Chapter 2208
The Secretly Rich Man
Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 2208
After a brief sigh, Gerald paused for a moment before turning to look at Aiden while asking, ââ¦
Actually, hold on. What are you doing here this early in the first place?â
âHuh? Didnât you say that we were doing something today? Iâm here to ask you about it!â replied Aiden as he smacked his forehead. To think that those idiots had nearly caused him to forget why he was here!â
âAh. Well, itâs nothing much. I just wanted you to head someplace with me,â explained Gerald as he got to his feet.
Watching as Gerald then puthis coat on before opening the door, Aiden who quickly got up as well was prompted to ask, âWhere to?â
âThe Fareast Consortium. I previously gave them a hand, you see, so their chairman owes me a favor.
Since the Futabas require help now, I may as well use this chance to get that favor done with,â replied Gerald.
Either way, upon seeing Gerald step out, the Futabas from before who were just about to leave immediately encircled him again, though they made sure to keep their distance.
âUm⦠Mister- â
âYou should be well aware of my relationship with the patriarch. One more word or step forward and Iâll remove you from the family, no questions asked,â growled Gerald as he glared at them.
Upon hearing that, everyone immediately went silent, knowing full well that Gerald wasnât kidding.
Besides, since Takuya had obeyed Geraldâs orders throughout that family meeting, it honestly felt like Gerald was the familyâs actual patriarch.
Whatever the case was, all of them could only follow and stare as Gerald and Aiden got into their car before leaving the manor together. It was at that point when they finally accepted that they werenât going to get anything out of this.
Truth be told, they had already anticipated not getting any immediate benefits with Gerald taking the lead. With that in mind, their sole goal today had been to make a good impression on Gerald.
Unfortunately, it seemed that their actions had the complete opposite effect on him.
Moving back to the duo, Aiden found himself getting increasingly bored as Gerald drove on. Eventually, he started looking up the Fareast Consortium on the internet and by the time he was done, he couldnât help but yell in surprise.
Naturally, this shocked Gerald, prompting him to look at Aiden before asking, âWhat? What happened?!â
âI-I just didnât expect the Fareast Consortium to be this powerfulâ¦! Itâs in the top five groups in Japanâ¦! From what Iâve managed to gather, the group has a market value of a billion dollarsâ¦!â
exclaimed Aiden who had initially thought that they were just a small group. Now that he knew all this, Aiden learned to never underestimate Geraldâs social connectionsâ¦!
âI see⦠and yes, theyâre worth quite a bit. Either way, though I havenât contacted that group in years, the chairman should still remember the favor he owes meâ¦â muttered Gerald who had to admit that he only remembered this favor in the first place due to the Futaba familyâs crisisâ¦
âHow awesome!â exclaimed Aiden as he gave Gerald the thumbs up.
âDonât go looking too much into this, weâre merely heading over to ask him to lead us a hand. While weâre a t it, we may as well ask him to treat us to a meal as well,â replied Gerald who cared little about the chairmanâs status. After all, it wasnât as though the chairman was going to be able to help him save his parents and sister.
Regardless, since the Futaba manor was quite far away from the Fareast Consortium, the duo only got to the city the group was in at noon.
Being one of the top five consortiums in the country, the Fareast Consortium boasted a whopping forty floors, making it stand out among the other buildings in the city. In fact, due to its importance, the Japanese government even set up streets in front of the building to facilitate entry and potentially further develop the group.
Either way, upon seeing the buildingâs massive signboard, Gerald parked their car in front of the building before saying, âWell, this is it.â