Riches in Disguise

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!"

out from somewhere nearby, "Are there Sophia's family members here? The patient

hateful glare

didn't mention that Joshua had any family members in

asked a passing nurse, "Excuse me, could

replied, "It's an ectopic

a ton of bricks. I mean, I was

Joshua had another girlfriend besides Lina?

so much funding

of drama, especially after

return to the dorm,

the entrepreneurship competition were announced that he finally

the event,

parents didn't attend to avoid drawing attention, but Dad's secretary, Carmen, came to support me. She didn't reveal her identity, sitting quietly in the

the schedule, each participant had five minutes to present their project. Once they finished, the judges would announce the revenue they

was one of the first

rambled on about this project,

his five minutes. He had good speaking

focus in his pitch, making the whole

judges stood up and announced, "The ninth contestant's verified earnings are

done well, and it looked like he would be at

to Lina, who

their constant cuddling and whispering were

wasn't too long since it was only open to freshmen, and there weren't many participants. After half an hour, it was

to the stage. My project

with a speech, I played a short