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

his identity, he simply didn’t know

and ended up

Clifton’s eyes opened wide the

Especially Queenie.

you win?” she asked in an anxious

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

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

would like a poor guy like

So, Queenie rejected him.

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

become a wealthy

Gerald. How much

to

laughed, while showing five

million?” Queenie stared in

Winters

really won half

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

Mrs. Winters

other hand, Queenie felt super anxious, as though a

could she do

have won a lot more than just half a

it be five

Gosh!

Gerald getting ridiculed a while ago, he had chosen to conceal the

time in the hospital. The good news was that his condition

Mr. and Mrs. Winters

to the hospital’s cafeteria to get himself something to

Gerald? You’re

up for food, he felt a sudden tap

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

with the makeup on, Gerald still

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“You’re Morgana Lopez?”

was a little

high school and

pretty yet looked normal at the same

to four years, and all dolled

metamorphosis was

was mentally prepared to bump into high school classmates long before he returned to

should be working had already gone

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

Morgana straightened her hair.

common for some teachers to leave behind their contacts to stay in

F*ck! Gerald was stunned.

when did Montana take a picture of him, and how on

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

she did yell at him to bring over her luggage while she was holding her phone

Fck. That btch…

as it may seem,

you in the

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

here. How about

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

Morgana smiled.

now. You must be a

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

“That’s great!”

connections with the hospital,

a pretty common thing to do

rely on them, and those without connections

It was nothing surprising.

time for Gerald to

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

canteen lady, and she soon

meal was

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

mouth

much for the food! It looks absolutely

then took their

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 off a little

occasionally inserting

a young male doctor in a white lab

“Who’s this?”

I ran into him here, so I treated him to lunch! Hey Gerald, let me introduce my boyfriend to you. This is Gabriel

Morgana smiled.

him a proper restaurant meal than in our

afternoon, so how would I find any time for that? Besides, you don’t

good,” Gerald nodded as he shoved two big

it was actually alright that things turned out this

the remainder of the meal, he listened to

more high school classmates coming here tonight? I think it’s Cameron Laver and the others. They’re back for their break, and it looks like you have to be on duty tonight,”

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

booked Johnsbury Bistro

since we left high school,

then. That’s changed. By the way, when are you going to get the other directors for a meal to settle this? You

Gabriel laughed bitterly.

matter? I’ve just lost my appetite! I can’t swallow another bite

slammed her fork onto the table

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

her fork almost slammed into the table

tried to

as he ate, and

into the hospital as an

was very professional and was very proficient with her skills. Many hospital staff and

to be at odds with the

Morgana became the victim

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

the director’s side,

that the director deliberately wanted to embarrass

had become quite upsetting

that things wouldn’t work out

reason why Morgana wanted to have

who Cameron and his gang were since

a hospital, and his mother in the

were going to have a discussion on

felt uncomfortable and awkward as he listened to

quickly finished his

got a lot

It didn’t

people were only polite for the first few minutes. When

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

couldn’t finish his lunch and just leave like

her a reassuring word or

if he could help her, he was more than

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

result, Gerald sought to help and return

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

“Alright!”

told them the ward

Gabriel, he walked out of the cafeteria to go look

called Zack, seeing if he could pull

a

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

were also

I wonder if you’re free

just as they were about to hang up

“Why, what’s wrong?”

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

it’s in the

right, all along. They were indeed there at

Gerald felt quite bad for leaving

feel like going, they would

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he agreed

finally slept off, Gerald left for the

Grace Hotel, somewhere around

and this time, much thought had been put

owners of Serene

and Micheal arrived first since Gerald had to look after

stood at the entrance, ready to

parking space. A couple came out of

woman was dressed elegantly and formally, and the man had

my, we should’ve left earlier. Look

on! My dad even called a couple of times to hurry us since Mr. Crawford will be arriving.

other than Montana and

get

he glanced over his shoulder and saw that a boy had also entered

of your

playing with y… f*ck, it

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

“Gerald! Stop right there!”

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

what

with a

frankly, he wanted to kick Montana badly on

asked us… do you even know what this place is? They’re planning a grand

reply, Montana

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, huh? Not

and nodded

well. I’ll remember to spare you

shoulder. She then grabbed Jonathan’s

Hehe…

you cry, you b*stards!” Gerald laughed

took a step into

hall

hands behind his back, scouring the crowd

felt his face

was that? That person must have been really bored,

by a

to her, and they all

looked at Gerald and laughed

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

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unhappy, but he walked over to

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

are in their uniforms,

work wherever there’s

find a

to my side. There’s an empty seat beside

to dine among so many rich and

how Gerald looked

Montana rolled her eyes.

asked you to sit down?! Are you that dumb?

end, Gerald could not

so he chose to sit with them for a little while. He would

he was a little annoyed, mostly because Montana had been

Why?

asked had him to do, yet he didn’t even get

had been mocking him ever since they stepped into

welcoming party. Instead,

certainly didn’t mean he was easy to

sat

are pathetic and gullible, aren’t you? I can’t believe you sat down after being told to do

again, Montana rudely

made the women giggle in

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

the other hand, was just a

endlessly flattered them on

everyone was so happy,

Thwack!

slapped the back of Gerald’s

for Libby and the others? Think you’re

at the table burst into fits of

silent, standing up and pouring everyone a glass of

turn, Gerald deliberately shook the bottle, aggressively

he and spilled

dress was

Holy sh*t! My skirt!” Montana

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

Montana was enraged.

to start in a second, and there was no way she could meet people in this

Gerald looked like a

brat who had never attended any such events, so he was naturally

made him do it anyway, so all she could do was hold her tongue and save her

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

heading to the toilet. Hurry up

would be weirdly unattractive just to go the get tissue by herself, she poked Gerald’s

“Alright!”

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

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

was in a

sink was universal, and both the men’s and

a girl came out

walk over to the sink

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