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?”

all, this matter did not only involve Queta,

Xara was involved with his father

that he would suddenly have another sister

situation was just weird—it

when she heard those two words.

did you

she reacted, he was

again, “How is she related

in response as she said, “I 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 told me about it when I asked him about it

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

anyone else before. How did you find out about it? Did Drake and Tyson

silent as he thought to himself

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

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

quickly changed

her. But how

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 don’t

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

as he patted Queta gently on her

“Okay.”

Queta replied, nodding slowly.

that was wrapped

is the jade pendant that

handed the jade pendant

jade pendant in one of the photos that his

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mind if I hold on to this jade pendant for now? I want to look for a master to help me to look into the

Gerald asked, smiling lightly.

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

question Queta

too hot outside! My sunscreen isn’t working at

a group dashed into the

exclaim out loud as she carried a few bags in her

is a branded shop next to this restaurant. Shall

of the

“Okay, let’s eat first!”

but it was

look! Isn’t that Queta? Can’t

girl next to her pointed

This was totally unexpected.

he definitely would not

had

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

did you

walked

the jade pendant from Queta. He could not

order anything to eat? Why are you only having two

Kaitlyn questioned.

There are just too many of these kinds. They won’t order anything to eat

colleagues whispered in Kaitlyn’s

statement made Kaitlyn and the others

you give me a set meal that is of a

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

asked as he looked at Kaitlyn

time around, Kaitlyn glanced at

me have a look at

hand, and he was shocked when he

Are you crazy? A plate of the foie gras actually costs

Kaitlyn’s boyfriend was speechless.

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

There are about six pieces in it. But once you taste it, you will

those customers also

guests who were dining

plates of foie

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

simply too

coming to the restaurant, they were thinking of spending about

suggested when she

order a small portion

and ordered, “We’d like a portion of the foie

wanted to prove that he was

time, Gerald’s food was also

waiter brought two bread

bread bowls? Isn’t that a

You can ask them for some rice

girls commented as they

foie gras that you have ordered. I will serve it

waiter respectfully placed the large portion of

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

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it that they’re eating so

Kaitlyn was shocked.

from her face was

are you showing off when you have no money? Why bother ordering something

two female colleagues who felt the burn also chimed in as

the expensive and large portion of foie gras, while the other four only ordered a small serving to share

served the dish to them, he could not help but

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

chatting as

he then realized that Kaitlyn

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

leave too,” said Gerald while

then ushered Queta

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

asked and smiled as he looked

a

head as she said, “I feel a little embarrassed

help but

Back then, when he was

chose to wear plain and ordinary clothes now because he wanted to maintain a

other hand, there was no reason for Queta to maintain a

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

want to! It’s

rejected, shaking her

in. I have a black card

as he

gently pulled

gorgeous. Do you

in front of her, gesturing

was really

Grayson flipped the price

dollars! Why not rob a bank

Kaitlyn as he clutched

then. What about this

Kaitlyn asked again.

single glance, it was still too pricey, costing 1,500

for the other two girls who were with Kaitlyn, they merely held on to their shopping bags as they sulked in envy from the side. Anyways, they did not have a rich boyfriend like Grayson who could afford to buy them such luxurious

but it would most certainly

realized that it

Kaitlyn was extremely depressed.

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

saw the number

a

is it expensive? The

felt that Queta did not need to

and it’s

to Grayson, rummaged through to pick the size before asking the

You…are you both

simultaneously feel both stunned and confused, especially when she saw the number of luxury items they

pieces in Gerald’s hands, it

my god! Can you even afford to buy anything here? How are you actually buying that many? Why are you so pretentious? Are you just going to

female colleagues

Queta had

them. He simply walked straight to the counter once he was satisfied

with one another before tailing behind Gerald

clothes and bags that you have selected is

utterly

and the rest who stood

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swiped

was a professional and he

You’ve 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

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

wear half

quivering slightly from the

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

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

to spend at least forty-five thousand

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

and the other two female colleagues were standing

surprised, and this was especially so

your boyfriend’s so rich! His name is Gerald, right? What a nice name, and he’s so

powerful one now was,

state of shock as she tried to tell them that he wasn’t

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

“Haha! You’re hilarious Gerald!”

two girls couldn’t help

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

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 girls with

had pointed out where the cafeteria was

yes!” replied Queta as she

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

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

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

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

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 one another. Now let’s go, I’ll send you back to

Gerald! We’ll definitely continue to help each other in the future, right

lot, the two girls were

my god, your brother drives a

point and Gerald knew that

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

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

found that the main road had been

workers, and leaders were

at what the commotion was about. Noticing

was, they willingly explained

man, I’m afraid you can’t go any further. Something big has

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what exactly happened?” asked

used less than appropriate quality materials and because of that, there’s been a collapse around the project area. More than a

water now. About a dozen people, including Mr. Jung, have been

of Weston Merchants Holdings.

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 responsibility doesn’t fall on the

of money quite a while ago. According to rumors, six months ago to be exact. But that’s beside the

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 event happening

whole story, Gerald

to help with the matter, though he still

turned his car around and drove

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

that Zack had messaged him, Gerald took the opportunity to ask him to look for a

that Zack knew way more

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

“Dad?”

right? I heard

group isn’t involved in that

thought to himself that

Uncle Jung has been dismissed from his position. Could you go over and help their family

you a long time ago.

father was really something else. The same topic

to offer the Jung family help if they

continue to help Leila even though she despised

had gone

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