Riches in Disguise

The bottle shattered on Louis. He moaned in pain.

He immediately ran back and grovelled, "I'm sorry! William, I have realized the error of my ways. Please have mercy on me! After all, we used to be roommates. You're a good, forgiving man. Please forgive me just this once!"

How dare he bring up our stint as roommates? He drove me up the wall back then.

Even after we stopped being roommates, he kept causing trouble. Yet, he was quick in begging for mercy.noveldrama

However, he was nobody I could destroy with a snap of my fingers. I couldn't be bothered to sink to his level.

"You don't have to grovel before me. You should be apologising to Liam and Benjamin. Do you know why he borrowed 800 dollars from Zack?"

Louis shook his head vigorously.

I chuckled coldly and said, "Ben couldn't protect you for nothing. He needed to collect some fees to do so. The 800 dollars was exactly that. However, he tried to save you some face and didn't call it by that name. He formulated the excuse of borrowing 800 dollars from you guys. Do you understand now?"

Louis was speechless. He was definitely scouring his mind for when Benjamin needed to collect fees for his protection services.

However, he had watched Benjamin and Tiffany argue, as well as their eventual make up. He made sense of things quickly before adding, "Yes, of course. I get it now. I was dumb. How could I not have realized? It was ... oh right! It was Maximus who forced me to say this and frame Benjamin!"

Today, Maximus had gotten beaten to a pulp. Their respect for him had disintegrated. Even Louis could insult him.

I laughed and said, "That explains it. Why aren't you apologising to Ben yet?"

"Yes, yes!"

Louis stumbled over to Benjamin and grovelled, "Have mercy on me, Benjamin!" Benjamin smiled awkwardly and shook his hands. "There's no need for that."

Just now, he'd pretended to be a mob boss, but they'd seen through him. He had decided not to put on an act to scam others. Yet, I forced him back into the role. He didn't know what to do.

I had a reason for why I was doing so.

He hailed from a rural village. His family consisted of a sick father and a sister. If they were unprotected, they would be pushed around. In addition, Tiffany's trip into the city was a rare opportunity. If she told Benjamin's father that he wasn't doing well in school, it would only worry him. It would be easier for me to tell a white lie to comfort

everyone.

We were handling things smoothly when Damian lost his composure. He roared, "You poor loser! How dare you put on an act before me? Everyone, get him! I'll eat my foot if I can't teach this broke asshole a lesson!"

His men rushed toward the bodyguards of Quadrant Springs.

I smirked. He overestimated himself greatly. As I'd expected, he could not even put up a fight. The guards pummeled them immediately. They did not have a chance!

Damian was silenced by this display. If he dared to make a move while surrounded by these professionals, he would join them all on the ground.

Liana hyperventilated as her face paled. It wasn't a pretty sight.

"Fine, you little shit. Since you wouldn't obey me while I was playing nice, I won't offer you this courtesy any longer! I'll call the head of Dragonshade Society right now. You face the consequences of fucking with us!"