I Inherited Billions

Chapter 24

I was distracted for the entire day.

The more I thought about it, the more convinced I was that Nadia had framed me.

Why else would she have gotten me to help with the cleaning up for no reason?

Cherry had coincidentally lost her panties now.

If this was truly a coincidence, the timing was just a little too on point.

Chris noticed that I was distracted and thought I was troubled over the concert tickets. He smiled and tried to console me. “Freddie, it’s not a must to get the concert tickets if you’re running into issues getting them. We don’t need to see her live.”

“Urm… It’s fine. It’ll be pretty easy to get those tickets,” I replied casually.

“What’s distracting you, then? Is it because Lindy Lowry wants to be your sugar mommy? If she does, just embrace it. She has money and a great body. She might be a little bit older, but you’re not losing out with this deal.”

“Lindy Lowry?” I rolled my eyes at him, speechless.

“Why are you bringing her up so suddenly?”

“Well, you’ve been pretty confident recently, and you don’t seem to be lacking in the money department considering everything you’re doing. I’m just connecting the dots. Are you some rich lady’s sugar baby now?”

“Urm…”

It was only after he mentioned this that it dawned on me.

I had been acting too cocky.

If even someone as slow as Chris could see it, what more were the others seeing?

I quickly came up with an excuse. “It’s not like that. I have a pure relationship with Lindy.”

“Pure?”

Chris began smiling naughtily. “I bet you were the one looking for an ‘unpure’ relationship and probably got rejected. If I were you, I’d put in more hard work to sweep her off her feet. I’d never need to worry about money again for the rest of my life.”

“Urm… Feel free to go after her if you want to. I’m not interested in that woman.”

Lindy was pretty and deliciously slutty.

However, after meeting gorgeous women of a different level like Montana and Layla, I had lost interest in women like her. “By the way, do you know what’s the deal with our class representative?”

“f**k, is Nadia the reason why you’re not interested in Lindy Lowry?” Chris was in shock.

“Shut up.”

I quickly covered Chris’ mouth because I was afraid someone might overhear.

“I’ll be quiet, I’ll be quiet.” Chris pushed my hand away.

He said in a low voice, “Are you seriously interested in her? She’s got nice legs, but other than that, there’s really nothing attractive about her. Besides, she’s pretty arrogant and is always bullying you. You’re not into masochism by any chance, are you?”

“Shut up!!!” I glared at him, speechless.

“Just tell me what you know about her.”

Besides attending class, the rest of my time was used working part-time. I did not have a good grasp of my classmates’ backgrounds compared to Chris.

“I’m advising you to stop trying to find out more about her. It won’t be of use to you. She’s dating Howard now.”

“Howard Lincoln?” I was astonished.

“That’s right, which is why you don’t stand a chance. She would never be interested in you.”

“How sure are you?”

“Even though they haven’t gone public yet, I’m pretty sure I’m right about this. They’re always making googly eyes at each other, and even if they aren’t together, I’m sure they’re into each other.”

“I see!”

I was now surer than ever after hearing Chris’ words.

Nadia had to be the one who framed me.

Even though she had nothing against me, there was a grudge between me and Howard.

I caused him a huge loss previously and had even embarrassed him.

This must be their revenge on me.

He wanted me to be humiliated in front of the entire school!

This guy was vindictive!

I felt like I had barely dodged a bullet at this point. I was lucky Cherry believed me and even let me off. If she really had called the cops on me, we would have just become pawns in Howard’s game of chess.

I did not plan to let them off at the thought of this!

They had to pay the full price for what they had done this time!!!

…

When I returned to my rented home outside school that night, Montana was already home.

Moreover, she had begun her live streaming.

I would usually be interested in watching on a normal day, but I was not in the mood today. My mind was filled with revenge plans for Howard and Nadia.

A message suddenly popped up on my instant messaging app.

“Are you there?”

It was from Cherry. I quickly replied, “Yup. What’s wrong?”

“Something especially embarrassing happened today, and I have no idea what to do. Can you help with some advice?” Cherry asked.

I was taken aback, but I soon realized what she was referring to.

However, why would she send me this message?

It took me a while to realize that this username was the man in the golden mask’s username, not mine.

She probably thought the person behind this username could be confided in.

I chuckled at this thought. “Sure, what’s the issue?”

“My panties were stolen today… I thought a male student of mine took it, and I berated him with some strong words.”

“Urm… Was he the thief?”

“I don’t think so. I thought I threw my worn panties in the laundry basket, but I found it under my pillow at night, which is why I’m not very sure if I was the one who got things mixed up and misplaced it there, or if someone else really was messing around with my stuff. But there’s one thing I’m sure of, that I wrongfully blamed that male student. Tell me, what should I do now?”

Cherry’s every word revealed how guilty she felt about this.

I had already forgiven her at this point.

She was being used by someone else.

It was probably Nadia who entered Cherry’s room prior to my arrival and hid her panties. After that, she handed me the key and got me to clean up Cherry’s house.

She had also made sure that Cherry would come back while I was still in there.

Otherwise, how would Cherry so coincidentally run into me?

At the thought of this, I told her, “You don’t need to feel guilty. It was all just a misunderstanding. All you need to do is apologize to that male student.”

“But I don’t know if I can. Moreover, I feel embarrassed at the thought of this… My cheeks are still burning thinking about it.”

“Urm… If you have trouble apologizing out loud, maybe you can think of a way to compensate that male student. I believe he would understand your efforts.”

“That’s true. I’d better think about how best to compensate him. I shouldn’t have berated him today. His situation is quite unique. He’s an orphan and has always had low self-esteem. He’s also quite sensitive. He must have been pretty shocked to have been berated by me. If he gets pushed to the edge and decides to end his life, I would forever be guilty.”

“Urm… If that’s the way you’re thinking, you should really put some effort into compensating him.”

“Put in some effort? How should I do that? By giving him worn panties with my scent?”

“Urm… That could work.” I was kind of speechless at Cherry’s naughty suggestion.

“Come on, if I really did something like that, my reputation among the students would be tarnished. Let’s forget about this, and stop talking about him. Will you be coming over to my place today?” Cherry sent me her location once again.

My lips turned dry at the thought of what had transpired in the day.

I hesitated before rejecting her. “It’s inconvenient for me right now because I’m overseas.”

“Alright. Come see me anytime once you’re back.”

“Okay.”

“Thank you for the advice. I have something to handle. I’ll log off first.”

With that, she went offline.

I stared at her gray profile icon and smiled.

Why did it feel like we were friends with benefits who could chat about anything and everything?

Too bad I was not able to meet her.

…

My mood improved tremendously after chatting with Cherry.

I knew she was feeling quite guilty for wrongfully blaming me.

Even though she had not officially apologized to me, I had already forgiven her.

I turned off the instant messaging app and watched Montana’s live stream for a while before drifting off into a deep sleep.

There was silence the entire night.

Montana and I rushed to school the next morning after having breakfast.

She suddenly remembered that we had to look for a new rental home while on the way to school. She said, “Freddie, I can go look for a place tomorrow because I don’t have any class. Do you want to come with me?”

“I can’t tomorrow, I have something on. I guess I can’t go with you.”

It was Layla’s concert tomorrow, and as her husband, I should be present.

“I’ll go myself, then. Do you have any requests for our future home?”

“Urm… I don’t think you need to find a place so quickly.” Montana had only been living with me for the past few days.

It was a great feeling.

Even though we did nothing intimate like couples do… Her occasional exposure of skin was enough to keep me excited.

That was why I was not keen on moving.

“That won’t do. How can I keep burdening you like this?” Montana said decisively.

“Alright. Take a look at a few places, and if you’re happy with them, I’m fine as well!” I would still be living with her after we moved, anyway, so things would not be too different from our current situation.