NovelFinishChapter 107
Even Matthew, who had never been fully supportive of me, stood up.
"Mr. Parker, isn't it a bit hasty to publicly announce this without any evidence?" he questioned. "What if it really
wasn't William? How will you compensate for the emotional damage you caused him?"
To my surprise, three of my friends stood up to support me. My shock and panic instantly eased.
It seemed that pretending to be poor had actually paid off in the end. These three guys would be my best friends
for life.
Louis was livid. He shouted, "You're still defending him? Does this even need proof? He's a poor loser who's been
pretending to be rich since school started, acting like a trust-fund kid while he's always been broke!"
He continued, "He took Felicia shopping and spent 15 thousand dollars on clothes. Then, he donated 70
thousand dollars. Tell me, if he didn't steal the money, where did it cfrom?"
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Matthew and the others fell silent.
The others chimed in, eagerly agreeing. "Exactly! Where did his money cfrom? Let him admit it!"
"Speak up, William! Are you mute now? Where did you get the money?"
"You're worse than Felicia, you coward!"
The sound of a chair crashing to the ground broke through the tension as | stood up.
Instantly, the entire room went quiet.
| turned around and slowly scanned the room.
Today, | wasn't just standing up for myself-l was doing it for my three friends too.
"Where my money comes from is none of your concern," | said firmly. "I'm leaving my phone right here. Anyone,
including you, Mr. Parker, is welcto press the call button and reportfor theft. Once the police arrive, I'll
cooperate fully with their investigation."
| paused, letting my words sink in. "I won't call the police myself because | didn't take anything. However, if
anyone chooses to report me, be ready to take responsibility for your claims. We'll resolve this face-to-face. You
accuseof theft, and I'll charge you with defamation."
Leaning forward, | added sharply, "Theft could mean ten years in prison, but serious defamation can result in
over three years. Go ahead, try me."
I slammed my hand on the desk with a loud thud, my eyes sweeping across the room as | glared at the silent
crowd.
Today, | would not reveal my identity. | would clear my nthrough my own actions.
At my outburst, those who had been shouting atjust moments before suddenly fell silent.
Clearly, none of them were certain it was me. They feared being held responsible if | was proven innocent, but
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My face burned with anger, and my clenched fist was trembling.
"What's wrong? Why are you all silent now?" | shouted. "Louis! Weren't you so confident just now? Weren't you
sure it was me? Why don't you dare call the police? Go ahead, do it!"
Louis' face was a strange mix of pale and red. He glared atbut dared not speak.
| turned to Zack. "Zack, are you too scared to speak up now? I'm going to take you all down today. Just so you
know, | recorded everything you said on my phone. Even if you don't reportto the police, I'll take this to the
authorities. You won't escape this malicious defamation!"
Zack's forehead was dripping with sweat. He clearly hadn't expected things to escalate this quickly.
Tom's face had turned dark. "William, what are you doing? The school lost money, so it's only natural that we'd
look into suspicious individuals—"
"Mr. Parker," | interrupted sharply.
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