Nearl stared at Riley standing between him and Rossline.Then, to everyone's surprise, he suddenly laughed.“Ohhh.”He looked from Riley to Rossline, his expression filled with mock realization. “So you two aren't even trying to hide it anymore, huh?”Riley's expression remained calm.He stepped forward slightly and looked directly at Nearl.“Yeah. We are dating. So what?”The hallway immediately erupted in whispers.Riley's voice remained cold. “You want to bully her just because she's dating me?”Julius immediately burst out laughing. “Look at him, trying to look like he is something”He looked Riley up and down with open contempt. “You're really shameless. Do you even know how poor you are?”Tina covered her mouth and laughed.“Exactly. Rossline, you really have terrible taste in men.”She looked at Riley over again.“You rejected Nearl, the owner of this school, just to choose this troublesome orphan?”“That's pathetic,” Julius added. “You had a rich man willing to spend money on yo

The next morning, Mira and Riley finally walked out of the hospital after Mira had been officially discharged. She looked much better than she had the previous day, although she was still a little weak from everything she had gone through.As they walked down the sidewalk, Mira suddenly coughed lightly and glanced at Riley. She hesitated for a moment before speaking.“Can I ask you a question?”Riley looked at her. “Sure.”Mira lowered her voice. “I heard that you're dating Rossline. Is... is that true?”She had been told about it by Claire and the others, who had deliberately tried to make her believe that Riley and Rossline were together.Riley immediately scoffed. “Actually, it was just a rumor. I said that because I needed an excuse to save Rossline from Nearl.”The moment Mira heard that, she let out a quiet sigh of relief. She hadn't even realized she had been holding her breath until then.“Oh,” she murmured.The two continued walking. However, they had barely gone another few

Julius's shove was the last straw. Riley's expression instantly turned cold. Before Julius could even react, Riley grabbed his wrist and twisted his arm behind his back with a swift movement.“Ahhh!”Julius cried out in pain, his face contorting as his knees nearly buckled. The students around them gasped, completely stunned by how quickly the situation had changed.“Let go of me!” Julius shouted, struggling desperately.Riley tightened his grip slightly. “You should have thought about that before putting your hands on me.”Julius gritted his teeth, trying to maintain whatever dignity he had left. He didn't want everyone watching to see him begging, especially after boasting about his uncle's position.“Get your hands off me!” he shouted again, pretending he wasn't in pain.Riley suddenly released him. Julius stumbled forward and nearly fell. He quickly straightened himself, trying to regain his composure while the surrounding students stared at him.His face burned with humiliation.

People were expecting Riley to immediately jump at the offer. Ten million dollars was an amount that could completely change an ordinary person's life, and everyone in the courtyard was convinced that Riley would not be foolish enough to reject it. Even Julius and Tina were staring at him in complete shock, unable to believe that Nearl was actually willing to give Riley ten million dollars.Julius's mouth remained slightly open as he stared at Riley. For someone like Riley, who had never appeared to live a particularly luxurious life, ten million dollars was more than enough to change everything. Tina leaned closer to Julius and whispered, “He would have to be crazy to reject that.”Nearl watched Riley carefully, expecting him to finally understand his position. He had deliberately chosen ten million dollars because he knew exactly how tempting it would be. He wanted Riley to walk toward him, kneel in front of everyone, admit that he had been wrong, and beg for forgiveness.Just then,

Nearl held his cheek in shock, his eyes wide with disbelief. He slowly looked at his father, unable to understand why the man who was supposed to confirm everything had just slapped him in front of the entire school.“Father...” Nearl muttered.His father stared at him furiously. “Didn't I tell you to stay low? Huh? What the fuck is all this? Why are you going around claiming something that isn't yours?”Nearl immediately shook his head. “But, Father, I called your personal assistant, and he told me—”“Fuck!” his father interrupted angrily. “He said that because he was sitting in an urgent meeting! You kept disturbing him, so he told you that just to make you leave him alone.”Nearl's face went blank.His father continued, “Why the hell are you dreaming like this? Do you seriously think I have enough money to buy you a school? Wake up!”Nearl's eyes suddenly widened.It was over.Everything he had believed was real had been nothing but a misunderstanding.The students immediately star