Chapter 2178
The Secretly Rich Man
Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 2178
Gerald was only agreeing since this old man seemed to know Daryl well. With that in mind, Gerald couldnât deny that he was curious about his grandfatherâs past. After all, though he had met him as a child, his memories of Daryl were vague, to say the least. Perhaps with this old manâs help, he would be able to learn why his present grandfather underwent such a drastic changeâ¦
âExcellent. Then do have some more tea as we continue chatting. Iâll get a room prepared for you two by tonight. Speaking of which, isnât it high time you told her to come back inside? After all, there really isnât anything to hide. Besides, you two are a couple, no?â replied the old man with a smile.
âYou knewâ¦?â said Gerald as he scratched the back of his head.
âWhile we donât directly contact those from the outside world, it doesnât mean that weâre left oblivious about what happens out there,â replied the old man with a nod.
Not knowing how to respond to that, Gerald then invited Fujiko in again, making sure to shut the door tight once she was inside. After all, he didnât want any strangers hearing anything about Darylâs past.
Once Gerald and Fujiko were seated at the table, the old man who was holding onto a cup of hot tea slowly began rocking back and forth as he said, âLetâs see⦠It was about fifty years ago when the incident between me and your grandfather occurred⦠â
As it turned out, Daryl and this old man were once disciples of Brecken Longman, a famous cultivator in Weston, at least at the time. Learning under Brecken atop a hill, the two were senior and junior for at least a decade before they both graduated. After graduation, Daryl returned to his family, determined to make it prosper. As for the old man, he chose to follow Daryl, wanting to help his senior.
It was when the Crawford family started rising the ranks in the cultivation world when Daryl and the old man started having differing views. For one, Daryl wanted to bring the Crawfords into the secular world.
His plan was to use the familyâs power in exchange for riches. However, the old man was against this.
After all, Weston cultivators hardly ever got involved with the secular world, yet Daryl was proposing to start a business!
Due to their differing views, in the end, the two ended up parting ways. After leaving the Crawford family, the old man traveled the world until eventually, he ended up getting chosen to become the elder of the Yamashita family after helping the family out when they needed it most.
After hearing the old manâs side of the story, Gerald couldnât help but feel slightly emotional.
As for the old man, he then sighed before adding, âSo⦠Yes, thatâs pretty much the summarized version of what happened⦠Thinking back, your grandfatherâs decision was honestly the right one.
After all, he genuinely was considering the future of the familyâ¦â
While it was true that the old man had considered moving back to Weston before this, he had simply grown too used to staying here by that point.
Whatever the case was, Gerald who hadnât heard about all this from his father before simply nodded in responseâ¦
Now that he was done sharing his part of the story, the old man looked expectantly at Gerald before asking, âSo⦠Now that Iâm done, how are things with your grandfather? Is he still living with you?â
âNot really,â replied Gerald as he shook his head.
Momentarily stunned to hear that, the old manâs hands started shaking to the point where tea was starting to spill before he eventually asked, âHas⦠he passed awayâ¦?â
âHeâs alive and well, though heâs no longer in the Crawford family⦠Or should I say, heâs no longer in the old Crawford family,â replied Gerald with a bitter smile. To be completely honest, he secretly still hoped that Daryl was the same grandfather he used to know as a childâ¦