Riches in Disguise

Dorian smirked. "Exactly! That woman will never be able to have kids for the rest of her life. As for this one, I'm going to mess her up completely. Oh, and you all better keep your mouths shut. If anyone dares to spill even one word in front of her, I'll make sure they regret it!"

Everyone quickly nodded in agreement. "Don't worry, we won't say a thing."

Crystal frowned, her expression darkening. "Dorian, don't you claim to like her? If you like her, why not treat her well? Why would you go out of your way to torture her? Are you some kind of psycho?"

Dorian burst into laughter. "Crystal, do you really think men liking women is the same as women liking men? Let me be straight with you-when men like women, they see them as pets. Do you think anyone actually treats their pets like people?"

Crystal was outraged. "Of course! If I like my dog, I treat it better than I treat most people!"

Dorian laughed. "Then you're not a person. You're just a dog's slave!"

"You!"

I was stunned by their warped views.

To them, women were nothing but toys, pets, or objects to abuse for their twisted sense of satisfaction. Mutual affection and care were concepts entirely foreign to them.noveldrama

Their behavior ensured that no woman would ever genuinely love them. Women approached them only for their wealth, creating a vicious cycle. Their lack of affection for women bred hatred and cruelty, which only deepened the divide.

Was this what they wanted? I doubted they even knew the answer themselves. Someone suddenly asked, "Hey, Dorian, how did you meet your girlfriend? You haven't told us yet!"

Dorian grinned. "It was just the other day. I was having drinks at Zemon's and saw this beautiful woman being harassed. She bumped into me, and I thought, 'Wow, she's stunning!' So, I stepped in, saved her, and now she's my girlfriend!"

The group immediately showered him with praise.

"Wow, a real hero saving a damsel in distress!"

"How romantic!"

Suddenly, someone chimed in, "Why was your girlfriend working at a bar?"

Dorian snorted. "I asked her about it. She got scammed by her ex-boyfriend and was 100 thousand dollars in debt. She's been working to pay it off. When I heard that, I just paid that 100 thousand dollars for her. Naturally, she offered herself to me."

100 thousand dollars......

Ryan had only asked Lina for 9 thousand dollars. After deducting the cost of her clothes, she would only need around 4 thousand dollars. I wondered where the 100 thousand dollars had come from.

It seemed that Lina had figured Dorian was an easy target and tried to extort him for a large sum. She had hit the jackpot.

I shook my head. Lina probably thought she had struck gold, but she had no idea what kind of trouble she had just gotten herself into.

Since she had taken that 100 thousand dollars, Dorian wouldn't let her off without getting something in return.

I wasn't interested in dealing with them any longer, so I headed to the bathroom.

As I approached, I saw Lina leaning heavily on the sink, looking utterly dejected. "Lina," I called out, breaking the silence.

My intention was to reason with her and persuade her to choose a better path.