The Secretly Rich Man

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?”

so there’s nothing to worry about, Mrs. Winters!” replied Gerald, smiling

there was no reason for him to conceal his identity,

panicked and

eyes opened wide the moment

Especially Queenie.

much did you win?” she asked in

young girl like Queenie would ask such direct questions.

said Gerald was a nice young man, and he

would like a

So, Queenie rejected him.

had won the lottery,

really did become a wealthy man, would that mean she missed her

Gerald. How much did you

to

simply laughed, while showing

Half a million?” Queenie stared in

Winters was delighted by the

won half a

it, auntie. Just relax. I’ve already paid for uncle’s

Mrs. Winters sit

anxious, as though a swarm of ants

she do

alone, he seemed to have won a

be five

Gosh!

more she thought about it, the more anxious she became. Thanks to Gerald getting ridiculed a while

hospital. The good news was that his

he first waited for Mr. and Mrs. Winters

headed to the hospital’s cafeteria

you, Gerald? You’re

food, he felt a sudden tap on

looked back, he saw a beautiful girl, all made up and

with the makeup on, Gerald still recognized

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“You’re Morgana Lopez?”

a

She was from the same class in high

was pretty yet

her for three to four years, and all dolled up, she looked really hot

was

mentally prepared to bump into high school classmates long

that should be working

were carrying a

Morgana straightened her hair.

after graduation, it was common for some teachers to leave behind their contacts to

F*ck! Gerald was stunned.

did Montana take a picture of him, and how on earth

guess was that she must have taken the picture

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

Fck. That btch…

as it may seem, Gerald still cursed

in the hospital? Someone you know

not talk quite as much, but now, it seemed she had grown wiser after

admitted here. How

uncle

Morgana smiled.

now. You must be

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

“That’s great!”

connections

to

and those without connections would need

It was nothing surprising.

was time for Gerald to

you to lunch today. Miss,

lady, and she soon filled

meal was

were classmates in high school, and we haven’t seen each other for quite some time

covered her mouth

why would I? Thank you so much for

two then

up, but what she really wanted was to show off a little bit. Nonetheless, she

inserting praises with a few

doctor in a white

“Who’s this?”

let me introduce my boyfriend to you.

Morgana smiled.

proper restaurant meal than

I still have to work this afternoon, so how would I find any time for that?

is pretty good,” Gerald nodded as

actually alright that things turned out

the meal, he listened to Gabriel

have a few more high school classmates coming here tonight? I think it’s Cameron Laver and the others. They’re back for their break, and it looks like you have to

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

I booked Johnsbury

we haven’t seen each ever since we left high school, that’s four years now. You’re not going to make me look too shabby in front of

for a meal to

Gabriel laughed bitterly.

did you bring up the matter? I’ve just lost my appetite! I can’t swallow another bite of

her fork onto the table

Morgana had to be in some

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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

that her fork almost

to

listened as he ate, and he

gist of it was that Morgana Lopez’s entry into the hospital as an

professional and was

be at

the end, Morgana became the victim of the conflict between

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

spot had been given to another intern from the director’s side, but that one seemed to perform way

apparent that the director

become quite upsetting

highly possible that things wouldn’t work out in their

Morgana wanted to have a night out with

were since they were from the

hospital, and

were going to have a discussion

felt uncomfortable and awkward as he

quickly finished

enough? See, I’ve got a lot going on here, so don’t take this

asked the question blandly. It didn’t

only polite for the first few minutes. When that time was up, their real character

hard time

finish his lunch and just

could, however, give her a reassuring

if he could help her, he was more than

much in him, the fact that she invited him for a meal, regardless of

to help

number to your uncle’s ward, and I’ll have Gabriel go over and

“Alright!”

told them

Morgana and Gabriel, he walked out of

if he could pull some strings to help

wasn’t a big

include free-market industries,

were also part

Gerald, I wonder if

asked just as they were

“Why, what’s wrong?”

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

it’s in the evening… Fine, I’ll

feeling in his gut was right, all along. They were indeed there at the

bad for leaving

party, even if he didn’t feel like going, they

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agreed

Winters finally slept off, Gerald left for the

Cape Grace

always been a top priority for the region, and this time, much thought had been put in to

business owners of Serene

since Gerald had to look after

the entrance, ready to enter the

a car pulled up at the parking space. A couple came out of the

woman was dressed elegantly and formally, and the man had a

should’ve left earlier. Look at the

taking hour upon hour to put that makeup on! My dad even called a couple of times to hurry us since Mr. Crawford will be arriving.

none other than Montana and her husband,

let’s get

shoulder and saw that a boy had also entered the hotel. He pointed

that one of

Your eyes must be playing with y… f*ck,

the look of her face, she was seriously taken

“Gerald! Stop right there!”

as Gerald was ready to enter the hotel, he heard someone calling out to him. He looked back, and by incredible coincidence, it was

Lewis, what

with

kick Montana badly on the

us… do you even know what this place is? They’re planning a grand event, so what are you doing here?”

for his reply, Montana looked as

I didn’t know you had quite the eye for the finer things! Cape Grace Hotel will be quite busy tonight,

and

well. I’ll remember to spare you

She then grabbed Jonathan’s hand and went into the

Hehe…

and see, I’m going to make you

step

hall

his back, scouring the crowd for Zack and

felt his face pelted by a small

was that? That person must

a table, covering

young ladies sat next to her, and they all looked like they knew each other

all looked at Gerald

dummy. Get over here!” Montana shouted

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frowned, unhappy, but he walked over to their

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

waiters here are in their uniforms,

be the handyman then. He’ll work wherever there’s work to be done, so he should be a

to find a reasonable

come here, little guy, come to my side. There’s an empty seat beside me. Come sit

It’s a rare chance to dine among so many rich and young CEO today, so you’ve

looked quite handsome and cute, and they

Montana rolled her eyes.

asked you to sit down?!

could not

chose to sit with them for a little while. He would

was a little annoyed, mostly because Montana had

Why?

the sake of their teacher-student relationship, Gerald did everything that she asked had him to do, yet he didn’t

been mocking him ever since they stepped

attend the welcoming party.

didn’t mean he was

he sat

you really are pathetic and gullible, aren’t you? I can’t believe you sat

rudely jeered at

made the women giggle in

business

hand, was just a

them on some occasions,

was so happy, she was even

Thwack!

slapped the back of Gerald’s

wine for Libby and the

the table burst into fits

standing up and pouring everyone a

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

he and spilled the wine

was full

sh*t! My skirt!”

wine??? Do you want to die?! Any idea how

Montana was enraged.

start in a second, and there was no way

looked like a

attended any

who made him do it anyway, so all she could do was hold her tongue and save

I should never have let you sit here from the beginning! If I didn’t, my skirt

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

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

“Alright!”

smirked as he looked at Montana. He

to get me a box of tissue! What the fck am I going to do with just one

in a

universal, and both the men’s and women’s washrooms were located beside

a girl came out

to the sink

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