Riches in Disguise

Chapter 217

Crystal shot me a deep look before turning to Dorian. "What's going on between William and me is our business-it's none of your concern! Even if he was

momentarily blinded and still interested in someone like her, I'm confident he'll see her true colors eventually and forget her!"

Hearing this, not only was Dorian stunned, but I was taken aback as well. I

couldn't believe she was still standing up for me at this point.

Normally, I wouldn't bother explaining myself since I didn't care how others chose to misunderstand me. But for Crystal's sake, I couldn't let her lose face because of

me.

Taking a step forward, I said, "I'm not hung up on Lina. From a neutral

and watch her make a mistake, so I tried to warn

in her eyes, and her body trembled. Any lingering pity I might have felt for her had vanished entirely after her

"If you don't believe me, think about it. If I really had bad intentions, wouldn't I have acted by now? Why would I wait all this time and do nothing? That would've been the perfect chance for Dorian to swoop

really forcing her, why wouldn't she have called for help? Why didn't she shout 'help'

silent for a moment, clearly reflecting on what I had said. Everything I had mentioned made sense and was logical. If I had any ulterior motive from the start, I

asked eagerly,

is. If I still had feelings for her, I wouldn't be with my

I believe you!" Crystal

didn't make sense for a man with a girlfriend and top-tier admirers to waste his time chasing after

to

stammered, "He—he's lying! Sure, he has a girlfriend, but he's s-still in love with me. If you don't b- believe me, look at the messages he sent me! They're all confessions—he's obsessed with

into Dorian's hands. He took it with a look of skepticism, but after glancing at the screen, he burst

a total simp! This is definitely a classic case of a simp!" Dorian laughed, shaking