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Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 381

“Sir Herring Jenkins is the head of the county. Who on earth could make him wait at the bus station?”

Montana could not mask her surprise.

Was it that rich dude from the city?

No way. Why would someone as rich as him come here by bus?

“Wait here; I’ll go say hi!”

Montana’s boyfriend straightened his suit and tidied up his hair.

He was ready to go over.

“But Jonathan, will this work? Will Mr. Jenkins pay any attention to you?”

Montana couldn’t help but worry.

“I guess so. After all, he knows my dad too, and I’ve had dinner with him twice.”

Jonathan reassured Montana and headed over to the other side.

Montana, however, didn’t dare go with him. The other side was filled with big shots, and several heads of the Ministry of Education were also present.

As a fellow staff member, of course, Montana didn’t possess the courage to approach them.

As for Jonathan, he went and came back quickly.

While there, he looked very proud, thinking that he had a chance to stand out among the crowd if he just greeted everyone.

But when he came back, he was dejected and his face the color of an eggplant.

“Huh? What happened, Jonathan? Did the mayor ignore you? Ugh, I told you so didn’t I? better not go over where all the big shots are!”

“Mmhmm, it seems like the mayor and the others are indeed waiting for someone’s arrival, someone important. I heard them talking about a Mr. Crawford, the one about to bring a massive change to the entire Serene Town! He’s a big boss, but something isn’t right. If it really is Mr. Crawford, why would he come here by bus?”

Jonathan was confused.

“Hmm, the mayor probably did not tell you the truth. Let’s go now. The few heads from the Ministry of Education are also there,” said Montana in a hurry.

Jonathan simply nodded.

He hoped that Mr. Crawford could speed up his journey as well.

Gerald had been following from behind and heard them mentioning his name. Could they have come here to pick him up, he thought to himself.

But he had already told Zack Lyle not to turn his arrival into some grand event. He simply wanted to return home and get his own stuff sorted out, and he wanted to stay out of it.

Right now, though, it was a bad time for Gerald to go over and ask them.

He pretended that nothing happened.

His hands were full of Montana and Jonathan’s luggage. Her driver stopped in front of them as soon as they exited the Station.

“The heat is killing me! Jon, get the luggage inside, and let’s leave!”

Montana rudely snapped at the driver.

After putting their luggage inside, Jonathan and Montana got into the car, and the driver drove away.

Gerald was left alone at the station with his luggage on the side, looking like an idiot.

He might be just a servant, but the least they could do was to greet him, right?

Inside the car, Jonathan looked at the rear-view mirror and saw Gerald, now standing stupidly at their pickup spot. He felt a little sorry for him.

“Montana, I forgot to greet that classmate of yours. We should’ve at least asked where he was heading and perhaps give him a lift, right?”

“Forget about him. We’re not giving him a lift. He’s just pathetic, and we’re not going to risk soiling our car because of him!”

“Alright then.”

Cursing Montana under his breath, Gerald decided to call home and prepared to leave.

On the way back, he remembered to give Mr. Winters a call.

He wanted to tell them not to make him any food as he would take away something on the way back.

The phone back home rang for quite a while, yet no one picked up.

He called three times until someone finally picked up the phone. A faint, weak voice came on the other side of the line.

“Hello? May I know who you are looking for?”

“Mrs. Winters, it’s Gerald here. May I know where Mr. Winters is?”

“Oh, Gerald? You’re back for your break, huh?”

Mrs. Winters sounded a little surprised.

Back when they were kids, Jessica and Gerald were both raised by Mr. and Mrs. Winters.

It was why the siblings had an incredibly deep affection for the old couple, treating them as their own grandparents.

In the past few years, Jessica was the first to rise to the top. Since Gerald still had to support his poor self, he could not provide Mr. and Mrs.Winters a comfortable life. The only thing he could do was give them financial aid discreetly.

So basically, Mr. Winters and his family still retained their original lives.

After Jessica received news that Gerald was about to have a break, the first thing she thought of was helping Mr. Winters and his family settle down.

Gerald would never forget about him.

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“Ahem, Mr. Winters was hospitalized this afternoon. I’d just come back to pack some clothes when I heard the phone ringing.”

“What? Hospitalized? Which hospital?”

Hearing Mrs. Winters’s gloomy tone, Gerald’s heart thumped in his chest. He hastily asked for the hospital’s location.

Mrs. Winters told him the address.

It happened to be at a hospital in the same county.

Mrs. Winters also happened to arrive at the same time after hitching a ride on one of the county’s bread trucks.

Gerald assisted her down from the truck before rushing to the emergency room in one of the hospital’s buildings.

Mr. Winters had apparently suffered from cardiovascular problems and passed out while having his lunch.

The incident gave her a big scare, and she immediately called for an ambulance. Now, the doctors were still doing all they could to save his life.

“Why are we the only ones paying for his hospital bills? Big brother, he’s our dad… your dad, so you’ll have to chip in too.”

In the emergency room doorway, a woman with textured, caterpillar-like eyebrows was speaking to a couple.

Opposite her were also several couples with young children.

Upon closer inspection, Gerald realized they were Mr. Winters’s two sons and daughters.

Those young children were his grandkids.

After hearing of the incident, they had apparently rushed to the hospital as well.

“My brothers and sisters, what you said wasn’t exactly accurate. You’ve all been living with dad the longest, and I’ve always been out, busy with business; as for the bills, I’m only asking you to settle in advance. Never have I mentioned once that I’ll make you pay for it all, so calm down! At the end of the day, the four of us will split the bill equally!”

The eldest of the bunch had always been out managing his business. He crossed his arms, taking a drag from a cigarette.

“Why should the four of us pay an equal share of the bill? Both of you brothers are the eldest of the family, so it only makes sense that you foot a little more. Sister and I should pay the lesser part. Besides, my daughter just graduated from university this year, and she’s getting an internship soon. I’ll need some money for that!”

The third sister was disgruntled.

Gerald understood that they were somehow fighting over the medical bills.

And when Mrs. Hayward heard the fight brewing among the siblings, she was so angry she almost fainted.

“Can you guys stop arguing for once?! If none of you are going to pay, I’ll pay for it, even if it costs me a kidney. Are you happy now?”

Mrs. Winters stomped her foot in exasperation and frustration.

“Calm down, mom. Didn’t you use up most of your savings to help your grandson start his own business?” quizzed the second eldest son.

“How much are the medical bills?”

Gerald finally spoke up.

“Huh? Gerald is back?”

Only then did the crowd notice Gerald.

“Hmph! Why did you even bother asking? It’s not like you’ve got the money anyway!” a young lady named Queeny Winters snapped coldly. She was the same age as Gerald.

During their childhood, Mr. Winters had always been more fond of Gerald compared to Queeny. As a result, she was dissatisfied. What grandparents would care more for a poor kid rather than their own granddaughter?

“Stop pretending to be something you’re not and start showing us what you can do,” interjected Clifton Winters, the other youngster who had just set up his own enterprise.

Like Queeny, he despised Gerald all the same.

His hate stemmed from Gerald getting good grades since he was a kid, and his grandparents had often compared him to Gerald. As time went by, his jealousy slowly turned into hatred.

As for Gerald, he knew that Queeny and Clifton disliked him since the beginning.

Yet, he did not say anything.

It was then that a nurse approached them.

“May I know when the surgery fee will be paid? The total is 20,000 dollars, and I suppose all of you can afford it, right?”

The nurse droned on with a tone of indifference.

“Listen to me, brother. Settle it now. I’ll give you the money later,” said the eldest brother.

“And why should I listen to you?”

“…”

Soon, the jabs against each other that had supposedly mellowed down boiled up into a heated quarrel all over again.

The second daughter-in-law and the third sister had joined the quarrel. They even brought up past issues, saying something about how the second-daughter-in-law owed money to the third sister.

Then, the entire scene turned chaotic.

Everything was a royal mess.

The nurse didn’t even try hiding the scowl that had grown across her face.

“I’ll pay,” Gerald whispered to the nurse as he shook his head in helplessness.

“You?”

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The nurse led Gerald downstairs to pay at the counter, though she felt somewhat skeptical about him.

What then could be the reason for her doubts?

It was all because of the way Gerald dressed. He didn’t look like one that would have much money on him.

The medical bill came up to 20,000 dollars, almost impossible for the average family to fork out, let alone someone like him.

Gerald proved her wrong, though. He paid the 20,000 dollars for the surgical fee and even settled the accommodation as well.

It was a whopping 30,000 dollars in total!

He paid for everything without even batting an eyelid.

The nurse was stunned, unable to move.

Gerald paid no attention to her and walked back to the hallway.

They were still fighting.

“Everyone, stop fighting, I’ve settled the bills,” said Gerald.

“Huh???”

Only then did the fight die down.

The siblings were stupefied when they heard that.

“You paid for everything? Gerald, it was 20,000 dollars! Where did you get the money from?” asked the eldest brother in astonishment.

“Well, not just 20,000 dollars, but this handsome lad paid 30,000 dollars, including the hospital bills!”

Unbeknownst to Gerald, the nurse had followed him all the way here.

“30,000 dollars?!”

The crowd became even more surprised.

In a worse state were Queenie and Clifton were even more embarrassed, considering how they kept mocking Gerald before this. Now, he had really forked out the money. They felt as if they had been slapped on the face, one hard slap after another.

“The money wasn’t stolen, right?” Clifton asked with a twisted face.

“Yeah, I remember an online news site reporting how someone lost their money! Gerald, did you happen to find that money and not return it?”

“It must have been it! Beware, someone might just call the police on you. That 30,000 dollars might just land you a death sentence!” Clifton warned viciously.

After all, he owned an entire enterprise, and it wasn’t surprising that he knew such things.

It was also precisely these words that scared Mrs. Winters.

“Gerald, where did you get that much money from anyway?”

the lottery, so there’s nothing to worry

was no reason for him to conceal his identity, he simply didn’t know what

and ended up

and Clifton’s eyes opened wide the moment they heard

Especially Queenie.

she

eldest sons, the adults, thought that it was quite bold that a young girl like Queenie

said Gerald was a nice young man, and

would like a

So, Queenie rejected him.

Gerald say that he had won the lottery,

sh*t! If he really did become a wealthy man, would

me, Gerald. How much

jumped to her

simply laughed, while

a million?” Queenie stared

Winters was delighted by

won half

relax.

Mrs. Winters

super anxious, as though

could she

have won a lot more than just

be five

Gosh!

more she thought about it, the more anxious she became. Thanks to Gerald getting ridiculed a while ago, he had chosen to conceal the specific

anywhere, staying by Mr. Winters’ side all the time in the hospital. The good news was that his condition was not serious, and he only needed to stay in the hospital for

first waited for Mr. and Mrs. Winters to finish their

his belly started grumbling, he headed to the hospital’s cafeteria to

you, Gerald?

for food, he felt a sudden tap on his

he saw a beautiful girl, all

makeup on, Gerald still

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“You’re Morgana Lopez?”

a little

from the same class in high school and even representative

she was pretty yet looked normal at the

years, and all dolled up, she looked

metamorphosis was pretty

mentally prepared to bump into high

that should be working had

You were carrying a duffel bag,

Morgana straightened her hair.

for some teachers to leave behind their contacts

F*ck! Gerald was stunned.

Montana take a picture of him, and

was that she must have taken the picture after she

all, she did yell at him to bring over her luggage while she was holding her phone at that time, so he guessed

Fck. That btch…

seem,

you in the hospital? Someone you

quite as much, but now, it seemed she had grown wiser after mingling within

here. How about you?

to your uncle later for me. I sincerely hope

Morgana smiled.

You must be a doctor here, right?”

in a short while, I’ll become a full-time doctor here!” Morgana said with

“That’s great!”

seemed to have some connections with the hospital, but

a pretty common thing to do

would rely on them, and those without connections would need to rely

It was nothing surprising.

time for Gerald to make his

to order anything. Let me treat you to lunch today. Miss, two

lady, and she soon filled up both of

was sumptuous

other for

mouth a little,

you so much for

then took their

like some innocent catching up, but what she

occasionally inserting praises with

a young male doctor in a white lab coat walked towards

“Who’s this?”

friend from high school. I ran into him here, so I treated him to lunch! Hey Gerald, let me introduce my boyfriend to you. This is Gabriel Lyons. He’s the

Morgana smiled.

better to get him a proper restaurant meal than in

have to work this afternoon, so how would I find any time for that? Besides, you don’t mind the cafeteria food,

here is pretty good,” Gerald nodded as he shoved two

Gerald, it was actually alright that things turned out this

meal, he listened

here tonight? I think it’s Cameron Laver and the others. They’re back for their break, and it looks like you have to be on

have to reschedule my shift for a later time. Cameron and his group were my best buddies during high school, and now that they’re here on break, I’ve to treat them as well. Even if I have to take a day off. I haven’t seen them for four years now… Oh, by the way, did

Johnsbury Bistro for

since we left high school, that’s four years now.

the other directors for a meal to settle this? You know that your director is the hospital’s

Gabriel laughed bitterly.

I’ve just lost my appetite! I can’t swallow

slammed her fork onto

Morgana

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did he make the other intern a permanent doctor and not me? It’s just as I’ve said before. He isn’t giving face to your father at all! Doesn’t he know we are both

so enraged that her fork almost

tried to console

and he could

Lopez’s entry into the hospital as an intern clinician had

professional and was very proficient with

father, however, seemed to be

the end, Morgana became the victim of the

more than challenging to become a permanent doctor her, and if

from the director’s side,

apparent that the director deliberately wanted

things had become quite

possible that things

to have a night out with Cameron and the

Cameron and his gang were since they were from the same class in high

hospital, and his mother in the health

short, they were going to have a discussion

felt uncomfortable and awkward as he listened

finished his

you eaten enough? See, I’ve got a lot going on here,

didn’t sound

minutes. When that time was up, their real character would emerge from

time at work?

finish his lunch and just leave

however, give her

help her, he was

fact that she invited him for

Gerald sought to

the room number to your uncle’s ward, and

“Alright!”

them the

of the cafeteria to go

Zack, seeing if he could pull some strings to

a

only did Gerald’s long-term investment plan include free-market industries,

were also part of

Gerald, I

were about to

“Why, what’s wrong?”

had returned for a few days. It was all my fault, I let slip of it when I was drinking, and they even went to the station specifically just to greet you. Now, they’ve set up a welcoming party for you, and they wanted

in the

gut was right, all along. They were indeed there at the station to pick

Gerald felt quite bad

if he didn’t feel like going, they would just keep pestering

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he agreed

Winters finally slept off, Gerald left for

in Cape Grace Hotel, somewhere

this time, much thought had been put

many business owners of Serene Town County

Gerald had to look after

at the entrance, ready

at the parking space. A

was dressed elegantly and formally, and the man had a

we should’ve left earlier. Look at the time now!” complained the

makeup on! My dad even called a couple of times to hurry us since Mr. Crawford

other than Montana and

get

glanced over his shoulder and saw that a boy had also

that one of your students? Is that

playing with y… f*ck, it

and by the look of her face, she

“Gerald! Stop right there!”

hotel, he heard someone calling out to him. He looked

Lewis, what a

with

wanted to kick

place is? They’re planning

his reply, Montana looked as if

had quite the eye for the finer things! Cape Grace Hotel will be

and

work well. I’ll remember to spare you a

shoulder. She then grabbed Jonathan’s hand and went

Hehe…

see, I’m going to make you cry, you b*stards!” Gerald

a step

dining hall was packed

his hands behind his back, scouring the crowd for Zack

he felt his face pelted by

was that? That person must have been really bored,

saw Morgana sitting by a table, covering her mouth and giggling

next to her, and they all

all looked at Gerald and

standing there like a dummy. Get over

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frowned, unhappy, but he walked over

students? He looks pretty good… hey, why isn’t he in a uniform?” said a

look, all the waiters here are in their uniforms, and he’s the

handyman then. He’ll work wherever there’s work to be done,

to find a

side. There’s an empty

It’s a rare chance to dine among so many

how Gerald looked quite

Montana rolled her eyes.

staring at? Can’t you see that they’ve asked you to sit down?! Are you that dumb? Four years of college

Gerald could not resist

was feeling good tonight, so he chose to sit with them for a little while. He would

he was a little annoyed, mostly because Montana had been incessantly abusing him

Why?

did everything that she asked had him to do, yet he didn’t

she had been mocking him ever since they stepped into the

supposed to attend the welcoming party. Instead, he became

preferred to remain low-profile, but it certainly didn’t mean he was easy to be made

sat down

you? I can’t believe

Montana rudely

made the women giggle

spouses of Serene Town’s business elite, their

on the other hand, was

result, she endlessly flattered them on some occasions,

that everyone was so happy, she was

Thwack!

slapped the back of

for Libby and

table burst

up and pouring everyone a glass of

it was Montana’s turn, Gerald deliberately shook the bottle, aggressively pouring its

spilled the wine

her dress was

Holy sh*t! My

do you even know how to pour wine??? Do you want to die?!

Montana was enraged.

there was no way she

Gerald looked like a

never attended any such

one who made him do it anyway, so

mistake. I should never have let you sit here from the

what are you standing there for? I’m heading to the toilet. Hurry up

chatting with some elders, and it would be weirdly unattractive just to go the get tissue

“Alright!”

at Montana. He nodded and followed Montana

a box of tissue! What the fck am I going to do with

was in a

sink was universal, and both the men’s and

moment, a girl

over to the sink to wash

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Lewis? Why