for a bit.
âI wonder if you remember the time when you first realized that you were a rich heir, Geraldâ¦â asked Jessica with a smile as she stared at the shining stars in the night sky.
Smiling subtly, Gerald then replied, âOf course I do! Thinking back, all of you were truly experts at hiding all that from me! Do you even have any idea how long I suffered from how poor I was?â
âWe did all that for a reason though! By making you experience all that, we had hoped that it would make you strong enough to eventually be able to continue carrying our familyâs torch! And lo and behold, look at you now! With you to rely on, dad can finally retire from being our familyâs backboneâ¦
Honestly, by this point, I donât really care that much about you making a huge impact on societyâ¦
Instead, I just wish that our family can live together cozily!â said Jessica with words that came from her heart.
Turning to look at his sister, Gerald then lowered his head before replying in an apologetic tone, ââ¦You must have suffered terribly while you were captured, sister⦠Iâm sorry for being so careless! Had I made more precautions, neither of you would have ended up in such pitiful states!â
Upon hearing that, Jessica gently patted Geraldâs head before saying, âNone of us blame you for all this, Gerald⦠After all, you couldnât have possibly anticipated all this to happen! I understand that you badly wish to protect us since we kept protecting you back then, but understand that youâre already doing a good job! After all, weâre all together again now, arenât we? With that said, let bygones be bygones and letâs enjoy our time together as a family to the fullest!â
ââ¦I understand, sisterâ¦â muttered Gerald as he nodded in responseâ¦
At that very moment, a dark silhouette suddenly dashed past the forest right outside the manorâ¦