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?”

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

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

and

and Clifton’s eyes opened wide the moment they

Especially Queenie.

much did you win?” she asked in

it was quite bold that a young

a nice young man, and he

who would like a

So, Queenie rejected him.

that he had won the

become a wealthy man, would that

How much

to

while showing five

Half a million?”

the other hand, Mrs. Winters was delighted by

won half a

Just relax. I’ve

Mrs. Winters sit

hand, Queenie felt super anxious, as though a swarm

she

seemed to have won a lot more than just

be five

Gosh!

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

all the time in the hospital. The good news was that his condition was not

he first waited for Mr. and Mrs. Winters to

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

you, Gerald? You’re

queueing up for food, he felt a sudden

a beautiful

makeup on,

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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

school years, she was pretty yet looked

for three to four years, and all dolled up, she looked really hot and

metamorphosis was

mentally prepared to bump into high school classmates

ones that should be working had

today. You were carrying a duffel bag, so I knew you were back. I didn’t expect

Morgana straightened her hair.

leave behind their contacts to

F*ck! Gerald was stunned.

and how

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, so

Fck. That btch…

may seem, Gerald still cursed in

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

quick chat with Gerald. Last time, they did not talk quite

admitted here. How about you? Seeing

got lots of patients here. Say hello to your uncle

Morgana smiled.

You must be a

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

“That’s great!”

some connections with

common thing to do when students were nearing

would rely on them, and those without connections would need to rely

It was nothing surprising.

was time for Gerald to make

treat you to lunch today. Miss,

soon filled up both of their plates with delicious

was sumptuous

seen each other for quite some

covered her mouth a

would I? Thank you so much for the food! It looks

then took

some innocent catching up, but what she really wanted was to show off a little bit. Nonetheless,

listened, occasionally inserting praises with a

a young male doctor in a

“Who’s this?”

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

Morgana smiled.

proper restaurant meal than in our cafeteria? You both can catch up properly then,” said Gabriel,

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

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

was actually alright that things turned

the remainder of the meal, he

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

now that they’re here on break, I’ve to treat them as well. Even if I have to take

I booked Johnsbury Bistro

that restaurant is too ordinary. How about Buntingford Grand Hotel?” After all, we haven’t seen each ever since we left high

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 my father can do about

Gabriel laughed bitterly.

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

slammed her fork onto the table

heard, Gerald guessed that Morgana had to be in some

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as I’ve said before. He isn’t giving face to your father

fork almost

tried to console

as he ate, and he could almost understand

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

was very professional and was

seemed to be at odds with

Morgana became the victim of

suspected it would be a little more than challenging to become a permanent doctor her, and if her probation didn’t end well,

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

director deliberately

become

possible that things

to have a night

Cameron and his gang were since they were from the same class in high

worked in a hospital, and his mother in

short, they were going to have a discussion

uncomfortable and awkward as

finished his

got a lot going on here, so don’t

question blandly. It didn’t sound as warm

only polite for the first few minutes.

a hard time at work? Don’t worry too much, and

his lunch

give her a reassuring word or

even thought that if he could help her, he was more

that 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

to help and return

your uncle’s ward, and I’ll have

“Alright!”

them the

out of the cafeteria to go look

he called Zack, seeing if he could pull some strings to help Morgana be a permanent doctor in this

wasn’t a

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

were also part of that

way, Gerald, I wonder if you’re free

as they were about to hang up the

“Why, what’s wrong?”

let slip of it when I was drinking, and they even went to

in the evening… Fine, I’ll

feeling in his gut was right, all along. They

Gerald felt quite bad

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

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agreed to

the afternoon, once Mr. Winters finally slept off, Gerald left for

would be held in Cape Grace Hotel, somewhere around

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

of Serene Town County would

arrived first since Gerald had

entrance, ready to enter

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

was dressed elegantly and formally, and

earlier. Look at

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 we are late!” retorted the

other than Montana

get

that a boy had

look! Isn’t that one of

playing with

startled, and by the look of her face, she was

“Gerald! Stop right there!”

he heard someone calling out to him. He looked back, and by incredible coincidence,

what a

greeted with

to kick Montana badly

you even know what this place is? They’re planning a grand event, so what are you doing here?” asked Montana,

waiting for his reply, Montana looked as

know you had quite the eye for the finer things! Cape Grace Hotel will be quite busy tonight, so you must’ve smelled

and

well. I’ll remember to

then grabbed Jonathan’s hand

Hehe…

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

step into

dining hall was

his back, scouring

he felt his face pelted by

that? That person must have been really

turned and saw Morgana sitting by a table,

young ladies sat next to her, and they all looked like

all looked at

there like a dummy. Get over here!” Montana shouted

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frowned, unhappy, but he walked over to their

is this one of your students? He looks pretty good… hey,

are in their uniforms, and he’s the

work wherever there’s work to be done, so he should be a

find a

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

rare chance to dine among so

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

Montana rolled her eyes.

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

the end, Gerald could not resist the

them for a little while. He would then cross

mostly because Montana had been incessantly abusing

Why?

she asked had him to do,

been mocking him ever since they stepped into the

was supposed to attend the welcoming party.

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

he sat

you? I can’t

rudely jeered

women giggle

ladies were the wealthy spouses of Serene Town’s business

the other hand, was

result, she endlessly flattered them on some

so happy,

Thwack!

slapped the back of Gerald’s

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

table burst

remained silent, standing up and

deliberately shook the

spilled

her dress was

My skirt!”

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

Montana was enraged.

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

Gerald looked like

had never attended any such events, so he was naturally careless and

him do it anyway, so all she could

I should never have let you sit here from

gosh, what are you standing there for? I’m heading to the toilet. Hurry up and

with some elders, and it would be weirdly unattractive just to go

“Alright!”

He nodded

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

was in

both the men’s and women’s washrooms were

a girl came out

to walk over to

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