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Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 351

It was at that moment when Gerald finally arrived.

In his hand was his own bracelet which he had bought the day before.

Though Giya had said that breakfast was going to be on her, Gerald had given it some thought while he was on his way there. Since he was planning to leave the girls alone once the bracelet had been handed over to her anyway, he might as well treat them to one final breakfast.

He was prepared to pay the bill no matter what.

However, as he approached their table, he noticed that Yacob was also there. What more, it seemed that Yacob had just given Giya his own bracelet gift.

“Gerald! Over here!”

Giya had not wanted to look at Yacob so she had been staring at the staircase. The moment she saw him, she smiled and waved her hand to call Gerald over.

“Why’s that kid here too?”

The expression on Yacob’s face instantly soured the moment he saw Gerald.

It was a rare occasion for him to be able to spend time together with Giya and the other girls. However, Yacob’s jealousy evaporated the moment he saw how Gerald was dressed.

However, it was still slightly troubling to him since Gerald was obviously getting closer to Giya.

“Of course he’s here! Giya specially invited Gerald here for breakfast today! You’re actually sitting in his seat now, Yacob!” replied Tammy.

“Hold on… What’s that in your hand, Gerald?”

“Well, it’s partly my fault that her bracelet fell out of my hands the day before so I got her a new one!” replied Gerald bluntly.

“Gerald! Didn’t I say you didn’t have to compensate me? You’re spending way too much money for just a jade bracelet! I never blamed you in the first place!”

It was no secret to her that Gerald wasn’t too rich since she overheard conversations about him from time to time.

It was too bad since he was the one who had helped her in the first place. However, now he had spent so much just because of her.

How could she possibly rest easy?

What more, Giya really hadn’t thought much about the bracelet since it wasn’t really worth much to her anyway.

She felt slightly anxious now.

“Hah! How much money would this kid even have to spend in the first place? You’re overthinking it, Giya. He probably bought the gift for a few dollars at the night market!” said Yacob coldly.

“Hahaha! Don’t worry we’re aware of the possibility. How could Gerald ever afford to pay for a seven thousand and five hundred dollar bracelet?” Tammy laughed after saying that.

“Also, tell us the price of the jade bracelet already! We really can’t guess it!” she continued.

“Alright, alright. I’ll just tell you the price then. It’s not too much. It only cost around eighteen thousand dollars!”

While he was speaking, he kept peeking at Giya to see what her reaction was.

However, Giya’s expression remained indifferent.

All the other girls however, were stunned.

“Eight… Eighteen thousand dollars?!” shouted Tammy.

The other girls couldn’t say anything, their mouths wide open in shock.

Even a few other female students who were sitting close by constantly peeked at their table.

The bracelet itself already looked spectacular from every angle and felt like a rare gem.

The price reveal after was simply too outrageous and several girls in the shop ended up looking at Yacob with different expressions on their faces.

“My god, Yacob! You’re really willing to spend for Giya!” said one of the girls enviously.

After all, the man had spent eighteen thousand dollars just to buy a gift! How capable was he in order to afford that without going broke?

Were there any girls who could resist this kind of temptation in the world?

“Do you like it Giya?”

Despite knowing that Giya didn’t like him, even if she had a heart of stone, she’d definitely be moved by his gift this time, right?

Giya didn’t bother to answer his question. Honestly she was starting to get fed up with him.

After getting ignored despite his good intentions, Yacob couldn’t help but feel slightly uncomfortable.

While all this was happening, Gerald was still standing where he initially was with his own jade bracelet in hand.

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“Heh. Hey, your name’s Gerald, right? Why don’t you take out the jade bracelet you bought for Giya and show it to us too?”

In his mind, Yacob thought that Gerald was most definitely the reason why Giya had been ignoring him all this time.

Therefore, he was targeting Gerald now.

“Forget about mine! The jade bracelet which I bought is nowhere near as good as yours. You don’t have to look at it!” said Gerald truthfully.

After all, he had simply bought a jade bracelet which cost seven thousand and five hundred dollars for Giya. It was nowhere near the absurd price of Yacob’s gift.

Besides, if he really wanted to mock Yacob, it’d be easier for Gerald to just slap the boy in the face.

However, Gerald didn’t want to get involved with him or Giya and her friends too much in the future so he abstained for now.

Mila was sincere to him so he wanted to do the same.

Therefore, there was no reason for him to compete with Yacob. Nothing good would ever come of it nor would he gain anything.

“That’s right, Gerald! Don’t be shy, we won’t laugh at you. Show us already!” said Tammy.

Before he could even respond, Tammy had already walked up to Gerald. She grabbed the box from his hand and placed it atop the table.

All the girls were looking forward to it.

Imagine comparing an eighteen thousand dollar jade bracelet to one that just cost a few dollars!

The difference would be like heaven and hell.

Tammy opened the box in one swift movement.

Gerald simply lowered his head, knowing he was about to get ridiculed. After this, he would simply need to look for a reason to excuse himself and leave.

Everything would be settled and he wouldn’t owe Giya anything anymore.

He waited for the mocking to start.

He waited, and waited, and waited.

But it never came. Neither Tammy nor Yacob were mocking him at all.

Peeking up to see what was taking them so long, he saw Tammy staring at his jade bracelet, an extreme look of shock on her face.

“Gerald… this… this bracelet… You bought this jade bracelet?” stuttered Tammy when she finally mustered the strength to speak.

The rest of the girls had still not recovered from the revelation, their mouths left wide open, speechless.

“F*ck! That’s the dragon jade bracelet! I saw this thing online and it sold for about thirty thousand dollars!”

“I’ve heard about it too! Could this just be a high grade imitation jade bracelet? I’d like to believe so but… The color. It just seems too realistic to just be an imitation!”

“What do you mean a high grade imitation? It’s really easy to authenticate it from a fake so imitating it in the first place is impossible!”

“That’s true! Oh my god! Gerald’s jade bracelet is worth thirty-two thousand dollars!”

If the girls had not actually seen and held on to the actual product at that moment, they wouldn’t have believed that statement even if it cost them their lives.

However, there it was. The dragon jade bracelet in their hands.

Gerald was stunned as well and he felt cold sweat begin to drip from his forehead.

F*ck! He had grabbed the wrong box this morning! Even though the two boxes were quite similar, Gerald had marked them with the numbers, seven and thirty-two, to differentiate them.

He made sure to check that he was holding on to the cheaper bracelet’s box before he left with it, so what was the thirty-two thousand dollar dragon jade bracelet doing here?

D*mn it!

Gerald’s heart was beating frantically.

Everyone else was still shocked speechless!

Even the surrounding female student customers had gotten off their seats and gathered around their table by this point.

“Let me see that!” said Giya as she gingerly took the jade bracelet from Tammy’s hands.

After carefully examining it, Giya looked at Gerald with a look of disbelief on her face. “…It’s the real deal. It’s absolutely authentic. Gerald, did you buy this?”

Gerald had no idea how to answer her.

While all this was happening, Yacob’s face had grown to be as red as a tomato. His cheeks were flushed with both surprise and anger. He felt as if he had just been slapped hard on the face!

“H-heh! And here I thought that you were an honest guy. You’re just another one of those pretentious folk, aren’t you? Saying that your own bracelet wasn’t as expensive as mine… You’re doing this on purpose to mock me, aren’t you?”

Even Yacob’s taunts were said in a slightly quivering voice. He couldn’t help but feel extremely anxious at how he utterly lost face today.

“I… didn’t… mean it… I really thought that mine was cheaper than yours… Who could have guessed that it was actually more expensive?”

Those words were true as Gerald had not wanted to compare his bracelet to Yacob’s in the first place.

At that moment, Gerald suddenly recalled that he hadn’t touched the two jade bracelets at all since he had brought them back to the dormitory. Someone must have either accidentally, or deliberately switched them around. He would ask Harper and the boys about it when he got back.

Hearing Gerald’s honest reply, Yacob felt like he had received a punch in the gut this time. He was beyond embarrassed at this point.

“Hurry up and answer us Gerald! Did you buy this jade bracelet?”

were looking at Gerald expectantly. Their eyes were sprinkled with both admiration and excitement at

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nothing else to

to Giya now? I’m telling you seriously that it’s still not too late for you to regret it now!” said Tammy as

d*mn! She was almost scared to death just now. If Gerald had actually bought the jade dragon bracelet that cost thirty-two thousand dollars, then he could possibly

most other girls, Tammy hadn’t felt any

and unbelievable if a pauper like Gerald suddenly turned out to be a heir richer than all of them there could

wasn’t

I don’t regret anything. Do accept it, Giya,”

happened, Gerald could only play along with his lie.

simply stared at Gerald with her eyes wide

precious item in Gerald’s family. But

touched beyond

steam was erupting from his

lost face severely today since he had been

it all happened in the presence of his personal goddess! He felt that he was only going to further bring shame to himself if

daggers at Gerald, Yacob got up and huffed before leaving

himself wanted

his main goal to hand Giya the bracelet had

the longer he stayed, the more awkward the situation would

excuse to leave before turning around and descending the stairs

“Hold on, Gerald!”

him, running down the stairs with the bracelet in

before saying, “What do you mean by this? This is unacceptable. Why are you giving me the jade bracelet that your grandmother left behind for you? I

Just think of it as compensation for the

explain that he had bought a much cheaper bracelet for her. He didn’t even want to think about asking Giya

future daughter-in-law of the Crawford family! You can’t just give a girl something like this and call it a compensation! Do you even know what

countless boys before this. However, very few

Gerald just because he had

an indescribable feeling for Gerald had begun to

that he was a very honest and sincere person toward everyone around him. It

well and worked hard

that it was the feeling of

were broken when Gerald asked, “What did Tammy and the

looked to the side for a moment before looking back at

insist that you do. After all, we’ll be graduating soon and once school starts again, very few people will continue to stay in the university. I’m afraid that I may not

“Pfft!”

Giya. “By any chance, are you the type of person who doesn’t like owing others favors,

am!” said Gerald

to this jade bracelet for the moment. I’ll return it to you when you’re about to get married in the future then!” replied Giya with a

“Okay!”

Gerald thought that the matter had finally been resolved the moment Giya accepted the jade bracelet. Therefore,

“Hey! Hey, Gerald!”

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for you to notify me when you’re actually getting married. Why don’t we

alright. Let me add you on WeChat. I’ll definitely let you

know what

turn around to leave. He just wasn’t that kind of person. After all, Giya would definitely

simply went along and added

course, Gerald wasn’t that narcissistic to believe that such a beautiful goddess would

after adding her on WeChat, he felt that they wouldn’t be talking

not to

walked upstairs

girls with smiles on their

guessed correctly! Gerald’s absolutely in love with you, Giya! He’s given you the most precious and valuable thing in his family! That alone is enough to explain everything!” said

probably hadn’t noticed earlier, but Gerald had been looking at Giya as though he was afraid that she would reject his

of you should know that this kind of jade bracelet is usually given to a family’s

continued talking among themselves in

you guys are imagining him to be like at all. He’s not a cunning or scheming person. I honestly

Giya, don’t tell me you’ve…” said Tammy as she acted out a look of surprise

you spout any more nonsense, then I’m buying three trays of buns later

laughed at

hand, couldn’t go back to the library. When he arrived there, it was already

else to go, he sighed before returning to his dormitory to study

for lunch with Harper and the rest at noon

received a WeChat message from Giya not too

Gerald, which cafeteria are you going to be

probably leaving the decision to my roommates. We’ll be eating out together. Why?” replied

invite you over to lunch. After all,

the back of his head,

carried me to the infirmary the other day, and today, you helped me get rid of that annoying Yacob! Hahaha! He must be feeling extremely embarrassed right now. Hopefully he’ll leave me

bad person. I do think that he likes you very

that mean I have to

didn’t mean it

you did. I’m unwilling to be with someone that I have no feelings for anyway! By the way, I’ll be at the library later at noon to study.

his phone’s screen. He was unsure of how to

he was certain that she wasn’t

help but feel slightly awkward every time he was around her. He was honestly afraid

thinking about it for some time, he felt that it would be better if he stopped doing

decided not

eat with

go to the library once his lunch was over. He simply stayed in his dormitory

passed by

sent

I’ve been waiting since

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the library earlier for my comfort! I just studied in my dormitory!”

I see! Well, from now on, we can go to the library earlier. Whoever comes

to attend to now, I’ll get back to you

threw his cell phone aside after replying to

better with Mila, Gerald had been deliberately trying to keep his distance from other

would still have to stay back in school for another three months

Giya’s and most other departments would have left to get

would never see

that he could never fit in well

thoughts became clear and he didn’t spend time worrying about it any

and went without much

she had already reserved a seat for him in the library and that she was waiting for him to come

simply made up an excuse to

express her gratitude. Since she knew that he would be uncomfortable if Tammy and the other girls were around, there was even a time when she asked if he wanted to eat

invitations down as

In the next three days, he didn’t hear from her at

seemed as though

much about it. He simply focused on studying and doing his own revision every day. He would also spend his time chatting with Mila about her recent

back

school after meeting up with Zack. He stopped by the milk tea shop in front of the school as

“Gerald?”

blue, a female voice called out

was waiting in line to buy milk tea

past, she would always laugh and

look she was giving him now,

His milk tea was ready at that moment. He smiled at Tammy before saying, “I’ll pay for

the seller with

need for that! Who needs you to pay for me! Why are you so nosy?!”

Tammy, what did I do?” asked Gerald,

don’t even know what you’ve done, huh. Don’t you realize how many times you’ve already

knew this

would wake twenty minutes earlier every day just so that she could go to the library and reserve a seat for you? When we asked her why, she told us that you would be joining

would always bring fruits along saying that

two days in a row! Don’t even talk about the times Giya tried inviting you out for meals. She was so afraid that you just weren’t used to eating out, that she even ordered and booked some food for you from the cafeteria! She just wanted to have lunch with you and she didn’t even allow us to join her since she was afraid that we would tease you too much. Even then,

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Why can’t you be more like a man? I can tell that Giya is

to her, because Giya had indeed invited him

knew that she had always been serious

felt very guilty

know what

“What?”

guy. She also thinks that you’re quite cute, and she would really love to be friends with you. However, who knew that you were just a jerk! Giya is in trouble and you’re here buying drinks for pretty girls! You don’t even care one bit about Giya at all. She was so wrong

“Giya is in

very ill. It was that day when she asked you for lunch at the canteen. She brought some home-cooked food and waited for you there, yet how dare

a friend before! If so, why did you give her such a

ready, she paid and

he had not really cared about her at all. Even when she was going through a tough time with her family, she had waited for him at the canteen, and yet,

opened up his social media and saw Giya’s post about her mother which said ‘Hope you’ll get well soon, mom. Everything will get better! Daddy and I will look for the

three days ago, and Gerald had not even asked if she was doing

but at the same time,

not gone far yet, and Gerald immediately gave

you want?” Tammy

want to know which hospital is Giya’s mother in and what disease does she have?”

ask? What a jerk!” Tammy scolded

in the Provincial People’s Hospital. It’s a very rare and troublesome sickness. Many doctors

was still contemplating whether or not he should visit them. If he went, he would not know what to say to them, and he could not

had control of the Military Emergency Base, he

confidential information. According to Mr. Kendall, these were the worlds’ most powerful sources, and

immediately gave a call

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I’m at the military base. What is

become Gerald’s bodyguards, but they didn’t need to follow him around for 24 hours, and hence, he had put

base help diagnose

includes the best doctors in all fields. They can cure

People’s Hospital. She’s a student at

“Understood, Mr. Crawford!”

up the phone. That was all he could do to help. He was not hoping

he went back to

my wife! No matter how much it costs, I’ll be willing to pay!” A middle-aged man was begging the doctor at the Provincial People’s Hospital desperately. Beside the man was a young and pretty lady with her eyes filled with

of us have seen a disease like this before. Please be rest assured that we will

to hold

be able to help!” Giya was heartbroken to

no reason for them to help us! I just hope that this isn’t your mother’s destiny… She has been suffering for most of her life with

Qarrington, Giya, we are here to visit Mrs. Quarrington!” A few people