Riches in Disguise

Chapter 2

Chapter 2

I really couldn't understand it. Even though I was poor, I hadn't done anything to provoke them. Where did all these hostilities come from?

Lina was still shouting downstairs. It was loud enough for the entire dorm building to hear.

Zack snickered. "You might as well go down. What's the point in hiding?"

Louis took it a step further, yanking the door open and calling out to the crowd in the hallway. "William is right here in the dorm, acting like a coward and too scared to come down!"

Laughter echoed through the hallway, and I forced myself to act like I didn't care at all. With their mocking eyes on me, I walked downstairs, step by step, until I stood before Lina.

I stood still and hadn't looked up. Then, a plastic bag hit me hard.

"William, this is all the junk you gave me. I'm returning it to you! Don't bother me again, got it?"

I looked down at the pile on the ground. Not all the gifts I'd given her were there. The expensive things like necklaces, phones, shoes, and bags remained with her.

The only things tossed back at me were the ones I had made for her myself. Among them was the moon lamp, which I spent an entire month creating.

I tried to stay calm, but when I looked up, my vision blurred for a second.

This was the first time I had loved someone with all my heart. Were all those sweet moments fake?

I couldn't accept it.

"Fine, if we're breaking up, that's the conclusion. But Lina, just tell me one thing, you stop loving me, or did you never love me at all?"

did

Lina's eyes flickered with hesitation for a moment.

But before she could answer, I heard Joshua's voice behind me, mocking me with

a high-pitched, whiny tone. "Lina, did you stop loving me, or did you never love me at all?"

the crowd, stabbing into

the one who got dumped. I was the one who got cheated on. I was the victim here,

just didn't get

to him, and her tone toward me turned even

me from the start, acting like you were some rich kid. But

grew louder, people pointing at me as

knelt, picked up

returned to the dorm, I hoped for peace, but Zack and Louis weren't about to let it go.

and slammed my fist onto the

scoffed. "You got dumped, and you're

Finally, they shut up.

Even though I tried to force

didn't answer. She called again in the evening, and I still didn't pick

Mom showed up at school during a class break to

to her. "Mom, what

called you so many times, but you didn't answer the call. I was worried. Is someone bullying you at

forced a smile. "My classmates are great and I've

of the semester, Joshua had spread nasty rumors about me. The more I

single friend, and my girlfriend

I felt useless.

some things.

enough pocket money. Besides,

hadn't talked for long when I noticed people nearby giving Mom a strange and unfriendly look. She didn't understand those looks, but I

quickly led Mom to the school gate and personally made sure she got in the

meal with her. After all, she had come a

mood. Plus, I was afraid my act would fall apart

drive away, I felt ashamed. Here I was, letting my mom down because of a

Mom leaned out the car window and waved at me with

were still so many people in this world who loved and understood me. Why waste the time and energy on someone who wasn't worth

sense of strength. I pulled out my phone and sent Mom a message. "Mom, thank you for coming to visit me. It really

responded quickly, "What are you talking about? All your Dad and I wanted is for you to

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