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Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1021

“It’s me, Gerald!”

Before Gerald could even say anything, the door to his room was pushed open and Haven popped her head in

before entering.

“Didn’t you head back to your room to rest, Haven? Why are you here again?” asked Gerald with a resigned smile

on his face.

Haven had immediately looked for him the moment he returned to the manor, intent on finding out how he was so

powerful.

Not seeing any reason to hide anything from her, Gerald had earlier chatted with her for a while before sending her

off.

He truly hadn’t expected to meet her again so soon.

“Well, the more I thought about it back in my room, the more I felt that something just wasn’t right! Humph! You’re

not being a very good friend at all! Have you already forgotten that we had agreed to be friends back when we

were still on the train? It took me a moment to realize, but you never came looking for me in the end! How do you

plan on explaining yourself?” said Haven as she took a seat.

“Haha… Guilty as charged!” replied Gerald with a wry smile on his face.

Staring at him for a while, Haven then smiled sweetly before asking, “Then answer me honestly. Do you truly treat

me as a friend?”

“Of course I do!”

“Great! So… Could you please teach me how to throw daggers? I want to learn how to do that too!”

“What kind of society are we even living in now? Why would you even want to learn a skill that could be used to

kill?”

“Well, it’s because by this point, I’ve already encountered several powerful and skillful people who have abilities

that easily surpass the limits of ordinary people! I want to be like them too!”

“You’ll have your chance in the future… Fine, why don’t we do this? I’ll teach you a trick or two tomorrow under the

condition that you’re fully energetic to learn them. In order for you to achieve that, you’d better leave now and get

some well-deserved rest!” replied Gerald as he smiled.

“Deal! Remember to keep to your word, or you can’t call yourself a man anymore! Well, I’ll be taking my leave

first!” said Haven before skipping happily toward the door to leave.

As soon as she opened the door, however, she immediately said in a surprised tone, “Sister? Why are you here?”

“So you were as well, Haven! I’ve come to discuss some things with Mr. Crawford, so run along first!”

Hearing that, Gerald realized that it was Xareni’s turn to meet him. Haven herself was too busy daydreaming about

learning new skills tomorrow so she simply left without thinking too much about her sister’s motive for being there.

“And here I was worrying that you’d already be asleep by now, Mr. Crawford! After all, it is pretty late now,” said

Xareni as she walked in with a smile.

Looking at her briefly, Gerald then asked, “Is there anything else you’d like to say?”

Well aware that she was a person who enjoyed scheming, Gerald didn’t really have a good impression of Xareni.

“Indeed! You know, I heard from my father that you’re here in the Logan Province because you wish to look for holy

blood within the Everdare Forest, Mr. Crawford. Perhaps our family could help you with the matter since we’re

already well acquainted by this point. Also, while this may feel out of topic, what are your plans in the future, sir?”

asked Xareni.

Since Gerald had already proved his strength, Xareni herself no longer had any traces of contempt in her eyes.

“I’d very much prefer if you stopped beating around the bush. If you haven’t noticed, I’m ready to retire for the

night!” replied Gerald casually.

“Alright, so here’s the thing, Mr. Crawford. The Lovewell family is willing to treat you as an honorable guest, just as

we treat Mr. Merrett. If you join us, then all your descendants will also receive the same benefits as you will! What

do you think of that, sir?”

It was obvious by now that Xareni had been sent over by her father to pitch the idea to Gerald. Though she looked

to only be around the age of twenty-five, she was extremely witty and smart, making her a master at negotiating.

Even if she were to face the most experienced businessmen in the world of business, seven out of eight of them

wouldn’t be able to outwit her.

Regardless, after seeing how casually Gerald dressed, she was certain that he wouldn’t be able to resist the

temptation of money and women.

“Are you trying to hire me to work for the Lovewells?” asked Gerald.

“That’s right! I honestly see absolutely no reason for you to turn down our offer, Mr. Crawford. After all, you’ll be

able to live a luxurious and extravagant life if you agree, and you’ll also be respected by everyone!” said Xareni as

she squinted her eyes slightly, feeling that it was going to be a piece of cake to get Gerald to join them.

“Who even are the Lovewells to want to hire me?” replied Gerald casually.

Xareni was instantly startled upon hearing that statement.

“Look, I get where you’re coming from, but I’ll say right now that anything you try to say beyond this point will be

useless. Just bring me the Book of Beasts tomorrow so I can have a look through it. I’ll return it to your family once

I’m done reading it. Now if there isn’t anything else, I’d like to get some rest!” added Gerald rather

unceremoniously.

‘This man really doesn’t know what’s good or bad for himself!’ Xareni thought to herself angrily.

“Well, while the Lovewells may not mean anything to you, I wonder if you’ve heard about the Moldells from the

Logan Province…?”

As soon as she said that, Xareni took a peek at Gerald’s face with her beautiful eyes. She wanted to see how

horrified he was since she knew that the more frightened he was of the news, the easier it would be for her to talk

to him.

To her dismay, Gerald retained his indifferent expression as he said, “The Moldells? Who even are they?”