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?”

lottery, so there’s nothing to

him to conceal his

he panicked and ended

Clifton’s eyes opened wide

Especially Queenie.

win?” she asked in an anxious

sons, the adults, thought that it was quite bold that a young

was a nice young man, and he intended for them

would like a

So, Queenie rejected him.

had won the lottery,

really did become a wealthy man, would that mean

me, Gerald. How

jumped to

simply laughed, while

a million?”

hand, Mrs. Winters was delighted by

really won half

worry about it, auntie. Just relax. I’ve already paid

Mrs. Winters

though a swarm of ants was crawling

she

seemed to have won a lot more than just

be

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 value and make them

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

Mr. and Mrs. Winters

belly started grumbling, he headed to the hospital’s cafeteria to get himself something

you, Gerald? You’re

he was queueing up for food, he felt a

he looked back, he saw a beautiful girl, all

even with the makeup on, Gerald still recognized

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“You’re Morgana Lopez?”

was a little

course, he knew her. She was from the same class in high school and even representative of the English class. Her name was

was pretty yet looked normal at the

he hadn’t seen her for three to four years, and

was pretty

into high school classmates long before he

should be working had

picture taken by Montana Lewis in our English class representatives’ group today. You were carrying a duffel bag, so I knew you were back. I didn’t

Morgana straightened her hair.

some teachers to leave

F*ck! Gerald was stunned.

a picture of him, and how on earth

have taken

was holding her phone at that time, so he guessed it must have

Fck. That btch…

may seem, Gerald still

are you in the hospital? Someone you know

had a quick chat with Gerald. Last time, they did not talk quite as much,

here. How about you? Seeing

your uncle later for me.

Morgana smiled.

I understand now. You must be a doctor here, right?”

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

“That’s great!”

seemed to have some connections with the

pretty common thing to do when students were

those without connections would

It was nothing surprising.

Gerald to

treat you to lunch today. Miss, two servings

hollered to the canteen lady, and she soon filled up both of their

was

high school, and we haven’t seen each other for quite some time now, so

mouth

so much for the food! It looks

two then took

up, but what she really wanted was to show off a little bit. Nonetheless, she was still more comfortable to get along with than

inserting praises with a

young male doctor in

“Who’s this?”

him here, so I treated him to lunch! Hey Gerald, let me introduce my boyfriend to you. This is Gabriel Lyons. He’s the one I told

Morgana smiled.

to get him a proper restaurant meal than

I find any time for that? Besides, you don’t mind the

don’t! The food here is pretty good,” Gerald nodded as he shoved two big mouthfuls of potatoes

Gerald, it was actually alright that

the meal, he listened to

it’s Cameron Laver and the others. They’re back for their break, and it

I guess I 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

booked Johnsbury Bistro

we left high school, that’s four years now. You’re not going

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

Gabriel laughed bitterly.

matter? I’ve just lost my appetite! I can’t

her fork onto the table in

Morgana had to be in

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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

her fork almost slammed into

to console

listened as he ate, and he could almost understand what

as an intern clinician had been arranged by Gabriel’s father, the hospital’s

Morgana was really good at her job, where she was very professional and was very proficient with her skills.

father, however, seemed to be at

the end, Morgana became the victim of

a permanent doctor her, and if her probation didn’t end well, the only obvious choice was

to another intern from the director’s side, but that

apparent that the director deliberately

become quite

possible that things wouldn’t

wanted to have a night out with Cameron and

knew who Cameron and his gang were since they were

dad worked in a hospital, and his mother in the health

going to have

as he

quickly finished his

lot going on here, so don’t take

the question blandly. It didn’t sound as warm as it

days, most people were only polite for the first few minutes. When that time was up, their real character would emerge

did you just say you were having a hard time at

finish his lunch

give her a reassuring

could help her, he was more than willing to help

the fact that she invited him for a meal, regardless of whether expensive or

to

to your uncle’s

“Alright!”

them the

Gabriel, he walked out of the cafeteria to

time, he called Zack, seeing if he could pull some

wasn’t a

long-term investment plan include free-market industries, but

sectors were also part

the way, Gerald, I wonder

were about to hang up

“Why, what’s wrong?”

knew you 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

it’s in the

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

Gerald felt quite bad for

he didn’t feel like going, they would

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agreed

Winters finally slept off, Gerald left for the

would be held in Cape Grace Hotel, somewhere

priority for the region, and this time,

business owners of Serene Town County

Gerald had to

stood at the entrance,

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

dressed elegantly and formally, and

should’ve left earlier. Look at the

the one 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. It’ll

was none other than Montana and her husband,

squabbling, let’s get inside!”

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

of

eyes must be playing with y… f*ck, it is

and by the look of her face, she was seriously taken aback

“Gerald! Stop right there!”

someone calling out to him. He looked back, and by incredible

Lewis, what a

greeted with

wanted to kick Montana badly on

place is? They’re planning a grand event, so what are you doing here?” asked

reply, Montana looked as if

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

smirked and nodded

remember to spare you

Gerald’s shoulder. She then grabbed Jonathan’s hand and went

Hehe…

you

took a step into

hall was

back, scouring the crowd for

his face pelted

was that? That person must have

saw Morgana sitting by a table, covering her mouth

young ladies sat next to her, and they all looked

at

a dummy. Get over here!” Montana

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walked

is this one of your students? He looks pretty good… hey, why isn’t he in

waiters here are in their uniforms, and

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

tried to find a

come to my side. There’s an empty seat beside me. Come sit and

chance to dine among so many rich and young

women saw how Gerald looked quite handsome and cute, and they tried to

Montana rolled her eyes.

that they’ve asked you to sit

could not

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

mostly because

Why?

that she asked had him to do, yet

been mocking him ever since

attend the welcoming party.

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

sat

you? I can’t

again, Montana rudely jeered at

the women

Serene Town’s business elite, their husbands’ moguls involved

other hand, was

them on some occasions, hoping

everyone was so happy,

Thwack!

the back

you get up and pour some wine for Libby and

burst into fits

and pouring everyone

Montana’s turn, Gerald deliberately shook the bottle,

spilled

her dress was full of

sh*t! My skirt!”

Do you want to die?! Any idea how much I paid

Montana was enraged.

party was about to start in a second, and there

looked like a

attended any such events, so he

him do it anyway, so all she could do was

was wrong… this is my mistake. I should never have let you sit here from the beginning! If I didn’t, my skirt wouldn’t

standing there for? I’m heading to the toilet. Hurry up and get me some

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

“Alright!”

He nodded and followed Montana to the

box of tissue! What the fck am I

in

and both the men’s and women’s washrooms were located

a girl

over to

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Lewis? Why are