Chapter 303
The Secretly Rich Man
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 303
A young woman suddenly cut right in front of them, without a word, displaying not the slightest bit of regard for others.
Gerald was not in the mood for this. âMiss, donât you find this a little rude?â
The woman ignored him.
âThatâs right! My teacher says you canât cut in a queue!â Yasmin exclaimed with a frown.
âBah!â The woman turned around and snapped, âSo I cut in front of you, so what? What can you do about it? All bark and no bite!â
One could see she was around twenty-one, with a fair complexion and a pretty faceâand dressed in such a way as to leave little to the imagination.
However, her stuck-up attitude only pissed Gerald off to look at her.
âYouâre the one barking!â At the limits of his patience, he snapped off a harsh reply.
âWhat did you say to me? Just wait right hereâIâll have somebody cut you down to size!â Shrieking and swearing as though sheâd suddenly gone mad, the woman was pulled away by several bystanders.
Finally, she left in a huff.
Well, that came out of nowhere. Brushing it off mind, Gerald got back in line.
âSir, maybe you shouldnât have done that. That woman seemed like trouble!â A pretty young nurse whispered this as she was ushering some patients in. âShe was here earlier this afternoon to visit one of our patientsâsomeone of noteâand she came with a whole train of fancy cars! I wouldnât underestimate her clout, you know? Hurry on inâand no more trouble!â
Clearly, sheâd started it! Well, the nurse meant well⦠Gerald made no further remark.
âLetâs not fuss over it, Gerald,â Queta agreed. âWeâll just wrap it here and leave immediately!â
So Gerald brought Yasmin in to see the doctor. It turned out to be nothing alarmingâjust a common coldâand some medicine was prescribed.
Queta was visibly relieved, and they left the hospital together.
As they arrived at the entrance, glossy black cars suddenly rolled up, one after another⦠at least a dozen in total. A massive group of well-dressed people got out and headed inside.
When she saw the woman who emerged from the car in the middle, Queta quaked with fear. It was that woman whoâd cut in line earlier, starting off a spat with Gerald.
Had she really returned to cause trouble for them?
Thank goodness theyâd made it out of there in time.
âI only just heard about it. Howâs Mr Rye? Is he still in the Intensive Care Unit?â A dashing young man asked.
The woman nodded. âYeah. Heâs suffered terrible bone fractures in all four limbs, and heâs still in the ICU wardâbut thankfully his life is not in danger!â
âBlast! Who could be behind such savagery? I know⦠it must have been Mayberry.â
âHey! Donât talk about that here!â the guy snapped at her, causing her to shut her own mouth.
Gerald lingered nearby, easily within sight of them. Why did he do this?
Because he recognized that dashing young man.
Face still beaten up from that fiasco at the Emperor Karaoke Bar, it was none other than Jake!
Having overheard their discussion concerning a âMr Ryeâ, he finally saw the picture now.
It was most likely the great Damien Rye himself. So that scoundrel had been admitted to this hospital.
It appeared that all these peopleâincluding that horrendous harpyâwere from Rye Group.
Vroom, vroom! Then, in a rumbling storm of engines, another fleet of a dozen cars appeared.
One would naturally assume they were with Jake and company.
That wasnât all of them. More cars continued to follow from behind.
It stood to reason. Rye Group, under the Rye family, had long encroached upon Mayberry territory.
Their roots ran deep.
They were a fierce gang of thugs.
Damien Rye was guaranteed to have powerful backers. No matter how hard anyone tried to cover things up, the events of that afternoon were simply too great to hide.