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Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 461

“Hey, dad!”

Gerald called out respectfully, answering the video call.

Although it wasn’t the first time he video called his father after discovering his true identity, Gerald had somewhat grown to be more respectful towards his father.

He increasingly felt how honorable of a man his father was.

“What are you up to now, son?”

Gerald’s father broke into a smile the moment his son came on the screen.

“Am just about to rest, Dad. What’s up with the late call? Anything you need to tell me?”

“Yes, I do. I was initially planning to ask your sister to look into this matter. As I’m aware, you spend most of your time and energy, focusing on your homework. This thing will be delayed since your sister has gone to handle factory issues in North Africa. I wonder if she’d already told you about it?”

“You need my help finding a woman?”

Gerald recalled his sister’s instructions and what she confided in him previously. She had asked for his assistance in looking for a particular woman.

“Yes, I’ll send over her picture to you in a bit. I need your help finding out about her whereabouts as soon as you can. Otherwise, this guilt in my conscience will eat me up for the rest of my life!”

“There is also one more thing that you have to remember. You cannot let your mother know about this!”

Gerald’s father warned as he sighed.

This made Gerald feel a little awkward.

He scowled as he tried to grasp the meaning of the situation.

Could this have been a woman his father had let down in the past?

Damn it! His father was actually asking both the siblings to look for this woman in secret! The first person that crossed Gerald’s mind was his mother. He could not help but feel a little sorry for his mother because he thought they were letting her down.

“What is your relationship with this woman? You have much greater power and influence compared to us. If you wanted to find her, you would’ve definitely been able to find her. Isn’t that the case?” asked Gerald.

“Hey, kiddo. If it was that easy for your father to find her, would I even be asking you or your sister’s help? What’s my relationship with her? It’s a question you both have asked me. Anyway, let me assure you that it’s not whatever you are thinking of. But that being said, she was highly involved in our major family event that year. I can’t help but feel that the Crawford family had let her down even after so many years. Don’t ask me about the details as to what really happened. I’ll explain everything to you at a later time.”

“Okay, that’s it. Please put in some effort to help me to deal with this.”

Gerald’s father hung up as soon as he finished speaking.

It didn’t take long before Gerald received a message.

It was a black and white photo—one which looked like it was a few decades old.

It was a picture of a woman.

The moment he saw the woman, Gerald’s hand trembled uncontrollably, and he nearly dropped his cell phone to the ground.

After looking at the photo again, Gerald inhaled sharply.

“This…isn’t this Queta Smith?”

Yes. The woman in the photo was indeed beautiful. In fact, she was incredibly charming and enchanting.

She looked almost exactly like Queta.

But if this photo was in black and white, then Gerald knew for sure that it could not possibly be Queta.

Who was she?

Gerald presumed that this woman was most probably a peer of his father, which meant that she was around his age.

If that were the case, it was most likely she was Queta’s mother.

After all, Gerald knew that Queta grew up in an orphanage.

It seemed as though her parents abandoned her for no apparent reason.

Putting the pieces together, it led to a clear conclusion that it was Queta’s mother, the woman his father asked him to look for.

Thoughts started shrouding Gerald’s mind.

He could remember vividly how his heart was throbbing and beating uncontrollably the first time he saw Queta.

He also felt a strange sense of comforting closeness to her ever since the first time he saw Queta and even had the urge to protect her for no reason at all.

Now, as he gave it a much deeper thought, he couldn’t help but wonder if Queta was actually his sister?

Despite his father’s explanation, Gerald wasn’t convinced that his father had nothing to do with that woman at all!

That night, Gerald was washed with anxiety. He tossed and turned around his bed, felt extraordinarily restless, and could not sleep at all.

Gerald called Queta early the next morning. He had to meet up with her and clarify this once and for all.

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Throughout this whole time, both of them have occasionally been chatting with one another on WeChat whenever they were free.

At present, Queta was already teaching at a new kindergarten and was doing pretty well.

Gerald had helped Queta out and gave her a house to live in, where Drake and Tyson shared the same place with her.

“Miss Smith, can you do me a favor? I can’t review these children’s homework in my class on time. My boyfriend is already on his way, picking me up to go shopping. Could you review their homework on my behalf?”

A female teacher with waist-length hair asked Queta, who was also reviewing her students’ homework.

“But Miss Lawrie, I’m still reviewing my own students’ homework too!”

Queta replied shyly.

“Pfft! If you’re not keen to help me, then just say it. Why come up with so many excuses? Don’t think for a second that you’re so great just because Mr. Teves introduced you to work here. Hah, just think about it! I mean, who are you, Queta Smith? You got crowned as Mayberry City’s Early Childhood Education Academy’s most beautiful teacher after only joining the kindergarten for a month. Isn’t that great or what? If so, can’t you even help me review my students’ homework?”

The teacher named Kaitlyn Lawrie retorted icily.

She became a teacher at the best kindergarten in Mayberry City two months before Queta’s arrival. When Queta first joined, Kaitlyn would often bully her, making her review her students’ homework on her behalf.

Kaitlyn had a wealthy and influential boyfriend who was really handsome too.

She was confident that she would be selected as the most beautiful female teacher in the entire district, optimistic that she would definitely bag the top spot.

But alas, the students’ parents voted for Queta, a woman that was beautiful inside out.

Of course, that threw Kaitlyn into a nervous breakdown.

She even dug into Queta’s background, but there were zero bad records about Queta at all.

Hence, the bullying situation at hand.

Other female teachers who were present just kept their mouths shut.

“Well, I will just review it for you then, Miss Lawrie.”

Queta bit her lips. She then moved the massive pile of homework from Kaitlyn’s table onto her own.

“Hmph! Now that’s much better. Miss Smith, don’t be too high headed thinking you’re so great just cause you won the most beautiful teacher award. Let me tell you something. I, Kaitlyn Lawrie, will not lose to you in anything!”

Kaitlyn mocked before turning around triumphantly as she prepared to leave.

“Queta, everyone should review their own students’ homework. You don’t owe her anything at all, so why are you helping her to do it?”

Suddenly, a soft voice spoke out.

A boy walked up to Queta’s table before moving the pile of homework back to Kaitlyn’s table.

“F*ck! Who do you think you are?”

Kaitlyn was appalled.

Gerald did not even bother looking at her. He simply grabbed Queta’s arm as he said, “Didn’t I ask you to apply for leave? Let’s go out and grab something to eat. I have to talk to you about something!”

“Mm! I have already asked for the day off!”

Queta replied as she nodded.

Upon seeing Gerald, Queta was immediately filled with a sense of security.

Kaitlyn seemed really intimidating to her, and she was a teeny bit afraid.

When the other female teachers saw Kaitlyn being outrightly ignored, they simply lowered their heads and giggled.

Kaitlyn’s face flushed red.

“Oh! Miss Lawrie, your boyfriend is here to pick you up again! God, I envy you so much!”

Several young female teachers who had gone out to shop were chatting with Kaitlyn’s boyfriend at the door.

When they spotted Kaitlyn, they instantly felt jealous.

They then saw Queta and Gerald walking out from the side doors.

The girls continued the gossip among themselves, “Oh, look at that! Is that Queta’s boyfriend?”

“Oh my god! Seriously? He looks pretty low…”

“Haha! I guess they’re meant for each other.”

“…”

The moment Gerald stepped out, these ridicules came flooding…

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“Pfft! No wonder Queta dared to disobey me today. It turns out she’s gotten herself a boyfriend! Wow, this is pissing me off right now!”

Kaitlyn rolled her eyes as she glared at Gerald, who was talking to Queta at that time.

“Kaitlyn, what’s wrong?”

The man leaning against his car door had his hands in his pockets asked as he threw a quick look at Gerald.

“It’s all because of Queta! All the kids are on vacation today, so we’re supposed to stay back in school to review their homework. But I’ve made plans to go shopping and ask her to help me review my students’ homework! But look, she refused to help just because her boyfriend’s here!”

“I thought that she actually found a great boyfriend for herself, but he turned out to be nothing more than a pathetic jerk!”

Kaitlyn cried out in exasperation, explaining the details to him.

She saw that Gerald had on a simple white T-shirt, a pair of sports pants and some sneakers.

She couldn’t be bothered to filter any of her words.

“That’s right. He thinks that he’s so great just because he got together with the most beautiful teacher? Hahaha! Kaitlyn, your boyfriend, is still the best! Look, he’s driving a BMW 5 Series — simply too awesome!”

“Of course! It so happens that I’m going out shopping with my boyfriend too. Why don’t all of you get in my boyfriend’s car and we can go together then? After all, we should have a good relationship since we are all colleagues!”

Kaitlyn replied as she laughed.

She wanted to isolate Queta and make sure that she was an outcast in the future.

“Yeah, sure!!”

The girls smiled happily as they got into the car and left together.

Gerald wanted to reprimand Kaitlyn.

He could not help feeling enraged, seeing the way she bullied Queta.

But Queta tugged Gerald’s hand back — she didn’t want him to act rashly.

“Damn it! Do they really think they’re so great just because they’re loaded?”

Gerald cursed as he watched them leave.

They then got into the Mercedes-Benz G500 that he had parked by the side of the road.

It was almost eleven in the morning now.

Gerald drove Queta to a restaurant.

“Gerald, you said you’ve something important to talk about? What is it?” asked Queta curiously once they had taken their seats.

“Queta, do you know a woman named Xara Machamer?”

forwardly. After all, this matter did not only involve Queta, but it also involved his own life to a certain

even more if Xara was involved with his father

mean that he would suddenly have

was just weird—it was best asking Queta

heard those two words. She

you know

how she reacted, he was convinced that

“How is she

know that she was the one who abandoned me. She’s probably my mother. The orphanage dean only told me about it when I asked

and I was wearing a jade

have not mentioned this matter to anyone else before. How did you find out about it? Did Drake and Tyson

silent as he thought to himself

time being, as he did

said, “Well, yes. One of them mentioned it to me just randomly. Queta, don’t you want to find your mother or

quickly changed

But

to tell you about this. You’ve already helped me a lot and I don’t want to cause more trouble and inconvenience. Otherwise,

the matter? Since you do want to find her, then you don’t have to worry about

smiled as he

“Okay.”

Queta replied, nodding slowly.

then took out a jade pendant that was wrapped

the jade pendant that I

jade pendant over

in one of the photos that his father had sent to

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for now? I want to look for a master

Gerald asked, smiling lightly.

paused for a moment before she nodded and said, “Yeah, sure,

continued to question

too hot outside! My sunscreen isn’t working at

group dashed into the

could not help but exclaim out loud as she carried

this restaurant. Shall we go in and take a look

of the

“Okay, let’s eat first!”

but it was

Kaitlyn, look! Isn’t that Queta? Can’t believe

next to her pointed at Queta and

This was totally unexpected.

definitely would not bring them to just any casual place

had

someone who could usually only afford to eat a meal with a dish every day. How was it that she could

Queta, did you come

she walked over

Queta. He could not help but frown when he saw

order anything to eat? Why are

Kaitlyn questioned.

in here just to look around. There are just too many of these kinds. They won’t order anything to eat but just get drinks so that they could

female colleagues whispered in Kaitlyn’s

and the others burst out in

here? Can you give me

to our menu. It is a special foie gras dish, specially made by our chef from Silton. Would you like to try it

asked as he looked at Kaitlyn and the

around, Kaitlyn glanced

have

the menu in his hand, and

foie gras

Kaitlyn’s boyfriend was speechless.

It is so expensive! Oh my god! That

about six pieces in it. But

of those customers also ordered

gestured at the other guests who were dining next to

indeed plates of foie gras on

looked at the large portion’s price, they were even

was simply too

of spending about two to three hundred dollars

then?” Kaitlyn suggested when she saw that

a small portion of foie gras

raised his voice and ordered, “We’d like a portion of the foie gras,

to prove that

time, Gerald’s food was

brought two bread bowls over to

They only ordered two bread bowls? Isn’t that

You can ask them for some rice

commented as

is the large portion of foie gras that you have ordered. I

respectfully placed the large

and the others were all covering their mouths in laughter as they continued to make fun of Gerald and Queta. But the moment they saw the waiter and the foie gras, they were so shocked that they

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that they’re

Kaitlyn was shocked.

vanity from her face was

you showing off when you have no money? Why

female colleagues who felt the burn also chimed in as they

ordered the expensive and large portion of foie gras,

he

keep quiet because Queta kept persuading him, and she

continued chatting as

realized that Kaitlyn and the

in a hurry once they were done

leave too,” said Gerald

then ushered

the clothes that I bought you before? Why aren’t you

as he looked at

then, he bought a lot of clothes

slightly, and she lowered her head as she said, “I feel a little embarrassed to

couldn’t help but

to him. Back then, when he was poor, he felt that

clothes now because he wanted to

on the other hand, there was no

By the way, there is a branded shop here. Come! Let me bring you in to pick out

don’t want

shaking

I have a black

replied as

gently pulled Queta

Do you think I’ll look good

held a dress in front of her, gesturing for her

was really

named Grayson flipped the price tag, and he almost

dollars! Why not rob a bank instead? Darling, can’t you

as he clutched

What about this

Kaitlyn asked again.

single glance, it was still too

girls who were with Kaitlyn, they merely held on to their shopping bags as they sulked in envy from the

take advantage of being acquainted with Kaitlyn, but it would most certainly be unrealistic for them to expect

chose a couple of dozen dresses to try, Grayson realized that it was way over his budget,

Kaitlyn was extremely depressed.

too many clothes? I can’t wear that many

the number of clothes piled in

a little

The tailor makes

not need to live such a life like

not bad, and it’s quite cheap

the dress next to Grayson, rummaged through to pick the size before asking the dumbfounded salesgirl to wrap it up for

You…are you both

Kaitlyn saw both of them, she could not help but simultaneously feel both stunned

Gerald’s hands, it was probably more

anything here? How are you actually buying that many? Why

of Queta’s female colleagues

as though Queta had just trampled all over their

care less about them. He simply walked straight to the counter once

one

bags that you have selected is 48,000 dollars. How would you like to

also utterly

who

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swiped the black card in his

dumbfounded, the cashier was a professional and he immediately

if we didn’t give you any free gifts! Please select any three articles of clothing and they’ll be on us!” said the

of this is way too expensive! I don’t need that

think I’d ever have a reason to wear half of what you’ve selected anyway! Please just put them

was still quivering slightly from the

wear all of them, you know. Now come on, go choose another three articles of clothing. If you want, you could even give them to the teachers or colleagues

Queta for her honesty. Which was why Gerald thought that it was worth spending some

least forty-five thousand

much for her because of the feelings that he had

the other two female colleagues were standing not

them were surprised, and this was especially so for the two female colleagues who had heard

is Gerald, right? What a nice name, and he’s

the more powerful one now was,

state of shock

hurriedly replied, “I’m just her god brother! And please, handsome? Have you even

“Haha! You’re hilarious Gerald!”

help but

brother? D*mn it! And here they were

move Queta’s position in their hearts. After all, she had a rich and

to your closer colleagues! So… Do you remember that time I smiled at

remember clearly that I was the one who had pointed out where the cafeteria was to

those moments, yes!” replied Queta as

willing to buy so much for you, you should just appreciate it! But anyway, I was the one who was interested in that dress first. If you’re giving out

bullies Queta the most and you’re still expecting her to give you something? Who do you think

you two on anyway?” cursed

said Gerald as he glanced at Kaitlyn. He smiled before looking away and continuing what he wanted

of the clothes. I trust that if anything happens in the future, all three of you will continue looking out for one another. Now let’s go, I’ll

each other in the future, right

shop and arrived at the parking lot, the two girls were surprised

that’s… That’s a Mercedes Benz G500! Oh my

fuming at that point and Gerald knew that he

once Gerald and Queta had parted ways, Gerald bid farewell to Giya who was

before he started driving. He decided that once he reached Serene County, he would ask Zack to help

main road had been blocked and the border had

workers, and leaders were

down his car window to have a look at what the commotion was about. Noticing some workers nearby, he handed them

was, they willingly

you can’t go any further.

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happened?” asked

than appropriate quality materials and because of that, there’s been a collapse around the project area. More than a hundred people were injured because of this, sixty of whom were workers! Thankfully, no lives were lost

heard that the developers ran for the hills last night! Those from Weston Merchants Holdings are definitely in hot water now. About a dozen people, including Mr. Jung, have been dismissed from their positions, or so

was the director of Weston Merchants Holdings. He had

need to run away? Since no

of money quite a while ago. According to rumors, six months ago to be exact. But that’s beside the point. Right now, we’re just wondering who to look for! We

a large group has been planning

hearing the whole story, Gerald finally understood the general

to help with the matter, though he still sympathized

turned his car around and drove off after thanking the

text message from Zack. It was the same story about the building’s collapse

messaged him, Gerald took the opportunity to ask him to

that Zack knew way

As he was about to leave for a quick

“Dad?”

I heard that a building collapsed

though my group isn’t involved in that

thought to himself that his father

Uncle Jung has been dismissed from his position.

told you. Uncle Jung has already forgotten all about his friendship with you a long time

something else. The same topic always popped up

reminded to offer the Jung family help if they faced

help Leila even though she despised

since the last time he had gone to their house. He had also explained to

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