Riches in Disguise

Chapter 8

Chapter 8

Joshua spotted the gift box on my lap and reached for it without hesitation. Before I could stop him, he tore it open but froze in shock.

Inside the box was a Cartier skeleton watch, its crown embedded with a striking blue gemstone, worth around 30 thousand dollars. It was impossible to pass this off as a fake. It had to be the real deal.

Lina's eyes sparkled as she gasped, "That's gorgeous!"

Most of our classmates came from modest backgrounds and were equally stunned.

For them, a monthly allowance of over five hundred dollars was already considered generous, with some surviving on just a few hundred. Seeing something this expensive was understandably a rare occurrence.

I snatched the watch back and slipped it onto my wrist. Since they were so eager to look, I'll let them see it more clearly.

Sure enough, as soon as I put the watch on, Joshua and his friends looked at me like they wanted to eat me alive.

Joshua's eyes, especially, turned red with jealousy-he was on the verge of losing it.

"William, you've got some nerve, flaunting gifts from your sugar mommy. Have you no shame at all?" Joshua sneered.

"Sugar mommy?" I blinked, caught off guard. What kind of rumor was Joshua cooking up now?

Joshua let out a laugh. "Don't even try to deny it. We all saw you cozying up to that rich lady. If that's not you being kept, then what is it? And don't try to tell me she's your sister since I know you're an only child!"

The students around us immediately began shooting me disapproving glances.

I even saw you differently." Zack

comment drew raucous

perfectly well that I attended all my classes and returned to the dorm on time every night. Yet, he had no

it was just pathetic how you followed Joshua around. Now I see you deserve it, being his lapdog. With your character, that's all you'll ever be," I

was enraged and embarrassed as I had unknowingly struck

his arm, twisted it behind him, swept his legs from under him, and sent him crashing

fall. Instead of offering to help Zack, Louis took out

not convinced and lunged at me again. But he was no match, and I easily

turned to Joshua for help. "Joshua! William is out of control! Let's take him down together and teach him a

Zack's suggestion. He gave me a cold stare and said, "Tell you what, William. Hand

already see the money they'd split from selling the watch and the unopened gift. But I knew the truth-Joshua would never share the loot. He

at him with pity. "Joshua, there

you threw that chance away.

words. "Stop talking nonsense! Are you giving it to me or not? If

I

owe me a kneel and an exit from this

least bit surprised. He had prepared for this moment and immediately put on a smug expression.

my brow. "Are you planning to just

it without any proof. Since you say I had a bet with you, please show me some proof, William. Do you have any recordings or witnesses? If you can

thought Joshua, despite his rotten character, was at least a man of his word. After all, he had

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255