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?”

nothing to worry about, Mrs. Winters!”

to conceal his identity, he simply

and

and Clifton’s eyes opened wide the moment

Especially Queenie.

much did you win?” she asked in an

adults, thought that it was quite bold that a young girl like Queenie would ask such direct questions. She simply couldn’t

Gerald was a nice young

a poor guy

So, Queenie rejected him.

heard Gerald say that he had won the lottery, she felt a

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

me, Gerald. How much

jumped to her

laughed, while showing

million?” Queenie

other hand, Mrs. Winters was delighted by the

won half a

Just relax. I’ve already

helped Mrs.

other hand, Queenie felt super anxious, as though a swarm of ants was crawling all

could she

have won a lot

be five

Gosh!

Gerald getting ridiculed a while ago, he had chosen

side all the time in the hospital. The

he first waited for Mr. and Mrs.

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

you, Gerald?

for food, he felt a

he saw a beautiful girl, all made

makeup on, Gerald still recognized

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“You’re Morgana Lopez?”

a little

her. She was from the same class in high school and even representative of the English

was pretty yet

years, and all dolled

metamorphosis was

was mentally prepared to bump into high school classmates

be working had already

were carrying a duffel bag, so I knew you were back.

Morgana straightened her hair.

it was common for some teachers to leave behind their contacts to stay in

F*ck! Gerald was stunned.

Montana take a picture of him, and how on earth did he not come to

she must have taken the picture after she got off

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

Fck. That btch…

as it may seem,

you in the hospital? Someone you know

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

here. How about

your uncle later for me. I sincerely hope

Morgana smiled.

must be a doctor here, right?” Gerald

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

“That’s great!”

have some connections with the hospital,

pretty common thing to do when students were nearing

those without connections would need to

It was nothing surprising.

time for Gerald to

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

canteen lady, and she soon filled up both of their plates

was sumptuous and

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

her mouth a

much for the food!

two then

years. It might have seemed like some innocent catching up, but what she really wanted was to show off a little bit.

inserting praises with

time, a young male doctor in a white

“Who’s this?”

a 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

Morgana smiled.

him a proper restaurant meal than in our cafeteria? You both can

afternoon, so how would I find any time

food here is pretty good,” Gerald nodded as he shoved two big mouthfuls of

it was actually alright that

meal, he

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

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 you

I booked Johnsbury Bistro for

we left high school, that’s four years now. You’re not going to make me look too shabby in front

That’s changed. By the way, when are you going to get the other directors for a meal to settle this? You know that your director is the hospital’s chief, and there’s nothing

Gabriel laughed bitterly.

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

fork onto the table in

that Morgana had

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giving face to your father at all! Doesn’t he know we are both seeing each other? He made the other intern a full-time doctor and

enraged that her fork almost

tried to console

as he ate, and he could almost understand what

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

was very professional and was very proficient with her skills. Many hospital staff

seemed to be at odds with the

became the victim of the conflict

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

director’s side, but that one seemed to perform way

that the director deliberately

things had become

things wouldn’t work out in their

reason why Morgana wanted to have a night out

and his gang were since they were from the

worked in a hospital, and his mother in the health

to have a discussion

uncomfortable and awkward as he listened to their

finished his

lot going on

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

for the first few minutes. When that time was up, their

you were having a hard time at work? Don’t worry too much, and just relax. I believe everything will turn

couldn’t finish his lunch and

her a reassuring word or

that if he could help her, he was

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

to help and

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

“Alright!”

told them

out of the

could pull some strings to

a big deal

include free-market industries, but it also included

also part of that

way, Gerald, I wonder

asked just as they were

“Why, what’s wrong?”

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

it’s in the evening… Fine,

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

bad

welcoming party, even if he didn’t feel like

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agreed

finally slept off,

Grace Hotel, somewhere

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

Serene Town County

Micheal arrived first since Gerald had

the entrance, ready to enter the

the parking space. A couple

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

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

put that makeup on! My dad even called a couple

was none other than Montana and her

squabbling, let’s get

over his shoulder and saw that a boy

look! Isn’t that one of your students? Is that

eyes must be playing with

the look of her face, she was seriously

“Gerald! Stop right there!”

as Gerald was ready to enter the hotel, he heard someone calling out to him. He looked back,

Lewis, what

with

kick

planning

reply, Montana looked as if

the finer things! Cape Grace Hotel will

smirked and nodded

well. I’ll remember to

then grabbed Jonathan’s hand and

Hehe…

make you cry, you b*stards!” Gerald laughed

step into

hall was

his hands behind his back, scouring

felt his face pelted by a small

was that? That person must have been

a

to her, and they all looked like they knew each

at

Get over here!”

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walked

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

here are in their uniforms,

He’ll work wherever there’s work to be done, so

tried to find

There’s

a rare chance to dine among so many rich and young CEO today,

their late twenties, a few women saw how Gerald looked quite handsome and cute, and they

Montana rolled her eyes.

that they’ve asked you to sit down?! Are

could not resist the

a little while. He would then cross over to Zack’s table once he

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

Why?

everything that she asked

she had been mocking him ever since they

attend the welcoming party. Instead, he became

preferred to remain low-profile, but it certainly didn’t

he sat

really are pathetic and gullible, aren’t you? I can’t believe you sat down after being told to

Montana rudely jeered

made the women giggle in

wealthy spouses of Serene Town’s business

other hand, was

result, she endlessly flattered them on some occasions, hoping she could tag

happy, she was even more

Thwack!

the back of

up and pour some wine for Libby

burst into fits of

remained silent, standing up and pouring everyone a glass of

the bottle, aggressively pouring

spilled

was

sh*t! My

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

Montana was enraged.

was about to start in a second, and there was no way she could meet people in this

Gerald looked like

attended any such events, so he was naturally careless and

anyway, so all she could do was hold her tongue and save her

sit here from the beginning! If I didn’t, my

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

be weirdly unattractive just to go the get tissue

“Alright!”

he looked at Montana. He nodded

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

was in a blurred

sink was universal, and both the men’s and women’s washrooms were

that moment, a girl came out

to the sink

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Lewis? Why are