Rhys revealed his family’s wealth to Bonnie roundaboutly. In short, he was a millionaire! It would've been earth-shattering news if the school had known about it.
“Hmm. Not bad, indeed.” Bonnie nodded. “However, it’s not as good as the painting Orson gave me back then.”
‘Look at the way she bluffed. What am I supposed to say now?’ Rhys thought to himself.
Titus chuckled. “It’s been a long time, Bonnie. It seems like you’ve learned how to make jokes now!”
She responded solemnly, “I’m telling you the truth. I didn’t want it, but he insisted on giving it to me back then.”
‘Truth be told, I would’ve rejected Orson outright if it wasn’t for the fact that he was old. After all, I can make my paintings if I wanted to.’
“Uh…”
Titus pulled Rhys aside and said softly, “Don’t get me wrong, Bonnie is beautiful but a loudmouth. Perhaps you should forget about hitting on her, Rhys.”
Rhys, however, didn’t falter. “The way I see it, she’s doing it on purpose. She wanted to get my attention, after all.”
“I guess you could be right.”
She noticed both of them muttering with each other and got bored. So, she headed toward the fruit and beverages section.
“What are you doing here?” Harold looked at her displeasingly.
She turned around impatiently and said coldly, “I’m no longer a part of the Shepard family. Like I said, if one of you harasses me, help me. I’m going to get Trina expelled from Pyralis University. I don’t care which one of you does the harassing.”
“Why, you…” He was so mad that his face and neck turned red.
Worried that her husband would be overly upset, Yolanda gently patted his back. “Is that how you talk to people, Bonnie? He’s an elderly man, for Heaven’s sake!”
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