Riches in Disguise novel Chapter 107

Even Matthew, who had never been fully supportive of me, stood up.

"Mr. Parker, isn't it a bit hasty to publicly announce this without any evidence?" he questioned. "What if it really wasn't William? How will you compensate for the emotional damage you caused him?"

To my surprise, three of my friends stood up to support me. My shock and panic instantly eased.

It seemed that pretending to be poor had actually paid off in the end. These three guys would be my best friends for life.

Louis was livid. He shouted, "You're still defending him? Does this even need proof? He's a poor loser who's been pretending to be rich since school started, acting like a trust-fund kid while he's always been broke!"

He continued, "He took Felicia shopping and spent 15 thousand dollars on clothes. Then, he donated 70 thousand dollars. Tell me, if he didn't steal the money, where did it come from?"

Matthew and the others fell silent.

The others chimed in, eagerly agreeing. "Exactly! Where did his money come from? Let him admit it!"

"Speak up, William! Are you mute now? Where did you get the money?"

"You're worse than Felicia, you coward!"

The sound of a chair crashing to the ground broke through the tension as I stood up.

Instantly, the entire room went quiet.

I turned around and slowly scanned the room.

Today, I wasn't just standing up for myself—I was doing it for my three friends too.

"What's wrong? Why are you all silent now?" I shouted. "Louis! Weren't you so confident just now? Weren't you sure it was me? Why don't you dare call the police? Go ahead, do it!"

Louis' face was a strange mix of pale and red. He glared at me but dared not speak.

I turned to Zack. "Zack, are you too scared to speak up now? I'm going to take you all down today. Just so you know, I recorded everything you said on my phone. Even if you don't report me to the police, I'll take this to the authorities. You won't escape this malicious defamation!"

Zack's forehead was dripping with sweat. He clearly hadn't expected things to escalate this quickly.

Tom's face had turned dark. "William, what are you doing? The school lost money, so it's only natural that we'd look into suspicious individuals—"

"Mr. Parker," I interrupted sharply.