"Exactly!" Bill mistook Frank's confusion for guilt and was convinced he saw through Frank, rearing his chin as he gloated, "My father is the chief of Zamri's Uplake Hospital, and it's a subsidiary owned by Gene Pearce, the richest man of the east coast." "What?!" The students turned toward Bill in shock once he mentioned Gene.

Scary! His father was actually a subordinate of the richest man of the east coast! It was now obvious that he had the influence to invite all those bigwigs...

However, Bill was himself all too aware that Gene owned hundreds of other hospitals, and his father only owned one of a modest scale.

It sounded amazing, but his father was no more than Gene's lapdog, to be kicked to the curb with just a word from the man. And for Riverton bigwigs sitting on the stage at the moment, they were all too used to lapdogs barking up the pecking order. The son of a hospital chief? What even gave him the right to even talk to Riverton's senator? Even if Bill's father had sinfluence in Zamri, it was not the case statewide in Riverton.

However, even if it was no special privilege, anyone would be intimidated by the mere mention of Gene's name.

the naive students all suddenly worshiping Bill

was no different from a rat bragging to a lion that it was friends with a dog, even demanding the lion

Gene Pearce?" Frank

you think you are, lying that you called these people here?" Bill snorted, before turning to Winter. "Your brother's really not that impressive, girl." As most of the

hated standing out, and her class presentations were basically murder to

her fellow students were mocking her and leering at her in disdain on top of that, she was ashen

be understanding. Who wouldn't want to show off in front of their baby sister?" "Well, he's unlucky that he ran into the actual bigwig. Bill obviously invited them over, and he ended up exposing Professor Lawrence because Sat right beside Winter... Oh this

Frank, but no

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