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

he panicked and

and Clifton’s eyes opened wide

Especially Queenie.

did you win?” she asked in an anxious

young girl like Queenie would ask such direct questions.

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

a poor

So, Queenie rejected him.

say that he had won the lottery, she felt a

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

Gerald. How much did

to

laughed, while showing

a million?” Queenie stared in

Winters was delighted

You really won half

it, auntie. Just relax.

helped Mrs.

as though a swarm of ants was crawling

she

tone alone, he seemed to have won a lot more than just

be five

Gosh!

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

hospital. The good news was that his condition was not serious,

Mr. and Mrs.

to the hospital’s cafeteria to

Gerald?

for food, he felt a sudden tap

saw a beautiful girl, all made up and

the makeup on, Gerald still

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“You’re Morgana Lopez?”

a

her. She was from the same class in high school and even representative of

she was pretty yet looked

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

metamorphosis was

prepared to bump into high school classmates long before he

all, the ones that should be working had already

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

Morgana straightened her hair.

leave behind their

F*ck! Gerald was stunned.

Montana take a picture of him, and how on earth

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

she was holding her phone at that

Fck. That btch…

rude as it may seem, Gerald still cursed

are you in the hospital? Someone

Gerald. Last time, they did not talk quite as

my uncle got admitted here. How about you? Seeing someone?” Gerald

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

Morgana smiled.

I understand now. You must be a doctor here, right?” Gerald

I’m here under probation, and in a short while, I’ll become a full-time doctor

“That’s great!”

seemed to have some connections with

connections was a pretty common thing to do when

with connections would rely on them, and those without connections would

It was nothing surprising.

Gerald to make his

Let me treat you

she soon filled up both of their plates

meal was

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

covered her mouth a

would I? Thank you so much for the food!

then took

conversation by introducing herself and what 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

inserting praises with

a young male doctor in a white lab

“Who’s this?”

a friend from 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 the one I told you about,

Morgana smiled.

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

have to work this afternoon, so how would I find any

is pretty good,” Gerald nodded as he shoved two big

alright

meal, he

tonight? I think it’s Cameron Laver and the others. They’re back

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

booked Johnsbury Bistro

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

By the way, when are you going to get the other directors for a meal to settle this? You know that your director is the hospital’s

Gabriel laughed bitterly.

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

fork onto the table

he had heard, Gerald guessed that Morgana had to be in some

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permanent doctor and not me? It’s just as I’ve said before. He isn’t giving face to your father at all!

that her fork

tried to

as he ate, and he

hospital as an intern clinician had been arranged by Gabriel’s

at her job, where she was very professional and was

to be at odds with the

the victim of the conflict

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

the director’s side, but that

that the director

had become quite

possible that things wouldn’t work out in their

reason why Morgana wanted to have a night out with

since

dad worked in a hospital, and his mother in the

have a discussion

felt uncomfortable and awkward as he

quickly finished

done? Have you eaten enough? See, I’ve got a lot going on here, so don’t take this

the question blandly. It didn’t

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

having a hard time

finish his lunch and

could, however, give her a reassuring word or

help her, he was more than willing to help

invited

result, Gerald sought to help

room number to your uncle’s

“Alright!”

them the

of

if he could pull some strings to

wasn’t a big deal

long-term investment plan include free-market industries, but it also included many of

sectors were also part

way, Gerald, I wonder if you’re

asked just as they were

“Why, what’s wrong?”

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

the evening… Fine,

right, all along. They were indeed there at the

quite bad for leaving

feel like going, they would just

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agreed

once Mr. Winters finally slept off, Gerald left for

Cape Grace Hotel, somewhere around

priority for the region, and this time, much thought

owners of Serene Town

since Gerald had to look

entrance, ready to enter

parking space. A couple came out

was dressed elegantly and formally, and

Look at the time now!” complained

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!” retorted the

none other than Montana and her husband,

let’s get

a boy had also

of your students? Is

playing with y… f*ck,

startled, and by the look of her face, she was seriously taken aback this

“Gerald! Stop right there!”

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

what

with a

frankly, he wanted to kick Montana badly

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

for his reply, Montana looked

right? 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 must’ve smelled your opportunity,

smirked and

I’ll remember to spare you

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

Hehe…

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

took a step into

dining hall was

behind his back, scouring the crowd for Zack

face pelted

that? That person

sitting by a

young ladies sat next to her, and they all

looked at

like a dummy. Get over here!” Montana shouted

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frowned, unhappy, but he walked over to their

He looks pretty good… hey, why

are in their uniforms, and

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

find a

yeah, come here, little guy, come to my side. There’s an empty seat beside me. Come

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

few women saw how Gerald looked quite handsome and cute, and they

Montana rolled her eyes.

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

end, Gerald could not resist

tonight, so he chose to sit with them for a little while. He would then cross

mostly because

Why?

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

been mocking him ever since they stepped

attend the welcoming party. Instead, he became the

low-profile, but it certainly didn’t mean

he sat down

aren’t you? I can’t believe you sat

again, Montana rudely jeered at

women giggle

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

hand, was just a

on some occasions, hoping she

was so happy, she was even more

Thwack!

the back

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

the table burst into fits of

and pouring everyone

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

hands, he and spilled the wine directly on Montana’s

her dress was

My

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

Montana was enraged.

start in a second, and there was no way she

looked like a

brat who had never attended

do it anyway, so all she could do was hold

sit

I’m heading to the toilet. Hurry

at another table chatting with some elders, and it would be weirdly

“Alright!”

smirked as he looked at Montana. He nodded and followed Montana to

told 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

moment, a girl came out of the

to the sink to wash her

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