Chapter 2063
The Secretly Rich Man
Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 2063
Knowing that heâd never be able to find out if they truly were descendants of the Seadom tribeâhence failing to learn about the secrets of Yearning Islandâif he didnât take the initiative to ask, after eating for a while, Gerald casually said, âYou know, that pendant of yours seems rather special, Miss Fujiko.â
âOh? You mean this?â asked Fujiko as she pointed at her necklace.
âIndeed. The symbols on it are rather unique compared to other pendants Iâve seen before. It makes me wonder whether this is an ancestral pendant of your familyâ¦â replied Gerald with a smile, making sure to keep his tone relaxed and natural.
Smiling faintly in response, Fujiko then said, âYou have quite a keen eye⦠Actually, this pendant is-â
âItâs an ancestral pendant of our family, yes. However, thereâs nothing really unusual about it,â
interrupted Takuya before his daughter could finish her sentence.
âAh, I seeâ¦â replied Gerald, continuing to smile. It was clear that Takuya didnât really want to talk about it, and from all the small clues he had gathered up till this point, Gerald was pretty sure that the Futabas truly were members of the Seadom tribe.
Breathing a sigh of relief since Gerald didnât continue prying into it, Takuya then said, âSpeaking of which⦠Iâm afraid I need your help with somethingâ¦â
âGo on,â replied Gerald.
âWell, I was hoping that you could accompany Fujiko for a while after our meal. Though itâs still a bit dangerous out there and we havenât solved our issues with the Hanyus just yet, I assure you that this is an important matter. Iâm⦠not exactly that confident in the other masters in our family, so I can only trouble youâ¦â muttered Takuya in a slightly embarrassed tone.
âSure, Iâm fine with that. Donât worry about it,â replied Gerald without the slightest hesitation.
Smiling in response, Takuya then said, âI really appreciate itâ¦!â
With that out of the way, once their meals were over, Gerald and Fujiko left the house togetherâ¦
Sitting in the passenger seat, Geraldâwho was honestly still staring at Fujikoâs pendantâcouldnât help but ask, âSpeaking of which⦠Where are we headed to?â
After a brief pause, Fujiko sighed before embarrassedly muttering, â⦠Iâm⦠about to partake in a blind dateâ¦â
âA what now?â replied Gerald, his eyes widening as his jaw dropped.
ââ¦Essentially, my father figured that our family is still too weak⦠With that in mind, if I got married to someone powerful, our family would surely be able to remain peacefulâ¦It certainly doesnât help that the Hanyus are making a move againâ¦â explained Fujiko as she shook her head helplessly, making it clear that she was reluctant to do all this from the very beginning.
Even so, she was the young mistress of the family, so she knew she had to put her family firstâ¦
Now understanding the gist of it, Gerald was prompted to ask, âAnd⦠are you willing to go through all thisâ¦?â
âNot if I can help it. Unfortunately, there really is no other way. At the very least, I should at least meet up with them first. After all, if I end up offending that family, the Futabas will no longer have a place in Japanâ¦â said Fujiko in a helpless tone.
From the day she became the Futaba familyâs young mistress, Fujikoâs fate was no longer hers to choose, and she had come to accept that over the years⦠Then again, it was good enough for her if she was able to contribute to her familyâ¦