Chapter 410
The Secretly Rich Man
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 410
Tammyâs car was a handsome Camry.
The very first thing she said to him was, âHmph! Gerald Crawford⦠to think that a bottom-feeder like you could snare yourself a goddess like Giyaâwhat a dream come true for you!â
âYes! Yes, indeed!â Gerald nodded.
âHuh? Tammy, this guy is Giyaâs boyfriend? Ah⦠what is this world coming to?â Tammyâs cousin clutched her forehead, staggering in place.
After all, anyone who knew Giya, knew that she was a beauty among beauties, a goddess among goddesses. No one would have expected her to find someone like this to be her boyfriend.
It seemed that Tammy and her cousin were of like mind. They stood there now, scowling contemptuously at Gerald.
âWipe those dirty looks off your faces!â Gerald thought to himself.
âAlright, thatâs enough,â Giya cut in. âOh, Tammyâdidnât you say you had a bunch of distant relatives here in Serene County? Are they not joining us?â
As she said this, she hugged Geraldâs arm tenderly⦠and also rolled her eyes at him, as though to say, âThere, you see! Everyone thinks you hit the jackpot, scoring a girlfriend like me! But some people donât seem to appreciate their good fortune!â
âOh, theyâre coming. I just got off the phone with themâthey were asking me where weâd be eating, you know? Gerald, what have you got planned for lunch?â Tammyâs tone was kind of sharp as she posed this question, as though Geraldâs relationship with Giya came as some sort of affront to her.
As though she held some sort of grudge against him.
Indeed, Tammy didnât hold Gerald in high regard. She grew up in the cosmopolitan city; he was a country bumpkin. He was simple and poor, a lightning rod for ridicule.
The thought of him becoming a mainstay of her inner circle⦠she just couldnât stand it!
With a grimace, Gerald replied, âOn the subject of lunch⦠just leave that to me! Thereâs a decent place here in Serene County, called Mead Hall. Letâs eat over there!â
âHmph! You should have told us that earlier! Come on, Giya! Weâll go in my car!â
And so they found their way to Mead Hall, the finest restaurant in Serene County, frequented mainly by the rich and powerful.
When they arrived, Tammy announced with a mysterious air that she needed to find a place to park her car, and wanted Giya with her. Gerald was to go ahead and reserve a table for them.
Since that had been his intention all along, anyway, Gerald went inside and asked for a table for eight.
Rather than having any private dining rooms to offer them, all the patrons were seated in the same enormous hall together.
Just as a table was found for themâ¦
âOh, gosh! Is that you, Gerald?â someone called out.
âIt really is him! Whatâs he doing in Mead Hall?â
A group of young men and women, halfway through their own meal, exclaimed with surprise when they spotted him.
Gerald turned when he heard someone calling his name, and saw six or seven people sitting together over there. Not just anyone, eitherâthey were his classmates from high school, including Morgana Lopez and Cameron Laver.
What a coincidence! Almost as thoughâ¦