All Chapters of Betrayed by My Freeloaders: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

My roommate Ryan Foster ate a piece of the rotisserie chicken I bought and sent a voice message to a group chat."I feel like this chicken is so greasy and heavy. What do you guys think?"I watched his screen as he quickly received a string of voice replies, all of them complaining about the rotisserie chicken I bought and wondering if it was some frozen old bird from years ago.They chatted enthusiastically while I stared at the dorm group chat on my own phone in confusion. There was not a single message.Well, well, well! They had actually created a group without me.I kept my composure and pretended I was going out to buy them some cold drinks to cut the grease, then waited outside.While Ryan was in class, I opened his computer. His messaging app was still logged in.I was always friendly with my roommates and shared whatever good food I had with them freely, so they never had their guard up around me.I found the private group chat with the five of them and discovered it h

My five roommates had registered a social media account between themselves and edited the video from earlier that day, cutting off the beginning and end. They only kept the part where I pushed past them.The video was titled, ‘Rich Kid Bullies His Roommates!’The five of them faced the camera with tears streaming down their faces, complaining that I looked down on them for being from rural backgrounds because I had money. They claimed that I constantly bossed them around.They said they had endured my bullying and tolerated my spoiled attitude. They never expected that I would go so far as to fight them for the scholarship spot, monopolizing the money they relied on to survive.In the video, they heavily implied that I had won the scholarship through underhanded means. They said they could no longer tolerate it and could only seek justice online.Their statements immediately went viral locally.[Damn! I hate guys who bully people from poor backgrounds. Who does he think he is?]

Two weeks later, my roommates' joint account surpassed one million followers.My name had become infamous. People at school treated me like the plague when they saw me, avoiding me one after another.During these two weeks, I deliberately acted aggrieved, walking alone with my head down and occasionally sneaking glances at my roommates.They believed I had given in. Since the deadline the wealthy woman had given them was approaching and I still had not come to them to make amends, they finally started another livestream and came to find me.They asked if I was willing to return to the dorm.This time, I gave the camera an expectant smile. "Okay. I'm sorry, everyone. These past few days, I've carefully reflected on myself and realized I was really in the wrong before."This Sunday is my birthday. To apologize, I'd like to invite you all to my place for dinner. Would that be okay?"The five of them were stunned. They had not expected it to be this easy.The wealthy woman had just

The test results for the cake came back quickly. It had indeed been drugged.The wealthy woman had ordered the drug concoction online and given it to Paul.Combined with the full livestream recording, the case was ironclad.Our little dorm room made the trending topics again, but this time, I was not the main character.Everyone was furious. No one had expected that roommates living together could do something so heinous to one of their own.However, some people were curious about why the five hated me so much. Had I actually done something wrong?I was prepared for these questions. After giving my statement at the police station, I also opened a social media account.I posted all the chat records from their five-person group online.I told viewers candidly, "My mom is fifty years old this year. She looks young because she takes good care of herself."My dad built his business from the ground up. Every penny he’s earned is clean."I don't think I've ever wronged any of them.

Day after day, the five mothers knelt before me, and their persistence finally moved some viewers. It also made them believe they were seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.Eventually, a reporter from the local TV station brought them on for a live on-site interview with me, asking if I had anything to say to these five mothers.Public opinion had been shifting. Some people thought that sentencing kids who had just turned eighteen was too harsh a punishment.They were still young and should have a chance to start over.Everyone also seemed to think that since I was so wealthy and had not actually been harmed, I should forgive them.People loved a happy ending where everyone made peace.Looking at all those expectant eyes, I sighed and opened my online shopping records."The first week of school, Paul wanted to upgrade his phone. I bought him the latest foldable phone."A few roommates said their pajamas weren't as comfortable as mine, so I got each of them a $800 silk paja