Gerald, who had attempted to escape was blocked from all sides.After that, the car door was opened.A group of bodyguards dressed in black walked out of the car.Their leader was none other than Joel.He was the father of the three young masters of the Long family.“Hahaha! Why if it isn’t Mr. Crawford? Why the hurry? You going somewhere?”A vicious look flashed across Joel’s face.“I heard that you’ve announced your self-imposed exile from the Crawford family today. I couldn’t believe it at first but looking at you right now, Mr. Crawford, it seems like the rumors are true!” Joel said.“You’ve been waiting for this moment for a very long time now, aren’t you Joel? Instead of blabbering on and on about this, why don’t you take me away, as you’ve always wanted to!” Gerald replied with a frown.“Mr. Crawford, if it weren’t for the fact that I had been given strict orders not to take any action against you, I would have started hacking away the moment our eyes met. I would hav
“Boom!”The sound of a violent explosion rocked the city.There was a cloud of smoke at the scene and there was debris everywhere.The light from the fire illuminated the night sky.Several cars exploded simultaneously and started a huge fire within seconds.“Mr. Crawford, are you okay?”Drake protected Gerald as they rolled down the small slope.Drake and Tyson brought Gerald with them as they jumped out of the car during the car crash just now.Whoever that was after them was bat-sh*t insane. “I’m fine, I think!”Gerald shook his head and he felt as though the sky was spinning.“They’re still hot on our asses!” Tyson yelled out at this time.Many bodyguards dressed in black were brandished weapons as they rushed down the small slope from the main road.“There are still sixteen of ‘em left, brother. Let’s deal with eight of them each. Mr. Crawford, start running north of our position! Mr. Lyle is already waiting for you under the hillside in the north. You can leave ever
“Hahaha! I gave up everything when we were back in Salford Province. I asked for a clean slate with you but how did you respond? Arrogantly, haughtily, up on your high horse, you ignored me completely. You’ve hurt me so many times, but do you remember who was the one who remained by your side when you were still considered a pauper back in university? Who was the girl who held your hand stubbornly when you were walking through the campus, being ridiculed by everyone around you? Who was the only person who did not despise your existence back then!?” Slap!Xavia’s eyes were red with tears as she said, “It was me! But what about you? How did you treat me as soon as you gained some wealth and glory? You made me live in such a miserable state like a dog who had to go around begging for food! Even though Felicity was a bitch who had always despised you and looked down on you, you chose to help her when she asked for help! What about me? What happened when I needed help!?” “You were the
Seven days later.At a construction site in a typical small county located in Salford Province.“It is time for the wages to be distributed! You, twenty three dollars! Keep it well!”“You, fourteen dollars!”An overweight foreman with a perfectly-round belly was handing out the daily wages to a few men and women who were in their fifties.Among them stood a young man, who stuck out like a sore thumb.The others received twenty three dollars as their daily wage.However, when it came to the young man’s turn, he only received fourteen dollars.The foreman spat on his fingers as he counted the cash to make sure the amount was right. “Hold on. Haven’t we already agreed on this matter before coming here? You don’t need to pay me twenty three dollars a day, but didn’t we settle on sixteen dollars a day instead?” The young man asked.“Damn it! Didja forget the meal you ate earlier this afternoon!? Two dollars is taken off your pay for yer meal!” “But the lunch we had just now was
When Gerald saw their employees staring in his direction, he was afraid that his identity would be discovered.So, he wanted to leave.“Why are you leaving? Don’t leave! After all, no matter what happened in the past, we’re at least acquaintances!” Raquel grabbed Gerald by his collar.More likely than not, Gerald had really turned into a pauper this time.Hahaha! Raquel felt overjoyed and relieved to see him in such a pathetic state.“Come! Come! I want all of you to take a good look at him! Let me introduce you to this young man, Mr. Gerald Crawford!”Raquel said as she waved her hand at the employees working in the project department.They were all sharply-dressed folks, with all of them sporting creaseless business suits.They had obviously graduated from university not too long ago.They covered their mouths as they giggled at Gerald. “Oh my god! I would kill myself if I was forced to live like this!”“That’s right! But isn’t he being really self-reliant? To think th
Gerald visited Finnley’s house once in the past.It was embarrassing to mention it but back then, Gerald felt that it was a little cumbersome to have Finnley by his side.He wanted Finnley to be able to settle down at home.However, Queta felt that it would be pitiful for Finnley to be left at home alone. Not to mention how fond Finnley was of Gerald, as reflected by how eager he was to follow him around all the time. So, he brought Finnley back to live in the villa with him.What a twist. The only person he could rely on now was Finnley. Gerald ran into the house.He saw a table full of delicacies on the table in the middle of the room.“Uncle Quick? Are you here?” Gerald asked.“Who is it?”At this moment, a middle-aged woman wearing an apron came out from the room next door, holding a steaming-hot dish in her hands.Gerald was taken aback.“I…I am looking for Uncle Quick! Finnley Quick!”The woman looked at Gerald, who reeked of sweat after toiling away the entire day
Finnley’s face looked rosier than compared to when Queta was taking care of him before this.He was carrying a bag of herbs.“I just arrived!” Gerald replied.“Why, grandson? Things sure went tits-up didn’t they?” Finnley asked as he chuckled.“You can say that again!” Gerald replied, “I have nowhere else to go now, so I guess I’ll be relying on you from now on!”“Hahaha! I’ve already asked Maria to wait for you for a few days now! Judging by how you look, you must have suffered a lot in the past few days. Come, let’s go. Maria has already prepared a table full of dishes. She’s prepared it for you! Come in and have a little drink with your gramps!”Finnley said as he patted Gerald on his shoulder.“So, it turns out that the Moldell family had forced you into a dead end. What is wrong with the Crawford family anyway? Don’t they have a lot of money? Did their balls drop off when facing the Moldell family?” The two men started talking over wine and food.Finnley was smoking a ci
“Uncle Quick, what do I need to learn?” Gerald asked.“You have to learn everything that I know. You can slowly take your time. Gerald, your physique is actually not that bad. For the past seven days, I have been picking specific medicinal herbs for you to take a bath in so that you can recoup your strength and vitality. Besides that, I will also perform acupuncture on you. Don’t worry! Under my guidance, it won’t be long before you become a master!”“You’ve been doing that for me for the past seven days?”Gerald was really touched when he heard this sentence.After all, his attitude back when he first met Finnley was not great. To think that the old man was willing to go to such great lengths just to help him. The man was actually concerned about his well being. Finnley was not his biological grandfather, but Gerald felt that he was much closer to him compared to his own grandfather.At this moment, there was nothing Gerald wished for more than to live up to Finnley’s expectati