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?"

exploded from the crowd, stabbing into

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

didn't

she immediately clung to him, and her tone toward me

acting like you were some rich kid. But your

laughter grew louder, people pointing at me as they

to. I knelt, picked up the things I'd

but Zack and Louis weren't about to let it go. They kept laughing at me, taunting

enough and slammed my fist onto the table. "Say one more word and see

Zack scoffed. "You got dumped, and

Finally, they shut up.

breakup. Even though I tried to force myself not

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

day, Mom showed up at school

"Mom, what

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

her to worry, so I forced a smile. "My classmates

truth was, from the beginning of the semester, Joshua had spread nasty rumors about me. The more I tried to explain, the more my

single friend, and

I felt useless.

"That's good. I brought you some things. Do you have enough pocket money? Did you bring

it along, but Dad gave me enough pocket money. Besides, I don't spend that

Mom a strange and unfriendly look. She didn't

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

After all, she had come a

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

drive away, I felt ashamed. Here I was, letting my mom

out the car window and waved at me with a smile, something inside

in this world who loved and understood me. Why waste the

you for coming to visit me. It really made me happy. Don't worry, I'll focus on

you talking about? All your Dad and I wanted is for you to be

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