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?”

did not only involve Queta, but it also involved his own life

more if Xara was involved with

would suddenly have another

entire situation was just weird—it was best

when she heard those two words. She looked at

you

reacted, he was convinced that

“How is

shook her head in response as she said, “I don’t know who she is. I only know that she was the one who abandoned me.

of the orphanage, and I was

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

was silent as he thought to himself for a

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

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

changed

to find her. But

lot and I don’t want to cause more trouble and inconvenience. Otherwise, I really don’t know how I am

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

he patted

“Okay.”

Queta replied, nodding slowly.

then took out a jade pendant that was

the jade pendant that I was

handed the jade

pendant in one of the

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do you mind if I hold on to this jade pendant for now? I want to

Gerald asked, smiling lightly.

before she

question Queta about

really too hot outside! My sunscreen isn’t working

dashed

help but exclaim out loud as she carried

to this restaurant. Shall we go

the

“Okay, let’s eat first!”

not just anyone else, but it was

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

her pointed at Queta and

This was totally unexpected.

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

restaurant had

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

did you come here for

she walked

pendant from Queta. He could not help but frown when he saw those

eat? Why are you

Kaitlyn questioned.

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

colleagues whispered

the others burst out

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

our menu. It is a

as he looked at Kaitlyn and

around, Kaitlyn glanced at

Let me have a look

in his hand, and he was shocked

foie gras actually costs two hundred and sixty dollars? Just one

Kaitlyn’s boyfriend was speechless.

so expensive! Oh my god! That

about six pieces in it. But once you taste it, you will definitely feel

those

the other guests who were dining

indeed plates of foie gras on each of

they looked at the large portion’s price, they were even more dumbfounded to see that it cost four hundred

was simply too

were thinking of

to try then?” Kaitlyn suggested when she saw that

order a small portion of foie

boyfriend raised his voice and ordered, “We’d like a

to prove that

this same time, Gerald’s

waiter brought two bread

bread bowls? Isn’t that

them for some rice

commented as they

large portion of foie gras that you have ordered. I will

respectfully placed the large

and Queta. But the moment they saw

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is it that

Kaitlyn was shocked.

her face was

when you have no money?

female colleagues who felt the burn also chimed in as they

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

them, he could not help but give them a

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

simply continued chatting as they

he then realized that Kaitlyn and the others

in a hurry once

said Gerald while

ushered

the clothes that I

and smiled as he looked

then, he bought a lot of clothes

“I feel a little embarrassed to wear

couldn’t help but

he was poor, he felt that he only needed

and ordinary clothes now because

there was no reason for Queta to maintain

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

I don’t want to! It’s too

rejected, shaking

in. I

replied as he

pulled Queta

gorgeous. Do you think I’ll look good in

held a dress in front of her, gesturing for

was really

young chap named Grayson flipped the price tag,

dollars! Why not rob a bank instead? Darling,

as

then. What about

Kaitlyn asked again.

was still too pricey, costing 1,500

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

with Kaitlyn, but it would most certainly

dozen dresses to try, Grayson realized that it was

Kaitlyn was extremely depressed.

I can’t wear that many clothes anyway!

in shock when she saw the number

felt a

is it expensive? The tailor makes

not need

bad, and it’s quite

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

Queta? You…are you

feel both stunned and confused, especially when she saw the number

of pieces in Gerald’s hands,

are you actually buying that many? Why

female colleagues sneered

though Queta had just

straight to the counter once he was satisfied

the others exchanged glances with one

the clothes and bags that you have selected is

was also utterly dumbfounded at

and the rest who stood behind gaped, utterly

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word, Gerald simply swiped

utterly dumbfounded, the cashier was a professional and he immediately

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

is way too expensive! I don’t need that many fancy clothes!”

think I’d ever have a reason to wear half of

from the shock of

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

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

to spend at least forty-five thousand dollars monthly,

spending so much for her because of the feelings that he had for Queta, deep down in his

two female colleagues were standing not

was especially so for the two female colleagues who had heard

nice name, and he’s so handsome too!” said the two girls who

the more powerful one now was, was clear as

of shock as she tried to

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

“Haha! You’re hilarious Gerald!”

help

D*mn it! And here they were

didn’t move Queta’s position in their hearts. After all, she had a

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 day of work at the

one who had pointed out where the cafeteria was to you when you first

both those moments, yes!” replied Queta

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

you’re still expecting her to

on anyway?” cursed Kaitlyn, her eyes widened in

at Kaitlyn. He smiled before looking away and continuing what he wanted to

two 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

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

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

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

knew that he had

parted ways, Gerald bid farewell to Giya who was still

driving. He decided that once he reached Serene County, he would

found that the main road had been blocked and the

police, workers, and

his sunglasses, Gerald rolled down his car window to have a look at what the commotion was

polite Gerald was, they willingly

can’t go any

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exactly happened?” asked Gerald,

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

definitely in hot water now. About a dozen people, including Mr. Jung, have been dismissed from their positions, or

Mr. Jung was the director of Weston Merchants Holdings. He had been dismissed

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

a while ago. According to rumors, six months ago to be exact. But that’s beside the point. Right now, we’re

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

hearing the whole story, Gerald finally understood the

do anything to help with the matter, though he still sympathized with

his car around and drove off after thanking

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

took the opportunity to

Zack knew way more

hotel, he took a shower. As he was about to leave for a quick dinner, he

“Dad?”

an investment in our hometown right? I heard

right, though my group isn’t involved in

to himself that his father was

your Uncle Jung

a long

something else. The same topic

to offer the Jung family help if they faced

Leila even though she

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

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