Chapter 693


    Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 693


    “Jasmine? Mindy! Where are you two going?” shouted an old man rather coldly.


    “We’re going out to y, grandpa!”


    “No you aren’t! Both of you, get back here right this instant! These kids are never to leave the house,


    not even a single step! Do I make myself clear?” shouted the old man as he turned to look at a few


    servants.


    “Understood, master!”


    “But… but why, grandpa? Why can the rest of our friends go out to y? Why can’t we do the same?


    We want to go to kindergarten and have fun with our friends!” replied Jasmine who was around the age


    of six then. Despite her young age, she was already starting to question her grandpa’s decisions.


    The only response she received, however, was a tight p across her face!


    That was the first time Jasmine had ever been hit.


    Their grandpa loved them dearly. Apart from the stars and the moon, he would do his best to give them


    anything they pleased. In all honesty, Mindy and Jasmine were blessed with the greatest gift that any


    child could ever hope for.


    However, all that came at a cost. Since birth, they had been forbidden from ever interacting with the


    outside world.


    Once she finally felt the impact of the p, young Jasmine would then break into tears.


    The p would remain fresh in her memory, deterring her from ever leaving the house for a good few


    years. However, the outside world was simply too mystifying and full of wonders. Eventually, her


    curiosity got the better of her.


    She was twelve when she and Mindy finally attempted sneaking out again to have a peek at the world


    beyond their house’spound.


    Their n, however, was discovered by grandpa.


    It was that day when grandpa issued the strictest rule their family had ever seen.


    Despite being only twelve, Jasmine was whipped mercilessly by him! She was whipped so badly that


    by the time her grandpa was done, the skin on her back had split and she was bleeding badly.


    However, that moment was equally punishing for her grandpa as well, the old man almost allowing


    himself to shed tears of grief as he continued whipping his beloved granddaughter.


    “…Grandpa wants to let you go out to y as well… But… But you have to remember who we are! We


    have enemies everywhere! Please understand that what I’m doing is for your own good! Why can’t you


    kids understand that?!”


    To this very day, the scars from that punishment remained on Mindy and Jasmine’s backs, and they


    would forever haunt them, a constant reminder of the shadows of their childhood.


    It was only when Jasmine and Mindy were old enough and had moremon sense regarding how


    the world worked when their grandpa finally allowed them to pursue their education beyond the house’s


    walls. They were finally getting a chance to see the outside world!


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    Of course, there was one golden rule to that. They weren’t allowed to befriend any outsiders.


    Thus, just like many of the other Fendersons, the two girls had an iplete childhood and the


    beginning of their lives were leftpletely stunted.


    This was all the ‘enemy’s’ fault whom their grandpa kept mentioning about.


    Though he kept emphasizing on the dangers their enemy posed, their grandpa never actually told


    either of the girls what was actually going on.


    Being the traditional-minded male he was, he simply assumed that they didn’t need to bother


    themselves with the issue since they were both girls.


    It was because of that that Jasmine felt so bitter about the whole thing.


    Why weren’t they allowed to know? When their childhood had beenpletely taken away from them


    just as much as the previous males in the family? Shouldn’t they have just been allowed to have an


    actual childhood then?


    Her dissatisfaction made her strive to be great in every aspect she could think of. She wanted to


    prove that she was no less worthy than a man!


    Back in the present, Jasmine took in a deep breath before looking at Mindy.


    “That’s quite enough, Mindy… There’s no need for us to look back at the past. After all, we’re in much


    better positions today!”


    “Yeah, yeah, I know Jasmine… I know how you hate the enemy much more than I ever could… Either


    way, we’ll someday make them pay dearly for all the suffering they’ve put us through!” yelled Mindy


    decisively.


    “We definitely will! Though grandpa still isn’t willing to tell us the truth about the enemy, we’ve been


    preparing for that day for a long time now. That day will definitelye soon!” replied Jasmine as she


    patted Mindy on the shoulder.


    The next day, Gerald arrived at his ssroom only to find that Isabelle was the first person he would


    see.


    To be quite honest, she looked pretty decent. It was her temper that put him off the most. However, she


    seemed to be in a rather good mood today, even joking around with a few of her friends.


    The moment she saw Gerald, however, she rolled her eyes before standing up.


    “Ah, Marven and Gerald, what a coincidence! Both of you should have seen the cart filled with bottled


    water on your way up, right? They’re for our ss so both of you should bring them up for us!”


    Hearing that, the rest of their ssmates pursed their lips, trying hard not to smirk.


    Naturally, Gerald was slightly pissed at this. He was well aware that she was trying to pull a prank on


    them.


    Marven himself hardly made any effort to conceal his irritation. “Why only us? There’s no way in hell


    that only the two of us will be able to lift all that up the stairs!”


    “I beg your pardon?”


    “He said, we won’t be able to lift all that up the stairs!” said Gerald as he repeated Marven’s reply.