Riches in Disguise

I sneered. "What? You guys still want to play hardball?"

I took a step forward.

"Fine. All of you come at me. Let's see what you've got. I may not have much confidence when fighting others, but I might as well quit if I can't handle a few old geezers like you."

"You, you... Gabrielle, listen to what he's saying! So you brought this guy back to provoke us?"

Gabrielle hid behind me and whispered, "You were rude to him first."

"You!"

Just as the atmosphere grew tense with no one willing to back down, the door behind me opened, and a familiar voice came from the doorway.

"Is Gabrielle back?"

I turned around and froze when I saw the woman walking in. It was Charlotte.

How could it be her?

Suddenly, I remembered that when Kaelyn introduced the family earlier, she mentioned that Gabrielle's uncle was Matias Hayes. So, it turned out that Matias was Charlotte's father, the restaurant owner I had helped before.

I thought that the Whitehead family was some prestigious, wealthy family. After all that fuss, I was stunned to learn what their family consists of.

How dare they throw Gabrielle under the bus!

I was speechless.

When Charlotte saw me, she was clearly shocked. "William... Why are you here?"

The entire room was stunned to learn that we knew each other. "Charlotte, you know him? Who is this kid? What's his family background?"

Charlotte glanced at me. She hesitated momentarily before explaining, "He's my classmate. His family sells fruit on a street stall."

At that, the room exploded.

"Street stall fruit seller!"

"With all that big talk, I thought he was someone important. It turns out that he's just a pauper!"

"Gabrielle, have you lost your mind?

Even if you're not marrying Mr. Singleton, what about the bank

manager's son, pilot, or entrepreneur? Any of them are better than this guy! Why would you choose him?" noveldrama

"Wait. If he's Charlotte's classmate, he's probably only 20.

"He's younger than Gabrielle, so maybe she supports him. This is driving me crazy!"

It was clear that everyone, including Gabrielle's parents, was furious.

Gabrielle lowered her head in embarrassment, not knowing what to say.

It was bad enough that she picked someone with no money, but choosing someone who sold fruit on a street stall was even worse. And on top of that, I was a few years younger than her. '

Charlotte looked confused. "What are you all saying? Are you implying that William is Gabrielle's boyfriend? That's impossible! He has a girlfriend at school!"

With that, the room erupted into chaos.

"He has a girlfriend!"

"Great. Not only is he a pauper living off a woman, but he's also a scumbag!"

"Gabrielle, look at you! What am I supposed to say? This is your taste. This is the consequence of wanting a free relationship!"

"If it weren't for us, who knows how long this man would trick you!"

"I don't care, Gabrielle. You have to break up with him right now!"