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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?”

there’s nothing

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

and ended up

Clifton’s eyes opened wide the

Especially Queenie.

win?” she

a young girl

had always said Gerald was a nice young man,

who would like a poor

So, Queenie rejected him.

she heard Gerald say that he had won the lottery, she felt a jolt run through her

he really did become a wealthy man, would that mean she missed

Gerald. How

jumped to

simply laughed, while showing

Half a million?” Queenie stared in

Winters was

You really won

auntie. Just relax. I’ve

Mrs. Winters

super anxious, as though a swarm of ants was

she do

tone alone, he seemed to have won

be

Gosh!

getting ridiculed a while ago, he had chosen to conceal the

the hospital. The good news was that his condition

he first waited for Mr. and Mrs. Winters to

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

you, Gerald? You’re

for food, he felt a sudden

saw a beautiful girl, all made up and wearing

the makeup on, Gerald still recognized

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“You’re Morgana Lopez?”

was a

her. She was from the same class in high school

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

to four years, and

metamorphosis was pretty

to bump into high school classmates long before

all, the ones that should be working had already

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

Morgana straightened her hair.

after graduation, it was common for some teachers to leave behind their contacts to

F*ck! Gerald was stunned.

a picture of him, and how on earth

was that she must have taken the picture after she got off

while she was holding her phone at that time, so he guessed it must have been

Fck. That btch…

it may seem, Gerald still cursed in

way, why are you in

did not talk quite as much, but now, it

uncle got admitted here. How about

uncle later for me. I sincerely hope it all goes well

Morgana smiled.

now. You must be a

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

“That’s great!”

family seemed to have some connections with the hospital, but that

common thing to do when

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

It was nothing surprising.

was time for Gerald to make his

don’t have to order anything. Let me treat you to lunch today. Miss, two

the canteen lady, and she soon filled

was

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

covered her mouth a little,

would I? Thank you so much for the

two then

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

merely listened, occasionally inserting praises with a few

a young male doctor in a white lab coat

“Who’s this?”

let me introduce my boyfriend to you. This is Gabriel Lyons. He’s the one

Morgana smiled.

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

pretty good,” Gerald nodded as he shoved two big mouthfuls of potatoes

actually alright that things turned

he listened

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

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.

I booked Johnsbury Bistro for

about Buntingford Grand Hotel?” After all, we haven’t seen each ever since we left high

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

Gabriel laughed bitterly.

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

onto the table in

had heard, Gerald guessed that Morgana

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as I’ve said before. He isn’t giving face to your father at all! Doesn’t he know we

so enraged that her fork

tried to

ate, and he could almost understand what

as an intern clinician had been arranged by

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

father, however, seemed to be at odds

the end, Morgana became the victim of the

challenging to become a permanent doctor her, and if her probation didn’t end well, the only obvious choice was to

director’s side, but that one seemed to perform

apparent that the director

had become

possible that things wouldn’t

Morgana wanted to have a night

his gang were since they were from the same

hospital, and his mother

going to have a discussion on the

and awkward as

quickly finished

enough? See, I’ve got a lot going on here, so don’t

asked the question blandly. It didn’t

polite for the first few minutes.

way, Morgana, did you just say you were having a hard time at work? Don’t worry too much, and just relax.

couldn’t finish his lunch and just

give her a

could help her,

that she invited him for a meal, regardless of whether expensive or

Gerald sought to help

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

“Alright!”

them the ward

he walked out of the cafeteria to go look after Mr.

time, he called Zack, seeing if he could pull some strings to help Morgana be

a big deal

did Gerald’s long-term investment plan include free-market industries, but

educational sectors were also part of that investment

the way, Gerald, I wonder if you’re

just as they were

“Why, what’s wrong?”

of it when I was drinking, and they even went to the station specifically just

it’s in the

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

Gerald felt quite bad for

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

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he agreed to

Winters finally slept off, Gerald

be held in Cape Grace Hotel, somewhere around Serene

time, much thought had been put in

business owners of Serene Town County would be

and Micheal arrived first since Gerald had

entrance, ready to

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

and formally, and the

should’ve left earlier. Look at the time now!” complained

is 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 will be arriving. It’ll be an embarrassment if we are late!”

other than Montana and her

let’s get inside!”

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

that one of

what? Your eyes must be playing with y… f*ck,

and by the look of her face, she was seriously

“Gerald! Stop right there!”

hotel, he heard someone calling out to him. He looked back, and

Lewis, what a

with a

he wanted to kick Montana badly on the kneecaps

They’re planning a grand event, so what are you doing here?” asked

his reply, Montana looked as

know you had quite the eye for the finer things! Cape Grace Hotel will be

and

remember to spare you

patted Gerald’s shoulder. She then grabbed Jonathan’s hand and

Hehe…

make you

a step into

hall was packed

back, scouring the crowd for Zack

face pelted by

was that? That person must have been

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

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

looked at Gerald and laughed

there like a dummy. Get over here!” Montana

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he walked over to

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

waiters here are in their uniforms, and he’s the only

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

to find a reasonable

come to my side. There’s

a rare chance to dine among so many

Gerald looked quite handsome and cute, and they tried

Montana rolled her eyes.

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

Gerald could

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

a little annoyed, mostly because Montana had been incessantly abusing him

Why?

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 stepped

party. Instead, he

didn’t mean

he sat down

really are pathetic and gullible, aren’t you? I can’t believe you sat

rudely

made the women

ladies were the wealthy spouses of Serene Town’s business elite, their husbands’ moguls involved

hand, was just a substitute

she endlessly flattered them on some

so happy,

Thwack!

back of Gerald’s

get up and pour some wine for Libby and the others? Think

table burst into

silent, standing up and pouring everyone a glass of

shook the bottle, aggressively pouring its contents without

spilled the

dress was

sh*t! My

Do you want to die?! Any idea how much I paid for this

Montana was enraged.

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

Gerald looked

never attended

it anyway, so all she could do was hold her tongue and save

is my mistake. I should never have let you sit

I’m heading to the toilet. Hurry up and get

her boyfriend was at another table chatting with some elders, and it would be weirdly unattractive just to go the get tissue by

“Alright!”

smirked as he looked at Montana. He nodded and

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

in a blurred

both the men’s and women’s washrooms

girl

happened to walk over to the sink to wash her

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