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?”

I just won the lottery, so there’s nothing to worry about, Mrs. Winters!”

his identity, he simply didn’t know what to tell Mrs.

he panicked and ended up

opened wide the moment they heard

Especially Queenie.

did you win?” she asked in an anxious

thought that it was quite bold that a young girl like Queenie would ask

Gerald was a nice young man, and he

a poor guy like

So, Queenie rejected him.

won the lottery, she felt

If he really did become a wealthy man, would that mean

tell me, Gerald. How much did you

to her

while showing five

million?”

other hand, Mrs. Winters was

won half a

relax. I’ve already paid

helped Mrs. Winters

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

she

he seemed to have won a lot more than just half a

be five

Gosh!

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

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 a

waited for Mr.

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

Gerald?

queueing up for food, he felt

saw a beautiful girl, all made up and

the makeup on, Gerald

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“You’re Morgana Lopez?”

was a

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

their high school years, she was pretty yet looked normal at the

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

was pretty

prepared to bump into high school classmates long before

all, the ones that should be

carrying a duffel

Morgana straightened her hair.

teachers to leave

F*ck! Gerald was stunned.

picture of him, and how on earth did he not

taken the picture after she got off

bring over her luggage while she was holding her phone at that time, so he guessed it

Fck. That btch…

as it may seem, Gerald still cursed

the way, why are you in the hospital? Someone you

had a quick chat with Gerald. Last time, they did not talk quite as much, but now, it seemed she had grown wiser after mingling

How about you? Seeing someone?” Gerald

I’ve got lots of patients here. Say hello to your uncle later for me. I sincerely hope

Morgana smiled.

I understand now. You must be a

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

“That’s great!”

seemed to have some connections with the hospital, but that

a pretty common thing to

them, and those without connections would need

It was nothing surprising.

for Gerald to make

you to lunch today. Miss, two

and she soon filled up both of

was

school, and we haven’t seen each other for quite some

her mouth a

would I? Thank you so much for

two then

two years. It might have seemed like some innocent catching up, but what she really wanted was to show off a little bit. Nonetheless, she was still more comfortable to get along with than

occasionally inserting praises with a few

a young male doctor in a white lab coat walked

“Who’s this?”

this is 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 the one I told you about,

Morgana smiled.

A high school classmate of yours. Wouldn’t it be better to get him a proper restaurant meal than in our cafeteria? You both can catch up properly

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

actually alright that things turned

he

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

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

booked Johnsbury Bistro for

seen each ever since we left high school, that’s four years now. You’re

when are you going to get the other directors for a meal to settle this?

Gabriel laughed bitterly.

the matter? I’ve just lost my appetite!

slammed her fork onto the table in

he had heard, Gerald guessed that Morgana had

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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 seeing each other?

that her fork almost slammed into the

to console

listened as he ate, and he could almost

was that Morgana Lopez’s entry into the hospital as an intern clinician had been arranged by Gabriel’s father, the

was really good at her job, where she was very professional and was very proficient

to be

the victim

to become a permanent doctor her,

had been given to another intern from the director’s side, but

director deliberately wanted to

had become

possible that things wouldn’t work out in

reason why Morgana wanted to have a night out

were since

worked in a hospital, and his mother in the

have a

awkward as he listened

finished his

lot going on

didn’t sound as warm

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

way, Morgana, did you just say you were having a hard time

his lunch and

could, however, give her a reassuring word

thought that if he could help her, he was more than willing to help

Morgana didn’t really see much in him, the fact that she invited him for a meal, regardless of whether expensive or not, was what friendship was all

Gerald sought to

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

“Alright!”

told them the

Gabriel, he walked out of the cafeteria to

seeing if he could pull some strings to help

a big

include free-market industries, but it also included many of

also part of

Gerald, I wonder if

asked just as they were

“Why, what’s wrong?”

fault, I let slip of it when I was drinking, and they

in the evening… Fine, I’ll

feeling in his gut was right, all along. They were

Gerald felt quite bad for leaving

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

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he agreed to

once Mr. Winters finally

Grace Hotel, somewhere around Serene Town

time, much thought had been

owners of Serene Town County would be

and Micheal arrived first since Gerald had to look after

entrance,

a car pulled up at the parking space. A

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

we should’ve left earlier. Look at

it always my fault? You were 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

than Montana and her husband,

squabbling, let’s get inside!” said

over his shoulder and saw that a boy had also

of

be playing with y… f*ck, it

the look of her face,

“Gerald! Stop right there!”

the hotel, he heard someone calling

what

with a

kick Montana badly on the

They’re planning a grand event, so

for his reply, Montana looked as if

I didn’t know you had quite the eye for the finer things! Cape Grace Hotel will be quite busy tonight, so you must’ve smelled your opportunity,

and nodded

work well. I’ll remember to spare you a

shoulder. She then grabbed Jonathan’s hand and

Hehe…

you cry, you b*stards!”

step into the

hall

held his hands behind his back, scouring the crowd for

he felt his face

person

by a table, covering her mouth and giggling

they all looked like they

looked at

standing there like a dummy. Get over here!”

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frowned, unhappy, but he walked

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

in their uniforms, and he’s the only one

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

find

yeah, come here, little guy, come to my side. There’s an empty

cutie, don’t be shy! It’s a rare chance to dine among so many rich and young CEO today, so you’ve got

saw how Gerald looked quite handsome and cute, and they

Montana rolled her eyes.

Can’t you see that they’ve asked you to sit down?! Are you that dumb? Four

could not resist

tonight, so he chose to sit with them for a little

was a little annoyed, mostly because

Why?

teacher-student relationship, Gerald did everything that she asked had him to do, yet he

mocking him ever since they stepped

was supposed to attend the welcoming party. Instead, he

but it certainly didn’t

he sat

you? I can’t believe you sat down after being told to do

rudely jeered

made the women giggle in

Serene Town’s business elite, their

hand, was just a

result, she endlessly flattered them on some occasions,

happy, she

Thwack!

slapped the back of

up and pour some wine for Libby and the others? Think you’re some

burst into

standing up and

Montana’s turn, Gerald deliberately shook the bottle, aggressively pouring its contents without the slightest

and spilled the wine directly

was full of

Holy sh*t! My skirt!” Montana

you want to die?! Any idea how much

Montana was enraged.

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

looked like a

was a brat who had never attended any such events, so he was naturally careless

made him do it anyway, so all she could do

my mistake. 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

be weirdly unattractive just to go the get tissue by herself, she poked Gerald’s head

“Alright!”

he looked at Montana. He nodded and followed Montana to

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

in a blurred

was universal, and both the men’s and women’s

moment, a girl came out of

to walk over to

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Miss Lewis? Why