Josh, a university student, had known nothing but the harsh embrace of poverty throughout his entire life. Each day, he endured the relentless scorn and derogation from those around him. One day things took a turn for the worst, when he lost his job and his girlfriend also betrayed him the same day. Josh's heart was shattered into a million pieces, leaving him in a deep state of hopelessness and sadness. Just when he thought things were only going to get worse for him, a sudden revelation changes his life for the better.
View MoreHearing what Sofia had just said, Francisca turned to look at Josh, her expression a mix of surprise and amusement. "Wow, you’re that guy?" she asked, clearly intrigued. She found it impressive how he had made a powerful figure like Mr. Moretti get on his knees and apologize, and how calm he had been in the video. It was truly remarkable.Josh sighed, his frustration evident as he didn't immediately reply to Francisca and instead focused his gaze on Sofia. He was annoyed that Sofia would reveal to her friend that he was the person in the video. It only made him feel that Sofia couldn't be trusted, because why would she tell, when she knew he wanted to keep it a secret from everyone.Sofia shrugged her shoulders, a smirk playing on her lips. "What? It's not like it's a bad thing.” She said without a hint of feeling bad for not respecting Josh's wish to keep the fact that he was the man in the viral video a secret. She turned towards her friend, “And, Francisca thinks it's cool." She sa
After the call disconnected, Josh sat back up from his bed. He tossed the phone to the other side of the bed as he stood up and started making his way out of the room to get something to drink. He had just reached the door and was about to step out when his cellphone rang again.Letting out a sigh, he turned back and walked to his bed. Picking up the phone, his brows furrowed in confusion as he saw that it was an unknown number calling his phone. He wondered who it might be, and why were they calling him? Without thinking too much about it, he pressed the answer icon on his cell phone and held it to his ear. “Hello, Josh speaking. Who is this?” he asked, making his way out of the room.A male voice came from the other side of the line. “Hey, Josh, this is Brandon.”Josh's mind raced. Brandon? He didn't know any Brandon. Josh raised an eyebrow, taken aback upon hearing the name. He didn't recognise who the person on the other end of the line was, and he had never met or heard of any B
Letting out a sigh in frustration, Josh looked at Sofia saying, “I've already seen it. Apparently someone was recording me last night.”"So much for being a regular college pauper, huh?" Sofia teased, mocking the fact that he pretended to be a pauper at college, despite being a member of the De La Cruz family. And he even had 100 million dollars in his bank account. She just couldn't understand him. Sofia raised an eyebrow,"What are you going to do now, Mr. De La Cruz?" She sarcastically asked, looking into his eyes.Josh took a deep breath, his mind racing as he tried to come up with an idea of what he was going to do about the video. "I don't know. I...'' He paused, still thinking of how to approach the situation, “Hmmm… I guess, I'll look for the person responsible for posting it."Sofia shrugged, her mocking smile never fading away from her face. "Good luck finding them.” She slipped her phone into the back pocket of her jeans, then turned back to Josh. "Looks like your little sec
After some time, Josh arrived back home after leaving college. But he had no idea that while he was leaving, Vanessa had been following him, and she also saw the luxurious car he left in, leading her to discover that he was indeed someone who came from a wealthy background.Josh grabbed his backpack and was about to open the door for himself and get out. However, before he could, his driver had already opened it for him, stepping out of the way as he waited for Josh to step out of the car.“Thank you. But I could have done that myself,” Josh muttered, slightly annoyed. He already was annoyed by the fact that he was not allowed to drive wherever he wanted on his own without having his bodyguard and driver drive him, and this was a little bit too much for him. It made him feel as if he wasn't free.The driver nodded respectfully, but didn't respond to him. With a sigh, Josh walked out of the garage and as he was walking into the mansion, he saw Antonio, Mario, and Rafael having a discus
Josh remained silent for a moment, his mind racing as he struggled to formulate a convincing denial. "Oh... well, that… I'm not the man on the video.”Fixing him with a suspicious look, Amelia asked, “Really? How come you have similar voices then?”Josh didn't reply immediately as he thought of what to reply. He acknowledged that indeed she was right about the voice, but still, he had no intention of admitting that it was him. With a faint smile, he continued, "Well, it was not me. Why would it be me?" He tried to sound nonchalant, but his attempt faltered, a hint of nervousness creeping into his voice. He immediately glanced at his wristwatch, feeling Amelia's suspicious eyes staring down on him. Sensing the need to redirect the conversation, he hastily interjected, "We don't have much time. I think you should hurry up and eat your food." He hoped his deflection would be enough to steer her away from further questioning.He didn't know how longer he could hide it, if she continued
As Josh continued to watch the video, he couldn't believe that his whole confrontation with Mr Moretti the previous night was all over the internet. He let out a sigh, running a hand over his face as he tried to wipe the sweat forming on his forehead. Inhaling deeply, he closed his eyes, trying to calm his nerves down. But he couldn't calm down, not with his identity in danger of being exposed.The video being on the internet was a serious problem for Josh. He was very sure that he’d be kicked out of college if people discovered he was the person in the video. And what was worse was that it had gone viral. Everyone he saw was watching it. Even Amelia, seated at the same table, was engrossed in the video.Josh was just hoping she doesn't recognise that he was the same person in the video, or he wouldn't know how to deny it if she asked him. He was still very much intent on keeping his identity a secret from everyone. He planned to keep it that way, until he had finished college. If ev
"Um..." Josh scratched his head, perplexed by Amelia's intense focus on her phone. Shrugging it off, he replied, "I was asking about your order. Shall I just grab something for us?""Oops, sorry, got a bit lost there," Amelia chuckled, shooting him an apologetic grin. "How about something filling, like a sandwich or pasta? Go ahead and surprise me!"Josh nodded, getting up and walking over to the reception desk. On his way to the reception desk, he couldn't help wondering what had got Amelia's attention so much.Upon reaching the counter, he greeted the waitress with a friendly smile. "Hi there, I'd like to place an order for me and my friend."The waitress returned his smile, her pen hovering over her notepad. "Of course, what can I get for you two?"Josh glanced over his shoulder, double-checking Amelia's preferences in his mind. "I'll have the chicken avocado sandwich, please. And for my friend, can we get the pesto pasta?"The waitress nodded, removing her gaze from and looking at
When Josh turned around, he noticed a figure approaching him. At first, he became slightly uneasy, suspecting that maybe it was Brian walking towards him. After all, Brian would likely be trying to confront him after what happened in class. However, to his surprise, he realized it wasn't Brian; instead, it was Amelia.“Hey, Josh, where are you going?” Amelia asked as she walked closer to him.Josh felt relieved to see that it was Amelia, and not Brian. He didn't have time or energy to deal with Brian right now, and he wanted to stay away from him the whole day."Hey, Amelia," Josh replied with a smile, his tension going away. "I was just thinking of grabbing something to eat at the cafe outside the campus.”Amelia returned his smile, falling into step beside him and matching his pace"Me too. I was getting hungry too, and the food in the cafeteria sucks.” She replied.Josh nodded in agreement. “Absolutely.” The two of them started walking to the cafe together. For a moment, silence enve
The students were expecting Josh to be punished by Miss Andrews. Although he wasn't the one at fault, it didn't matter since everyone was pointing fingers at him, and accusing him, so Miss Andrews had to listen to them and give him punishment. And this time they were convinced that Josh would be receiving a harsher punishment, especially given the fact that this wasn't his first offense.Meanwhile, at that exact moment, Miss Andrews reached a decision. Casting an authoritative gaze towards Josh and Brian, she declared, "Regardless of who instigated it, fighting is unacceptable behavior in this college." Her eyes briefly met Josh's before turning towards Brian and his companions. "All of you, return to your seats," she demanded.Despite her knowledge that Brian was the true instigator, Miss Andrews found herself at a loss for evidence to support her belief. She knew that Brian was the one at fault here, and she wanted to punish him, however with all witnesses pointing fingers at Josh,
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