Chapter 953


    The window of the Mercedes-Benz was wound down. Charlie peered at the man behind the window


    and instantly recognized him.


    He was Max Wyatt, the guy who had taken the liberty t o organize today''s gathering in their


    messenger group.


    However, Charlie and he were just normal acquaintances.


    Max was dressed in a suit that seemed tight over his chubby figure and leather shoes. He stopped


    the car when he saw the crowd, poked his head out of the car window, and said, "Oh, hey, sorry


    guys for keeping you waiting.”


    A tinge of arrogance and hubris hovered in his eyes. H e cleared his throat and exined in a smug


    tone, "Oh, there was a traffic jam on my way here, that’s why I''mte." 6


    Someone gaped in surprise, "Wow, Max, is this your car? When did you buy it?"


    Maxughed pompously. "I just got it two days ago."


    Charlie squinted in realization. No wonder this guy was so eager in organizing the get-together, he


    just wanted to show off his brand new car to his childhood friends! s


    Someone asked, "Hey, Max, what model is this car? It


    must burn a hole in your pocket, huh?"


    Maxughed triumphantly yet said in a pretentious humble tone, "Nah, it’s just a lousy E300L.


    Overall, it costs me around half a million."


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    Everyone eximed in bewilderment.


    "Wow, Max, you are so d*mn rich! You’ve only worked for a few years but you can already afford


    such an expensive car!" 10


    "Yeah! We still have to take buses, but you are already driving a Merc! We''re really muddy in


    comparison!" i


    "It''s ''pale'' inparison."


    "Ah, same meaning." 6


    To be honest, children who grew up in an orphanage had literally no one to rely on in their lives. 4


    Their headstart was much behind most people. If others started at 0, they started at negative.


    From the looks of it, most of the children who left the orphanage at about the same time still


    struggled to meet basic needs. They couldn''t secure a good job with better benefits and welfare, let


    alone better opportunities, so most of them were poverty-stricken.


    None of them could afford a car except for Charlie and Max, so they were very envious when they


    saw Max buy a Merc.


    The smug smile never faded from Max’s face. He waved his hand and said, "Nah, it’s okay, to me,


    it''s just a small expense, nothing worth mentioning!"


    Suddenly, his expression shifted when he saw Charlie standing in the crowd.


    He didn’t expect that Charlie, his all-time rival, had arrived earlier than he did.


    Back in the orphanage, he looked down on people like Charlie, so he always bullied him, but


    because of the difference in their strength and skills, he was often being beaten by Charlie instead.


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    As time went by, Charlie had be a traumatic existence in his mind that he couldn’t shake off


    even until now. 5


    He once thought that people like Charlie who was good at fighting would not do well in society. 5


    He glimpsed at Charlie’s attire and snorted. He was right! Charlie was still the same old loser with


    the lowly brands of clothing he wore.


    However, the pretty ire made him so shocked that his eyes lit up in astonishment!


    He had never seen such a beautiful woman in his life.