The Secretly Rich Man

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?”

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

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sure you aren’t 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!”

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

other girls, Tammy hadn’t felt any

like Gerald suddenly turned out to be a heir richer

that 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 in it back

Gerald could only play along with his lie. After all,

Giya, she simply stared at Gerald

valuable and precious item in

touched

for Yacob, steam was erupting

had lost face severely today since he had

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

Yacob got up

himself wanted to

hand Giya the bracelet had been completed. He didn’t even want

felt that the longer he stayed, the more

came up with a random excuse to leave before turning around and descending

“Hold on, Gerald!”

running down the

at Gerald, 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 for you? I can’t even begin comparing

Just think of

her. He didn’t even want to think about asking

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

good-natured goddess and she had been pursued by countless boys

course, she wasn’t interested in Gerald just because he had given her the dragon jade bracelet. She simply felt

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

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

and worked

that it was

when Gerald asked, “What did Tammy

the side for a moment before looking back at Gerald. “Either way, this is simply too valuable! I refuse

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 in the future!” replied Gerald with a

“Pfft!”

words really amused Giya. “By any chance, are you the type of person who

said Gerald

return it to you when you’re about to get

“Okay!”

thinking too hard about it, Gerald thought that the matter had finally been resolved the moment Giya accepted the jade

“Hey! Hey, Gerald!”

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

on WeChat. I’ll definitely

know what

He just wasn’t that kind of person. After all, Giya would definitely lose face if he had

and added Giya on his WeChat

believe that

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

not to

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

the girls with smiles on

in love with you, Giya! He’s given you the most precious and valuable thing in his

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

jade bracelet is usually

talking among

I honestly hope that you

don’t tell me you’ve…” said

then I’m buying three trays of buns later

simply laughed at that and continued

couldn’t go back to the

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

lunch with Harper and the

received a WeChat message

going to be eating at for lunch?” she

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

to invite you over to lunch. After all, you’ve

back of

annoying Yacob! Hahaha! He must

I do

mean I have to be his girl? Are you giving us

didn’t mean

be at the library later at noon to study. I’ll reserve a seat for you. Why don’t you come over and study together later? We can be study

screen. He

was certain that she wasn’t interested in

he was around her. He was honestly afraid that he

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

not to reply at

to eat with Harper and

his lunch was

afternoon passed

sent him

and I’ve been waiting since half past one for you

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too many people in the library earlier for my

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

there’s something I have to attend to now,

aside after replying to

better with Mila, Gerald had been deliberately trying to

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

departments would have left to get their

would never see

a fact that he could never

in mind, his muddled thoughts became clear and he didn’t spend time worrying about it any

and went without much of

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

asked, Gerald simply made up an

Since she knew that he would be uncomfortable if Tammy and the other girls were around,

invitations down as well with more

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

seemed as though she

and doing his own revision every day. He would also spend his time chatting with

back

the milk tea shop in front of the school as he was planning to get Harper and the other boys

“Gerald?”

the blue, a female voice called

it was Tammy. It seemed as though she was waiting in line to buy milk tea as well. Though she looked slightly surprised to see him there, she also had a very bitter

she would always laugh and tease him whenever she

was giving him now, was

smiled at Tammy before saying,

seller with a smile on his

no need for that! Who needs you to pay for me! Why are you so nosy?!” shouted Tammy in response as she

did I do?”

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

coughed. He knew

go to the library and reserve a seat for you? When we asked her why, she told us that you would be joining us at the library to study together in the future. But you never came. You just kept

her afternoon study invitations, she would always bring fruits along saying that she had already notified

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

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

had indeed invited him multiple times, but he had

just being nice, but he never knew that she had always been serious about it and had bought food, waiting for him

very guilty toward

what Giya

“What?”

that you’re a nice and honest 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

shocked. “Giya is in

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

never saw Giya as a friend before! If so, why

was ready, she paid and left

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 had waited for him at the canteen, and yet, during these three days, Gerald had

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

had not even asked if

the same time, he did not know what

had not gone far yet, and Gerald immediately gave

want?” Tammy asked

to know which hospital is Giya’s mother in and what disease

bother to ask? What a jerk!”

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

them. If he went, he would not know what to say

that he had control of the Military Emergency Base, he might be able to help Giya’s

Emergency Base was where they kept all the weapons, medical equipment, and even confidential information. According to Mr. Kendall, these were the worlds’ most powerful sources, and maybe, the medical information that they held might be

immediately gave a

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I’m at the military base. What is your

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

the military base help diagnose unknown diseases?” Gerald

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

is Giya in the Provincial People’s Hospital. She’s a student at Mayberry

“Understood, Mr. Crawford!”

to help. He was not hoping that Giya would thank him since he was not

went back to his

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

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

Giya was there to hold him. He

able to

them to help us! I just hope that this isn’t your mother’s destiny… She has been suffering for most of her life

we are here to visit Mrs. Quarrington!” A