I Inherited Billions

Chapter 16

What was going on?

I was worried something had happened to her, so I knocked harder on the door.

“Miss Bale, are you alright?

“I’m Freddie from next door. Open the door.”

I did not give up knocking. After a while, the door finally opened. Montana appeared in front of me, red-eyed. “I’m fine. Thanks for your concern.”

With that, she was moved to close the door again.

I moved quickly and blocked it with my hands. “I… Urm… ordered fried chicken. Do you want to eat it together?”

“I don’t feel like eating. You should get out of my way.”

“Well, if you’re in any trouble, feel free to come to me for help. We’re neighbors, and I’ll be sure to help you in any way I can.”

“I don’t need help.”

She pushed me away coldly and closed the door.

After being shut outside, I returned to my room gloomily.

I could tell that she was very upset right now. She might be in some sort of trouble she was unable to solve.

I was quite fond of Montana.

For one thing, she was the first person who had invited me into her car and had not ridiculed nor looked down on me like my classmates did after finding out who I was.

Additionally, she really was quite gorgeous. She was like an adorable, big-bosomed girl who had walked out of a two-dimensional world.

It was very easy to like her.

She was hiding in her room crying right now, and I actually felt a little upset about it.

I came to her front door once again at seven at night, thinking about whether I should knock.

There was still endless sobbing coming from her room at the time.

She had actually cried for the entire afternoon? What exactly had happened to hurt her so much?!

I decided not to wait around anymore. I returned to my room and called Vincent immediately.

“Uncle Quinn, help me get some information on someone. Her name is Montana Bale, and she’s from my school. She’s currently in her first year. Help me find out if she has met with any trouble recently.”

“Understood, Young Master,” Vincent replied respectfully.

He called me back five minutes later.

“I’ve got the information, Young Master.”

“That was fast.” I was astonished. I had not even finished cleaning my dishes.

“Young Master, the Stamen Group has its own intelligence system, which is why we’re able to obtain information at a faster speed…”

“Oh, I see. Go ahead and update me on what’s going on with her?”

“Well, this Montana Bale has a pretty complicated family life. After her father passed away, her mother remarried and brought Montana along with her. However, her stepfather did not treat her family well at all.

“Her mother is currently seriously ill and bedridden.

“However, her stepfather is not earning money to sustain the family and is instead spending every day gambling and drinking. When he’s out of money, he’ll make Montana transfer money to him…”

“Montana is actually willing to do so?” I asked with a frown.

“Of course she isn’t willing to, but there’s nothing she can do. Her stepfather is holding her mother hostage, so to speak. If she’s not willing to transfer any money, he’ll stop all her treatment and leave her to God’s will. There’s nothing Montana can do but use every minute to earn more money. To put it plainly, she’s her stepfather’s money-making cow. If anything annoys him even just a little bit, he’ll yell at her or beat her.”

“Alright. Got it. Thanks, Uncle Quinn.”

“Do you need me to do anything, Young Master? A scumbag like him shouldn’t exist in this world!”

“It’s fine. I can deal with this on my own. I’ll hang up now, thanks.”

My call with Vincent ended.

I was silent.

I never imagined there was an unknown side to Montana under that cheerful, bubbly face.

Moreover, she was in a similar situation as me!

We were both living a hard life and had to earn our own keep!

However, the main difference was that I had escaped this lifestyle and inherited billions.

She, on the other hand, was still struggling.

With this thought, I decided to help her.

However, how could I help her out?

Just as I was pondering on the ways to help her, a message from my class group chat popped up on my phone.

“Hurry up, voluptuous junior is live streaming again. Come on and feast your eyes. Here’s the link…”

She was live streaming in her current state?

I was quite surprised.

My mind went blank for a while before I clicked into her live stream.

She was wearing a black and white maid’s costume today. It was not an exaggeration to describe her as voluptuous, with her chest fiercely popping out of the uniform.

Her eyes were not red from crying and looked quite normal as she streamed. This was probably thanks to her heavy makeup.

She was still as bubbly and cheerful as usual!

However, I knew very well that it was all an act. She had been crying the entire day.

“My darlings, I’m about to begin. Here’s a song called ‘Renai Circulation’, dedicated to everyone here.”

She began to sing.

To be honest, her voice was quite good.

Her sweet voice, paired with her adorable face, was worthy of declaring her the dream girl of otakus.

The number of people watching the live stream began to quickly rise. It was not long before the stream hit five thousand viewers!

The chat of the stream scrolled endlessly without pause.

“Wow, such a sweet voice. I’m in love!”

“Busty Lady’s quality remains on par! She’s much better than those other slutty online live streamers!”

“Mommy, I want milk!”

I had no idea whether to laugh or cry at all the nonsense showing up in the chat.

These people were too much!

It did not look easy being a streamer. She had gained herself so many ‘sons’ through no fault of her own!

I clicked on the comments and wanted to write an encouraging message for her, but right then, an image of a rocket being launched appeared on the screen.

Montana, who was in the middle of singing, was stunned. She later said sweetly, “Thank you, Young Master Logan of South City, for gifting that rocket.”

However, this was only the start.

After the first rocket was launched, a second and third rocket launched too…

Young Master Logan of South City had rewarded her with 10 rockets in one go!

I was slightly astonished. Even though I had no idea how much one rocket cost, it was still pretty impressive to see so many rockets launching at the same time!

I glanced at the streaming room and saw that the viewers watching the stream were now in an uproar.

“f**k me, who is this Young Master Logan of South City? How much money does he have? He just gifted her ten rockets in one go.”

“It’s 2,000 per rocket, so he just gave her twenty thousand. That’s a rich guy!”

“Hey, you country bumpkins! Don’t you even know who Young Master Logan of South City is? How ignorant can you be? Young Master Logan of South City is the well-known rich heir, Terry Logan. Get into his good books, and you will be bound to enjoy many perks.”

Terry Logan?

My eyes narrowed upon reading this message.

Well, I guess sworn enemies were always bound to meet.

I had been looking for an opportunity to get back at him. Who would have guessed I would be able to bump into him here?

I began to think about how to humiliate him.

Right at that moment, Young Master Logan of South City’s fiery red chat message popped up on the live stream. “Cutie Pie Montana, it’s not fun to just hear you sing. Why not do an anime dance for us? If you dance well, I’ll reward you with another few more rockets.”

Anime dance?

Young Master Logan of South City’s words fueled the excitement of the stream audience.

They were now all requesting Montana to do an anime dance. The chat began scrolling up furiously again.

“Do the anime dance, Cutie Pie Montana!”

“Do the anime dance! Do the anime dance! Do the anime dance!!”

“f**k me! With Busty Lady’s sizable assets, it’s gonna be quite a sight when she starts. My nose is bleeding just thinking about it!”

“Cutie Pie Montana, I’ve got tissues on standby, and I’m ready to go. Hurry up and dance!”

Montana read the comments from her audience, looking a little uncomfortable.

“I’m really sorry, I only know how to sing. I don’t really know how to do an anime dance. Thank you for the rewards, Young Master of South City, but I can’t go ahead with that. Please stop trying to add me as a friend.”

With that, she revealed Terry’s attempts to add her as a friend onto the screen.

Terry’s friend requests were pretty direct and thinly veiled. “Cutie Pie Montana, your boobs are so huge. Let’s have some fun when you’re free. I’m Young Master Logan of South City.”

The screenshot of his friend request had been exposed.

This caused another uproar in the streaming room!

There were different reactions from the audience.

Some were on Montana’s side.

“What the f**k?! How shameless can Young Master Logan of South City be? How dare he try to ask my dream girl out with only 10 rockets?”

“That’s right. I’ll fight anyone who dares take my dream girl away from me to the death.”

Of course, there were also others who sided with Terry.

“Is there something wrong with Cutie Pie Montana’s brain? How dare she reveal something like that? She’s offending the person paying her big bucks!”

“Exactly! Who would dare reward her now?! Cutie Pie Montana is being stupid!”

The audience began to heatedly discuss this during the stream. I was feeling pretty happy about the situation.

Montana was really something. She was pretty staunch with her morals.

She was not even afraid of Terry Logan.

Good for the girl I admired!