Riches in Disguise

Chapter 361

"Take it!" Gabrielle said while forcing the money into my hand.

I returned it to her. "I really don't need it."

"Take it!"

"I really don't need it."

As we pushed the money back and forth, a middle-aged woman suddenly interrupted, "What are you two doing?"

I turned around and saw a well-dressed, elegant-looking middle-aged woman approaching quickly, her gaze harsh and critical.

Upon seeing her, Gabrielle gasped in surprise. "Mom?"

Mom? This woman was her mother?

I looked carefully and could see some resemblance between them. Both had oval faces, delicate eyebrows, and small mouths.

"Mom, what are you doing here? I told you I want to be independent. I don't need you to take care of me, and I don't want you to find me. Why did you come?"

expression. "How can I not care about you? If I don't care, you'll end up

usage of the words "filthy building" left me with no room

hanging around downstairs, making it particularly unsuitable for a young woman

she mentioned unsavory men, surely she wasn't referring to me,

T-shirt worth over 3,000 dollars, khaki

and my skin was fair. I

student.

me unsavory. I didn't agree with what

to sense my frustration and immediately defended me. "Don't drag

let you live in a place like this? If he had

fooling

probably made some shady deal with the local thugs in this building and

cigarette,

of such bad things!

would be all over the internet within a few

to agree. The woman's reasoning made

Gabrielle's boyfriend and let