Riches in Disguise

When we arrived on the field, I saw that a crowd had gathered on the exterior of the field, whispering amongst themselves.

There was no one on the field itself, which was a stark contrast to the numerous students who usually hung out there.

I squeezed through the crowds and sprinted into the field.

I saw a boy lying on the grass, and blood was oozing out of his wounds. It looked like he had gotten seriously hurt.

Were they going to look on without doing anything? Were they not going to call the ambulance, at the very least?

Anger flared up within me. I immediately called emergency services. Then, I knelt down to ask him, "Hi, are you alright? Can you hear me? It's over now. They've left. I'll take you to the hospital."

He coughed and stuttered, "L-leave me be. I can go to the hospital on my own. T- they'll seek you out and you'll suffer along with me as a result."

When I heard this, I felt a sting in my nose.

He was the victim of the situation. Yet, he turned around to console me instead.

Thank God I came back. If not, I would've harmed an innocent person. It would weigh on my conscience.

"Don't worry. You won't drag me into this. To be exact, I dragged you into this. I'll explain the details to you after your recovery."

As I spoke, I pulled my phone out to call Victor to update him on the current situation. "Put that issue about Maximus to the side for now. Mr. Hart, I need you to call a doctor and get a hospital room ready. Then, look into this student's background and how his family is doing. If he's facing any difficulties, resolve it for him."

Victor sounded worried. He said, "Mr. White, why do you keep getting into situations like these at school? Why don't you pull out? Let's try another school."

I didn't know whether to laugh or cry at his words. "This is university, not middle or high school. How could I transfer schools on a whim?"

"Mr. White, you have underestimated the power of our family. You'd be able to attend any university you wanted overseas, let alone local universities."

"I know, but I got into this school on my own merits. You're aware that I don't like using our family's power when it comes to such issues. I'm fine, aren't I? I can protect myself. If I do run into any danger, I'll call Quintus."

Ever since last time, Quintus has always remained by my side.

He stayed as close to me as possible without disturbing my daily routine. With

this, he would be able to protect me when the time came.

When Victor heard Quintus' name, he calmed down.

I cooperated with emergency services to send the boy to the hospital.

I felt horrible seeing his parents sob by the door of his hospital room, so I implored

Victor to prepare a million dollars in reparations.

On the way back, Crystal remained silent.

Suddenly, just as we were getting out of the car, Crystal said, "William, you're such a good man!"

She paused before continuing, "No, I realized that you're an excellent man. I like you even more now. I feel like you're different from all the other boys. You're more honest and down-to-earth than the other rich kids, not to mention how you're braver and willing to take responsibility for your actions. Why hadn't I met you earlier?"

I smiled and said, "Give it up. We might've brushed past each other a thousand times before on campus, but I wasn't hot enough so you never took notice of me."

"Nonsense! You're hot!"

She looked at me like I was the sun shining down upon her. Her eyes gleamed.

"I think you're the hottest boy in school. No, you're the hottest man ever."

My laugh nearly spluttered into a cough. "Alright, that's enough. Your praise is making this very awkward. I'm being very honest with you-we wouldn't work well with each other. Find someone else."

"But I don't want anyone else."

"Well you can't have me. I've got a girlfriend."noveldrama

I looked at her and decided to talk it all out in one go. "Crystal, I..."

Before I could finish, she leaned over and kissed me.