The Secretly Rich Man

Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 301

The moment that woman walked in, Gerald and everyone else immediately knew who Felicity’s patron was.

Cassandra McGregor!

“Counselor!” As shocked as everyone was, they greeted her warmly nevertheless.

This was a big deal! They’d only known Cassandra as a beauty queen with impossibly high standards, and never any boyfriends.

Who would’ve thought that she’d have something going on with a big-shot like Flynn Lexington?

Even more astounding was the reverence Flynn seemed to have for her.

It was truly befuddling!

Regarding the relationship between Felicity and Cassandra—it all started from that night, when Gerald rescued Cassandra from that newly opened bar.

That time, he’d sent her back with Flynn.

Whilst in the car Cassandra had discovered Gerald’s power bank which was left behind. With that giving her a heads up, she slowly started to realize that it might have been him behind her rescue.

Just as she headed back to get to the bottom of the matter, she ran into Felicity, who freshly came out after her latest recording.

It had startled Felicity too, seeing Cassandra step out from a Rolls Royce. She’d hurried over to ask if anything was the matter, and Cassandra had given her a brief rundown of the recent events. She also subtly mentioned about being the one to see about Mayberry affairs.

Since it was about Gerald, she’d then hurried back to ask about things.

All she got was what Flynn and Gerald had already arranged ahead of time, and it was enough for Cassandra to drop the matter.

However, that wasn’t the end of it.

Some time during last week, Cassandra and Felicity had gone shopping for cosmetics.

They ran into a spot of trouble when some drunken old tycoons sought to have a bit of sport with them. A frightened Cassandra called Flynn immediately, and Flynn had rushed to the scene with a bunch of men to beat up the troublemakers.

What a thrill that had been for Cassandra. What more, it had garnered a new-found admiration from Felicity.

It felt really good to have someone powerful on your side!

And so, when this latest fiasco had happened today, Felicity had obviously called for Cassandra as soon as she could.

That was how things had ended up this way.

Sensing that Jake might yet have realized whom he was dealing with, Flynn leaned in and whispered a few things into his ear.

Color drained out of his face. He finally understood—this lady was not to be harassed by the likes of him!

Cassandra examined Felicity, and her eyes narrowed. “Did someone hit you? And you too, Blondie?”

Unbeknownst to Felicity, Cassandra had secretly been in contact with Ordinary Man. She owed a lot to Felicity for that.

“That’s right, Cassie!” Felicity huffed.

“Blast! Whoever did this… you go get him back!” Cassandra folded her arms.

Slap! Bam!

Felicity stepped up and smacked Jake right across his face. Rage flared in his eyes, but remembering what Flynn had just told him, he didn’t dare make so much as a peep.

As for Blondie, he smashed a beer bottle against the head of his assailant.

It felt good. Ahh, it felt good!

Those university students all thought so too.

There was nothing Jake could do about it either. Even if they broke his jaw and shoved him all his teeth, he’d still be owing them an apology. Even if they smeared a turd all over his shirt, he’d still have to lick it and call it delicious. That was how pathetic the position he was in at the moment.

Satisfied with how the situation had been resolved, Flynn took his leave.

Everything he’d done was for the sake of returning a favor with Gerald Crawford.

Yet he’d completely failed to notice that Gerald was sitting right there in the corner.

“Counselor, you’re so awesome!” everyone cheered enthusiastically. Toasts were raised in her name.

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Even Harper Sullivan joined in the merry-making.

Gerald could hardly stay out of it. “A toast to Cassandra!” he announced, raising a glass.

“Oho, so you were here, Gerald? It’s like you’re always there whenever something’s going on. I didn’t spot you earlier—where were you at?” Although Cassandra still held little regard for Gerald, through sheer force of habit—nevertheless, she was no longer as cold to him as she used to be, considering he’d helped her out before, in his own way.

“Ahaha, are you asking about him, counselor?” Yvonne cut in. “He’s been hiding in that corner the whole time! When Jake burst in here with all his guys, Blondie and the others stood up to them, but Gerald just sat there! Gosh, he’s more helpless than us ladies!”

Earlier, when she’d slipped away, she also happened to pass by where Gerald was seated, and had noticed him there.

“That’s right! Anyway, were you really expecting this guy to be any help in a fight?”

“Now, I’m sure Gerald would have stood along with everyone… it’s just that his knees were too weak from fear, ahahaha!”

Several girls sniggered, their voices filled with mockery.

Cassandra watched as Gerald only shook his head and sighed helplessly. She sipped to his toast.

“I’m going to the washroom!” Deluged with insults, there was no way for Gerald to respond. Certainly, he’d been of no help at all today. His only option was to flee.

“Hahaha, he literally pissed himself!”

“Goodness me… I’d rather die than have a boyfriend like Gerald!”

“Pfft, and what girl would be interested in a guy like him?”

Annoyed, Felicity changed the subject. “Gosh, enough already about that guy! Oh, right—counselor, when I called you earlier this afternoon, you said you wouldn’t be free to hang out. Did you have something else going on?”

“Oh, I had an errand to run, things to buy and stuff. If it wasn’t because Flynn was busy himself as well, I’d have sent him along to watch over you girls. Sadly, that matter really took him a while to settle—in fact, half of Mayberry is in an uproar over it!”

“Oh? What happened?” Everyone’s interest was piqued.

“How come I haven’t seen anything on the news?” someone exclaimed.

“Don’t be stupid. It’s too big to talk about in public. Flynn wouldn’t tell me any details either, but something seems to have happened at Scothow Elementary, and it’s got major players like Zack Lyle and Michael Zeke involved, as well as a bunch of other notable businessmen. They’ve sealed off the road outside the school, cordoned off by nearly a hundred cars!”

“My god!”

“No way!”

Everyone was in disbelief.

Meanwhile, Gerald was just leaving through the door. Overhearing this bit, he shook his head again. He had no clue what that was all about, either.

Some people you don’t care about, but they get something good out of you anyway.

Some people you want to help, but end up harming instead.

It wasn’t yet time to reveal his true status, and Gerald really, really didn’t want that to become public knowledge in any event. Sometimes, this made things rather complicated and difficult.

It seemed that from now on, he ought to keep a low profile, and stay out of matters which didn’t concern him!

He’d just mind his own business, and finish his studies quickly and quietly.

Just then, his handphone rang. It was Queta Smith calling.

He ducked into the washroom and took the call.

“Gerald, are you busy right now?”

“Not at all. What’s up?”

“It’s Yasmin,” Queta whispered. “She said she’s not feeling well again. I just checked her temperature—she’s got a high fever. She needs to go to the hospital!”

Gerald knew that for her to call him directly meant that she really needed his help. She was probably tight on cash at the moment, otherwise she wouldn’t be bringing this matter to him.

He’d have to help Queta find a better job soon. Rather than to give a man a fish… better to teach the man how to fish, right?

Worried for Yasmin, Gerald didn’t dare delay any longer. Leaving with a quick goodbye, he drove over to fetch both girls to the hospital.

It was the middle of the night, but surprisingly there were quite a few people here to see the doctor. Holding Yasmin in his arms, Gerald lined up behind them.

Just as their turn was about to arrive, a woman suddenly stepped in front of him.

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A young woman suddenly cut right in front of them, without a word, displaying not the slightest bit of regard for others.

Gerald was not in the mood for this. “Miss, don’t you find this a little rude?”

The woman ignored him.

“That’s right! My teacher says you can’t cut in a queue!” Yasmin exclaimed with a frown.

“Bah!” The woman turned around and snapped, “So I cut in front of you, so what? What can you do about it? All bark and no bite!”

One could see she was around twenty-one, with a fair complexion and a pretty face—and dressed in such a way as to leave little to the imagination.

However, her stuck-up attitude only pissed Gerald off to look at her.

“You’re the one barking!” At the limits of his patience, he snapped off a harsh reply.

“What did you say to me? Just wait right here—I’ll have somebody cut you down to size!” Shrieking and swearing as though she’d suddenly gone mad, the woman was pulled away by several bystanders.

Finally, she left in a huff.

Well, that came out of nowhere. Brushing it off mind, Gerald got back in line.

“Sir, maybe you shouldn’t have done that. That woman seemed like trouble!” A pretty young nurse whispered this as she was ushering some patients in. “She was here earlier this afternoon to visit one of our patients—someone of note—and she came with a whole train of fancy cars! I wouldn’t underestimate her clout, you know? Hurry on in—and no more trouble!”

Clearly, she’d started it! Well, the nurse meant well… Gerald made no further remark.

“Let’s not fuss over it, Gerald,” Queta agreed. “We’ll just wrap it here and leave immediately!”

So Gerald brought Yasmin in to see the doctor. It turned out to be nothing alarming—just a common cold—and some medicine was prescribed.

Queta was visibly relieved, and they left the hospital together.

As they arrived at the entrance, glossy black cars suddenly rolled up, one after another… at least a dozen in total. A massive group of well-dressed people got out and headed inside.

When she saw the woman who emerged from the car in the middle, Queta quaked with fear. It was that woman who’d cut in line earlier, starting off a spat with Gerald.

Had she really returned to cause trouble for them?

it out

Mr Rye? Is he still in the Intensive Care Unit?” A

He’s suffered terrible bone fractures in all four limbs, and he’s still in the ICU ward—but thankfully

could be behind such savagery? I know… it must

Don’t talk about that here!” the guy snapped at her, causing her to shut her own

easily within sight of them.

recognized that dashing

from that fiasco at the Emperor Karaoke Bar, it

overheard their discussion concerning a ‘Mr Rye’, he finally saw

was most likely the great Damien Rye himself. So that scoundrel had been

that all these people—including that horrendous harpy—were

a rumbling storm of engines,

they were with Jake

wasn’t all of them. More cars continued to follow from

stood to reason. Rye Group, under the Rye family, had long encroached upon

a fierce gang of

Rye was guaranteed to have powerful backers. No matter how hard anyone tried to cover things up, the

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the maiming of Damien Rye, was guaranteed to get

was how Damien himself would spin

Gerald?” Seeing all these powerful people gathering outside the hospital, Queta stood

Gerald smiled wryly. “They’re just here to visit somebody. Never

woman had summoned a

one last look at them, Gerald turned to go. He drove Queta back

Damien Rye, so the latter would probably hesitate to stir

the way, Gerald didn’t forget to bring up that other matter,

interested in changing jobs?” he asked

Mayberry International. It wasn’t out of the cards to just build a kindergarten

Queta replied. “Today, Manager Thornton told me that they might be interested in investing in the kindergarten, and even providing me with training at Sunnydale University! I’ll be

great!”

the thoughtfulness of men is no match for the consideration of

people who were already working a

actually had the same idea before—about getting Queta signed up

agreeable turn of events. Sunnydale was

he promised that whenever he was free, he’d come see

off, he finally returned

been an exhausting day. He fell asleep right

time studying quietly in the library. Summer break would be coming soon—but before that,

10 a.m., Gerald was attempting model questions in

sweet fragrance wafted over

was the smell of a

look, Gerald found a tall girl

as Gerald—research and revision were going on non-stop, and the place was packed to the

had been occupying this spot

to get a

statuesque, with skin as fair as porcelain. Long hair cascaded down to her waist. She

wouldn’t have been her first choice to sit down next to some guy—but it

her since she came in, causing her to feel terribly self-conscious. Gerald meanwhile was fully engrossed in his studies, which afforded her

she gave him a little nod and a smile, then sat down and opened her

one hand, turning the pages with the

went and

hundred times better looking than that

arose from

Meanwhile, inhaling the scent of a woman elicited a great

that it was her own perfume at fault here, the

Gerald, this unfortunate event was

to

Drip. Splat.

on fire—and then blood began to trickle out from it, dripping

needed a tissue, right

that the girl had turned away from him, her head laid upon one

was similar to a sight of a wildfire, blazing

for nothing better than to find a hole

maybe he’d

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a moment longer. Wiping the blood from his nose, he promptly

His life was over.

off: That girl was simply fine as hell! What

average guys weren’t even allowed to

wearing… so intoxicating, his very nose had been

most likely came from

man

fellow? Gah! How did he

his head

had her head turned, and was presently looking out the very same window. She watched him

met—and then she hurriedly dropped

keep staring

shouldn’t be ogling at other chicks like this. Anyways, there would

way

tides of his heart, he realized that

with Queta to meet her for lunch at Sunnydale University, where she’d been taking professional courses the past couple of days.

University, was located in the Mayberry University District—further proof of its equivalent

weren’t located too far apart. It

Queta was

exchanged a few pleasantries upon meeting each

let’s go eat!” Gerald gave

that, Gerald. Let it be my treat today!” Queta suddenly

this, all

to have no friends or family—no one to celebrate my birthday with. Now I have you. You’ve helped me with so

is the cafeteria okay

young heir. Although Queta already knew he

head. “Now I see why you called to ask me out yesterday… So today was your birthday! You should have

need one. Just share

add. Still, it was her birthday—he couldn’t actually allow her to pay today… and if this was really her

to run with Aiden Baker and his lot, he’d often hear

since Gerald had asked to

symphonies greeted them. At this hour of the day, there were already quite

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and Gerald walked in,

scowls from many of the women

Queta Smith? She came here,

or five girls and guys entered as well. As they walked past the table where Gerald and Queta were seated, some of them stopped in their tracks to stare at Queta

Queta blushed as she greeted them, setting her

wore a form-fitting little black dress that only barely covered her

fashions, while

assume that these were Queta’s

teacher training courses at Gerald’s

qualify for other courses.

classes

things there were hoping to find

rest were like Queta—genuinely here to

can’t afford this place, Queta?” Linda hugged her shoulders, grinning at Queta with delight. Clearly, putting Queta down like this made Linda feel like she

of the rich boys had raised the topic in class

had been all for it…but then, after the votes had been cast, the winner turned out to be

for this honor, but Queta had so far

looks. After all, wasn’t it said that the greatest cruelty to inflict upon a woman was

to make

wasn’t oblivious to Linda’s enmity towards her, so she only offered her a simple reply and

heavens, is this your treat? I’m

in. “Ahahaha! Someone has to say it: the two of you are a perfect match! Look at what

two. They’re only some steaks and fruit juice,” one of the guys with them pointed out, shaking his head. “It’s our class beauty Queta’s

Linda couldn’t let

even afford a cake! Looking at the two of them, I’m guessing she had

interrupt you any further. No wonder Queta’s neighbors were talking about how she never eats any dinner—and that even for lunch, all she has

for the moment, Linda harrumphed, folded

Miss Liara’s birthday party afterwards. Isn’t that right, Finn?” Linda made a show of clinging to

eat another bite. A moment later, Gerald saw hot tears winding

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you too,” Queta wept. “I shouldn’t

was her birthday today and she was spending it with her only friend in the world.

once been poor. Whenever his pride had been trampled on

those girls, Gerald

on until the end,

mind it. The day will be over before you know it,” Gerald consoled her. “What you’ve got

if he ought to ask Aiden

Queta nodded vigorously.

something. I’ll be right back!” Gerald

was going to get

order online with a dessert shop on

encountered two dozen young men and women crowding around a girl with sunglasses. They had all gone

them. Perhaps he’d heard that Linda girl mention something about someone’s birthday? That

Whatever.

Surati. It took him another fifteen minutes to secure the cake and

massive crowd of students outside the restaurant. They were peering in through the entrance, with some even taking pictures on their

Something must have happened.

pissed off Miss Liara! Really, now… of

Liara’s birthday today and she doesn’t want to make too big a fuss over it—otherwise, that

did she

before. Sad…she’s quite the beauty. This is

onlookers were all in heated

way through the crowd, and got a

Queta’s hair and holding her down on the

sat imperiously before her, one leg crossed over the

raw, as though

roared. Charging in, he shoved away

it really was the two of you…” The woman in charge here rose to her feet. “I’ve

that she’d opened her mouth to speak, Gerald finally remembered who

the woman he’d quarrelled with,

had connections to

hadn’t recognized her right away because she was made up in a different style

did this have to come

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hospital when you did, let me tell you…otherwise, you would’ve been admitted there that night!” the young woman cackled. “I’ve been searching for the two of you so I can get my revenge—how nice of

punk who was bothering

be someone special and that’s why we couldn’t track them down.

were posturing hopefully for

one of my classmates. Her

what was going on here. One moment they’d been welcoming Miss Liara, and the next,

then, Miss Liara slapped

stupid enough

with excitement, Linda scrambled to tell on the offending