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?”

not only involve Queta, but it also involved his own

was involved

would suddenly have another sister

entire situation was just weird—it was best asking Queta

when she heard those two words. She looked at Gerald

you know

was convinced that this was

again, “How is she

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

found me at the entrance of the orphanage, and I was wearing a jade pendant

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

silent as he thought to

truth for the time being, as

simply 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

quickly changed

want to find her. But how am

the 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

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

as he patted Queta gently

“Okay.”

Queta replied, nodding slowly.

then took out a jade pendant that

jade pendant that I

jade pendant over

at it. Wasn’t this the jade pendant in one of the photos that his father

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

Gerald asked, smiling lightly.

a moment before she

continued to question Queta

My

group dashed

exclaim out loud as

shop next to this restaurant. Shall we go in and

the girls

“Okay, let’s eat first!”

just anyone else, but it

my god! Kaitlyn, look! Isn’t that

girl next to her

This was totally unexpected.

definitely would not bring them

restaurant had

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

you come here for

she walked over to both of

He could not help but frown when he saw those girls heading in

eat? Why are you only having

Kaitlyn questioned.

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

female colleagues

made Kaitlyn and the others burst

Is there a four pax set meal here? Can you give me a set meal that

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

asked as he looked

around, Kaitlyn glanced

me have a look at

and he was

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

Kaitlyn’s boyfriend was speechless.

is so expensive! Oh my god!

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

those customers also

at the other guests who were dining next

plates of foie gras on each of

large portion’s price, they were even more

was simply

to the restaurant, they were thinking of spending about

portion to try then?” Kaitlyn suggested when she saw that everyone seated

portion of foie gras then? Hah,

“We’d like a

to prove that

time, Gerald’s

bread bowls over

bowls? Isn’t that a little

can ask them for some rice and a plate

girls commented

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

placed the large portion

continued to make fun of Gerald and Queta. But

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it that

Kaitlyn was shocked.

vanity from her face was thoroughly

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

burn also chimed

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

the waiter served the dish to them, he could not help but

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

continued chatting

were done eating, he then realized that Kaitlyn and

the humiliation, so they left in a hurry once they were done

Gerald while rubbing his

ushered Queta

where are the clothes that I bought you

asked and smiled as he looked

bought a lot of

“I feel a little embarrassed to wear

couldn’t help but

to him. Back then, when he was poor,

to wear plain and ordinary clothes now

was no reason

are you afraid of? By the way, there is a branded shop here.

I don’t want to! It’s too

rejected, shaking

I have a

as

pulled

this dress. It’s gorgeous. Do you think I’ll look good in

dress in front of her,

dress was really

the price tag, and he almost threw the dress

3,000 dollars! Why not rob a

as he

What

Kaitlyn asked again.

glance, it was still too pricey,

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

but it would most certainly be unrealistic for them

after Kaitlyn chose a couple of dozen dresses to try, Grayson realized that it

Kaitlyn was extremely depressed.

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

the number of clothes

a

The tailor makes the

felt that Queta did not need

it’s quite cheap too.

the size before asking the dumbfounded

Queta? You…are

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

Gerald’s hands, it

even afford to buy anything here? How are you actually buying that many? Why are you

female colleagues sneered

Queta had just trampled

couldn’t care less about them. He simply walked straight to

the others exchanged glances with one another before

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

was also utterly dumbfounded

and the rest who stood behind gaped,

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another word, Gerald simply swiped the black

dumbfounded, the cashier was a professional and

you any free gifts! Please select any three articles

He’s not buying any of that! Gerald, all of this is way too expensive! I

have a reason to wear half of what you’ve selected

voice was still 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 that you’re close to in the kindergarten. I’m

bullied Queta for her honesty. Which was why

anyway. He needed to spend at least forty-five thousand dollars monthly,

for her

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

were surprised, and this was especially so for the two female colleagues

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

powerful one now was, was

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

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

“Haha! You’re hilarious Gerald!”

two girls couldn’t help but to feel

D*mn it! And here they were thinking Queta had a

in their hearts. After all, she had a rich

closer colleagues! So… Do you remember that time I smiled at you on your first day of work at the kindergarten?” asked

pointed out where

both those moments, yes!” replied Queta as

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

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 Kaitlyn, her eyes widened in

He smiled before looking away and continuing what he wanted

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

each other in the future, right

arrived at the parking lot, the two girls were

That’s a Mercedes Benz G500! Oh my god, your brother drives a Mercedes

Gerald knew that he

Queta had parted ways, Gerald bid farewell to Giya who

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

upon entering the county, Gerald found that the main road had been blocked and the border had been

workers, and

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

Gerald was, they willingly explained the situation to

you can’t go

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happened?” asked Gerald,

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 area. More than a hundred people were injured because of this, sixty of whom were workers!

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 dealt with at this very moment!” replied

the director of Weston Merchants

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 responsibility doesn’t

ran out of money quite a while ago. According to rumors, six months ago to be exact. But that’s beside the point. Right now, we’re just wondering

group has been planning to develop and reconstruct Serene County. Due to such an unfortunate

story, Gerald finally understood the general

couldn’t do anything to help with the matter, though he

car around and drove

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

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

that Zack knew way

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

“Dad?”

our hometown right? I heard that a building collapsed there.

group isn’t involved in

thought to himself that his father

know it isn’t. However, I just wanted to say that your Uncle Jung has been dismissed from his position. Could you go

all about his friendship with you a long time ago.

really something else. The same topic always popped up whenever

the Jung family help

Leila even though she despised and

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

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