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 me

on. I

didn't get

clung to him, and her tone toward me

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

crowd's laughter grew louder, people pointing at

hear them anymore and didn't want to. I knelt, picked up the things I'd made, and headed back

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

fist onto the table. "Say one more word

a long pause, Zack scoffed. "You got dumped, and you're still trying to act

Finally, they shut up.

through a breakup. Even though I tried to force myself not to care, I couldn't suppress

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

day, Mom showed up at school during a

to her. "Mom, what are you doing

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

forced a smile. "My classmates are great and I've even made a few new

about me.

day, I hadn't made a single friend, and my girlfriend had

I felt useless.

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

bring it along, but Dad gave me enough pocket

and unfriendly look. She didn't understand those looks, but

school gate and personally made sure she

should've had a meal with her. After all, she had

I was afraid my

away, I felt ashamed. Here I was, letting

leaned out the car window and waved at me

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

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

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

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