The Secretly Rich Man

The Secretly Rich Man Chapter 461-470

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.

Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 462

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…

Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 463

“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?”

this matter did not only involve Queta, but it

mattered even more if Xara was involved

that he would suddenly have another

the entire situation was just

those two words. She

did you know

he was convinced that

“How is she

the one who abandoned me. She’s probably my mother. The orphanage dean

the orphanage, and I was wearing a jade pendant with the name ‘Xara Machamer’

matter to anyone else before. How did you find out about it? Did

was silent as he thought to

decided not to tell Queta the truth for the time being, as he did not know how he was

of the situation and said, “Well, yes. One of them mentioned it to me just randomly. Queta, don’t you want

quickly changed

find her. But how am I

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

Since you do want to find her, then you don’t

and smiled as he patted

“Okay.”

Queta replied, nodding slowly.

out a jade pendant that

is the jade pendant

jade pendant

Wasn’t this the jade pendant in one of

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

this jade pendant for now? I want to look for a master to help me to look into

Gerald asked, smiling lightly.

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

question Queta

too hot outside! My

a group dashed into

of the girls could not help but exclaim out loud as she carried a

there is a branded shop next to this restaurant. Shall we go

of the girls

“Okay, let’s eat first!”

anyone else, but it was none other than Queta’s

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

girl next to her pointed

This was totally unexpected.

he definitely would not bring them to just any

restaurant had

seeing Queta was completely unexpected, as she was someone who could usually only afford to eat a meal with a dish every day. How was it that she could actually afford to eat in such a

you

sneered as she walked over

Queta. He could not help but frown when he saw

you order anything to eat? Why are you only having

Kaitlyn questioned.

Perhaps this young couple simply wanted to come 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

colleagues whispered

Kaitlyn and the others burst out

you give me a set meal that is of a

recently added a new dish to our menu. It is a special foie gras dish, specially

waiter asked as he looked at

Kaitlyn

me have a look

and he was shocked when he

crazy? A plate of the foie gras actually costs two

Kaitlyn’s boyfriend was speechless.

Oh my god! That is a big portion

it. But once you taste it, you will

of those

other guests who were dining next to

were indeed plates of foie gras on each of

were even more dumbfounded to see

was simply too

they were thinking of spending about two to three

we order a small portion to try then?” Kaitlyn suggested when she saw that everyone seated around them had also

order a small portion of foie

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

wanted to prove that

time, Gerald’s food was also being

two bread bowls over

ordered two bread bowls?

okay. You can ask them for some rice

girls commented as they

foie gras that you have ordered. I will serve it to you

the large portion

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 froze

Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or

that they’re eating

Kaitlyn was shocked.

from her face was thoroughly

off when you have no money? Why bother ordering something that expensive?”

female colleagues who felt the burn also chimed in as they

were really eating very well. Both of them ordered the expensive and large portion of foie gras, while

the waiter served the dish to them, he could

to keep quiet because Queta kept persuading him, and she didn’t want him

chatting

done eating, he then realized that Kaitlyn and the others

in a hurry once they were done

said Gerald while

then ushered Queta

that I bought you before? Why aren’t

asked and smiled as he looked at

he bought a lot

lowered her head as she said, “I feel a little embarrassed to wear such beautiful and

couldn’t help

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

ordinary clothes now because he

there was no reason for Queta to

of? By the way, there is a branded shop here. Come!

I don’t want

rejected, shaking her

okay. Let’s go in. I

replied as he

then gently pulled

dress. It’s gorgeous. Do you think I’ll

asked as she held a dress in front of her, gesturing for her

dress was

Grayson flipped the price tag, and he almost

dress costs more than 3,000 dollars! Why not rob a bank

Kaitlyn as he clutched

then. What about

Kaitlyn asked again.

a single glance, it was still too pricey, costing

they sulked in envy from the side. Anyways, they did not have a rich boyfriend like Grayson who could afford to buy them

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

a couple of dozen dresses to try, Grayson realized that it was way over his budget, and they ended up not buying any of

Kaitlyn was extremely depressed.

you buying too many clothes? I can’t wear that many clothes anyway!

when she saw the

a

The tailor makes

strongly felt that Queta did not need to live such a life

this dress looks not bad, and it’s quite

pick the size

You…are you

Kaitlyn saw both of them, she could not help but simultaneously feel both stunned and confused, especially when she saw the number of luxury

the number of pieces in Gerald’s hands, it was probably

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

female colleagues sneered

had just trampled

simply walked straight to the counter once he was satisfied

and the others exchanged glances with one another before tailing

amount for all the clothes and bags that you have selected

also utterly dumbfounded at the

rest who stood behind gaped,

Novel (Invisible or Poorest)

saying another word, Gerald simply swiped the black

cashier was a professional and he immediately

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

any of that! Gerald, all of this is way too expensive! I don’t need that many fancy clothes!” replied Queta frantically as she shook her

wear half of what you’ve selected anyway! Please

from

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 that you’re close to in the kindergarten. I’m sure that that’ll definitely help boost your relationship with them!” said Gerald

that many people bullied Queta for her honesty. Which was why Gerald thought

spend at least forty-five thousand dollars monthly, so Queta

so much for her because of

happening, Kaitlyn and the other two female colleagues were standing not too far

was especially so for the two female colleagues who

right? What a nice name, and he’s so handsome too!” said

one now was, was

shock as she tried to tell them

brother! And please, handsome? Have you even looked at how casual

“Haha! You’re hilarious Gerald!”

help but to feel

And here they were thinking Queta had

didn’t move Queta’s position in their hearts. After all, she had a rich and powerful person backing her

Gerald’s bought you so many clothes. And he’s even said that you could give some of them to your closer colleagues! So… Do you remember that time I smiled at you on your first

out where the cafeteria was to you when you

yes!”

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 clothes to your colleagues you’d better give that one to me!” said Kaitlyn, her voice

Queta the most and you’re still expecting her to give you something? Who do you think you are?” scolded both girls at

Whose side are you two on anyway?” cursed Kaitlyn, her eyes

glanced at Kaitlyn. He smiled before looking away and

before, feel free to give them some of the clothes. I trust that if anything happens in the future, all three of you will continue

continue to help each other in the future, right Queta?”

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

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

point and Gerald knew that he had taught that

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

him before he started driving. He decided that once he reached

that the main road had been blocked

police, workers, and

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

was, they willingly explained the situation to

afraid you can’t go any further. Something

Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest)

what exactly happened?”

oversee the job about a year ago. Apparently, the developers used less than appropriate quality materials and because

definitely in hot water now. About a dozen people,

of Weston

Since no lives were lost, compensation would’ve been enough,

out of money quite a while ago. According to rumors, six months ago to be exact.

well, someone has to take responsibility for the matter. All this is happening during such a critical moment too. If you haven’t heard, a large group has been planning to develop and reconstruct Serene County. Due to such

hearing the whole story, Gerald

he couldn’t do anything to help with the matter, though he still sympathized with all those involved in

turned his car around and drove off after thanking

his journey, Gerald received a text message from Zack. It was the same story about the building’s collapse which the workers

Gerald took the opportunity to ask him to look for

way more people than he

to the hotel, he took a shower. As he was about to leave for a quick dinner, he received a phone call.

“Dad?”

you’ve made an investment in our hometown right? I heard that a building

group isn’t involved in that

to himself that his father

just wanted to say that your Uncle Jung has been dismissed from his position. Could you go over and help their family

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

really something else. The same topic always

reminded to offer the Jung family

would Gerald continue to help Leila even though she despised and looked

with the Jung family since the last time he had gone to their house. He had also explained to his father about the

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255