Chapter 813
The Secretly Rich Man
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 813
âDo you personally know Mr. Fairwell, cousin?â asked Bea as she looked at Gerald who had remained silent throughout their journey home.
She had found it strange that Mr. Fairwell had personally come all the way here just to give her a car without any good reason. The fact that not many people actually knew about her true identity also made the situation much more suspicious.
To top it off, Gerald had just asked for her identity card number this morning! Sensing how respectful Mr. Fairwell had treated her cousin earlier, Bea felt that something was definitely up with Gerald.
âNot at all!â replied Gerald as he shook his head. It wasnât a lie either since this was truly the first time both of them had met.
âThen why would he come all the way out here just to hand me a car? Are you sure it isnât because of any of the connections you know?â
Naturally, Bea wasnât looking down on Gerald. However, she knew that his familyâs situation wasnât any better compared to her own. Or thatâs what she thought at least.
âI wonderâ¦â replied Gerald with a faint smile on his face.
Smacking her lips, Bea ended up smiling as well. Somehow, the more she observed him, the more mysterious he felt.
It was around noon when Bea walked out of her room before asking, âSay cousin, the gathering is going to be held tonight. Will you be coming along?â
At the time, Gerald was still thinking of how he was going to visit his grandmother. Hearing Beaâs question, he turned to look at his cousinâwho now had a different set of clothes onâbefore replying, âIs it the one we were talking about earlier?â
Just a while ago, Bea had told Gerald about a tradition the younger generation of the Yalemans usually did when their grandmotherâs birthday was close. A yearly gathering would be held so that they could discuss what birthday gifts to buy for Lady Yaleman.
While that was what they usually agreed on, in the end, all of them just wanted an excuse to go out and have fun.
Though Gerald didnât really have any interest in attending gatherings or parties, he knew that he still needed to get to know his other cousins a little better in order to smoothen the process of resolving the grievances between his mother and grandmother.
Finalizing his thoughts, he then nodded before saying, âAlright, Iâm in!â
A little while later, a group of attractive men and women could be seen sitting inside the most luxurious bar in Yanken. All of them looked to be around the age of twenty.
âHey, hey, have you heard that our country bumpkin of a cousin has returned to Yanken? Heâs currently staying at Beaâs place!â
âWhat? Are you serious? My parents didnât mention anything about this! Still, grandmaâs birthday is approaching soon. Do you think heâs actually come back this time to celebrate her eightieth birthday?
Hasnât she already cut all ties with their family?â
âHah! I think heâs only using the birthday as an excuse! Heâs probably trying his best to worm himself back into our family! After all, once her birthday celebration is over, sheâll begin allocating all the family assets and resources! His return is simply too timely to be a coincidence!â replied one of the boys contemptuously.
âRegardless of his timing, if thatâs what heâs really after, his chances are exceedingly slim. You should have heard grandma scolding Fifth aunt earlier once she found out that our cousin was staying at her place! It was terrible! Grandmaâs anger doesnât seem to have subsided at all!â said another girl.
âSpeaking of which, his name is Gerald, if I recall correctly. From what I heard, at his poorest, he could barely even afford to eat! I remember clearly what grandma had said when she found out about that back then. She had said to let them be before stating that nobody from the family was allowed to get involved with them at all!â
âWell yes, but that was a long time ago! Think about more recent times! Donât you remember that grandma actually asked about how Jessica and Gerald were doing during her birthday celebration last year?â
âShe did! She asked how they were both doing! Though we didnât know what his sister was doing, someone said that the country bumpkin himself was studying in university!â
As everyone continued discussing the matter among themselves, the private roomâs door opened and in stepped a young man accompanied by two girls.
âAh, youâre here, Yura!â