The Secretly Rich Man

Chapter 411

Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 411 “Gerald, did you come here to have lunch?” Morgana enquired, with no small amount of disbelief.

At the table sat Morgana, her boyfriend, Cameron, and several others. Everyone was smiling his way.

Mead Hall was unmistakably an upper-crust establishment, and you paid by the head here, from astarting minimum of thirty dollars per pax. After accounting for drinks and so on, each meal could easilycost hundreds.

Everyone knew Gerald wasn’t rich, so this was a fairly peculiar circumstance.

Gerald smiled back at them. “That’s right! I’m meeting with some friends, and I thought I’d treat them allto lunch here! Who would have thought I’d run into you guys here, too!”

“Pfft! We eat here all the time!”

“Ah, Gerald… It’s nice that you’re treating your friends to something, but do you know they charge atleast thirty dollars per person here? Are you sure this is a good idea?” This was coming from a girlseated beside Morgana, who had also gone to the same high school with them.

Sully was her name. Not a bad-looking girl. She pursed her mouth as she gave him that warning.novelbin

This was a high-class place, after all, meant only for people like her, who already held a certainstanding in society. It wasn’t as though she took especial pride in eating here, but… come on, a hobolike Gerald taking his lunch here? That just put her off her palate.

People like him ought to just stick with fast food joints and hot dog stands, that sort of thing.

It was downright disgraceful. Did Gerald presume to being their equals?

That was why she’d taken such an acrimonious tone with him.

“Hey now, Sully! You shouldn’t talk to Gerald like that—he’s got his pride, too! If he wants to eat here,then that’s that. Anyway, this is a chance for us to get to know the friends he’s made! Hahaha!”Cameron sneered as he said this.

Whether in terms of family background or career prospects, he was indisputably the alpha at this table,making him the keystone of the group.

Sully cackled. “Goodness, Cameron… The sort of friends a guy like Gerald would make—are you sureyou’d like to shake hands with them? Anyway, I only said that for his own good: Without taking stock ofhis own capacities, thinking to eat wherever he pleases… are appearances all he thinks about? Livingbeyond his own means… no one respects a person like that!”

She had disliked Gerald since high school: some impoverished bum prancing about before her…Pathetic! She could hardly care less about his feelings.

Anyway, for Gerald to be eating in the same restaurant as her showed that he didn’t care about herfeelings, either.

“Alright, Gerald’s friends will be here any moment. Pipe down, you guys!” Morgana couldn’t bear towatch any longer.

Gerald gave her a smile and a nod.

“Cameron, who’s this guy? A classmate from high school?” An exquisitely made-up girl besideCameron inquired curiously.

“That’s right, ahahaha! Think he’s cute? If he’s your type, Gerald’s still single—you could be hisgirlfriend!” Cameron burst out laughing.

“Hey! Cameron, you’re the worst! Keep this up, and I’m not talking to you anymore!” The girl pinchedthe tender portion of his arm.

Everyone chuckled. Gerald kept quiet and continued nodding away.

“Hey, look! Gerald’s blushing! I know… he must really like the idea of Maybelline becoming hisgirlfriend! Otherwise why would his face be turning red like that? Haha!” Another one of the guysdecided to join in.

“Yo! Serious offer, Gerald. If this girl’s to your taste, she’s all yours. My word is good!” Cameronguffawed again.

“That’s alright—I already have a girlfriend!” Gerald replied in exasperation, although he understood thatthey’d only been making fun of him with that. It had been the same back in high school. Gerald knew itwas best to just keep quiet.