Chapter 2074
The Secretly Rich Man
Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 2074
Realizing that Fujiko appeared to be in a daze, Gerald waved a hand in front of her as he asked, âWhatâs on your mind?â
Snapping out of it, Fujiko then took a deep breath before smiling tiredly as she replied, âIâm⦠just wondering what to do next⦠After all, if I just return like this, my father will surely scold me. What more, the Kanagawas are most probably not going to let me off that easily either⦠Iâm expecting them to look for trouble with us in a day or twoâ¦â
âDonât worry too much about it. If Iâm daring enough to get you away from the Kanagawas, you can bet that Iâm capable of taking care of the aftermath for youâ¦â replied Gerald with a smile.
After staring at Gerald for a while, Fujiko suddenly said, ââ¦Stop the car.â
ââ¦Huh?â replied Gerald, startled.
âI said stop the carâ¦â said Fujiko as she pointed at the steering wheel.
Since they were quite far from the Kanagawa manor now which meant that the Kanagawas probably werenât going to be able to catch up to them anytime soon, Gerald simply pulled up on the roadside.
Once the car stopped moving, Fujiko bit her lower lip as she turned to look at Gerald before asking, ââ¦
Why are you so keen on helping meâ¦?â
It wasnât as though she hadnât been helped by others before, but Gerald had been consistently helping her whenever it mattered most. Truth be told, she didnât even dare to imagine what wouldâve happened to her if Gerald hadnât been there to save her in the past few daysâ¦
âWell, letâs just say that helping others is a particularly impactful virtue in Weston. With that in mind, there was no way I was going to just let you get assassinated when I first met you behind that hotel. As for saving you from Kai, your father specifically told me to keep you safe, remember?â replied Gerald as he lit a cigarette Staring at him for a while longer, Fujiko then said, ââ¦Is it really that simpleâ¦?â
âDoes my reasoning need to be complicated? There really isnât a reason for you to overthink it,â replied Gerald as he momentarily glanced at her pendant.
Nodding in response, Fujiko then said, ââ¦Thank you.â
After a brief silence, Gerald then resumed driving⦠and by the time they arrived at their destination, it was already daylightâ¦
Instead of heading back to the Futaba manor, Gerald and Fujiko decided to temporarily stay in a hotel near the Kanagawa manor. From that point on, they were planning on waiting to see how the Kanagawas were going to react. As for when theyâd actually return to the Futaba manor, that would all depend on how things wentâ¦
Whatever the case was, Gerald still believed that since Fujiko had the pendant, she was definitely a high ranking person in the Seadom tribe. With that in mind, as long as he kept her safe, he would definitely be able to uncover the secrets of their tribe, and eventually, the secrets of Yearning Islandâ¦
Regardless, as Gerald and Fujiko rested in the hotel, Kai himself who was no longer under the influence of drugs had just woken up, a satisfied smile on his face Upon getting to his feet, however, he quickly realized that he hadnât been sleeping with Fujiko!
Eyes immediately widening, Kai then began hitting the bodies of his two men while yelling, âWhat the hell are you two doing here? Get up already! Also, where the hell is Miss Fujiko?!â
Sitting up groggily, the two men then mumbled, âFive more minutes, brother Kaiâ¦â
While the two men would usually be fully awake after Kai gave his orders, instead of getting up, they simply slumped back onto the bed to resume sleeping!
â⦠Five more minutes, my foot! Get up already and bring Fujiko to me!â