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.

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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

Xara was involved with his father in

that he would suddenly have another sister out of the

that the entire situation was just weird—it was best asking Queta

those two words. She looked at Gerald

you know

was convinced

is she related to

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

was wearing a jade pendant with the name ‘Xara Machamer’ engraved on

examined Gerald before saying, “I have not mentioned this matter to anyone else before. How did you find out about

he thought

as he did not know how he

took advantage of the situation and said, “Well, yes. One of them mentioned it to me just randomly. Queta, don’t you want to find your mother or this person named Xara

quickly changed

I want to find her. But how am I going

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

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

and smiled as he patted Queta gently on

“Okay.”

Queta replied, nodding slowly.

took out a jade pendant that was

is the jade pendant that

the jade pendant over to

Wasn’t this the jade pendant in one of the photos that his father had sent

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I want to look for a master to help me to look

Gerald asked, smiling lightly.

for a moment before she

question Queta

really too hot outside! My sunscreen isn’t working

group dashed into the

could not help but exclaim out loud as she

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

of the

“Okay, let’s eat first!”

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

that Queta? Can’t believe she’s

to her pointed

This was totally unexpected.

— they knew that he definitely would not bring them to just any casual place to

had quite

could usually only afford to eat a meal with a dish

Queta, did you come here for

sneered as she walked over to

had just taken the jade pendant from Queta. He could not help but frown when he saw those girls heading in their

eat? Why are you only having two

Kaitlyn questioned.

too many of these kinds. They won’t order anything to eat but just get drinks so

female colleagues whispered

statement made Kaitlyn and the others

pax set meal here? Can you give me a set meal that is

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

he looked

around, Kaitlyn glanced at

Let me have a look

boyfriend took the menu in his hand, and he was shocked when

crazy? A plate of the foie gras actually costs two hundred and sixty dollars? Just one

Kaitlyn’s boyfriend was speechless.

aback. “Ahh? It is so expensive! Oh my god! That is

price for a small portion. There are about six pieces in it. But once you

All of those customers

at the other guests who were

foie gras on each of

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

simply too

to the restaurant, they were thinking of spending about two to three hundred

when she saw

you want to order a small portion of foie

“We’d like

prove that

this same time, Gerald’s food was

brought two bread bowls

only ordered two bread bowls? Isn’t that a little

okay. You can ask them for

commented as

the large portion of foie

the large portion

all covering their mouths in laughter as they continued to make fun of Gerald and Queta. But the moment they saw

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is it that

Kaitlyn was shocked.

her face

have no money? Why

two female colleagues who felt the burn also

eating very well. Both of them ordered the expensive and large portion of foie gras, while the other four only ordered a small serving to

he could

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

simply continued chatting

eating, he then realized that Kaitlyn

couldn’t take the humiliation, so they left in a hurry once they were done with

too,” said Gerald while rubbing his

then ushered

Queta, where are the clothes that I bought you before? Why aren’t you

as he looked

he bought a lot of clothes

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

help but

him. Back then, when he was poor, he

still chose to wear plain and ordinary clothes

no reason

there is a branded shop here. Come! Let me bring you in

I don’t want

shaking her

Let’s go in. I have

as

then gently pulled Queta

I want this dress. It’s gorgeous. Do you think

dress in front of her, gesturing

dress was really

the price

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

Kaitlyn as he

What about

Kaitlyn asked again.

glance, it was still too

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

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

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

Kaitlyn was extremely depressed.

can’t wear that

saw the number

felt a little

it expensive? The tailor makes the man,

need

looks not bad, and it’s quite cheap too. We

Grayson, rummaged through to pick the size before

You…are

them, she could not help but simultaneously feel both stunned and confused,

Gerald’s hands,

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

female colleagues sneered

Queta had just trampled all over their

simply walked straight to the

with one another before tailing

that you have selected is 48,000

also utterly dumbfounded at

who stood

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another word, Gerald simply swiped the black card

cashier was a

spent so much on our shop today that 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

expensive! I don’t need

reason to wear half

quivering slightly from

the teachers or colleagues that you’re close to in the kindergarten. I’m sure that that’ll

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

at least

be willingly spending so much for her because of the feelings that he had for Queta,

was happening, Kaitlyn and the other two

so for the two female colleagues who had

your boyfriend’s so rich! His name is Gerald, right? What a nice name, and he’s so handsome too!” said the two

powerful one now

He’s not…” said Queta, still in a state of shock as she tried to tell them

just her god brother! And please, handsome? Have

“Haha! You’re hilarious Gerald!”

couldn’t help but to feel

And here they were thinking Queta had a

in their hearts. After all, she had a rich and powerful person

Queta, 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

pointed out where the cafeteria was to

remember both those moments, yes!” replied Queta as she

should just appreciate it! But anyway, I was the one who was interested

Kaitlyn how shameless! You’re the one who bullies Queta the most and you’re still expecting her to give you something? Who do you think you are?” scolded

two on anyway?” cursed

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

colleagues treated you well 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 looking out for

help each other in the

two girls were surprised

my god,

fuming at that point and Gerald knew

had parted ways, Gerald bid

had Queta’s jade pendant with him before he started driving. He decided that once he reached Serene County, he

upon entering the county, Gerald found that the main road

workers, and leaders were

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

was, they willingly explained the situation to

afraid you can’t go any further.

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what exactly happened?”

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

Merchants Holdings are definitely in hot water now. About a dozen people, including Mr. Jung, have been dismissed from their positions, or so I’ve heard! They’re waiting to be

director of Weston Merchants Holdings.

about it for a while, Gerald asked, “Why would the developers need to run away? Since no lives were lost, compensation would’ve been enough, no? What more, the main

six months ago to be exact. But that’s beside

Weston Merchants Holdings, 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

hearing the whole story, Gerald

with the matter, though

then turned his car around and

from Zack. It was the same story about the building’s collapse which the workers had told

him, Gerald took the opportunity to

way more people

he was about to leave for a quick dinner, he received a phone call.

“Dad?”

our hometown right? I heard that a building collapsed

though my group isn’t involved

that

However, I just wanted to say that your Uncle Jung has been dismissed

with you a long time ago. Why are you still asking me to

was really something else. The same topic always popped up

Jung

Gerald continue to help Leila even though she despised and looked

gone to their house.

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