Riches in Disguise

"Well, Felicia's mother must have had a hard time coming here with all that olive oil she brought us. What would be a good gift for her? Should we give her that Silence store in Welsington City?" Mom asked.

"Please don't..." I quickly stopped her, explaining that I hadn't revealed my wealth and had no intention of doing so.

"At the end of the day, it's still uncertain whether Felicia and I would end up together. We're just in the early stages of dating, so don't do anything grand. Besides, even if you give them the store, they wouldn't know how to manage it."

Mom felt rather comforted by my words. "Will, you've really become much more mature and dependable now. It seems that sending you to study in Welsington City was the right decision.

"You wouldn't believe how crazy some of the children of wealthy families who went abroad have gotten. They're partying non-stop, and two of them have even had kids!"

After a short pause, she continued, "How about this-give me her contact info. I'll send some professionals to her hometown to help with land planning and reforms. That way, she won't end up with an empty harvest this year and can make some money."

I thought that it was a great idea, so I immediately agreed.

Although Mom said it was just to avoid an empty harvest, I knew that with her involvement, Felicia's family was bound to make a decent profit this year.

That evening, I brought the pickles back to the dorm and shared some with Benjamin and the others.

Matthew found them tasty and insisted on giving some to Isabelle.

I was worried Isabelle might judge me for them, but to my surprise, she didn't. Instead, she sent me a message to thank me. That slightly changed my impression of Isabelle for the better.

The next day, I arrived at the resort early in the morning.

The first thing I asked Mrs. Cylon was whether she had slept well.

Smiling, she replied, "I had great sleep. The suite is spacious, and there are several mattress firmness options. I chose one similar to the one at home and slept very soundly."

"That's good to hear. Have you had breakfast?"

As soon as I asked, the mother and daughter couldn't help but laugh, which confused me. "What's so funny? Did you not eat, or was the food not to your liking?"

Felicia pulled me to sit beside her, grinning as she recounted the funny incident from that morning.

It turned out that Mrs. Brown and

that

her group went for breakfast early in the morning. When they heard that there was complimentary breakfast, they immediately scoffed, claiming free things were never good and insisting on ordering food instead.

After finishing their meal, the bill came out to 1,300 dollars for the five of them.

Naturally, they blew up on the spot, accusing the resort of fraud and almost getting into a fight with the manager.

Initially, the manager thought that they were close to me and wanted to do me a favor by waiving the bill But once Felicia and her mother appeared, the group redirected their anger at them and started berating them harshly.

The manager knew that Felicia was my girlfriend, so she immediately understood the situation. Since we weren't actually close with those people the manager handled it strictly by the book and insisted on

coffecting payment, whicalated

to the point where the police were called.

Ultimately, even with the police involved, it didn't help them since they were in the wrong. They called one of their relatives to come and help, but they sided with the resort instead.

Eventually, Veronica was forced to pay the bill out of her own pocket since Louis had no money left.noveldrama

Felicia burst out laughing when she reached the end. "I've never seen Veronica look so miserable!"