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.

was no reason for him to conceal his identity, he

and ended

eyes opened wide the moment they

Especially Queenie.

she

that it was quite bold that a young girl like

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

would like a poor guy like

So, Queenie rejected him.

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

really did become a wealthy man, would

Gerald. How much did

jumped to her

while showing five

Half a million?” Queenie stared

Mrs. Winters was delighted by the

really won

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

Mrs. Winters sit

felt super anxious, as though a

she do

seemed to have won a lot

be

Gosh!

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

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

waited for Mr. and

headed to the hospital’s

you, Gerald? You’re

was queueing up for food, he felt a sudden

he saw a beautiful girl, all

with the makeup

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“You’re Morgana Lopez?”

was a little

the same class in high school and even representative of the English class.

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

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

was pretty

he was mentally prepared to bump into high school

all, the ones that should be working had

a duffel bag, so I knew you

Morgana straightened her hair.

to leave

F*ck! Gerald was stunned.

him, and how on

she must have taken the picture after she

over her luggage while she was holding her phone

Fck. That btch…

rude as it may seem, Gerald

are you in the hospital? Someone

time, they did not talk quite as much,

here. How

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

Morgana smiled.

be a doctor

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

“That’s great!”

connections with

a pretty common thing to do when

and those without connections would need to rely

It was nothing surprising.

time for Gerald to make his

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

and she soon filled up both of their plates with

was sumptuous

we haven’t seen each other for quite some time

her mouth a

Thank you so much for the food! It looks

two then took

past two years. It might have seemed like some innocent catching up, but what she really wanted was to show off a little

listened, occasionally inserting praises with

male doctor in a white lab

“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.

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

how would I find any time for

course, I don’t! The food here is pretty good,” Gerald nodded

was actually alright that things turned

meal, he listened to

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

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,

Johnsbury Bistro

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

going to get the other directors for a meal to

Gabriel laughed bitterly.

why did you bring up the matter? I’ve just lost

her fork onto the table in

Morgana had to be in

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make the other intern a permanent doctor and 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

that her fork

to

as he ate, and he could almost understand what

gist of it was that Morgana Lopez’s entry into the hospital as an intern

Morgana was really good at her job, where she was very professional and was very proficient with her skills. Many hospital staff and patients had

father, however, seemed to be at odds

Morgana became the victim of the conflict between the

than challenging to become a permanent doctor her, and if her probation

to another intern from the director’s side,

the director deliberately wanted

had become

highly possible that things wouldn’t work out in their

wanted to have a night out with Cameron and

who Cameron and his gang were since they were from the

a hospital, and his mother in

to have a discussion on

felt uncomfortable and awkward as he listened to

finished

a lot going on here, so don’t take this at heart,

didn’t sound as warm as it

days, most people were only polite for the first few minutes. When that time was up, their real

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

his lunch and just leave like

could, however, give her

he could help her, he

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 all

Gerald sought to help and return

Gerald. Right, tell me the room number to your uncle’s

“Alright!”

them the

and Gabriel, he walked out of

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

a big

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

also part

I wonder if you’re

just as they were about to

“Why, what’s wrong?”

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 attend

it’s in the evening… Fine, I’ll

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

felt quite bad

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

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he agreed

Mr. Winters finally slept off, Gerald left for

Cape Grace Hotel, somewhere around Serene

this time, much thought had been put in

business owners of Serene

and Micheal arrived first since Gerald had to look

the entrance, ready

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

and the man had

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

why 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

other than Montana

squabbling, let’s get

and saw that a boy had also entered the hotel. He pointed at

of your students? Is

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

look of her face, she was seriously taken aback

“Gerald! Stop right there!”

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

Lewis, what a

greeted with

frankly, he wanted to kick Montana badly on the

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

for his reply, Montana looked as

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

smirked and

work well. I’ll remember

then grabbed Jonathan’s hand and

Hehe…

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

took a step into the

dining hall was

behind his back,

his face pelted

person

turned and saw Morgana sitting by a table, covering her

they all looked like

looked at Gerald and

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

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walked

Madam Lewis, is this one of your students? He looks pretty good… hey, why isn’t he in a

all the waiters here are in their uniforms, and he’s the only one not wearing

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

to find a

side. There’s an empty seat beside me. Come sit and

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

late twenties, a few women saw how Gerald looked quite handsome

Montana rolled her eyes.

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

the end, Gerald could

sit with them for a little while. He would then cross over to Zack’s table once

was a little annoyed, mostly because Montana had been incessantly

Why?

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

been mocking him ever since they stepped into the

supposed to attend the welcoming party. Instead, he

but it certainly didn’t mean he was

he sat down

aren’t you? I can’t believe you sat down after being

Montana rudely jeered

the women

spouses of Serene Town’s business elite, their husbands’ moguls involved

the other hand, was just a

them on some occasions,

happy, she

Thwack!

slapped the back of

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

at the table burst into

remained silent, standing up and pouring

the bottle,

his hands, he and spilled

dress was full

Holy sh*t! My skirt!”

even know how to pour wine??? Do you want to die?! Any idea how much I paid for

Montana was enraged.

and there was no way

Gerald looked like

had never attended any such events, so he was naturally

who made him do it anyway, so all she could do was

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

standing there for? I’m heading to

some elders, and it would be weirdly unattractive just

“Alright!”

Montana. He

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

in a

and both the men’s and women’s washrooms were located

moment, a girl came out of the

to the

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