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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?”

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

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grandmother’s. Since I have nothing else to compensate Giya with,

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

to death just now. If Gerald had actually bought the jade dragon bracelet that cost thirty-two thousand dollars, then he could possibly be a

girls, Tammy hadn’t felt any

been beyond surprising and unbelievable if a pauper like Gerald suddenly

wasn’t

I don’t regret anything. Do accept it, Giya,” replied Gerald as he gently pushed the box with the bracelet in it back

embarrassing thing had already happened, Gerald could only play along with his lie. After all, he couldn’t

for Giya, she simply stared at Gerald

It could even be the most valuable and precious

was touched beyond

was erupting from

since he had been caught completely

since it all happened in the presence of his personal goddess! He felt

glaring daggers at Gerald, Yacob got up

wanted

hand Giya the bracelet had

that the longer he stayed, the more awkward the situation

random excuse to leave before turning around and

“Hold on, Gerald!”

down the stairs with the bracelet in

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

mean anything at all. Just think of it

for him to explain that he had bought a much cheaper bracelet for her. He didn’t even want to think about asking Giya if she could exchange the dragon jade bracelet

to treat it as a mere compensation! This is the most valuable and precious item in your family. Your grandmother left this behind for you! It should only be given to the future daughter-in-law of the Crawford family! You can’t just give a girl something like this and call it a compensation!

was an extremely good-natured goddess and she had been pursued by countless boys before this. However, very few of them were able

had given her the

the same time, an indescribable feeling for Gerald had begun to sprout deep down in

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

and worked hard

finally understood that it was the feeling

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

don’t know,” said Giya as she looked to the side for a moment before looking back at Gerald. “Either way, this is simply too valuable! I refuse

university. I’m afraid that I may not have the opportunity to compensate you again in the future!” replied Gerald with a bitter smile on his

“Pfft!”

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

said Gerald before

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

“Okay!”

been resolved the moment Giya accepted the jade

“Hey! Hey, Gerald!”

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you to notify me when

Well, alright. Let me add you on WeChat. I’ll

what

person. After all, Giya would definitely lose face if he had

simply went along and

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

after adding her on WeChat, he felt that they

his best not to

bracelet with her as she walked upstairs again. At the time, several of the girls were still doubtful about

to take it back?” asked the girls with smiles on their faces as they

See, I guessed correctly! Gerald’s absolutely in love with you, Giya! He’s given you the most precious and valuable thing

hadn’t noticed earlier, but Gerald had been looking at Giya as though he was

of jade bracelet is usually given to a family’s future daughter-in-law!

continued talking among themselves

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

you’ve…” said Tammy as she acted out a look of surprise

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

laughed at that and continued

to the library. When he

he sighed before

planning to go out for lunch with Harper and the

WeChat message from Giya not

you going to be eating at for lunch?”

to my roommates. We’ll be eating out together. Why?” replied Gerald, slightly

to invite

back of

get rid of that annoying Yacob! Hahaha! He must be feeling extremely embarrassed right now. Hopefully

he’s not a bad person. I do think

What are you implying? Does that mean I have to

I didn’t mean

the way, I’ll be at the library later at noon to study. I’ll reserve a seat for you. Why don’t you

He was

certain that she wasn’t interested

he was around her. He was honestly afraid that he would end up falling for

thinking about it for some time, he felt that it would be

he decided not

went downstairs to eat with Harper and the

library once his lunch was over. He simply stayed in his

afternoon passed

sent him another

didn’t you come? I reserved a good seat for you and I’ve been waiting since half past one for you to come.

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too many people in the library earlier for my comfort! I just studied in my

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

have to attend to now, I’ll get back

phone aside after

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

department would still have

most other departments would have left to get their internships during that

never see

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

his muddled thoughts became clear and he didn’t spend time worrying

just came and went without much of a

afternoon, saying that she had already reserved a seat for him in the library and that she was waiting for him to come study with

made up an excuse

inviting him for meals to express her gratitude. Since she knew that he would be uncomfortable if Tammy and the other girls were around, there

turned those invitations down as well with

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

as though

didn’t think too much about it. He simply focused on studying and doing his own revision every day. He would also spend his time

back

with Zack. He stopped by the milk tea shop in front of the school as he was

“Gerald?”

of the blue, a female voice called out to

milk tea as well. Though she looked slightly surprised to see him there, she also

laugh and tease him

giving him now, was one filled with

was ready at that moment. He smiled at Tammy

with a smile

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

I do?” asked Gerald,

how

He knew this was

library and reserve a seat for you? When we asked

bring fruits along saying that she

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, you still

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more like a man? I can tell that Giya is into you even

because Giya had indeed invited him

never knew that she had always been serious about it and

very

know what Giya

“What?”

a jerk! Giya is in trouble and you’re here

was shocked. “Giya is

mom. Her mom has fallen 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 you call it off again! She then received a call from home saying that her

If so, why did you give her such a precious jade

drink was ready, she

really guilty and heartbroken, not because he was in love with her or something, but it was because Giya actually saw him as a friend, but he had not really cared about her at

post about her mother which said ‘Hope you’ll get well soon, mom. Everything will get better! Daddy and I will look for

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

really bad, but at the same time, he did not know what

and Gerald immediately gave chase to catch

you want?” Tammy

Giya’s mother in and what disease does

you bother to ask?

Provincial People’s Hospital. It’s a very rare and troublesome sickness. Many doctors could not diagnose it either!” Tammy said

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 help them

the Military Emergency Base, he might be able to help Giya’s

and even confidential information. According to Mr. Kendall, these were the worlds’ most powerful sources, and maybe, the medical information that they held

immediately gave a

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the military base. What is your

to follow him around for 24 hours, and hence, he had put them

resources at the military base help diagnose unknown diseases?” Gerald

medical department in the military base includes the best doctors in all fields. They can cure most diseases!

a patient whose daughter’s name is Giya in the Provincial People’s Hospital. She’s a student at Mayberry University.

“Understood, Mr. Crawford!”

was not hoping that Giya

to his

help 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

best doctors over to help, but honestly speaking, none of us have seen a disease like this before. Please be

Giya was there to hold him. He

to Yanken? They should be able to help!”

them to help us! I just hope that this isn’t your mother’s

to visit Mrs. Quarrington!”