Riches in Disguise novel Chapter 377

"It's fine. I get scolded even more at school. I'm used to it. Charlotte scolds me much worse than they do," I said, smiling. I made a light joke to ease Gabrielle's guilt.

But unexpectedly, Charlotte's tears started flowing immediately. "William, I've apologized to you so many times. Why won't you forgive me?"

"Wait. Why are you crying?"

Now, I was the one in a panic. I only stated the truth. I wasn't scolding her or yelling. Why would she cry?

Gabrielle quickly handed Charlotte a tissue, asking with curiosity, "Charlotte, why did you scold William?"

Charlotte couldn't answer. She simply wiped her tears away. She was too embarrassed to explain.

There was no reason for her to scold me other than that she looked down on me. It was that simple.

Gabrielle stopped asking when Charlotte didn't respond.

She smiled at me. "Let's just forget about the past. From now on, the three of us will be good friends, okay?"

I looked at her. "I really do want to be friends with you."

Gabrielle was kind, gentle, and not snobby. On the surface, she might seem delicate, but she was very brave. She ran away from home to stand up to her family and even lived in a budget apartment to save money.

She reminded me of Juliette from Firelight.

Although she wasn't as naive and sweet as Juliette, nor did she have the same luck, her resilience in the face of adversity made her even more dazzling.

As for Charlotte, I would rather not be friends with her.

She hadn't changed her snobbish ways; she was only nice to me now because she suspected my identity, not because she actually respected me.

Gabrielle waved for Charlotte to sit on my other side.