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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?”

looking at Gerald expectantly. Their eyes were sprinkled

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my grandmother’s. Since I have nothing else to compensate Giya with, I’m giving this to her

if you give it to Giya now? I’m telling

jade dragon bracelet that cost thirty-two thousand dollars, then he could possibly be a low key

girls, Tammy hadn’t felt any contempt

like Gerald suddenly turned out to be a heir richer than

wasn’t the

before this but I do now. I don’t regret anything. Do accept it, Giya,” replied Gerald as he gently pushed the box with the bracelet

with his lie. After all, he

simply stared at

valuable and precious item in Gerald’s family.

touched

for Yacob, steam was erupting from

face severely today since he had

more, it was even more embarrassing since it all happened in the presence of his personal goddess! He felt that he was only going to

Gerald, Yacob got

wanted

to hand Giya the bracelet had

that the longer he stayed, the more awkward

excuse to leave before turning around and descending the stairs

“Hold on, Gerald!”

down the stairs with the bracelet in

“What do you mean by this? This is unacceptable. Why are you giving me the jade bracelet that your grandmother left

at all. Just think of it as compensation for the

bracelet for her. He didn’t even want to think about asking Giya if she

daughter-in-law of the Crawford family!

she had been pursued by countless boys before this. However, very few of them were able to

just because he had given her

time, an indescribable feeling for Gerald had begun to sprout deep

was a very honest and sincere person toward everyone around him. It was rare to find such

well and

understood that it was the

chain of thoughts were broken when Gerald asked, “What did Tammy and the others

said Giya as she looked to the side for a moment before looking back

soon and once school starts again, very few people will continue to stay in the university. I’m afraid that I may not have the opportunity to compensate you again

“Pfft!”

amused Giya. “By any chance, are you the type of person who doesn’t

said Gerald

moment. I’ll return it to you when you’re about to

“Okay!”

thought that the matter had finally been resolved the moment Giya

“Hey! Hey, Gerald!”

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him again. “You know, it’s going to be difficult for you to notify me when you’re actually

add you on WeChat. I’ll definitely let you

know what

of person. After all, Giya would definitely lose face if

simply went along and added Giya on

that narcissistic to believe that such a beautiful goddess

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

to think too much

took the bracelet with her as she walked upstairs again. At

want to take it back?” asked the girls with smiles on their faces as they saw her slowly return

I 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

had been looking at Giya as though he was afraid that she would reject his

this kind of jade bracelet is usually given to a family’s

talking

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

of Gerald? Giya, don’t tell me you’ve…” said Tammy as she acted out

nonsense, then I’m buying three trays of

at that and continued

to the

he sighed before

was planning to go out for lunch with Harper and

WeChat message

are you going to be eating at for

be eating out together. Why?” replied Gerald, slightly surprised

them? I was initially planning to invite you over to lunch. After all,

Gerald scratched the back of his

helped me get rid of that annoying Yacob! Hahaha! He

he’s not a bad person. I do think that he likes you very

Does that mean I have to be

I didn’t mean

useless even if 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

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

very least, he was certain that she

every time he was around her. He was honestly afraid that

about it for some time, he felt that it would

decided not

went downstairs to eat with Harper and the

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

afternoon passed

Giya sent him another

you come? I reserved a good seat for you and I’ve been waiting since half past one for you to

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earlier for my

we can go to the library earlier. Whoever comes first can reserve a seat

something I have to attend to now,

aside after replying to her

In fact, ever since things had gotten better with Mila, Gerald had been deliberately trying to keep his distance from other

exams were over, Gerald and the other students from his department would still have to stay back in school for another three months to deal with their thesis

have left to get

would never see

also knew for a fact that he could never fit in well in Giya’s circle of

his muddled thoughts became clear and he didn’t spend

days just came and went without much of a

afternoon, saying that she had already reserved a seat

time she asked, Gerald simply made up an

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

simply turned those invitations down as well

stopped asking him out. In the next three days, he didn’t hear from

as

doing his own revision every day. He would also

was back

to school after meeting up with Zack. He stopped by the milk tea shop in front of the school as he was planning to get

“Gerald?”

blue, a female voice called

buy milk tea as well.

she would always laugh and tease him whenever she

was giving him now, was one filled

He smiled at Tammy before saying, “I’ll pay for this beautiful girl’s drink

seller with a smile

you to pay for me! Why are you so nosy?!” shouted Tammy in response as she glared

Tammy, what did I do?” asked Gerald,

you’ve done, huh. Don’t you realize how

He knew

minutes earlier every day just so that she could go to the library and reserve a seat for you? When we asked her

that she had already notified

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

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more like a man? I can tell that Giya is into you even though we don’t

Giya had indeed invited him multiple times,

he never knew that she had always

very guilty

know what Giya said about

“What?”

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

“Giya

asked you for lunch at the canteen. She brought some home-cooked food and waited for you there, yet how dare you call

that you never saw Giya as a friend before! If so, why did you give her such a precious jade

she

was because Giya actually saw him as a friend, but he had not really cared about her at all. Even when she was going through a tough time with her family, she

soon, mom. Everything

had not even asked if she

really bad, but at the same time,

Gerald immediately

you want?” Tammy

just want to know which hospital is Giya’s mother in and

to ask? What a

and troublesome sickness. Many doctors could not diagnose it either!” Tammy

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

Gerald remembered something. Now that he had control of the Military Emergency Base, he might

Military Emergency Base was where they kept all the weapons, medical equipment, and even confidential information. According to Mr. Kendall, these were the

a call to

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Crawford. I’m at the military base. What

him around for 24

base help diagnose

best doctors in all fields. They can cure most diseases!

the Provincial People’s Hospital. She’s a student

“Understood, Mr. Crawford!”

was all he could do to help. He was not hoping that Giya would thank

went back to his own hostel to

was begging the doctor at the Provincial People’s Hospital desperately. Beside the man was a young and pretty lady with her eyes filled

we have informed the worlds’ best doctors over to help, but honestly speaking, none of us have seen a disease like this before. Please be rest assured that we will try our best!” The doctor

fell backward, but luckily, Giya was there to hold him. He then sat on the chair

be able

to do with your grandparents anymore. There is no reason for them to help us! I just hope that this isn’t your mother’s destiny… She

to visit Mrs. Quarrington!” A few people came