Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1014
The simultaneously surprised and delighted voice had come from a middle-aged man who stood up as soon as he saw her.

 

“It’s truly been a while, uncle!” replied Xavia with a slight nod.

“Humph! It’s just as they say. When you’re poor, nobody looks for you even if you’re living in a bustling city! When you get rich, however, even the most distant of relatives will come running to meet you, even if you’re living in the middle of a forest! I do wonder if that saying applies to a certain relative of mine who just so happened to hear that my family’s Zion just got promoted!” sneered a woman—seated on one of the couches—before flashing a cold smile as she continued peeling an orange.

Hearing that, several of the other young men and women in the room took turns staring at Xavia contemptuously.

“It’s been so long yet your way of talking never changes, does it, aunt? Now that I think about it, this was also the place where you mocked and embarrassed my mother so much back then, right?” replied Xavia with a smile.

Clearing his throat, the eldest uncle then asked in a concerned tone, “Let’s not talk about the past right now… Regardless, I remember your father falling sick that year… We haven’t contacted each other in so long… How is he doing now?”

“He was cured ages ago,” replied Xavia as she recalled the incident that had taken place around eight years ago.

father had fallen sick. Due to being cheated of his money in the years prior, he didn’t have the money to cure his illness. As a result, Xavia and her mother had gone to the

her mother begged, none of them extended a

their home! It was akin to them chasing away a few

the ground, Xavia had kept that painful memory within

the pain from that incident had been her motivation to try her best at studying. Her goal was to earn her respect so that she wouldn’t ever be looked down upon again. Due to that, she

however, she soon realized that no matter how hard she worked,

adored, both of them ended up being looked down upon by everyone

it anymore. She wanted to

and she had come here to finally achieve a wish of hers which she

I’ll save us all the hassle, right this instant. We don’t have any money!” scoffed

nice clothes now, mom! I’m assuming she’s here to show off! By the looks

which, I remember that it was Second aunt who had thrown that ten-dollar note at my mother while all of you were chasing us out. You called it a ‘compensation’ for the local mountain products, if I recall correctly. Do you remember any of that, Second

aunt then replied, “So what if I did? Are you here to take revenge

honestly came here today to return the ten dollars to you! You know, I swore to myself back then that I’d repay the money by a hundred- no, by ten thousand times the

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