The Secretly Rich Man

Chapter 2078

Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 2078 “Is that so…? Then you should be able to complete the investigation in half a month, no? If you fail by then, well… Let’s just say that you’ll be ‘voluntarily’ stepping down from your position as head of the assassination department, if you get what I mean. After all, why should the Hanyus feed such a useless person?” retorted Suijin as he pointed at Ryugu.

While it was true that Suijin was well aware that investigating the Westoner would be difficult especially since they had so little information to go with, Ryugu was still the one in charge of the position. If he wasn’t going to do the job, who was? Suijin?

Wiping the sweat off his forehead, Ryugu simply replied, “I… I understand…”

“You better. Regardless, I’m granting you permission to take on Kai’s assassination request on your own. A mere guest should be easy enough to kill, though make sure you’re unnoticed while doing the deed. Needless to say, don’t leave any traces behind either. While you’re there, use that chance to further investigate the Futabas to see if you can find anything else about the Westoner,” said Suijin after thinking for a while.

“Understood… I’ll start preparing myself then,” replied Ryugu with a nod as he turned around and walked off…

Meanwhile, Gerald and Fujiko were still staying in the hotel. Though an entire day had passed, Fujiko hadn’t received any news from her family. Due to that, it was a safe bet that the Kanagawas hadn’t gone over looking for trouble yet, just as Gerald had predicted.

After all, even if Kai did head to the Futaba manor, it wasn’t as if he was going to be able to expose to them what had happened the night before. If word got out, Kai as the youngest son of the Kanagawa family would not only become the laughing stock of the entirety of Japan, but he would also cause his family’s status to plummet.

With that in mind, after thinking about it for a bit, Fujiko who figured that she couldn’t just continue avoiding the issue was prompted to say, “I… I wish to return and explain all that had happened to my father…”

She, for one, believed that if she told the truth, her father would understand and withdraw the marriage contract.

“That’s entirely up to you,” replied Gerald in a casual tone. His only focus was to keep Fujiko safe. Any other decisions were hers to make.

After staring at him for a while, Fujiko added, “…Could you pretend to be my boyfriend?”

Instantly Spurting the tea in his mouth, the wide eyed Gerald then quickly wiped his mouth clean before turning to face Fujiko and asking, “I… I beg your pardon…?”

“Again, it’s just pretend. As for why… Well, though I trust that my father will surely break the marriage contract after I tell him what Kai did to me, I’m not sure how well the other Futabas will take that. After all, without help from the Kanagawas, maintaining our family isn’t going to be an easy task…” explained Fujiko. NôvelDrama.Org (C) content.

The more she thought about it, the more she felt that it was an excellent plan. She, for one, believed that her father wouldn’t be against it. After all, Gerald had saved her several times before. Adding that to the fact that his words had power over the other Futabas, since he was still the head of the family, Fujiko felt that even if there was opposition from the other family members, things wouldn’t end too harshly and they’d eventually go along with the plan…

Gerald himself couldn’t help but clear his throat before awkwardly saying, “That.., L-let me think about it…”

Raising a slight brow, Fujiko then walked up to him before replying, “What else is there to think about? Does having a girlfriend like me aggrieve you? And for the third time, all of this is only going to be pretend. Once matters are resolved, I won’t pester you any further.”