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?”

there’s nothing to worry about, Mrs. Winters!” replied Gerald,

for him to conceal his identity, he simply didn’t know what to tell

panicked and

opened wide

Especially Queenie.

did you win?” she asked

Winters’s eldest sons, the adults, thought that it was quite bold that a young girl like Queenie would ask such direct questions. She simply couldn’t suppress her

was a nice young man, and he intended for them

would like a poor guy

So, Queenie rejected him.

that he had won the lottery,

If he really did become a wealthy man, would that

Gerald. How much did you

to

while showing five

Half a million?” Queenie stared in

Winters was delighted

You really won half a

about it, auntie. Just relax. I’ve already paid for uncle’s medical

Mrs. Winters sit

Queenie felt super anxious, as though a swarm

could she do

to have won a lot more than just half a

be

Gosh!

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

go anywhere, staying by Mr. Winters’ side all the time in the hospital. The good news was that his condition was not serious, and he only needed to stay in the hospital for

waited for Mr. and Mrs.

headed to the hospital’s cafeteria to

you, Gerald?

he was queueing up for food, he felt a

back, he saw a beautiful girl, all made up and wearing

the makeup on, Gerald

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“You’re Morgana Lopez?”

a

in high school and even

she was pretty

seen her for three to four years, and all dolled up, she looked

was

into high school classmates

ones that should be working

today. You were carrying a duffel bag, so I knew you were back.

Morgana straightened her hair.

after graduation, it was common for some teachers to leave behind their contacts to stay in touch with class

F*ck! Gerald was stunned.

take a picture of him, and how on earth did he

have taken the picture after she got off the

over her luggage while she was holding her

Fck. That btch…

rude as it may seem, Gerald still cursed in his

the way, why are you in the hospital? Someone

talk quite as much, but now, it seemed

got admitted here. How about you?

uncle later for me. I sincerely hope it all goes

Morgana smiled.

must be a doctor here, right?” Gerald

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

“That’s great!”

seemed to have some connections with

connections was a pretty common thing to do when students

would rely on them, and those without

It was nothing surprising.

for Gerald to make his

you to lunch today. Miss, two servings

and she soon filled up both of their plates with

meal was

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

covered her mouth a

you so much for the food! It looks absolutely

then

like some innocent catching up, but what she really wanted was to show off a little bit. Nonetheless, she was still more comfortable to get along with than the other

merely listened, occasionally inserting praises with

male doctor in a white

“Who’s this?”

high school. I ran into him here, so I treated him to lunch! Hey Gerald, let me introduce my boyfriend to you. This is Gabriel Lyons. He’s

Morgana smiled.

A high school classmate of yours. Wouldn’t it be better to get him a proper restaurant meal than in our cafeteria?

would I find any time for that? Besides, you

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

actually alright that

the remainder of the meal, he listened to Gabriel and Montana ramble

didn’t you have a few more high school classmates coming here tonight? I think it’s Cameron Laver and the others.

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 you

I booked Johnsbury Bistro

left high school, that’s four years now. You’re not going to make me

for a meal to settle this? You know that your director is the hospital’s chief, and there’s nothing my father can

Gabriel laughed bitterly.

just lost my appetite! I can’t swallow

her fork onto

heard, Gerald guessed that Morgana had to be

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a permanent doctor and not me? It’s just as I’ve said before. He isn’t giving face to

was so enraged that her fork almost slammed into the table

tried to

ate, and he could almost understand what

as an intern clinician had been

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

however, seemed to be at odds with

became the victim of the conflict

her,

spot had been given to another intern from the director’s side, but that one seemed to perform way

apparent that the director

things had become quite

highly possible that things

was the reason why Morgana wanted to have a

who Cameron and his gang were since they

worked in a hospital, and his

they were going to have a

awkward as

finished his

Have you eaten enough? See, I’ve got a lot

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

most people were only polite for the first few minutes. When

a hard time at work? Don’t worry too much, and just relax. I believe

finish his lunch and just

her

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

Gerald. Right, tell me the room number to your uncle’s ward, and I’ll have

“Alright!”

told them the ward

walked out of the cafeteria

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

a big

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

educational sectors were also part of that

Gerald, I wonder

just as they were

“Why, what’s wrong?”

Serene Town County knew you had returned for a few days. It was 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 to know if you would attend

the evening… Fine,

They were indeed there at the station to pick

felt quite bad for leaving

even if he didn’t feel like going,

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he agreed

finally

Grace Hotel, somewhere around

this time, much

of Serene Town County

arrived first since Gerald had to look after Mr.

at the entrance, ready to enter the

up at the parking space. A couple came

formally, and

we should’ve left earlier. Look at

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

than Montana

squabbling, let’s get inside!”

saw that a boy had

of your students? Is that

must be playing with y…

look of her face, she

“Gerald! Stop right there!”

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

what a

greeted with

wanted to kick

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

Montana looked as if

to work, right? Wow, Gerald, I didn’t know you had quite the eye for the finer things! Cape Grace

and nodded

work well. I’ll remember

then grabbed Jonathan’s hand and went into the

Hehe…

going to make you cry, you b*stards!” Gerald laughed and shook his

step

dining hall

held his hands behind his back, scouring the crowd for Zack

felt his face pelted by a

That person

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

to her, and they all looked like they knew each

looked at

dummy. Get over here!” Montana shouted

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unhappy, but he walked over

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

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

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

tried to find a reasonable

There’s an

shy! It’s a rare chance to dine among so many rich and young CEO today, so

saw how Gerald looked quite handsome and cute, and they

Montana rolled her eyes.

they’ve asked you to sit down?! Are you that dumb?

the end, Gerald could not

a little

mostly because Montana had been

Why?

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

ever since they

party. Instead, he became

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

he sat

I can’t

rudely jeered at

women giggle in

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

other hand, was just

endlessly flattered them on some occasions, hoping

happy, she was even

Thwack!

back

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

table burst into

and pouring everyone a glass of

Montana’s turn, Gerald deliberately shook the bottle, aggressively pouring its contents without the

hands, he and spilled the wine directly on

dress was

My skirt!”

pour wine??? Do you want to

Montana was enraged.

in a second, and there

Gerald looked like

thought Gerald was a brat who had never attended

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

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

I’m heading to

it would be weirdly unattractive just to go the get tissue by herself, she

“Alright!”

he looked at Montana. He nodded and followed Montana

tissue! What the fck am I going to do with

was in

both the men’s and women’s

a girl

over to the sink to wash

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Lewis? Why