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?”

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

him to conceal his identity, he simply

and ended up

eyes opened wide the moment

Especially Queenie.

much did you win?” she asked in an anxious

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

said Gerald was a nice young man, and he intended for

who would like a

So, Queenie rejected him.

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

become a wealthy man, would that mean she missed

How much did

to

while showing five

million?” Queenie stared in

other hand, Mrs. Winters

really won half a

about it, auntie. Just relax.

helped Mrs. Winters sit

anxious, as though

she

tone alone, he seemed to have won a lot

it be five

Gosh!

anxious she became. Thanks to Gerald getting ridiculed a while ago, he had chosen to conceal the specific

anywhere, staying by Mr. Winters’ side all the time in the hospital. The good news was that

Mr. and Mrs. Winters

grumbling, he headed to the hospital’s cafeteria

you, Gerald? You’re

up for food, he felt a sudden tap on

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

with the makeup on, Gerald still

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“You’re Morgana Lopez?”

a little

same class in high

years, she was pretty yet looked normal at

years, and all dolled up, she looked really hot

was

prepared to bump into high school

the ones that should be working had already gone

You were carrying a duffel bag, so I knew you were back. I didn’t expect to meet you here… what a

Morgana straightened her hair.

for some teachers to leave behind their contacts to stay in touch

F*ck! Gerald was stunned.

take a picture of him, and how

she must have taken the picture after she

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

Fck. That btch…

it may seem, Gerald

the way, why are you in the hospital? Someone

with Gerald. Last time, they did not talk quite as much, but

my uncle got admitted here. How about you? Seeing someone?” Gerald

to your uncle later for me. I sincerely hope it all

Morgana smiled.

must be a doctor

under probation, and in a short while, I’ll become a

“That’s great!”

connections

to do when students were nearing their

would rely on them, and those without connections would need

It was nothing surprising.

time for Gerald to make his

don’t have to order anything. Let me treat you

to the canteen lady, and she soon filled

was

haven’t seen each other for quite some time now, so you won’t mind me buying

mouth a

why would I? Thank you so much for

two then

off the conversation by introducing herself 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

merely listened, occasionally inserting praises with a few

young male doctor in a white

“Who’s 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

Morgana smiled.

high school classmate of yours. Wouldn’t it be better to get him a proper

work this afternoon, so how would I find any time for that?

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

was actually alright that things turned

the meal, he listened

more high school classmates coming here tonight? I think it’s Cameron Laver and the others. They’re back for their

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

booked Johnsbury Bistro

haven’t seen each ever since we left high school, that’s four years now. You’re not going to

to settle this? You know that your director is the hospital’s chief, and

Gabriel laughed bitterly.

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

onto the

Gerald guessed that Morgana

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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

so enraged that her fork almost slammed into

tried to console

ate, and

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

where she was very professional and was very

however, seemed to be

the victim of the conflict between

permanent doctor her, and if her probation

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

was apparent that the director deliberately wanted to

become quite upsetting for

that things wouldn’t work out in

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

and his gang were since they

hospital, and his mother in the

to have a discussion on

awkward as he listened to

quickly finished

lot

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

minutes. When

time at work?

his lunch

could, however, give her a reassuring word

could help her,

invited him for a meal, regardless of

sought to help and

tell me the room number to your uncle’s

“Alright!”

them the

Morgana and Gabriel, he walked out of the cafeteria

seeing if he could pull some strings to help Morgana be a permanent doctor

a big

investment plan include free-market industries, but it also included

educational sectors were also part

I wonder

as they were

“Why, what’s wrong?”

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 party for you, and they wanted to know if you would

it’s in the evening… Fine, I’ll

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

Gerald felt quite bad

if he didn’t feel like going, they

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agreed

Winters finally slept off,

in Cape Grace Hotel, somewhere around Serene

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

many business owners of Serene Town County would

arrived first since Gerald had to look after Mr.

entrance, ready

at the parking space. A couple came out

and formally, and the man had a suit

earlier. Look at the time now!” complained

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 be an embarrassment if

none other than

let’s get inside!” said

shoulder and saw that a boy

look! Isn’t that one of your students?

eyes must be playing with y… f*ck,

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

“Gerald! Stop right there!”

heard someone calling out

Lewis, what

with

frankly, he wanted to kick Montana badly on the

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

waiting for his reply, Montana looked as if she

you’re here to work, right? Wow, Gerald, I didn’t know you had quite the eye for the finer things! Cape Grace

and

work well. I’ll remember to spare you

Gerald’s shoulder. She then grabbed

Hehe…

and see, I’m going to make you

a step

dining hall

his back, scouring the crowd for

face pelted by

That person must have been really bored,

by a table,

next to her, and they all

all looked at Gerald and laughed

like a dummy. Get over here!” Montana shouted

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but he walked over to

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

here are in their uniforms, and

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

find

my side. There’s an empty seat beside me. Come

dine among so many rich and young CEO

how Gerald looked quite handsome and cute, and

Montana rolled her eyes.

you to sit down?! Are you that dumb? Four years of

Gerald could

sit with them for a little while. He would then cross over to

he was a little annoyed, mostly because Montana had been incessantly abusing

Why?

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

been mocking him ever since they stepped into

to attend the welcoming party. Instead, he

it certainly didn’t mean he was easy to be

he sat

you? I can’t believe you sat down

Montana rudely jeered

the women

spouses of Serene Town’s business elite, their

hand, was

flattered them on some

everyone was so happy, she

Thwack!

slapped the back of

some wine for

at the table burst into

up and pouring everyone a glass

deliberately shook the bottle, aggressively pouring its contents

spilled the wine

was

Holy sh*t! My skirt!”

Do you want to die?! Any

Montana was enraged.

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

looked like

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

the one who made him do it anyway, so all

let you sit here from the

are you standing there for? I’m heading

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

“Alright!”

smirked as he looked at Montana. He nodded and followed Montana

you to get me a box of tissue! What the fck

was in a

both the men’s and women’s washrooms

that moment, a girl

to the sink to

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