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?”

so there’s nothing to worry about,

to conceal his identity, he simply didn’t

and

wide the

Especially Queenie.

much did you win?” she asked in an

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

young man, and he intended for them both

like a poor guy like

So, Queenie rejected him.

Gerald say that he had won the lottery, she felt

a wealthy man, would that mean she missed

tell me, Gerald. How much did

to her

while showing five

a million?” Queenie

hand, Mrs. Winters was delighted by the

won half a million

it, auntie. Just relax.

helped Mrs. Winters sit

other hand, Queenie felt super anxious, as though

she

tone alone, he seemed to have won a lot more

it be five

Gosh!

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

next two days, Gerald didn’t go anywhere, staying by Mr. Winters’ side all the time in the hospital. The good news was that his condition was not

lunchtime, he first waited for Mr. and Mrs. Winters to

his belly started grumbling, he headed to the

Gerald? You’re

was queueing up for food, he felt a

a beautiful girl, all made up and

makeup on, Gerald still recognized

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“You’re Morgana Lopez?”

was a

the same class in high school and even representative

school years, she was pretty yet

four years,

metamorphosis was pretty

prepared to bump into high school classmates long before he

ones that should be working had already gone to

Montana Lewis in our English class representatives’ group today. You were carrying a duffel bag, so I knew

Morgana straightened her hair.

teachers to leave behind their contacts to stay in

F*ck! Gerald was stunned.

of him, and

taken the picture

over her luggage while she was holding her

Fck. That btch…

rude as it may seem, Gerald still

why are you in the hospital?

not talk quite as much, but

admitted here. How about you? Seeing

patients here. Say hello to your uncle later for me. I sincerely hope it all goes

Morgana smiled.

be a doctor here, right?”

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

“That’s great!”

connections

a pretty common thing to do when

those without connections would need

It was nothing surprising.

was time for Gerald

order anything. Let me treat you to lunch today. Miss,

and she soon filled up both of their

meal was sumptuous

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

covered her mouth

you so much for the food! It

then took their

for the past two years. It might have seemed like some innocent catching up, but what

occasionally inserting praises with a

time, a young male doctor in a white lab coat walked

“Who’s this?”

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.

yours. Wouldn’t it be better to get him a proper restaurant meal than in our cafeteria? You both can catch up properly

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

is pretty good,” Gerald nodded as he

was actually alright that things turned

of the meal, he listened to

more high school classmates coming here tonight? I think it’s Cameron Laver and the others.

school, and now that they’re here on break, I’ve to treat

Johnsbury Bistro for

is too ordinary. How about Buntingford Grand Hotel?” After all, we haven’t seen each ever since we left high school, that’s four years now. You’re not going to make me look too shabby in front of them, are

a meal to settle this? You know that your director

Gabriel laughed bitterly.

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

her fork onto the

what he had heard, Gerald guessed that Morgana

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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

her fork

tried to

as he ate, and he could

was that Morgana Lopez’s entry into the hospital as an intern clinician

job, where she was very professional and was very proficient with her skills. Many hospital staff and patients

be at odds with the

became the victim of the conflict between the

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

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

apparent that the director deliberately wanted to embarrass

things had become quite upsetting

things wouldn’t work

it was the reason why Morgana wanted to

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

dad worked in a hospital, and

short, they were going to have a discussion on the

awkward as he listened to their

quickly finished his

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

asked the question blandly. It didn’t sound as warm

minutes.

the way, Morgana, did you just say you were having a hard time at work? Don’t worry

lunch and just leave like

could, however, give her a reassuring

help her, he was more

really see much in him, the fact that she invited him for a meal,

sought to

room number to your uncle’s ward, and I’ll have Gabriel go over and

“Alright!”

told them

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

pull some strings to help Morgana be a permanent doctor in this

wasn’t a big

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

educational sectors were also part

Gerald, I

asked just as they were about to

“Why, what’s wrong?”

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 party for you, and they wanted

the evening…

all along. They were indeed there at

felt quite bad for

the welcoming party, even if he didn’t feel like

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agreed

Mr. Winters finally

held in Cape Grace Hotel, somewhere around Serene Town

time, much thought had been put in to make it as grand

Serene Town County

since Gerald had to look after

at the entrance, ready to

at the parking space. A

formally, and the man

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

even called a couple of times to hurry us

none other than Montana and her

squabbling, let’s get inside!”

and saw that a boy had also entered

that one of your students? Is that

what? Your eyes must be playing

look of her face, she was seriously taken

“Gerald! Stop right there!”

to enter the hotel, he heard someone calling

Lewis, what a

greeted with

he wanted to kick

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

reply, Montana looked as

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

and

remember to spare you a

grabbed

Hehe…

I’m going to make you cry, you b*stards!” Gerald laughed and shook

a step into the

dining hall was

his hands behind his back, scouring

he felt his face pelted by a

person must

Morgana sitting by a table, covering her

sat next to her, and they all looked like they

at Gerald and

like a dummy. Get over here!” Montana

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frowned, unhappy, but he walked

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

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

be the handyman then. He’ll work wherever there’s work to be done, so he should

find

come to my side. There’s an empty

rare chance to dine among so many rich and young CEO today, so you’ve got to

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

Gerald could not

with them for a little while. He

a little annoyed, mostly because

Why?

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

she had been mocking him ever since they

party. Instead, he

it certainly didn’t mean he was easy to be

sat

can’t believe you sat down after

again, Montana rudely

women giggle in

business elite, their husbands’ moguls involved in Mayberry’s top

other hand, was just a substitute

result, she endlessly flattered them on some occasions, hoping she could tag

everyone was so happy,

Thwack!

the back of Gerald’s

wine for Libby and the others? Think you’re some rich heir

burst into fits of

remained silent, standing up and pouring everyone a

the bottle, aggressively pouring its

his hands, he and spilled the wine directly on

was full

My skirt!”

want to die?! Any idea

Montana was enraged.

and there was

looked like

brat who had never attended

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

you sit here from the beginning! If I didn’t, my skirt wouldn’t

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

chatting with some elders, and it would be weirdly unattractive just to go the get tissue by herself, she poked Gerald’s

“Alright!”

at Montana. He nodded and

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

in a blurred

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

girl came out of the

walk over to

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