Becoming the Richest Man Alive

Chapter 87

When he arrived at the cafeteria, he ordered, “Mr. Clark, I want two portions each of the roast chicken, beef stew, and salad to go.”

“Sure, Casper. Which girl are you lunching with today? Haha. Nowadays, most youngsters don’t seem to like having their lunch here,” Mr. Clark joked while giving Casper an admiring look.

Casper knew Mr. Clark as he used to work part-time in the cafeteria. The man was a great cook and had two children who were now in high school. He and his wife rented the cafeteria stall to run their business.

Ever since he came to the university, Casper would eat there very often. After all, both Mr. and Mrs, Clark took good care of him. When he couldn’t afford to buy any food in the past, they would always prepare something for him to feed him.

Consequently, Casper felt that there were still kind people within the Business University. During his darkest days, they had helped to ease his disappointment from turning into despair.

This time, the amount of food that Casper received was a lot more than anyone else.

He knew that this was Mr. Clark’s way of showing their care for him.

“Mr. Clark, thank you. I’m going off now,” Casper remarked cordially with the food in his hand.

Casper had ordered something special—roast chicken. After all, he knew it was Amelia’s favorite. As seven days had passed since she tried to drown herself in the lake, Casper wanted to feed her more food because he felt that she was too thin.

Prior to this, Amelia had led a miserable life. Although she didn’t look anorexic, she was far from healthy given how pale she looked all the time.

Holding the packed lunch, Casper headed to the back of the hill. He was in such a relaxing mood that he couldn’t help but whistle.

Although whistling at a girl was considered rude on campus, Casper wasn’t just wolf-whistling. Instead, he was whistling to the tune of A Beautiful Day.

He had left his dorm earlier than usual. All this while, Amelia would be the one waiting for him. Thus, he wanted to give her a surprise by arriving early.

After arriving fifteen minutes earlier than usual, he sat down to wait under a tree. However, there was no sign of Amelia yet.

Nevertheless, Casper wasn’t worried. Instead, he arranged all the food neatly and imagined how Amelia would react when she saw how much food there was. On top of that, he was looking forward to seeing the look on her face the moment she saw her favorite food—roast chicken.

Lastly, he just couldn’t wait to see her alluring expression when her lips were all oily from eating. Just the thought of it alone caused his heart to race.

Every time he saw Amelia’s stick-like figure, Casper would sympathize with her. She would only have bread in order to save some money. Hence, meat was definitely out of her budget.

If he were to only have bread for food, he would only be able to endure it for two days at most. However, he could see that Amelia had survived like that for a very long time.

Hence, Casper decided to treat her to a feast sometime down the road. Once the renovations at Tycoon were completed, he would get the kitchen to provide her with delicious food every day. Hopefully, she would put on some weight.

Time ticked by as Casper planned all that in his mind…

“It’s already twelve, why isn’t she here yet?” Glancing at his watch, Casper noted the time.

She has never been late. Did something happen today? Casper couldn’t help but feel worried.

When he arrived at eleven fifty previously, she would already be there waiting; but, it was already twelve.

Gradually, Casper felt a sense of dread. Hence, he found Amelia’s number and gave her a call.

The call connected at once.

“Amelia, I’m at the hill. Why aren’t you here? Can you not make it today?” Casper asked right away.

However, he didn’t mention the food he brought. After all, that was meant to be a surprise.

“Ah, you’re there. I have something on today, so I don’t think I can make it,” Amelia replied after she was briefly stunned.

“What are you busy with?”

“My class has organized a volunteer activity in the Eastside Library where we are to increase public awareness on banning smoking. Our teacher got everyone involved. Casper, I’m so sorry,” Amelia explained.

Casper was tempted to swear when he heard her reason. After all, he had planned to give her a surprise.

Shaking his head in resignation, he ended the call and stared at all the food he had prepared.

The Business University had a sprawling campus. From the back of the hill to the Eastside Library, it was at least a two-kilometer walk, which would take him at least twenty minutes if he walked.

Therefore, it was unlikely that Amelia could come over in time. Property belongs to Nôvel(D)r/ama.Org.

Despite how delicious the food looked, Casper had no appetite to eat at all.

Wait, why can’t I bring it over myself?

Suddenly, an idea popped into his head. Sweeping the dirt off his thighs, Casper repacked all the food and headed down the hill.

When he saw a bike-sharing bike that had a broken lock he put the food in the basket and pedaled rapidly toward the Eastside Library.

In a very short time, he arrived at the plaza in front of the library. But, there was no one to be seen. Leaving the bike by the roadside, Casper brought the food into the library. However, the entire lobby was empty. Instead, the cool air that filled the place gave him a refreshing sensation.

There’s no event highlighting a smoking ban here at all. Did Amelia make a mistake?

At that moment, Casper couldn’t help but feel worried and frustrated at the same time. She must be avoiding me on purpose or perhaps, has she discovered my identity?

Instead of blindly speculating, Casper decided to confront her.

Casper felt that it was not likely for Amelia to have discovered his real identity. After all, most people had poor memory. Furthermore, he had kept such a low profile that even if he were to announce it, no one would believe that he was rich.

Consequently, Casper took out his phone and gave her another call.