Becoming the Richest Man Alive

Chapter 115

Giselle felt exasperated. Not much time has passed since the last time we met, yet here he is yapping about how long it has been. Is he trying to tell me that he misses me?

As she thought about it, her face reddened. It sounded so foolish in her head. He’s my student! Surely he’s just joking!

“Casper, what’s up with you these days? I haven’t seen you in class lately.”

Giselle changed the subject to ease the awkwardness.

Casper brushed it off. In a way, he had been really busy.

“Say, Ms. Clauder, do you take to live-streaming regularly?”

Giselle was apparently taken aback by his words. but she quickly understood what he meant. It was true that she had made a name for herself on the internet. It made sense that he knew about it.

“What about it?” Giselle asked.

Casper hesitated for a moment. He wanted to enlist Giselle’s help to direct some traffic to his live- streaming app.

“Well, the thing is, Ms. Clauder, how would you like to take the next step on a different platform?”

Giselle blinked in surprise, not quite catching on.

“Why would I want to do that? What are you up to?”

Casper did not want to hide the truth anymore, so he told her everything.

“You see, I know you’re quite popular online, Ms. Clauder. I’ve recently started an entertainment company, and I’ve developed my own live-streaming app. I’d like to invite you to join my venture.”

He was actually panicking when he extended his offer. He did not know what Giselle would say or how she would react after hearing about his entrepreneurship.

In other words, he was somewhat anxious, which soon turned into regret.

What if our relationship worsens because of this? What if she thinks I’m money-minded?

Strange thoughts began to form in his head one after another.

“Ms. Clauder, it’s okay if…”

Giselle cut in before Casper could withdraw his invitation.

“Sure, I accept your offer.”

Casper froze for a brief moment. He did not expect Giselle would take up his offer so decisively.

Then, Giselle added, “You’re rich, aren’t you? You must have been following me for a long time now, right? Could you be that Mr. Simpson?”

Giselle stared straight at Casper.

“I hope you’re not lying to me.”

She spoke again.

Giselle had long suspected that Casper could be the “Mr. Simpson” who had been following her online. She was simply just not convinced of the possibility, but what he said just now had allowed her to affirm her thoughts.

Catching the serious look in her eyes, along with her quote “I hope you’re not lying to me” echoing in his head, Casper knew he could no longer hide his secret.

As such, he nodded.

“Please… it’s not what you think…”

As if he was trying to prevent a breakup with his first love, Casper got completely flustered and seemed incapable of putting his words in order.

Seeing him panicking like that, Giselle could not resist a giggle.

“Wow, I didn’t think there’s such a side to you, Casper.”

“Gigi, I—Ah, no—Ms. Clauder, are you really accepting my offer?”

Caught up in his emotions, he accidentally blurted Giselle’s nickname, which caused her to zone in on that verbal blunder.

“What did you call me?”

“N-Nothing.”

Things got awkward for Casper. At the same time, he recalled that Giselle had kissed him previously. She can’t be mad, can she?

Giselle’s cheeks turned red. She decided to switch the topic and talk about work.

“So, you’ve really started an entertainment company? What’s the app called? Let me download it.”

Casper quickly introduced the company’s app to her. He even took the initiative to explain the benefits that would come with signing the contract.

It was then that Giselle shook her head.

“I don’t intend to stay as a social media influencer,” she said. “so let me make this very clear. I’m not signing any contracts.”

Cough.

Casper let out a cough and held his silence.

“I haven’t eaten yet. Make me something to eat, will you?”

“Ah? Oh, sure.”

Casper got busy in the kitchen and soon whipped up two bowls of macaroni.

He had eaten his share back at Tycoon, but he still had room for some macaroni.

They finished the food quickly.

“I’ll be leaving then, Ms. Clauder.”

“So soon? Don’t you want to stay for a bit longer?”

Since she mentioned it, Casper opted to stay back.

Giselle switched on the television in the living room and sat down on the couch in silence.

Casper sat next to her.

It just dawned on him how awkward things had turned out after he decided to stay.

“You’ve changed, Ms. Clauder.”

Casper tried to make conversation.

“Hmm? How so?”

Giselle muttered, perplexed.

“You’ve gotten prettier.”

The woman could not resist a laugh.

“What a sweet talker.”

Unknowingly, Casper found himself getting closer and closer to Giselle.

When the program ended, the two were basically pressed together.

Night had fallen.

Unable to bear it any longer, Casper gave Giselle a peck on the cheek.

“I’ll be going then, Ms. Clauder.”

With that, he scurried off.

Once he left, Casper could feel his face heating up. Oh my gosh, I’ve actually kissed Gigi! Haha!

His heart was leaping with joy, and he was still beaming when he returned to his dorm room.

His roommates were present.

Seeing the smug look on Casper’s face, Felix had to ask, “What are you so happy about?”

“Oh, it’s nothing.”

“Casper, what’s with that getup? You’re dressed in branded goods from head to toe.”

Colton was next to speak when he saw how different Casper looked that day.

Casper laughed.

“A girl bought it for me. I couldn’t say no.”

What he said was actually the truth.

Colton snorted.

Then, they heard someone yelling from the ground below. “Casper! Get out here right this instant!”

It was Fabian.

Casper wondered what the young man wanted from him.

“What’s going on?”

Felix was puzzled too. He wasn’t sure what trouble Casper had gotten himself in to make Felix come looking for him.

Casper had no clue either.

When he got downstairs, Sarah and Fabian were glaring at him.

“Casper, I asked you to pose as my aunt’s boyfriend, but you messed up! You can’t possibly think you can keep wearing those clothes, do you? A poor sap like you don’t deserve them!”

Sarah wanted to stand up for her aunt as well. She was furious once she got wind that Casper’s cover had been blown. But since Emily did not inform her of the details, she came over to make a fuss.

She had Fabian tag along with her.

They intended to humiliate Casper and teach the country bumpkin a lesson.

“Take off those clothes! I’d rather toss them in the bin than give them to a poor sap like you!” Sarah commanded.

Many students were walking around the campus at that time.

They saw Fabian and Sarah ganging up on Casper and came over to watch the show.

Casper did not like where this was going.

Seeing his inaction, Sarah spoke again. © 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

“Come on, make it quick. I gave you those clothes, but you haven’t been pulling your weight, so how could I let you keep them? Take them off now!”