“William, let me introduce you, this is Teacher York Brimstone’s son, Lucas.” Bella pulled William over to the man with the small braid, introducing them with a smile, “Lucas, this is my boyfriend, William.”
Lucas had a somewhat unsightly face to begin with, and now he forced out a smile that looked worse than crying. He tried to appear generous as he asked, “Mr. Johnson, may I know which company you are working at?”
William gave a slight smile and replied, “I am currently a freshman at Hudson University.”
Lucas was momentarily at a loss for words. He took a deep breath, his expression becoming even more bizarre. Turning to Bella, he asked incredulously, “Bella, is he really your boyfriend?”
At this point, Bella was nearing a meltdown.
She had almost forgotten that William was just a college freshman.
Meanwhile, she was nearing 27 and was the CEO of a company. Now, her boyfriend turned out to be a young man who had just entered university.
This was indeed an unbelievable fact.
But Bella could only steel herself and continue to affirm, “Yes, he is my boyfriend. Is there a problem?” Changing her statement at this moment would undoubtedly put both her and William in a very awkward position.
“Why not? Why not?” Lucas no longer exhibited the previous embarrassment and frustration, instead, he smiled and said, “I wonder if Mr. Bell is aware of your relationship?”
Bella was feeling a bit uneasy now. William had accompanied her to a banquet hosted by her father before, and he had candidly revealed on the spot that they were not a couple. Bella’s father knew that William was not her boyfriend.
If her father had come today, it would indeed be truly embarrassing.
“He, of course, knows.” Bella said, her face slightly cold, “Even though William is just a freshman, our relationship is very good and age is not an issue. My father won’t interfere with such matters.”
Bella vowed that the next time she needed someone to pretend to be her boyfriend, she definitely could not choose William.
This just looked too fake.
Just a freshman.” Lucas’s words conveyed obvious disdain. “So young, what can he possibly understand?”
William had handsome features and deep eyes. His face did not reveal his young age; in fact, he looked like he could easily be 27 or 28 years old. But asserting that he was only 20 wouldn’t seem out of place either.
Lucas’s tone was filled with disdain and contempt for William.
Yet William just glanced at Lucas faintly, responding calmly, “I might be young, but I am in excellent physical condition.”
This caused a dramatic change in Lucas’s expression. He pointed at William angrily, saying, “What do you mean by that? Are you suggesting that I have health issues?”
Unyielding, William pointed back at Lucas, speaking candidly, “Yes, I am referring to you. Don’t you often experience some dull pain in your lower left abdomen?” William looked towards the area between Lucas’s legs, “Isn’t there a particular place that feels weak and powerless?”
“…”
The three women all stared at William and then cast meaningful glances at Lucas.
That comment was a bit too direct, wasn’t it?
Lucas was indeed a second-generation rich kid and had deceived many naive girls by leveraging his status as a painter. Having indulged excessively, his body was worn out — William’s remarks were spot on.
That area had indeed become so weak that it couldn’t get any weaker. He truly had encountered some… issues with sexual performance. When getting intimate with women, he had to rely on medication to maintain vitality. Over time, this dependency only worsened the situation. Now, he couldn’t maintain normal functioning without the aid of drugs.
William’s words directly hit Lucas’s sore spot.
The greatest pain for a man!
Lucas gritted his teeth and said, “Do you really think being young is so great?”
“Sorry, but being young is indeed great.” William let out a arrogant and domineering laugh, irritating everyone around; he was indeed very impressive.
Wasn’t the goal just to make this guy lose face to the extent that he wouldn’t dare to approach Bella?
For William, this was too simple.
Isn’t it enough to just infuriate him to the brink of collapse?
Clearly, Lucas was indeed infuriated to that extent.
Still not willing to back down, Lucas said, “As a first-year university student, what can you offer Bella? If you really care about her, it would be better for you to leave sooner rather than later.”
William raised an eyebrow, “All I can offer her is my body. Does she need anything else from me?”
Oh my!!
Lucas was almost driven to the point of spitting blood with anger. Who exactly was this William? How could he say such things in front of so many people?
Although Bella was no longer a young girl, William’s words still made her blush deep red.
What does he mean by ‘only needing his body’?
It sounded as if Bella was keeping him as a kept man. 𝚍ｎ𝚘ｖ𝚕．𝚘𝚛𝚐
Even if she were truly keeping him, there was no need to assert it so brazenly, right?
Unable to hold back, Lucas said, “Do you have… Do you have no shame at all?”
William lightly held Bella’s hand, softly laughing, “Don’t you understand why your physical condition is so poor?”
“I…” Lucas was nearly driven to the point of exploding with anger. William was continuously humiliating him by bringing up his physical issues, using highly targeted remarks.
William calmly continued, “With such a weak body, you still especially enjoy indulging unrestrainedly.”
This almost choked Lucas.
Alice was standing to the side, her small mouth slightly open, unable to believe that her mentor spoke so sharply in front of Evelyn.
He was blatantly ignoring Lucas’s presence and trampling on his dignity!
She started to worry that William’s provocation might literally infuriate Lucas to death on the spot.
“Let’s just go inside,” Alice suggested, not wanting to stand here listening to William insult others any longer. If this commotion continued and attracted a larger crowd, it would be embarrassing.
Why would Lucas want to continue this fierce verbal battle with William?
There weren’t many people at the entrance now, which was manageable. But if the crowd grew and William continued his verbal onslaught, by tomorrow the whole of New York City would know about his physical inadequacies.
Lucas remained silent, and Bella, red with embarrassment, took hold of William and headed inside the club.
How could William, who looked so honest and serious, speak so unrestrainedly?
After Bella dragged William inside, Alice linked arms with Evelyn and followed them, whispering, “Evelyn, my cousin isn’t usually like this. He was just acting to help Bella and to annoy Lucas.”
Evelyn smiled without saying a word, her understanding of William was really one-sided. She had seen him drinking wildly in bars before, accompanying wealthy older women for drinks, and now she saw him openly and unrestrainedly confronting Lucas,? leaving Lucas speechless in a public setting.
No matter how she looked at it, William was definitely not a refined and easy-going person.
Once they were inside, Bella lightly pinched the soft flesh at William’s waist, gritting her teeth as she whispered, “Can’t you save some face for me?”
“I was just following your instructions to humiliate him, nothing more,” William responded softly, “What part do you think was problematic?”
Bella hadn’t yet calmed down, her chest still rising and falling rapidly as she spoke resentfully, “Next time you decide to humiliate him, could you at least consider saving some face for me?”
“I’ll keep that in mind for next time,” William said. “If you were satisfied with my actions just now, could you settle the account first?”
Bella raised an eyebrow, replying, “We settle the account after the job is done!”
William responded, “Saying that makes me feel like you really are keeping me as your kept man.”
“…”