Becoming the Richest Man Alive

Chapter 52

The girl gave off a special kind of vibe. It felt as if she was a budding flower among a garden of blooming flowers, waiting for spring’s arrival before it bloomed. Nevertheless, he still felt heartened that she could get along well with Lillian. Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.

Their car drove right into Terragon Hill, which was a nature park located on the outskirts of Horington. As it was the weekend, the place was brimming with visitors. Just the parking lot alone was filled with all sorts of different vehicles. However, Casper wasn’t interested in any of them.

All he could think of was how to rid himself of Lillian. After all, he had to stop her from falling deeper in love with him.

After they alighted, Casper followed Felix and the others up along the path up Terragon Hill. Throughout the journey, Lillian stuck to Casper like glue. There was just no way for him to shake her off.

“Lillian, why don’t you walk with them? Didn’t you click with Mandy just now?” Casper asked despite knowing the answer.

He was holding a big bag of snacks bought by Felix and the others. Despite having been invited by Felix for a day out at Terragon Hill, Casper ended up being the muscle instead.

“Hehe. That’s because you have all the snacks. I need to keep an eye on you, so that you don’t finish them all before we arrive. If you do that, wouldn’t we end up hungry at the top of the hill?” Lillian explained with sparkling eyes and a mesmerizing smile.

“Do I look that greedy to you?”

Casper shook his head in exasperation.

“You do look the part. Come, let me help you carry some. That way, I won’t have to worry about you eating them all.” As Lillian was someone attentive, she took one of the bags from Casper while she was joking with him.

Casper wanted to decline but decided to let her take whatever she wanted. He was worried that the bag might tear if both of them struggled for it.

“That should be the way. It’s really heavy if you carry them alone,” Lillian remarked in triumph.

“Casper, when Jenny and Nancy were ridiculing you, why didn’t you say anything? Furthermore, you are obviously rich. So, why are you dressed so shabbily?”

“What’s the point of rebutting? Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.”

Casper raised his eyebrow slightly. “Why? Do you think that money should be spent on clothes? I feel that my outfit is decent enough. It’s not torn, so it would be a waste to throw it away.”

“You really are someone unique. You can give my brother three million without batting an eyelid. And yet, you treat yourself so harshly. Sometimes, I really wonder if you are just a spoilt rich kid,” Lillian remarked while rolling her eyes at him.

When she found out that her brother was drowning in debt, she felt as if her world had collapsed. Hence, she was shocked when Casper promised to give her brother three million. She knew that she would never be able to repay him within her lifetime.

To someone rich, earning three million wasn’t a big deal at all.

However, to someone like Lillian who lived at the bottom of the social ladder, earning three million was simply impossible.

At that moment, Lillian had resigned herself to repay Casper with her body.

Obviously, she had her own desires as a girl, and that was to cling to Casper as best as she could.

However, she could sense Casper’s indifference to her. In fact, she noticed that he was even avoiding her on purpose. When a man named Tom Yates was pursuing her desperately, she thought she had no choice but to be with him. Unexpectedly, Casper was her godsent savior who came to rescue her.

However, right when she felt she was being appreciated, Casper’s actions dealt her a blow so hard that she was outraged by it.

He had cheekily declared that he owned her and challenged Tom to pay five million to release her from her debt. His gaze then was so intent that he looked really ruthless.

Fortunately, it was the same ruthlessness that caused Tom to back off, thereby resolving a huge problem of hers.

“Is it so important to be rich? Don’t tell me you intend to look for a rich partner?” Casper quipped.

“Hmph! Are you that desperate to get rid of me? Let me ask you this. If Tom really had five million the other day, would you have sold me just like that?” Stopping in her tracks abruptly, Lillian turned around and glared at Casper.

“Five million is a good price. Don’t you think so? I would have made more than a million just by flipping you. It would have been a really good deal,” Casper quickly replied after being briefly stunned.

In truth, he had no intention of selling her off at all. Furthermore, it was illegal to do so. By being a law- abiding citizen, he certainly wouldn’t commit a crime.

“You… you are a real b*stard!” Lillian choked.

“By the way, Lillian. There’s something we need to talk about. Going forward in school, I am still that poor broke kid, alright? You have to keep my secret for me.” Since they were on the topic, Casper decided he might as well remind Lillian.

After all, he had decided to keep a low profile while quietly striking it rich.

Nodding, Lillian grabbed Casper and gazed earnestly at him. “Fine. But you have to promise me that you won’t avoid me anymore, alright?”

Although she didn’t know the reason why he wanted his wealth to be kept a secret, she was someone sensible and knew how to be discreet. Naturally, she wouldn’t go around announcing how rich he was.

Besides, within her circle of friends, no one would believe that Casper was rich even if she did tell on him.

Finally, Casper had no choice but to promise Lillian that he would stop avoiding her.

Just like that, both of them chatted as they walked amongst the trees. It was an enjoyable stroll given how fresh the air was.

“Casper, quick! Mandy has disappeared! We tried calling her phone, but it has been turned off. Will she be all right?” Just when he took a seat in a pavilion, Felix and the others rushed over and reported anxiously.

“Wasn’t she with you guys just now?”

Furrowing his eyebrows, Casper recalled that Mandy was with Nancy and Jenny earlier. However, he didn’t expect her to have gotten lost.