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,

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

panicked and ended up

and Clifton’s eyes opened wide

Especially Queenie.

much did you win?” she

young

Winters had always said Gerald was a nice young man, and he intended for them both to

like a poor

So, Queenie rejected him.

he had won the lottery, she felt a jolt run through her

really did become a wealthy man, would

me, Gerald. How much

jumped to her

laughed, while showing five

Half a million?” Queenie stared

other hand, Mrs. Winters was delighted by the

really won

Just relax. I’ve already paid for

helped Mrs.

anxious, as though a swarm of ants

she do

tone alone, he seemed to have won a

it be

Gosh!

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

The good news was that

Mr. and

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

you, Gerald? You’re

food, he felt a sudden tap on

looked back, he saw a beautiful

with the makeup

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“You’re Morgana Lopez?”

a little

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

hadn’t seen her for three to four years, and all dolled up, she looked really

metamorphosis was pretty

into high school classmates long before

ones that should be working had

saw your 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.

for some teachers to leave

F*ck! Gerald was stunned.

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

guess was that she must have taken the picture after she

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

Fck. That btch…

seem, Gerald still

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

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

admitted here. How

uncle later

Morgana smiled.

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

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

“That’s great!”

some connections with the hospital, but that

to do when students

and those without

It was nothing surprising.

time for Gerald to make

have to order anything. Let me treat you

to the canteen lady, and she soon filled up both of their plates with delicious

meal was sumptuous

seen each other for quite some time

mouth a

much for the food! It looks

two then took

the past 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

merely listened, occasionally inserting praises with

that time, a young male doctor in a white

“Who’s this?”

him here, so I treated him to lunch! Hey Gerald, let me introduce my boyfriend to you. This is Gabriel

Morgana smiled.

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 then,” said

how would I find any time for that? Besides, you don’t mind the cafeteria food, right,

course, I don’t! The food here is pretty good,” Gerald nodded

it was actually alright that things turned out

meal, he

Cameron Laver and the others. They’re back for their break, and it looks like you have to be on

time. Cameron and his group were my best buddies during high school, and now that they’re here on break, I’ve

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left high school, that’s four years now. You’re not going to make me look

you going to get the other directors for a meal to settle this? You know that your

Gabriel laughed bitterly.

did you bring up the matter? I’ve just lost my appetite!

fork onto the table

he had heard, Gerald guessed that Morgana had to be in some sort of

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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 both seeing each other? He made the other intern a full-time doctor and ignored

was so enraged that her fork

tried to console

ate, and he

Morgana Lopez’s entry into the hospital as an

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

father, however, seemed to be

the end, Morgana became the victim

more than challenging to become a permanent doctor her, and if her probation didn’t end

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

was apparent that the director deliberately wanted

become

that things wouldn’t work out in

reason why Morgana wanted to have a night out with Cameron and the

since they were from

a hospital, and his mother

going to have

and awkward as he

finished his

a lot going on here, so don’t take this at

question blandly. It didn’t sound as warm

people were only polite for the first few minutes. When that time was up, their

hard time at work? Don’t worry

couldn’t finish his lunch and just leave like

her a reassuring word or

he could help her, he was more than willing to help

him, the fact that she invited him for a meal, regardless of whether expensive or not, was what

to help

Right, tell me the room number to your uncle’s ward,

“Alright!”

told them the ward

walked out of the cafeteria to

he could pull some strings to help Morgana be a

wasn’t a big

Gerald’s long-term investment plan include free-market industries, but it also included

and educational sectors were also part of that

I wonder if you’re

just as they were about to hang

“Why, what’s wrong?”

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 to greet

the

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

Gerald felt quite bad

feel like going,

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he agreed

finally slept off, Gerald left for

held in Cape Grace Hotel, somewhere around Serene Town

and this time,

Serene Town County would

Micheal arrived first since Gerald had to look after

entrance, ready to enter the

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

formally, and the

Look

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

was none other than

let’s get inside!” said

boy had

of your students?

be playing with y…

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

“Gerald! Stop right there!”

as Gerald was ready to enter the hotel, he heard someone calling

Lewis, what

greeted with

kick

do you even know what this place is? They’re planning a grand event, so what

for his reply, Montana looked as if

didn’t know you had quite the eye for the finer things! Cape Grace Hotel

smirked and nodded

work well. I’ll remember to spare you

patted Gerald’s shoulder. She then grabbed

Hehe…

make you cry, you b*stards!” Gerald laughed and shook his

took a step

dining hall was packed

his hands behind his back, scouring the crowd

he felt his face pelted by a small

person must

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

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

all looked at Gerald

a dummy. Get over here!” Montana

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walked over to

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

are in their uniforms, and he’s the

must be the handyman then. He’ll work wherever there’s work

find a reasonable

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

be shy! It’s a rare chance to dine among so many rich and young CEO

Gerald looked quite handsome and cute, and they tried

Montana rolled her eyes.

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

could not resist

chose to sit with them for a little while. He would then cross over to Zack’s

he was a little annoyed, mostly because

Why?

everything that she asked had him to do, yet he didn’t even get a

ever since they stepped

welcoming party. Instead, he became the ladies’ laughing

certainly didn’t mean he was easy to be

he sat

I can’t believe you sat

again, Montana rudely

women giggle in

Serene Town’s business elite,

on the other hand,

them on

happy, she

Thwack!

back of

get up and pour some wine for Libby and the

the table burst into fits of

remained silent, standing up and pouring

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

spilled the wine directly on Montana’s

was full

Holy sh*t! My

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

Montana was enraged.

party was about to start in a second, and there was no

Gerald looked like a

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

the one who made him do it anyway, so all she could do was

wrong… this is my mistake. I should never have let you sit here from the

for? I’m heading to the toilet. Hurry up and

it would be weirdly unattractive just to go

“Alright!”

He nodded and followed Montana to the

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

was in

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

that moment, a girl came

over to the sink to wash

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Miss Lewis? Why