Riches in Disguise

I pushed open the dormitory door, stepped inside, and sat silently at my desk.

What now? Nothing, really.

I couldn't help but feel a twinge of satisfaction. These two had been helping Joshua plot against me for ages, and now karma was finally biting them back.

I had been waiting for this moment for what felt like forever. The harsher their insults, the better I felt.

Zack seemed to notice my smirk and pointed at me while saying contemptuously, "William, don't get too smug! Joshua might be a scammer, but you're no saint either!"

"Right? If Joshua hadn't exposed your true colors, you probably would have scammed more out of us than he did!" Louis chimed in.

I opened a bottle of water, took a sip, and simply watched them. I refused to engage. I was content to sit back and let the mad dogs bark.

I didn't react to their insults, so it was as if their punch had landed on a blanket. I wasn't the culprit here so their focus soon shifted back to Joshua, their main target.

I found their plight amusing. I opened my phone to discover 999 unread messages in our group chat.

I clicked into the group chat. As expected, the messages were even more vicious.

"He swindled all my savings! Now he can't even pay me back a cent! I swear, I'm going to make him pay for this!"

"+1 to that! If he doesn't return my money, I'll make him regret it!"

"@Lina, say something! How much money did that scammer give you? Hurry up and give it back to help him settle his debts!"

"This guy is incredible! A broke student posing as a wealthy heir and fooling everyone, including Tom! They follow his every word and even let him become class monitor and student council president. It's laughable!"

"And you thought lecturers had integrity? They're just a bunch of opportunistic fools who bully the weak!"

I glanced at the list of members in the group chat and noticed that several teachers' side accounts were in the group. I couldn't help but chuckle, imagining their reactions if I tagged them all.

Just as I was reveling in their misery, I received a message from Tom. "William, I've gotten approval for you to transfer to another dorm. It's room 303 on the third floor. Pack your things and move in."

Tom was still working at this hour? Had he been so shaken that he was trying to redeem himself, or was he so furious that he couldn't sleep and decided to pull an all-nighter?

I didn't waste time speculating and got straight to packing my things.noveldrama

It wasn't until I pulled out my suitcase that Zack and Louis noticed. They

immediately re-directed their anger toward me. "William! What are you doing? It's late, and you're keeping us awake!"

As I packed, I explained, "I've applied to switch dorms. A new roommate will be moving in with you soon."

"You're leaving?" Zack and Louis exchanged stunned glances.

"Don't tell me you think Joshua is broke now, so you're off to find someone else to mooch off?"

"Seriously? We haven't even moved out yet, and you're the first to bail? Joshua didn't even ask you for money, did he? You idiot!"

Their words ignited a sudden flare of anger within me. "Who are you calling an idiot? I dare you to repeat yourself."

Faced with my glare, Louis quickly fell silent, but not before muttering, "You think I'll say it just because you want me to? You're not Joshua, you know?"

I couldn't help but chuckle. "Even after all this, you're still obsessed with Joshua? Is he your dad or something?

"Let me make this clear-my moving out has nothing to do with Joshua. What I can't stand is you two being his loyal lapdogs. Understand?"