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 it also

mattered even more if Xara was involved with his father

would suddenly

was

she heard those two words. She looked at

did you know

reacted, he was convinced that this was leading

is she

she was the one who abandoned me. She’s probably my mother. The orphanage

orphanage, and I was wearing a jade pendant with

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

thought

being, as he did not know how he was going to explain things to

and said, “Well, yes. One of them mentioned it to me just randomly. Queta, don’t you want to find your

quickly changed

want to find her. But

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

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

and smiled as he patted Queta gently

“Okay.”

Queta replied, nodding slowly.

then took out a jade pendant that was wrapped in a

the jade pendant that I was

the jade pendant over to

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

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this jade pendant for now? I want to look for a master to

Gerald asked, smiling lightly.

paused for a moment before she nodded and said,

question Queta about her

too hot outside! My sunscreen isn’t working at

dashed into the

girls could not help but exclaim out loud as she carried

there is a branded shop next to this restaurant. Shall

the

“Okay, let’s eat first!”

was not just anyone else, but it was none

look! Isn’t that Queta? Can’t believe she’s

to her pointed at Queta

This was totally unexpected.

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

had quite a

was someone who could usually only afford to eat a meal with a dish every

did you come here

walked over to both of

not help but frown when he saw those girls heading in

you order anything to eat? Why are you only

Kaitlyn questioned.

Perhaps this young couple simply 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 drinks so that they could take some photos and

of the female colleagues whispered in

Kaitlyn and the others burst

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

added a new dish to our menu. It is a

waiter asked as he looked

around, Kaitlyn glanced at her

me have

menu in his hand, and he

gras actually costs two hundred and sixty dollars?

Kaitlyn’s boyfriend was speechless.

expensive! Oh my god! That is a big portion of my

This is just the price for a small portion. There are about six pieces in it. But once you taste it, you will definitely feel that it is worth the money and

those customers also

the other guests who were dining

of foie

portion’s price, they were even more dumbfounded to see that it cost

simply too

coming to the restaurant, they were thinking of spending

don’t we order a small portion to try then?” Kaitlyn suggested when she saw that everyone seated around them had also ordered

small portion of foie gras then? Hah,

and ordered, “We’d like a

prove that he was

time, Gerald’s food

two bread

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

It’s okay. You can ask them

girls commented as

This is the large portion of foie gras

respectfully placed the large portion of foie

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

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is it that they’re

Kaitlyn was shocked.

from her face was thoroughly

are you showing off when you have no

the burn also

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

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

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

continued chatting as

then realized that Kaitlyn

in a

leave too,” said Gerald while rubbing

ushered

way, Queta, where are the clothes that I bought you

asked and smiled as he looked at

then, he bought a lot

lowered her head as she said, “I feel a little embarrassed to wear such

couldn’t help

then, when he was poor,

plain and ordinary clothes now

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

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

want

rejected, shaking

I have a black card

replied as he

then gently pulled Queta into

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

she held a dress in front of her,

dress was

rich, young chap named Grayson flipped the price

Why not rob a bank

as he clutched

What about

Kaitlyn asked again.

was still

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

it would most certainly be unrealistic for them to

it was way over his budget, and

Kaitlyn was extremely depressed.

buying too many clothes? I can’t wear

shock when she saw the number

felt a

The

need to live such a

not bad, and it’s

rummaged through to pick the size before asking

You…are

feel both

by the number of pieces in Gerald’s hands,

are you actually buying

female colleagues sneered

felt as though Queta had just trampled all over

He simply walked straight to the counter once

glances with one another before tailing behind

sir. The total amount for all the clothes and bags that you have selected is 48,000 dollars. How would you like to

utterly dumbfounded

the rest who

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Gerald simply swiped the

dumbfounded, the cashier was a

you any free gifts! Please select any three articles of clothing

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

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

slightly from the shock of the final

need to 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 or colleagues that you’re close to in the

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

needed to spend at least forty-five thousand dollars monthly, so Queta was making his

much for her because of

was happening, Kaitlyn and the other two female

and this was especially so for the two female colleagues who had heard Gerald’s

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

now

of shock as she tried to tell

And please, handsome? Have you even looked at how casual the clothes I’m

“Haha! You’re hilarious Gerald!”

help but to feel slightly

brother? D*mn it! And here they

After all, she had a rich and powerful person backing

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

that I was the one who had pointed out where the cafeteria was to you when you first arrived,” said

both those moments, yes!” replied Queta as she

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 clothes to your colleagues you’d better give

most and you’re still expecting her to give you something? Who do you think

Whose side are you two on anyway?”

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

anything happens in the future, all three of you will continue looking out for

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

at the parking lot, the two girls were surprised once again when they saw Gerald and Queta getting into his

G500! Oh my god, your brother drives a

fuming at that point and Gerald knew that he had

that afternoon, once Gerald and Queta had parted ways, Gerald bid farewell to Giya

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

main road had

workers, and leaders

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 going

how polite Gerald was, they willingly explained the situation to

can’t go any further.

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what exactly happened?” asked

hired to oversee the job about a year ago. Apparently, the developers used less than appropriate quality materials and because of

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

director of Weston Merchants

for a while, Gerald asked, “Why would the developers need to run away? Since no lives

months ago to be exact. But that’s beside the point. Right now, we’re just wondering who to look for! We just want our

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 now, the leaders

story, Gerald

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

car around and drove off after thanking the

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

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

knew that Zack knew way more people than he

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

“Dad?”

you’ve made an investment in our hometown right? I heard that a

group isn’t involved in that

himself that his

isn’t. However, I just wanted to say that your Uncle Jung has

already told you. Uncle Jung has already forgotten all about his friendship with you a long time ago. Why are you still asking me to help him?” replied Gerald in a puzzled

same topic

was constantly reminded to offer the Jung

to help Leila even though she

had been disappointed with the Jung family since the last time he had gone to their house. He had also explained

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