Riches in Disguise

"What's up?" I asked.noveldrama

"Maximus has been looking for you recently. Today, he mistook someone else for you. He's currently on campus beating him up."

"What?"

I was struck dumb. How could he have made such a mistake?

"Tell him about his mistake!"

Crystal bit her lip and said, "No way. I don't want to have anything to do with him. Also, he's already beating the guy up. Even if I were to say anything, it would be too late now. Just let him get pummeled in your stead. We'll make up for it in the future."

"Absolutely not!"

How could we do that? An innocent man would be beaten brutally for reasons unbeknownst to him. I could not let something like this happen.

I wouldn't be able to rely on Crystal for this.

Thankfully, I had departed from Welsington 30 minutes ago. If I turned back now, it was likely I'd get there in time.

However, I'd miss the cruise by doing so.

Alan had told me that it was a public event with a high degree of transparency. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary. However, I was still rather concerned.

Those rich kids would go crazy once they were let off the leash, not to mention the fact that Felicia had a figure that drove men's thoughts into the gutter.

When I thought of that, I called Travis.

"Hey, are you going to the Pollack City boat party this year?"

"I'm going. In fact, I'm on my way there. Would you like to come? What a rare occasion! Haven't you always been disinterested in such events?"

I chuckled and replied, "I'm not particularly intrigued, but my girlfriend wanted to go. Initially, I wanted to accompany her. However, something came up and I can't make it. I hope guards can be stationed around her to protect her covertly so she won't get pushed around."

"Oh, that's easy! Don't worry, I'll watch her for you."

"Alright, I'll send you her picture and name. Please take care of her. If anything happens to her, I will make sure you don't hear the end of it."

Travis agreed.

Relief washed over me. With him there, it should be fine.

I turned the car around immediately and headed back to campus.

When I arrived, I called Crystal. To my surprise, she stood by the door. Upon

seeing me, she ran over and clutched my arm.

"Weren't you going on the cruise? Why did you come back?"

"Someone has been scapegoated in my stead. How could I let it be?"

"Oh, but he's done with the beating! You wouldn't be able to do anything even if you tried!"

When I heard that, my heart fell into the pit of my stomach.

"Where's the man now?"

Upon picking up on my insistence to see him, she led the way over while trying to convince me otherwise. "Don't think that you're safe just because someone has gotten beaten up. They're probably around here somewhere. If you went over and they saw you, you'd be screwed. You got out of the car to confront Maximus. He knows who you are now."

"So what if he remembers me? Like I'd be scared?"

If I had known Maximus would cause so much trouble, I would have dealt with him in the first place.