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?"

from the crowd,

got dumped. I was the one who got cheated on. I was the victim here, not the villain! Why was I the

just didn't

to him, and her tone toward me turned even more

pretending you were ever sincere! You were lying to me from the start, acting like you were some rich kid. But your dad's

people pointing at me as

couldn't hear them anymore and didn't want to. I knelt, picked up the things

peace, but Zack and Louis weren't about to let it go. They kept

my fist onto the table. "Say

pause, Zack scoffed. "You got dumped, and you're still

Finally, they shut up.

going through a breakup. Even though I tried to force myself not to care,

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

the next day, Mom showed up at school during a class break

her. "Mom, what are

with concern and said, "I called you so many times, but you didn't answer the call. I

I forced a smile. "My classmates are great and

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

friend, and

I felt useless.

things.

didn't bring it along, but Dad gave me enough pocket money. Besides, I

nearby giving Mom a strange and unfriendly look. She didn't understand those looks, but I had experienced them

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

her. After all, she had come a long way to see

was afraid my act would fall apart before

away, I felt ashamed. Here I was, letting

Mom leaned out the car window and waved at

this world who loved and understood me. Why waste the time and energy on someone who

thank you for

you talking about? All your Dad and I wanted is for you to be happy. That's all that

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