Riches in Disguise

I was about to continue picking the fruits up when I heard Lucas' voice coming from the door to the hospital ward.

"Babe, are you feeling better?"

As he walked in with his crutches, he gave me a glare. He had a scornful look on his face, as if I was standing in his way. So, I could only get up and make way for him.

They were a couple and they were patients. They had the right to have their way.

Liam pulled me toward the wall beside. He whispered, "Did you hear his question? It hasn't even been an hour since Charlotte was hospitalized. How could she be feeling better?"

Benjamin chimed in, "That shows that he isn't actually concerned about Charlotte. He was just asking out of courtesy."

Lucas disregarded us completely. With the help of his crutches, he walked to the side of the bed and looked at the injured Charlotte with a regretful look on his face.

"I'm sorry. It was all my fault. You ended up seriously injured because of me."

"Don't say this, Lucas. If it weren't for you, I would've been in an even worse state. Plus, I had a lot of fun tonight. It was really thrilling. It was worth the injury."

Charlotte smiled. Even though her lips were swollen, she still had a pretty smile. "You're too nice, babe."

"No, Lucas. I'm only nice to you because you were good to me."

I couldn't help but make a gagging face at Liam and Benjamin. That tickled both of them.

When we started laughing, we became the center of attention in the ward once again. Everyone looked in our direction. Though, without a doubt, the looks in their eyes were unfriendly.

I shut myself up immediately.

"Lottie. Lottie, are you okay?"

Right when we were about to leave, a middle-aged woman charged into the room. Seeing Charlotte covered in injuries, she grabbed Lucas by his collar immediately.

"It was you! You were the bastard who hurt Lottie!"

"Aunt Bonnie, don't!" Charlotte cried out immediately.

"He was the person who helped us resolve the issue with Arnoult Group. Let go of him, please."

"He is?" The middle aged woman looked Lucas up and down. "Are you sure? Based on what I see, he doesn't look like someone that powerful. Have you verified this information?"

In a helpless voice, Charlotte answered, "Do I still have to verify it? There's no one else who could've done it other than him."

"That just means that you haven't verified it, right?" Helplessness was written all over Bonnie's face.

She continued, "How could you be so careless with such a major issue? If you thanked the wrong person, not only would you be wasting your time and energy, you would also upset the person who actually helped you out."

After saying that, she glared at Lucas. "Was it you who helped Charlotte out? Are you sure about that?"

With a confident look on his face, Lucas said, "Of course. Other than myself, there is no one else amongst our schoolmates who would be able to get the help of the president of the Business Association."

"It might not be one of your schoolmates who did it. Who knows if it might have actually been a friend of my brother-in-law? Young man, don't claim credit out of nowhere.

"I think it'd be better for you to call and verify this."noveldrama

Upon hearing that, Lucas' face became a little gloomy.

He had already admitted publicly that it was his contribution. Now, there was

someone who stepped forward and doubted his words.

He definitely felt humiliated by that.

I was different. I was just watching the drama go down.

I would like to see whether he would continue impersonating me shamelessly after making that call, or if he would admit openly that he wasn't the person who helped out.

He pulled out his phone and dialed a number.

"Hello? Dad, I just wanted to ask about that favor I asked from you regarding Arnoult Group. How did it go?"

He paused. Suddenly, he said, "Oh, I see. Bye."

After hanging up, he held his head high immediately and said, "My dad said that he was the one who did it!"

I cracked up in anger when I heard that.

Why was Lucas and his father joining hands? Not only did his father not set a good example, they were both working together to con others.