Chapter 108 Where Did You Get So Much Money?

Chapter 108 Where Did You Get So Much Money?

But Poppy knew perfectly well that this Rihanna and Theresa were very close.

When Rihanna came over with a fake smile and started asking questions, Poppy was on high alert and didn't tell her anything real.

Even though Rihanna was putting on an act with that smile on her face, Poppy knew exactly what kind of person she was.

When she couldn't get anything useful out of them, Rihanna flew into a rage and immediately figured out what was going on.

She accused the father and daughter of pretending to be customers just to come to their sales office and freeload off the free coffee.

"Ha, Poppy, I actually thought you'd made it big and came here to buy a place. Turns out you and your dad just came here for the free coffee."

Those words pushed Poppy over the edge.

Sure, her family was struggling, but she still had her pride.

Besides, Poppy's family hadn't always been poor. They used to be solidly middle class. It was only after spending everything to pay for her mother's medical treatment that they ended up with nothing.

Rihanna's accusation that the two of them had come just to freeload off the coffee made everyone in the sales hall turn and stare at them.

The humiliation was overwhelming.

Poppy felt the blood rush to her head, and in that moment, she wanted nothing more than to beat Rihanna senseless.

The people around them started pointing and making snide remarks.

"Yeah, this sales office has a policy — any customer who comes in to look at properties gets free coffee. And not just any coffee either, it's the good stuff."

"I can't believe someone actually came here just to take advantage of that. That's disgusting."

"Seriously, what kind of shameless person does something like that?"

Most of the people there to buy property were wealthy, and they were all too eager to play judge, acting like what Poppy and her father had done was some kind of unforgivable crime.

Seeing her classmate accuse them of freeloading, Poppy was furious and humiliated.

But in the end, she held herself back from hitting Rihanna.

She told herself it wasn't worth it to get physical with someone like her.

Poppy immediately spoke up loudly to defend herself, insisting they really had come to look at property — but no one believed her.

Someone called out that they were dressed like they couldn't afford anything, so how could they possibly be there to buy a place? It was obvious they just wanted the free coffee.

Someone else went even further and shouted at the two of them: "Have you no shame? If you're that broke, go out and sell yourself — that'd be more dignified than coming here to mooch off free coffee."

The humiliation was too much for Orion to take. He blurted out that they had twenty million on them.

But Rihanna didn't believe a word of it.

Left with no other choice, Poppy pulled out the proof and had the staff on site verify the funds.

Once the verification was done, everyone in the room — including Rihanna — was stunned speechless.

She hadn't expected it. Poppy actually had twenty million.

The shock hit Rihanna hard.

Only then did she realize she had wrongly accused Poppy.

But at the same time, the fact that Poppy had that much money left her deeply puzzled.

She had heard about how bad things were for Poppy and her father — the two of them crammed into a tiny, dingy little room.

How could a family that poor come up with twenty million?

But no matter where the money came from, the fact was that Poppy had it, which meant she had just falsely accused her.

Not wanting to apologize to Poppy, Rihanna's eyes darted around and she came up with a new angle — just keep attacking and make Poppy look even worse.

"Ha, Poppy, you think just because you've got twenty million I'm supposed to believe you?"

"Honestly? Since graduation, even if you'd been out there selling yourself, there's no way you could've made that kind of money."

Seeing that even after showing proof, Rihanna was still coming at her, Poppy got anxious.

"Rihanna, don't push it. This money came from Anthony. If he finds out you're talking about me like this, he won't let it go."

"Ha!" Rihanna burst out laughing. "Poppy, you think I scare that easily?"

"You think some guy named Anthony is enough to threaten me? Everyone's got people behind them, you know."

She said it with a smug, cocky look on her face.

And the truth was, she had every reason to be confident — right there in that sales hall, she had powerful backing on her side.

"Won't let it go? Ha. How long has it been since you called him? Does your little boyfriend even dare to show his face here? Where is he?"

Someone nearby chimed in.

"Exactly. It's been ten minutes and Poppy's backup still hasn't shown up. Maybe he knows something's off about that money and chickened out."

Rihanna fed off the crowd's response and kept laying into them.

But just then, a calm, cold voice cut through the room.

"Who said I chickened out? Bold words from some very bold people."

The moment she heard that voice, it was like music to Poppy's ears. She couldn't help but cry out in relief.

"Anthony! You're finally here."

Rihanna, standing nearby, went wide-eyed with surprise.

She genuinely hadn't expected it. She even muttered to herself in disbelief: "I can't believe he actually showed up."

Fine. She'd just shift her aim.

By now, Poppy had already grabbed Anthony's hand and was tearfully telling him everything that had happened.

Hearing how Poppy had been treated, Anthony turned his cold gaze toward Rihanna.

"I gave her that money. I can vouch for that."

That was exactly the line Rihanna had been waiting for.

She curled her lip and let out a scornful laugh. "Anthony, you've got some nerve saying that."

"Who do you think you are? You're the castoff of the Prus family. And on top of that, you're adopted. You just got out of prison not long ago."

"Without the family's backing, where would you get that kind of money? And you just handed Poppy twenty million in one go? That money's dirty. You probably stole it."

"You know, I was wondering how you managed to get so rich so fast. Now it makes sense — you picked up some real skills in prison, and the moment you got out, you put them to use."

"And look at you, going all out for Poppy. Twenty million just to get with her. That's dedication."

The way she was trashing both him and Poppy made Anthony's expression go cold.

The truth was, at that reunion the other day, he had already noticed Rihanna huddled with Theresa and David, whispering away.

No wonder she had gone after Poppy the moment she walked in today to look at property — and now that he had shown up, she was turning her fire on him.