Riches in Disguise novel Chapter 153

Cheated on? Yeah, right! Lina was actually the person who had cheated on me. Yet, she now dared to bring this up. Still, I wasn't going to get angry. Getting angry at her would only bring me down to her level.

"Are you done talking? If you are, I'm leaving," I said.

"William, are you insane? I'm telling you that Felicia is cheating on you, yet you're acting indifferent. Don't tell me that you're dating that loser just to spite me because you're jealous of me and Ryan being together."

Her voice was shrill, almost hysterical, and her expression was far from her usual pitiful, delicate demeanor.

I figured the crushing debt of 90 thousand in three days had driven her to the brink, stripping her of her rationality.

Looking at her, I couldn't help but feel helpless. "Lina, calm down. Take a look in the mirror. I bet you wouldn't even recognize yourself anymore. You've changed so much.

"Do you remember what you said when we started dating at the beginning of the semester? You said that you wanted to get into grad school, find a stable job, marry a gentle, family-oriented husband, have a cute kid, and live a simple, happy life.

"Now look at yourself. Are you closer to that dream or further away from it?"

She froze.

My words brought a sliver of clarity back to her mind.

But after briefly hesitating, she looked up at me with a fierce glare. "Stop spewing nonsense! You're no better! You lied to me, saying you would treat me well forever. And what happened? You won the lottery and didn't even give me a single cent! How's that treating me well?"

I was left speechless.

The lottery story had been a lie, but I understood her point.

Benjamin quickly tried to smooth things over. "It's fine. Even if that guy Anonymous gave Felicia money, he can't actually meet her in person. They're just communicating online. It won't affect her and William's relationship."

"Exactly!" Liam chimed in.

"Felicia seems completely loyal. She would never cheat on Mr. Top Dog. William, you don't have to worry."

So that was what had them concerned. I couldn't help but laugh.

Unlike Lina, who was trying to stir up trouble, they only said these things because they were genuinely worried about me. Far from being angry, I felt touched by their concern.

Still, I needed to come up with a reasonable explanation to clarify things. Otherwise, in their minds, I would forever be the poster child for getting cheated on.