Riches in Disguise

As soon as the call connected, the voices of two girls chattering filled the air.

"Hi, Ben! It's Yvonne Fylane, do you remember me?"

"I'm Amy Bloom!" another voice added.

"Ben, Yvonne and Amy heard that you're doing well at school, and they insisted on coming with me. You're not mad, are you?" Tiffany said.

The moment Benjamin heard their names, he quickly covered the phone's microphone and turned to us with a nervous look. "Oh no, my sister didn't come alone. She brought two friends, and they're both from our village. We grew up together, but they've always looked down on me. I can handle my sister, but they're really smart. What if they figure me out?"

I couldn't help but laugh as I saw him sweating nervously and patted him on the shoulder. "What are you so scared of? We've got your back."

"Yeah, treating your sister to dinner is no different than treating three girls to dinner. Don't stress," Matthew added.

Liam chuckled. "If you're worried about money, I actually borrowed 800 dollars for you last night. You can use it when the time comes. Don't worry!"

Benjamin finally relaxed a bit at our reassurance.

He nodded. "I hope everything goes smoothly."

He kept the call going to keep Tiffany from getting lost. As a result, we could all hear the three girls talking.

Tiffany said, "When you see my brother, don't say anything to upset him. It's his birthday today, okay?"

"Don't worry, we're not kids anymore. Besides, we used to tease him because he was always so timid and nervous around everyone," one of the girls replied.

"Yeah! Didn't you say Ben was some big shot at school? He'll probably look down on us village girls now. We wouldn't dare upset him," another girl added.

Tiffany seemed a bit reassured. "Ben's not like that. We're from the same village and grew up together. He'll treat you both well!"

"Well, we'll see. People change when they get rich," another girl remarked.

"True. By the way, Tiffany, is Ben really doing that well? If he's lying, don't say we didn't warn you!"

"Hmph! If he dares to lie, I'll make sure everyone in the village knows what he's really like!"noveldrama

Hearing this, Matthew, Liam, and I finally understood why Benjamin was so nervous.

Those two girls were no pushovers. They were clearly here to see what Benjamin was like now that he had made it, and they would probably be examining him closely. If they e figured anything out, they'd likely make up stories when they returned to the village.

When we got to the station, Tiffany and the others got out of the car.

With our help, the three girls finally made it out of the train station and waited for us by the roadside.

Soon, an unpleasant voice came from the phone. "Hey, girls, where are you from? Are you here to travel? Do you want to hop in my car? I'l take you out to eat and drinkin style!"

The bold and feisty Amy snapped back and said, "Get lost! You look like an old fool. You think you can hit on us? Go look at yourself in the mirror first!"

The man immediately became furious. "How dare you insult me? Do you have a death wish?"

Then, another man's voice came through. "Aiden, let me take care of this bitch for you!"