The Invisible Rich Man's
Chapter 382
“Ahem, Mr. Winters was hospitalized this afternoon. I just came back to pack some clothes when I heard the phone ring.”
"What's? hospitalized? Which hospital?”
Hearing Mrs's grim tone. Winters, Gerald's heart is racing. He hurriedly asked the location of the hospital.
Mrs Winters told me her address.
It happened in a hospital in the same area.
Mrs Winters also happened to arrive at the same time after hitchhiking on one of the county bakery trucks.
Gerald helped her get out of the truck before rushing to the emergency room in one of the hospital buildings.
Mr. Winters appeared to be suffering from cardiovascular problems and collapsed at lunchtime.
The incident made her very frightened, and she immediately called an ambulance. Now, the doctors are still doing all they can to save his life.
“Why are we the only ones paying his hospital bills? Big brother, he's our father..your father, so you should also take part.”.
On the doorstep of the emergency room, a woman with textured eyebrows like a caterpillar was talking to a partner.
There are also several couples with small children.
Upon closer inspection, Gerald realizes that they are Mr. Winters' two sons and daughter.
Those little kids are his grandchildren.
After hearing the incident, they were apparently also rushed to the hospital.
“Brothers, what you say is not entirely accurate. You all stay with dad the longest, and I'm always out, busy with business; for bills, I just ask you to get it done first. Never did I mention once that I will make you pay for it all, so take it easy! In the end, the four of us will split the bill evenly!”
The oldest of the group was always out managing his business. He crossed his arms, picked up a cigarette.
“Why do the four of us have to pay the same part of the bill? You two brothers are the oldest of the family, so it makes sense that you go further. Brother and I have to pay the lower part. Besides, my daughter has just graduated from university this year, and she will be interning soon. I need money for that!”
Third brother was not satisfied.
Gerald understood that they were somehow fighting over medical bills.
And when Mrs. Winters heard a fight between siblings, she was so angry she almost fainted.
“Can you guys stop arguing just once?! If none of you will pay, I will pay, even if I have to pay the kidney. Are you happy now?"
Mrs. Winters stomped her feet in despair and frustration.
“Calm down, mom. Didn't you use most of your savings to help your grandson start his own business?” ask the second eldest son.
Gerald finally spoke up.
"Huh? Gerald's back?"
Only then did the crowd notice Gerald.
“Hmph! Why do you bother asking? You have no money!” a young woman named Queeny Winters snapped coldly. He's the same age as Gerald.
During their childhood, Mr. Winters always preferred Gerald over Queeny. As a result, he was not satisfied. Which grandparents care more about poor children than their own grandchildren?
“Stop pretending to be something you're not and start showing us what you can do,” sidelines Clifton Winters, another youngster who just founded his own company.
Like Queeny, she also hates Gerald.
His resentment comes from Gerald getting good grades since he was a child, and his grandparents often compare him to Gerald. As time went on, his jealousy slowly turned into hatred.
As for Gerald, he knew that Queeny and Clifton didn't like him from the start.
But he said nothing.
That's when a nurse approached them.
“May I know when the operating cost will be paid? The total is 20,000 dollars, and I guess you can all afford it, right? ”
The nurse blabbed in an indifferent tone.
“Listen to me, brother. Finish now. Later I give you the money,” said the eldest brother.
"And why should I listen to you?"
“…”
Immediately, the blows against each other that were supposed to soften back into a heated quarrel again.
The second daughter-in-law and third sister have joined the fight. They even discussed past issues, saying something about how the second son-in-law owed money to the third sister.
Then, the entire scene turned chaotic.
Everything's a mess of the kingdom.
The nurse did not even try to hide the frown that appeared on her face.
"I'll pay," Gerald whispered to the nurse as he shook his head helplessly.
"You?"