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

reason for him to conceal his identity,

and ended

opened wide the moment

Especially Queenie.

did you win?” she asked in an anxious

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

always said Gerald was a nice young man,

who would like a

So, Queenie rejected him.

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

sh*t! If he really did become a wealthy man, would that mean she missed her

me, Gerald. How much did you

to her

simply laughed, while showing five

million?” Queenie

Mrs. Winters was delighted by

really won half

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

Mrs.

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

could she

won a lot more than just half

be five

Gosh!

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

Winters’ side all the time in the hospital. The good news

first waited for Mr. and Mrs. Winters

to the

you, Gerald?

he was queueing up for food, he felt a sudden tap on his

he looked back, he saw a beautiful girl, all

the makeup on, Gerald

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“You’re Morgana Lopez?”

a little

in high school and even

their high school years, she was pretty yet looked normal

hadn’t seen her for three to four years, and all dolled up, she looked

metamorphosis was

to bump into high school

that should be working had already

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

Morgana straightened her hair.

it was common for some teachers to leave behind their contacts to stay in touch

F*ck! Gerald was stunned.

him, and

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…

as it may seem, Gerald still cursed in his

way, why are you in the

with Gerald. Last time, they did not talk quite as much, but now, it seemed she had

here. How about you? Seeing

uncle later for me. I sincerely hope it all goes

Morgana smiled.

I understand now. You must be a doctor here,

here under probation, and in a short while, I’ll become a full-time doctor here!” Morgana said with a touch of

“That’s great!”

to have some connections with the hospital, but that

common thing to do

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

It was nothing surprising.

for Gerald to make

to order anything. Let me treat you

hollered to the canteen lady, and she soon filled up both of their

was sumptuous and

haven’t seen each other for

mouth

I? Thank you so much for the

two then

years. It might have seemed like some innocent catching up, but what she really wanted was to

inserting praises

male doctor in a white lab coat

“Who’s this?”

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 told you about, and his

Morgana smiled.

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

this afternoon, so how would I find any time

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

alright that things

he listened to

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

Then I guess I have to reschedule my shift for a later 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 seen them for four years now… Oh, by the way, did

booked Johnsbury

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

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

Gabriel laughed bitterly.

the matter? I’ve just lost

onto the table

had heard, Gerald guessed that Morgana had to be in

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face to your father at all!

was so enraged that her fork almost slammed

to console

listened as he ate, and

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

where she was very professional and was very proficient with her

be

Morgana became the victim of

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

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

director deliberately wanted to embarrass Gabriel’s

had become quite

highly possible that things wouldn’t

Morgana wanted to have a night out with Cameron and

since they were from the same class

hospital, and his mother in

going to have a

felt uncomfortable and awkward as he listened to their

quickly finished

a lot going on here, so

asked the question blandly. It didn’t sound as

most people were only polite for the first few minutes. When that time was up, their real character would emerge from

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

couldn’t finish his lunch and just leave

her

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

in him, the fact that she invited him for a meal, regardless of whether expensive or not, was what friendship was

a result, Gerald sought to help and return the

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

“Alright!”

told them the ward

of the cafeteria to go look after

called Zack, seeing if he could pull some

wasn’t a

only did Gerald’s long-term investment plan include free-market industries, but it also included many of Serene Town’s

educational sectors were also part of that

the way, Gerald, I wonder

asked just as they were

“Why, what’s wrong?”

was drinking, and they even went to the station specifically

it’s in the evening…

all along. They were indeed there at the station to pick

Gerald felt quite bad for leaving

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

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he agreed

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

in Cape Grace Hotel, somewhere

had always been a top priority for the region, and this time, much thought had been put

owners of Serene Town County would

first since Gerald had to

at the entrance, ready

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

dressed elegantly and formally, and the man had

should’ve left earlier. Look at the

even called a couple of times to hurry us

none other than

get inside!” said

boy had

Isn’t that one of your students? Is

be playing

and by the look of her face,

“Gerald! Stop right there!”

Gerald was ready to enter the hotel, he heard someone calling out to him. He

what

greeted with

wanted to kick Montana badly

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 if she realized

the eye for the finer things! Cape Grace Hotel will be quite busy

and nodded

work well. I’ll remember to spare

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

Hehe…

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

a step into the

hall

held his hands behind his back,

felt his face

was that? That person must

and saw Morgana sitting by a table, covering her mouth

next to her, and they all looked like they knew each

looked at Gerald and laughed

standing there like a dummy. Get

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but he walked over to their

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

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

He’ll work wherever there’s work to

tried to find a reasonable

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

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

a few women saw how Gerald looked quite handsome and

Montana rolled her eyes.

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

end, Gerald could

for a

was a little annoyed, mostly because Montana had

Why?

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

she had been mocking him ever

party. Instead, he became the ladies’ laughing

low-profile, but it certainly didn’t mean

he sat

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

Montana rudely jeered at

made the women giggle

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

hand, was just a substitute

she endlessly flattered them on some occasions, hoping she could

happy, she was even

Thwack!

slapped the back of Gerald’s

some wine for Libby and the

at the table burst into fits of

remained silent, standing up and pouring everyone a glass of

the bottle, aggressively pouring

spilled the wine directly on Montana’s

dress was full

Holy sh*t! My skirt!”

you even know how to pour wine??? Do you want to die?! Any

Montana was enraged.

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

Gerald looked like a

had never attended any

so all she could do was hold

should never have let you sit here from the beginning! If I didn’t, my skirt wouldn’t have gotten

are you standing there for? 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 herself, she poked

“Alright!”

He nodded and

box of tissue! What the fck am

was in

universal, and both the men’s and

girl

happened to walk over to the sink to wash her

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