Riches in Disguise

Chapter 7

Chapter 7

I held back my tears and smiled. "Don't worry about it. I'll take care of the

medicine bills. You just focus on getting better."

I spent the entire morning talking with Jane and learning about her situation. She had no friends or family in Welsington City, and no one visited her while she was in the hospital.

So, I promised to visit her every other day. Three times a week seemed just right -not too much to disrupt my schedule, and enough to not interfere with her rest and treatment.

As I was getting ready to leave, Jane suddenly started crying. "Thank you, William. I've already spent so much of your time, and now, with this illness, I'll owe you even more. I don't know if I'll ever be able to pay you back."

"What are you talking about? Who said anything about paying me back?" I laughed, gently pinching her cheek.

To ease her mind, I decided to tell a little lie. "Besides, it's not all from me. I crowdfunded it, and lots of kind people chipped in, so you don't need to feel any pressure."

"Really?" Jane clearly felt more at ease.

I was about to nod when Joshua's voice suddenly came from the doorway. "I wore those shoes yesterday and knew they were real. I was wondering where you got the money to buy something that expensive. William, it turns out you're embezzling donations!"

I took a deep breath. How was it possible to run into Joshua even at the hospital? He really was like a bad penny.

"Jane, you rest up. I'll be going now." I didn't want her hearing any more nonsense, so I closed the door behind me and dragged Joshua outside.

"Joshua, listen to me. This is the last time I'm going to warn you. Stop bothering me, and we'll call it even. But if you keep this up, I'll make sure you get exactly what you deserve!"

I realized I wasn't very good at threatening people. Even I felt unsatisfied after saying that. Maybe I should practice more.

Sure enough, Joshua wasn't fazed at all. In fact, he seemed more cocky than ever. "Why are you so angry? Is it because I caught you doing something shameful? Don't think that you can just walk away from this. I will tell everyone, including teachers and students. You name it!"

members here?

glare before sprinting

Joshua had any family members in

passing nurse, "Excuse me, could you tell me what kind of surgery is

nurse glanced at her chart and replied,

like a ton of bricks. I

So, Joshua had another girlfriend besides Lina? And they'd even

approved so much

at school, I expected to be hit with another wave of drama, especially after Joshua had

days, Joshua didn't return

until the results of the entrepreneurship competition were announced that he

companies attended the event, eager to

She didn't reveal her identity, sitting quietly in the audience as a family representative,

to present their project. Once they finished,

was one of the first

confidently rambled on about this project,

He had good

pitch, making the

stood up and announced, "The ninth contestant's verified earnings are eight thousand and 63

and it looked like he

to Lina, who happened

ignore them, but their constant cuddling

only open to freshmen, and there weren't many participants. After half

to the stage. My project

I played a short

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