The Beggar Is A Billionaire
"Fine. I will admit it now. I am not a poor guy, Cass. I am not a beggar."
"What do you mean?!" Cass demanded, her voice rising. "Then who are you?"
Liam rubbed the back of his neck, looking completely uncomfortable. "I'm a billionaire, Cass. I am a major businessman. That is my real life. The truth is, I was just pretending to be poor this whole time."
Cass felt like she had just been slapped right across the face by reality. The small apartment, the broken bicycle, the scrap yard—all of it was a lie. "Why?" she whispered, her voice cracking. "Why would you do something like that?"