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!” replied Gerald, smiling

reason for him to conceal his identity, he simply didn’t know

panicked and

and Clifton’s eyes opened wide the moment

Especially Queenie.

she asked in

a young girl like Queenie would ask such direct questions. She simply couldn’t suppress her

a nice young man, and he intended for them both to be

who would like a poor guy

So, Queenie rejected him.

had won the lottery, she felt

a wealthy

me, Gerald. How much did

jumped to her

simply laughed, while showing five

a million?”

the other hand, Mrs. Winters was delighted by the

You really won half a million

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

Mrs.

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

she

he seemed to have won a lot

it be

Gosh!

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

next two days, Gerald didn’t go anywhere, staying by Mr. Winters’ side all the time in the hospital. The

he first waited for Mr. and Mrs. Winters to finish their

grumbling, he headed to the hospital’s

Gerald? You’re

for food, he felt a sudden tap on his

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

makeup

Novel

“You’re Morgana Lopez?”

was a little

in high school and even representative

school years, she was pretty yet looked

to four years, and all dolled up, she looked really

was

into high school classmates long before

the ones that should be

Montana Lewis in our English class representatives’ group today. You were carrying a

Morgana straightened her hair.

was common for some teachers to leave behind their

F*ck! Gerald was stunned.

and how on earth did he not come

was that she must have taken the picture after she got

while she was holding her phone

Fck. That btch…

as it may seem, Gerald still cursed in

in the

Last time, they did not talk quite as much, but now, it

admitted here. How about you? Seeing someone?”

of patients here. Say hello to your uncle later for me. I sincerely

Morgana smiled.

I understand now. You must be a

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

“That’s great!”

have some connections with the

pretty common thing to do when students

would rely on them, and those without connections

It was nothing surprising.

time for Gerald

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

soon filled up both of

meal was

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

covered her mouth a little,

much for the food! It

two then took

and what she’d been doing for 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 still more comfortable to get along with

inserting praises with

a young male doctor in a

“Who’s this?”

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.

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, right,

here is pretty good,” Gerald nodded as he shoved two big mouthfuls of potatoes down his

was actually alright that

of the meal, he listened to Gabriel and Montana ramble

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

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

Johnsbury Bistro for

since we left high school,

for a meal to settle this? You know that your director is the hospital’s chief, and there’s nothing my father can do about

Gabriel laughed bitterly.

just

fork onto

had heard, Gerald guessed that Morgana had to be

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isn’t giving face to your

fork almost slammed into the

to console

listened as he ate, and he could almost

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 with her

father, however, seemed to be at odds with the

became the victim of the

her, and if her probation didn’t end well, the only obvious

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

director

things had become

highly possible that things wouldn’t work out

why Morgana wanted to have a night out with Cameron

Cameron and his gang were since they were from

a hospital, and his

going to have

awkward as he

quickly finished his

See, I’ve got a lot going on here,

question blandly. It didn’t sound

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

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

lunch and just

could, however, give her

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

tell that Morgana didn’t really see much in him, the fact that she invited him for a meal, regardless of whether

sought to help

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

“Alright!”

told them

of the cafeteria to go look after

time, he called Zack, seeing if he could pull

a big

industries, but it also included many of Serene Town’s business

and educational sectors were also part

I wonder

were about to

“Why, what’s wrong?”

County 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 to greet you. Now, they’ve set up a welcoming

it’s in the evening… Fine, I’ll

along. They were indeed there at the

quite bad for leaving them

party, even if he didn’t feel

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he agreed

once Mr. Winters finally slept off, Gerald left

would be held in Cape Grace

region, and this time,

Serene Town County would

first since Gerald had to look after

the entrance, ready to

the parking space. A couple came out of the

elegantly and formally, and the man had a suit

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

makeup on! My dad even called a couple of times to hurry us since Mr.

none other than Montana and her husband,

get

glanced over his shoulder and saw that a boy had also entered the hotel. He pointed at him

look! Isn’t that one of your

playing with y… f*ck,

look of her

“Gerald! Stop right there!”

to enter the hotel, he heard someone calling out to him.

what

with a

to kick Montana badly on

is? They’re planning a grand event, so

for his reply, Montana looked

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

and nodded

work well. I’ll remember to

then grabbed Jonathan’s hand and went into

Hehe…

you cry, you b*stards!” Gerald laughed

a step into the

dining hall was

his hands behind his back,

he felt his face pelted

was that? That person must have

by a table, covering

young ladies sat next to her, and they all looked

looked at Gerald and laughed

there like a dummy. Get

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he walked over to their table

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

here are in their uniforms, and he’s

there’s work to be done,

to find

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

among so many rich and young CEO today, so you’ve got to appreciate your time

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

Montana rolled her eyes.

are you staring at? Can’t you see that they’ve asked you to sit down?! Are you that dumb? Four years of college for

Gerald could not resist

them for a little while. He would then cross over to Zack’s table

annoyed, mostly because

Why?

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

had been mocking him ever since they

supposed to attend the welcoming party. Instead,

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

sat

aren’t you? I can’t believe you sat

rudely

the women giggle

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

hand, was just a

them on some occasions, hoping she could tag along

was so happy, she was even

Thwack!

back of Gerald’s

wine for Libby and the others? Think

at the table burst into fits

silent, standing up and pouring

deliberately shook the bottle, aggressively pouring its contents without the

spilled

dress was full

Holy sh*t! My

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

Montana was enraged.

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

Gerald looked like a

attended any such events, so

him do it anyway, so all she

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

gosh, what are you standing there for? I’m heading

was at another table chatting with some elders, and it would be weirdly unattractive

“Alright!”

he looked at Montana. He nodded and followed

tissue! What

was in a

the men’s and women’s

girl came out of

happened to walk over to

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Why