Becoming the Richest Man Alive

Chapter 71

Casper stared. He didn’t want to butt in.

“Ugh, this is no fun.”

It seemed that the bullies lost interest when Amelia refused to react to them. They kicked her and almost got her to fall before letting her go.

Despite all that, Amelia never fought back. It was as if she didn’t know how to resist at all. With everyone staring in distaste, she bought an enormous cup of cappuccino and left with her head down.

“Women nowadays really are pretentious. She is so obviously poor, but she still insisted on getting a cup of expensive coffee. That coffee was probably equivalent to her parents’ wage for the week,” sighed an onlooker. Most shared the same opinion. They pitied the girl and were angry at her at the same time.

Casper sighed internally as well. What a waste.

She is so beautiful, but she is too materialistic. A cup of coffee isn’t a necessity, after all, and she could’ve gone somewhere else to get a cup of cheaper coffee. Why come all the way over to buy something so luxurious and overpriced? Using her financial aid to buy a cappuccino… that is just crazy.

Just then, Casper sensed that he was targeted. He couldn’t help turning around and was surprised to see that everyone was staring at him.

“Pfft, yet another pretentious idiot.”

With Amelia gone, the three ladies shifted their targets to Casper.

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Casper didn’t really care too much about how others were staring strangely at him, though. He fished some cash out of his wallet and bought a cup of latte to wake himself up. After that, he downed the drink and crumpled the paper cup up before tossing it into the bin while the girls stared, flabbergasted.

The whole process took less than a minute.

When he walked past the three ladies, he rolled his eyes at them before walking right out with his head held high.

Casper saw Amelia a short distance away from the cafe. She looked lonely, and for some unknown reasons, he felt compelled to follow her. He had the strangest feeling that something was about to happen.

He tailed her carefully so that she wouldn’t detect him.

He didn’t need to, though. Amelia was not in a good state, and she wouldn’t have noticed anyone following her.

She went all the way to the mountain behind BU and found a quiet spot. The place had tons of trees and shrubs, so it was perfect for hiding. Past the shrubs, Casper vaguely made out a tiny figure.

Truth was, they were in an undeveloped spot within the university. A famous lake called Lake Salton was located there. The place had tons of fish, and one could enjoy the beautiful early sunrise as they fished in the morning.

No streetlights were installed, so most would not go to that spot. Casper got curious about why Amelia walked all the way over. Did she come here just so that no one would see her drinking that expensive coffee?

The shimmering stars in the sky did little to illuminate the place, so it would not be possible to enjoy the scenery. Hence, no one could see her.

Casper was quick to dismiss his theory, though. That is not likely. She showed no shame when she bought the coffee in the cafe, so why would she be bothered about drinking it?

Amelia sat down while facing the lake. Well… the way she sat would actually be better described as kneeling, though. She carefully got the cappuccino out of her possession and took a small sip of it before licking her lips. She looked like she was having the most exquisite elixir in the world.

Casper couldn’t help shaking his head when, from a distance, he saw her acting that way. He couldn’t believe that the woman was that materialistic. I knew it. My Gigi is way better.

Even a poor student should have some dignity. How is she so shameless?

Casper could tell that the cost of the coffee was hefty for her. If she had spent the money on food, she would’ve been able to afford groceries for the next two months. He knew because that was how much he used to spend on groceries.

Yet, she wasted it all on a cup of coffee. What a waste.

Just then, Amelia set the cup of coffee on the ground. She had only taken one sip, so she was careful because she didn’t want any of it to spill.

After that, she crossed her arms and hugged her tiny figure tightly. Her head tilted downward once more. Her head of black hair draped down like a curtain that had just been untied. It didn’t even take a minute before her shoulders started trembling uncontrollably.

Why is she secretly crying here?

Casper was completely stumped when he saw Amelia suddenly sitting up and humbly bowing to the cappuccino.

He found that to be even stranger. What kind of crazy culture is that? Is she on her knees and worshipping a cup of coffee? This woman has got to be cuckoo.

Earlier, the three bullies went after her, but she never budged or voice up. She simply had her head down. Now that she has gotten her coffee, she should be hiding away and secretly enjoying it in peace.

Any normal fellow with poor financial standings would shy away from wasting over two hundred on a cup of coffee. They probably won’t even set foot inside the cafe.

Yet, this woman went in, bought the coffee, took one sip, then started worshipping it. This is seriously beyond strange.

“What a lunatic,” muttered Casper.

He honestly couldn’t think of a better adjective to describe that woman.

After that, he let out a heavy sigh. What a waste. The angels ended up putting a beautiful face on a crazy person.

Casper didn’t want to figure out what was going on anymore, so he turned around to leave.

Splash!

He had only taken a few steps when he heard a loud splash from the lake. That shook him to his core. Lake Salton wasn’t an undeveloped lake, but it could still drown someone. Moreover, the spot where Amelia likely jumped from was over ten meters deep!

Casper hurried back to the place where he saw Amelia kneeling. He noted that she was nowhere to be seen and knew that it was a terrible sign. His heart started thumping faster as he thought, That woman is committing suicide!

Casper didn’t dare to dilly dally. As he ran to the lake, he stripped until he was only wearing his undergarment. He jumped into Lake Salton immediately after.