Riches in Disguise

Chapter 110

Hearing this, I couldn't help but feel a sense of relief.

I glanced at them and asked, "Why do you guys believe in me so much? Even Felicia doesn't trust me."

Liam chuckled. "It's just a feeling. What kind of friends would we be if we didn't have at least this much trust in each other? Besides, if you were the kind of guy who would stoop to stealing, you wouldn't have treated us so well all this time, right, Matthew?"

Matthew frowned as he drank some water. "Of course, I believe you're not the one who did it. But Will, where did you get the money to donate? You donated 70 thousand dollars, yet you're still living in a dump like this."

I knew I owed them an explanation. It didn't feel right to let their trust in me go unanswered. However, I couldn't bring myself to admit I was a trust fund kid. I had lied to them from the beginning, and if I told them the truth now, it would make their trust in me seem ridiculous.

On top of that, I had finally found a few true friends who would stick by me through thick and thin. The last thing I wanted was for my identity to create a rift between us.

I wanted to keep building our bond, so I came up with a quick excuse. "Actually, I recently won the lottery. I got a 200-thousand-dollar prize. After taxes, it came to 175 thousand dollars."

serious?"

"Totally," I said confidently.

immediately sent a message to Alan, asking him to help me fake the lottery announcement. Then, I showed them

couldn't believe

"It's real!"

dollars? You hit it

me, wrapping me in a bear hug. "Let me absorb some

awkwardly. "Benjamin, what are you doing? I'm

to soak

but I could also see the

me. Yet, he still stood by me although he had doubts. That loyalty

is on me," I

head. "Hold on. The entire school is already suspicious of you, and Ryan is busy spreading rumors. If we go out for a big meal tomorrow, it'll