Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1109
“If it isn’t Zoey Minshall…” said Wagner rather casually as he looked at Gerald.
“It’s best that you don’t get fooled by her pretty looks, Mr. Crawford… Zoey is the young lady of the Minshall family
and she’s known for being both cruel and vicious when dealing with things… You know, I heard that the Minshall
family’s old master’s health has been deteriorating in recent years… It’s no secret among those in Halimark City
that she’s hired people to refine some sort of eternal pellet. I guess that’s why the Minshalls organized the
Enchanted Feast and invited the organizers of the valuable herb auction here in advance. She probably already has
her eyes set on a few herbs!” added Wagner.
“Sounds to me like you’re not on friendly terms with the Minshalls. Are they the most powerful family in Halimark
City?” asked Gerald as he looked back at Wagner before laughing wryly.
Nodding slightly awkwardly, Wagner then replied, “Well, the Yarnes were still the largest family here up till a few
hundred years ago… Now, however, my family has unfortunately fallen to second place in terms of power… Today,
the city’s economic flow is controlled entirely by the Minshall family… Since we’re not being granted access into the
event despite the fact that my family runs a medicine-based business, it’s clear that the Minshalls are deliberately
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇttargeting me! I sincerely apologize for that, Mr. Crawford… I’ll get someone to acquire and send two invitation
cards to us right this instant!”
Gerald simply remained silent after hearing that.
Zoey herself soon walked close enough to stare coldly at both Gerald and Wagner. Though her expression was
frigid, she didn’t say a word to the duo. Instead, led by several security guards, she continued walking into the
venue with several others following behind her. Also notable, was an imposing-looking middle-aged man who
walked beside her the entire time.
Once inside, the security guard from earlier walked over to Zoey before respectfully saying, “Since I didn’t allow
Wagner to enter earlier, he seemed to be particularly angry, miss.”
“You did a very good job, then. I just want him to know that though the Minshalls are a foreign family, we’ve already
established our dominance here in Halimark City. Local rascals like him need to pay attention to their own status.
He of all people should know not to step into the Minshall family’s territory as he wishes. Then again, it’s not like he
can. Besides, my family had previously told him to collect herbs that my grandpa needs within a year’s time. To
think that he didn’t even pay much attention to the request! I’ve already given him enough respect for not
personally teaching him a lesson for that!” replied Zoey calmly.
Lowering her voice slightly, she then added, “Speaking of which… Have you done the thing I told you to?”
“Worry not, miss. Under no circumstances will it fail. We’ll definitely obtain the elixir that we’ve set our eyes on!”
replied the guard coldly.
After a few more people entered the venue, Wagner finally got hold of the invitation cards. It had taken a short
while, but both Gerald and Wagner could now enter.
Inside, Gerald soon found out that all the herbs being auctioned there truly were both ancient and valuable. He also
came to realize that he needed some of them for himself.
Though many others were already making bids for a herb when Gerald and Wagner arrived at the bidding area,
Gerald didn’t take it upon himself to be cordial.
“Seven million dollars!” shouted Gerald.
Naturally, his insane proposal instantly changed the atmosphere in the venue slightly.
As several people took turns staring at the sitting youth who had made that massive bid, one of the seated women
in the room quickly exclaimed in surprise, “…Hmm? Yasmeen, look there! I-isn’t the one who shouted, your
junior?!”
“H-huh? You’re right! Also, did he say seven million dollars earlier? He must’ve just yelled that amount for the heck
of it, right? He can’t truly be that rich, right…?”
“I’m guessing that’s the case! Regardless, how did he even sneak into this place…? From the looks of it, I wonder if
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmhe’s even participated in an auction before… Once you offer a price, you can’t retract it, you know? If nobody
offers a higher price he’s bound to be ruined!”
The ones who had spoken were obviously Yasmeen’s friends, and they were all feeling equally surprised and
helpless by both Gerald’s presence there and also his bidding amount.
After all, the highest price offered up till this point was only around a million dollars. At the rate things were going,
they had assumed that bidding for the current herb would stop once someone offered two million dollars. To think
that Gerald had actually offered seven million dollars!
As the girls continued discussing among themselves, the plump man who had made the two million dollar bid sat
down sensibly. Immediately after doing so, however, he shot a glance at Zoey.
Noticing his gaze, Zoey herself—who was sitting in the front row of the VIP seats—slightly narrowed her beautiful
eyes before gesturing at a security guard who was standing at the side.
Seeing that, the guard—who was none other than the one who had blocked Gerald and Wagner’s path at the door
earlier—immediately headed to where Gerald was seated before coldly saying, “Good evening, gentlemen! Our
sincerest apologies, but we need to check your invitation cards!”
“You’re telling me that among all the people here, you’re only going to check ours? That kind of bullsh*t, don’t you
think, mister?” replied Wagner as he took in a deep breath, now so angry that he was already trembling all over.
“Since you offered such a high bid, I’m just afraid that someone snuck in here to cause trouble! As a result, please
give me your cooperation, gentlemen!”