Becoming the Richest Man Alive

Casper frowned. He gazed at Felix, then said deliberately, “Felix, have you ever met this girl that Remy

is pursuing?”

“I’ve seen her only once, but from afar. Remy was pointing her out to me and bragging that he would

surely win her heart,” Felix replied.

Casper nodded resignedly. “I guess our questions will have to wait until Remy gets back from class.”

When Remy burst excitedly into the room, he was greeted by the sight of Casper and Felix’s expectant

faces as they sat on chairs facing the door.

Remy’s eyes darted nervously from Casper to Felix. “Hey… Casper, Felix, what are you doing? Why

are you looking at me like that?”

Despite his momentary apprehension, however, Remy was evidently in high spirits. When Casper and

Felix did not reply, he hummed under his breath and turned to the mirror beside the door, fixing his hair.

Felix blinked, then whispered in a low voice, “Did you see that? Remy’s paying attention to his looks

now! That girl has truly bewitched him.”

Casper sat staring ahead stonily. He had planned to speak but was reluctant to dampen Remy’s good

mood.

Remy disappeared into his room to change, then raced out to present himself to his friends. “How does

this look? Do I look good in these clothes?” He demanded feverishly.

Evading the question altogether, Casper inquired, “Remy, are you planning to go out on a date?”

“That’s right! I’m taking my goddess out on a date today!” Remy exclaimed.

Casper looked at Remy gravely, then said in with a tone of disappointment, “Hey, when did you get

yourself a goddess? Why didn’t you introduce her to us? I didn’t take you to be the sort that would

forsake your friends once you found a girlfriend!”

Remy had always been an ardent supporter of friendship. When he saw the look of displeasure on

Casper’s face, Remy hastily supplemented, “She’s not my girlfriend yet! When we get into a

relationship, the three of you will be the first people I introduce her to.”

Tentatively, Casper probed, “Felix said her name was…”

Without waiting for Casper to venture a guess, Remy broke in delightedly. “Her name’s Jessica. She

doesn’t look too docile, but she’s a very kind girl at heart. When someone mugged me, she was the

one who stepped forward and defended me. Don’t listen to any rumors you might have heard about

her. Once you get to know her, you’ll realize what an amazing person she is!” He gushed.

Remy’s eyes were radiant with adoration and longing.

Casper did not have the heart to crush his fantasy there and then. He thus merely nodded unwillingly.

Remy, however, was too absorbed in his excitement to notice Casper’s adverse reaction. He yelled a

quick farewell to Casper and Felix, then practically skipped out of the door.

Felix waited for the door of the room to slam shut before he turned to Casper inquisitively. “What’s up?

Why are you so interested in Remy’s goddess?”

Casper looked grave. “Felix, I’m not sure how to put this, but I think Jessica is using Remy to get close

to me.”

“Jessica wants to get close to you? Does she like you?” Felix shouted in astonishment. He had not

expected Casper to stoop to engaging in a romantic rivalry with his own friend.

Casper shook his head in frustration. “She’s trying to get revenge on me. She only got close to Remy

last Tuesday, one day after I humiliated her. She’s a vicious creature, and I can’t help but worry about

what she’ll do to Remy. Once, I saw her slap someone who had only spilled a few drops of water on

her.”

“If that’s the case, we have to tell Remy the truth,” Felix said urgently, pacing the room. “Look at how

infatuated he is with Jessica! He’ll be devastated. We should tell him as quickly as we can.”

Casper, however, looked ambivalent. “That might not work. You saw what an aggressive stance Remy

took with regards to rumors about Jessica. He’s made up his mind to side her no matter what.

Furthermore, we can’t be sure if that incident with Remy was Jessica’s scheme.”

“What should we do, then? We can’t stand by idly and watch Jessica turn Remy against us,” Felix

commented worriedly.

Casper assented. “We can wait another two days and meet her then. We’ll only know what she’s up to

once we get to see her. Even though Remy’s not the smartest fellow around, he’s still very loyal at

heart. If Jessica is indeed trying to get revenge on me, we’ll tear off her mask right in front of Remy!”

Casper vowed to himself that he would not allow Jessica to deceive any of his friends.

On his end, Remy had already arrived at the diner. He straightened his jacket a final time, then took a

deep breath and entered.

Jessica had coiled up her hair in a beautiful braid that she then wreathed around her head. She sat

reclining against a sofa, waiting for Remy. He approached her eagerly, beaming from ear to ear.

Remy took a seat opposite Jessica, then said bashfully, “Why did you come so early?”

Jessica sat up, flipping open the menu. As she browsed it, she replied leisurely, “I just arrived as well.

You aren’t late.”

Remy was relieved. He had taken great pains to arrive early, knowing full well that Jessica’s pet peeve

was the lack of punctuality. If he had been late, Jessica would not be seated in the chair facing him.

“What would you like to have? It’ll be my treat,” Remy said affectionately.

Jessica looked at the menu disdainfully. None of the food listed on it appealed to her.

“Order anything you like,” She answered curtly.

Remy, however, was undeterred by her brief replies. After placing his order, he gazed reverently at

Jessica’s beautiful face.

Jessica, however, was absorbed with her phone. Without even raising her head to glance at Remy, she

remarked, “I heard that you have a rather shabby roommate… Casper, was it? He donated a million

recently. Does he indeed have that much money? How was he able to donate such a hefty sum?”

Having uttered her last statement, Jessica looked up. Her sparkling, doe-like eyes instantly floored

Remy and rendered him speechless.

He patted his chest and cleared his throat before replying, “That’s right, Casper’s my good friend.

That’s not all the money he has. He’s also the owner of a restaurant! Have you heard of Tycoon?”

Jessica’s gaze was unfathomable. “Tycoon?” She queried.

“Yep, Tycoon was Casper’s. It’s meant to be a secret, though, so don’t tell anyone,” Remy said

confidingly, pleased at the thought of being able to endow Jessica with something.

Jessica flashed a forced smile at Remy as thoughts raced through her head. It looks like there’ll have

to be a change of plans, She thought to herself.

Aloud, she said, “Of course. I won’t say a word to anyone else.”

Remy laughed. Flirtatiously, he replied, “I trust you!”

Jessica, however, was doggedly pursuing any information she could lay her hands on. “If Casper was

rich enough to open Tycoon, why is he still always dressed so shabbily?” Jessica continued. She

wondered if it was merely an eccentricity on Casper’s part. “Besides, who is he? Does he belong to a

rich and influential family? I’ve never heard of him before.”