Riches in Disguise

"If this is what you wanted, I'll give it to you!"

I huffed.

Dylan was apologizing as though he had done nothing wrong, not to mention how unwillingly he'd done so. As if I needed that from him.

I turned and left without giving him a chance.

He was dumbfounded.

"William, where are you going? Don't leave, William!"

He chased after me and attempted to get a hold of me. However, he was held back by the police.

Dylan continued screaming after me. His shrieks morphed from those of anger into terror, before dissolving into pleading sobs.

However, I did not turn back.

Since he was ballsy enough to mess with me, he would rot in prison for the next ten years while paralyzed with fear.

This was my last punishment to him.

In front of the prison, Crystal was huddled on the floor, looking extremely bored.noveldrama

I approached her and she immediately looked up at me. "William, you've finally come out! How was it? Did you manage to get any information regarding Felicia?"

I shook my head slowly. There were still no developments.

"Don't worry. We live in a society addicted to social media. Disappearing without a trace is highly improbable. You'll definitely acquire some clues."

I smiled bitterly. "So what if everyone uses social media? Do you know how many missing people reports have turned into cold cases due to a lack of evidence? Do you know how they disappeared, or what happened after the disappearance? You have no idea, just like everyone else. Some people remain missing forever."

In reality, I had prepared myself to accept the fact that I would never see Felicia again in this lifetime.

Yet, when I thought of how she disappeared, I felt my heart squeeze painfully. She might've misunderstood me or felt disappointed due to my inaction, which would have broken her heart and made her fall out of love with me.

I only realized how much I liked her after losing her.

"Don't cry, William."

I was taken aback. I swiped at the corner of my eyes reflexively. There was indeed a tear in my eye.

I was crying.

Felicia suddenly hugged me and said, "I will accompany you in your search for her. I promise. Before you find her, I won't leave you behind. I'll keep you company. However, I won't be a nuisance to you, nor will I do anything which displeases you. You'll never be alone."

It was nice to have her company. However, did Felicia have someone keeping her company?

I didn't want to become so weak and emotional, but losing someone important to me in such a helpless fashion was too much. It was the first time something like this had happened to me. I felt like I was being suffocated.

In the next few days, I wallowed in misery and helplessness. At the same time, news of Felicia's disappearance began spreading like wildfire throughout the school.

Benjamin, Liam, and Matthew did their best to take care of me and cheer me up. Although I laughed occasionally at their antics, depression was never far away. I didn't want to feel like that, but it was out of my control.

One day, I left my dorm to get some fruit. I saw a familiar face the second I walked out. It was Lina.

Ever since we argued at Pelagos Estates, I hadn't seen her. I had no intention of giving her the time of day either. I wasn't expecting her to show up. Who knew whether she was here to see me or someone else?

I pretended not to have noticed her and headed toward the store. She followed me immediately.

"William."

As expected, she was here for me.

I sighed and said resignedly, "How are you still shameless enough to seek me

out? Wasn't it enough to have framed me then?"