Chapter 2309
The Secretly Rich Man
Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 2309
Moving back to Gerald, he and Lucian could be seen walking into the villa, leaving their driver behind in the car.
Upon seeing Lucian, everyone in the villa immediately cupped their hands as they greeted, âMr.
Grubb!â
Though the Grubbs didnât have the best properties in the country, they were still a cultivating family, so they were definitely worthy of respect.
Regardless, Lucian simply smiled as he replied, âEvening, everyone.â
âWhoâs that young man, Mr. Grubb? And whereâs Frey?â asked one of the members in the crowd, prompting everyone to look at Gerald. They were rightfully curious since Lucian was well known for bringing Frey along regardless of the event. Not even His biological sons were given such a right.
Fighting the urge to frown upon hearing his sonâs name, Lucian quickly managed to calm himself before replying, âThis is Gerald Crawford, and heâs an important guest of my family. I brought him over in hopes of introducing him to all of you.â
âG-Geraldâ¦?! â exclaimed several people from the crowd, making it clear that they all recognized the name. Then again, it was impossible to forget after that person wreaked havoc in their country back then.
Sensing how tense everyone suddenly was, Gerald quickly cupped his hands before saying, âGreetings. Iâm new to this place, so Iâll be in your care from now on!â)
Upon hearing that this was his first time here, everyone immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Since they had only heard about Geraldâs name, they quickly assumed that this youth only shared the same name as the other more dangerous Gerald. With that in mind, a few people from the crowd began saying, âBut of course! A guest of the Grubbs is a guest of ours! Feel free to ask for help should you need any in the future!â
âIndeed! Aside from your good temperament, you look rather handsome as well! Iâm sure youâll be an even finer man in the future!â
After the duo walked through the sea of compliments, the crowd slowly began sharing details about the properties they owned, with some even starting to discuss potential collaborations.
Though the scene got rather noisy, the second Maddox showed himself, everyone instantly went silent.
Momentarily looking at Gerald, Maddox then pretended not to see the youth before enthusiastically declaring, âGreetings, everyone! Please move to the banquet hallâ¦â
While he definitely noticed Maddoxâs leer, Gerald simply chose to ignore it.
Either way, the two thousand square feet banquet hall was located beside the villa, and Maddox usually used the area for either organizing social activities for members of the military or for entertaining guests.
As everyone began walking toward the hall, Lucian and Gerald made sure to lag behind the group.
Once most of them had walked past the hallâs doors, Lucian took the chance to whisper, âIs anything wrongâ¦?â
âWhat do you think?â replied Gerald with a subtle smile.
Gerald, for one, had already sensed the presence of several snipers from the moment he arrived at the villa, and he was pretty sure that there were even more that he hadnât pinpointed yet. Maddox had definitely prepared a large surprise for Gerald.
Nodding in response, Lucian then sighed before saying, âJust be careful⦠If necessary, notify me of any danger in advance so that I donât end up burdening you too muchâ¦â
âDonât worry, thereâs hardly any danger,â replied Gerald with a nod.
Regardless, once everyone entered the hall including Gerald and Lucian, the doors to the banquet hall were slowly closed.