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?”

involve Queta, but it also involved his own life to a certain

Xara was involved

this mean that he would suddenly have another sister

the entire situation was just weird—it was

two words. She looked at Gerald in

you know about

how she reacted, he was convinced that this was leading

asked again, “How is

don’t know who she is. I only know that she was the one who abandoned me. She’s probably my mother. The orphanage dean only

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

Gerald before saying, “I have not mentioned this matter to anyone else before. How

thought to

the truth for the time being, as he did not know

them mentioned it to me just randomly. Queta, don’t you want to find your mother or

quickly changed the

want to find her. But how am I going

reasons why I didn’t 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, I really

want to find her, then you don’t have to worry about anything else.

as he patted Queta

“Okay.”

Queta replied, nodding slowly.

pendant that was wrapped in a

This is the jade

handed the jade pendant

looked at it. Wasn’t this the jade pendant in one

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if I hold on to this jade pendant for now? I want to look

Gerald asked, smiling lightly.

before she nodded and said, “Yeah,

question

My sunscreen isn’t

a group dashed

but exclaim out

next to this restaurant. Shall we go in and take a

of the

“Okay, let’s eat first!”

girl was not just anyone else, but it was none other

that Queta? Can’t believe

girl next to her pointed at Queta and

This was totally unexpected.

rich — they knew that he definitely would

had

afford to eat a meal with a dish every day. How was it that she could actually afford to eat in

did you come

sneered as she walked

from Queta. He could not help

to eat? Why are you only having two

Kaitlyn questioned.

of these kinds. They won’t order anything to

the female colleagues

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 it

he looked at Kaitlyn and

time around, Kaitlyn glanced at

Let me have

in his hand, and he was shocked when he

A plate of the foie gras actually costs two hundred

Kaitlyn’s boyfriend was speechless.

also taken aback. “Ahh? It is so expensive! Oh my

just the price for a small portion. There are about six pieces in it. But once you taste it, you will definitely feel

those customers

the other guests who were

of foie gras on each

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

simply too

they were thinking of spending about two to three hundred dollars

then?” Kaitlyn suggested when she saw that everyone seated around them had

you want to order a small portion of foie gras then? Hah, sure! No

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

to prove that he

Gerald’s food was also

two bread

ordered two bread bowls?

okay. You can ask them for some rice and a plate

girls commented as

way. This is the large portion of foie gras

then, a waiter respectfully placed the large

to make fun of Gerald and Queta. But the moment they saw the waiter and the foie gras, they

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that

Kaitlyn was shocked.

vanity from her face was thoroughly washed

you showing off when you have no money?

felt the burn also chimed

Queta were really eating very well. Both of them ordered the expensive and large portion of foie gras, while the other four only ordered a

served the dish to them, he could not

to keep quiet because Queta kept persuading him, and she

simply continued chatting as

then realized that Kaitlyn and the others had

in a hurry once they were done with their

too,” said Gerald

then ushered Queta

the clothes that I bought you before?

asked and smiled as he

a lot

lowered her head as she said, “I

couldn’t help but

to him. Back then, when he was poor,

plain and ordinary clothes now

hand, there was no reason for

is a branded shop here. Come! Let me bring you in to pick out some nicer

don’t want to! It’s too

rejected, shaking her

Let’s go in. I have a

replied as

gently pulled Queta

I want this dress. It’s gorgeous. Do

in front of her, gesturing for her boyfriend to

was

price tag, and he almost threw the dress

dollars! Why not rob a bank instead? Darling,

as he clutched his

then. What about

Kaitlyn asked again.

it was still too pricey, costing 1,500

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

with Kaitlyn, but it would most certainly be unrealistic for

try, Grayson realized that it was way over his budget, and

Kaitlyn was extremely depressed.

too many clothes? I can’t wear that many clothes

she saw the number of clothes

a little

The tailor

that Queta did not need to live such a

it’s quite cheap too. We are

the size before asking the dumbfounded salesgirl to wrap it

You…are you both

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

of pieces in Gerald’s

god! Can you even afford to buy anything here? How are you actually buying that many? Why are you so

of Queta’s female

had just trampled all over their

about them. He simply walked straight to the counter

others exchanged glances with one another before

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

was also utterly dumbfounded

who stood behind

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saying another word, Gerald simply swiped

was a professional and he

give you any free gifts! Please select any three articles of clothing and they’ll be on us!”

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

half of what you’ve

still quivering slightly from the shock of the

even give them to the teachers or colleagues that you’re close to

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

least forty-five thousand

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

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

and this was especially so for the two

is Gerald, right? What a nice name, and he’s so handsome too!” said the two girls who had begun walking toward them and praising

now was,

a state of shock as

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

“Haha! You’re hilarious Gerald!”

help

And here they were thinking Queta had

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

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 day of work at the kindergarten?” asked one of the

out where the

those moments, yes!” replied Queta as she

such a rich god brother! If he’s that 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

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

on anyway?” cursed Kaitlyn, her eyes widened

Kaitlyn. He smiled before looking away and continuing what he

them some of the clothes. I trust that if anything happens in the future, all three

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

left the shop and arrived at the parking lot, the two girls were surprised once again when they

a Mercedes Benz G500! Oh my god, your brother

that point and Gerald knew

ways, Gerald bid farewell to

Serene County. Gerald made sure he had Queta’s jade pendant with him before he started driving. He decided that once he

found that the main road had been blocked and

and

what the commotion was about. Noticing some workers nearby, he handed them some cigarettes before

was, they willingly explained

can’t go any further. Something big

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exactly happened?”

was originally a construction project. The Weston Merchants Holdings were hired to oversee the job about a year ago. Apparently, the developers used less than appropriate quality materials and because of that, there’s been a collapse around the project

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 dealt with at this very moment!”

of Weston Merchants

the developers need to run away? Since no lives were lost, compensation would’ve been enough,

ago to be exact. But that’s beside the point. Right now, we’re just wondering who 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 an unfortunate

the whole story, Gerald finally understood the

the matter, though he still sympathized with all those

car around and

story about the building’s collapse which the workers had told Gerald

Gerald took the opportunity to ask him to look for a master specializing in

knew that Zack knew way more people than he

he was about to leave for a quick dinner,

“Dad?”

hometown right? I heard that

group isn’t

himself that his father was very

say that your Uncle Jung has been dismissed from

long time ago. Why are you still asking me to

topic always popped up whenever

the Jung family help if

continue to help Leila even

he had gone to their house. He had also explained to his father about the

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