Riches in Disguise

Chapter 103

I was stunned and looked at Ryan in confusion.

Did it really matter where my money came from?

If my money had come from a lottery win rather than something I earned, my donation would seem even more noble.

I couldn't understand the point of Ryan's actions, but the voices of the crowd soon gave me the answer.

"Damn, so he's not actually a rich kid? I can't believe I wasted all that praise on him!"

"Wait, it was prize money, and not even his own cash? That's hilarious-I was about to ask for his number. Now I'm glad I didn't."

"I knew something didn't add up. If he was really that rich, why didn't he clear it up sooner? He's been letting everyone think he's a loser. Guess he was just faking it!"

"Wasn't his prize money around 50 thousand dollars? He only donated ten

What a joke! If he really cared,

Everything suddenly made sense.

that mattered to

were a rich kid, they would be showering me with praise and trying to win

To them, I would still

The truth was disheartening.

gave him a faint smile. "Thank you for helping me see

Did getting exposed

my head and extended my hand. "Give me the

microphone into my hand. "Go ahead. Let's see

microphone, cleared my throat and calmly said, "Yes, I did receive 50 thousand dollars in prize money from the competition. However, my donation had nothing to do with that. I donated to help those in need and to support this charity event. To put any further

an additional 60 thousand dollars to the original 10 thousand would bring the total to 70 thousand dollars, far exceeding my

as a rich kid. I believed this was

disbelief. "An additional 60 thousand dollars? You're joking, William. Do you even have 60 thousand dollars? Can