Chapter 532 Aren’t You Afraid She’s A Fraud?
Franz, Anthony’s college roommate, was standing in the living room with a pink towel in his hand.
“What are you doing here?” Anthony asked.
Franz replied, “I’m here to surprise you. | heard you saved a homeless girl from the beach and brought
her home. Look what | discovered! A pink towel!”
Before Franz could finish his sentence, he found a girl standing behind Anthony. Raising his brows, he
yelled, “What? Are you serious?”
Antony’s face flushed. He yanked the towel from Franz’s grasp and grumbled, “Don’t be ridiculous,
Franz. Leave us alone now. I’ll exin this to youter.”
Refusing to leave, Franz fixed his gaze on the girl.
“I’ll give you two some privacy,” the girl said coldly.
“OK. I’m so sorry, Chelsea. Please ignore him,” said Anthony.
Only after Chelsea had closed the bedroom door behind her did Franz return to attention. He
immediately grabbed Anthony’s shirt cor and asked, “Are you two dating? | can’t believe | didn’t know
you moved in with your girlfriend! No wonder you haven’t returned to your dorm for a long time.”
“That’s not true! She’s not my girlfriend! “Anthony said, yanking Franz away.
“Really? Then who the hell is she?”
“I’m not sure who she is.” Anthony sighed as he sat on the couch.
When he went to the beach to watch the sunrise the day before, he 531 Aren’t You Afraid She’s A Fr. =
“picked up” this girl. When he saw her, she was sitting beside a sunk boat. She was shivering all over
and appeared to be about to die. She was drenched in mud and even had shells in her hair, so Anthony
was taken aback at first sight of her.
His friends advised him to leave her alone or call the police. On the beach, however, there was no
signal. That day was bitterly cold. Anthony believed that if he had left her on the beach alone, she
would have died of cold when the police arrived. So, he brought her back to his apartment.
When she arrived at the t, the first thing she did was take a shower. He almost didn’t recognize her
when she came out of the bathroom. She became beautiful and clean. The girl did not tell him who she
was or ask him who he was. Instead, she just asked, “Can you find me a ce to stay other than a
hotel?”
Her beautiful wet brown eyes locked on Anthony, making his heart race. As a result, he allowed her to
stay in his apartment.
“You brought a stranger into your home? Anthony, have you gone insane?” Franz expressed his
surprise, pulling Anthony’s mind back to the present.
“She didn’t have a ce to stay, so | had no choice.”
“Jesus! You should watch the news more often! Have you ever considered the possibility that she is a
fraud?”
“No way, she doesn’t look like a…”
Franz said, shaking his head, “What do you want to say? You should let her exin who she is. In fact,
| think | should call the police right now. She appears to be in her twenties, so she can’t possibly forget
her name! She even asked you to find her a job, right? That is insane!”
Anthony immediately stopped Franz and prevented him from walking to the bedroom. “Don’t go! You’ll
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The girl emerged from the bedroom while the two were arguing. She stood in the doorway, calmly
looking at them. Her eyes were as limpid as the purest snow. She gave Franz a mocking look because
she had just heard what he had just said. Then she approached the two men calmly and ced a
ne on the table, uttering, “| want to pay my rent with this.”
Antony and Franz were both taken aback. Franz yelled, “Wait! Are you sure? How do we know if the
ne is a real one or not?”
“You could have it appraised at jewelry stores.” The girl then returned to her room without saying
anything. Anthony and Franz stood there in disbelief, staring at each other.
The next morning, the city became even colder.
Yesterday, Matthew realized that something was wrong with the project’s nning, so he worked all
night. Yet, he felt he couldn’t even finish the project because of the ident yesterday.
Maria expressed concern as she watched Matthew put on his jacket and leave, “Matthew, you haven’t
slept all night.
Why don’t you go to bed? I’ll go to the mall for you.”
Matthew shook his head before striking out. Looking at his back, Maria felt like she had traveled back in
time. She remembered that Wayne always stayed upte working a few years ago, too. And Maria was
both relieved and worried when she realized this.
On his way to the mall, Matthew received a phone call from Anna.
“Hello? Mom.”
“What are you doing, Matthew? Have you had breakfast yet?”
As a person who rarely smiled, Matthew smiled and answered, “Yes, | have. I’m going to the mall to
check out their operation.” 531 Aren’t You Afraid She’s A Fr.
“How is the project? Where’s your dad?”
“Everything is in order here. Aunt Maria was worried too much. And Dad should be home soon,”
Matthew replied. He then asked Maria to forgive him for his words.
“Tell him he doesn’t need to return so soon! He can stay and help you for a while. He’ll only irritate me if
he stays at home, son.”
Matthew burst outughing. “No, | don’t think so. No one will know how Tammy is doing at school if he
isn’t home.”
“Even when he’s at home, he rarely cares about Tammy,” Anna grumbled. She then went on to tell
Matthew which exams Tammy had failed again.
Matthew patiently listened to Anna’s words.
“Mr. Wright, we’ve arrived.”
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Hearing Matthew’s assistant’s voice, Anna then realized she had been chattering for quite some time.
She said, “OK, I’ll get off the phone now. Stay safe, my dear.”
“| will, Mom.”
Anna was relieved as she hung up the phone. Wayne left home in a hurry yesterday, so Anna assumed
Matthew might have had some kind of ident. She was worried that callingst night would wake
Matthew, so she called him first thing in the morning. When she heard Matthew say that everything was
fine, Anna was relieved.
“It’s time to check on patient number seven, Dr. Wright,” said an intern standing in the office doorway.
“All right, | got it.” Anna grabbed her notebook and walked out the door. “Tell Patrick to get three people
in for the surgery observation this afternoon,” she told the intern. 531 Aren’t You Afraid She’s A Fr.
“Got it.” wee
Just as Matthew and Maria were getting out of the car, a bicycle pulled across the road. Anthony said
as he tried to stop Franz, “Let’s just forget about it, Franz. | don’t want to do this.”
“No! We’ve already arrived here. | need to know if this diamond ne is real or not. That way, you’ll
know you shouldn’t trust others so easily.”
“Chelsea isn’t that kind of person.”
“The hell?! You named her Chelsea?! | remember that your sister is also called Chelsea. Damn! This is
getting creepy,” Franz sneered.
Rolling his eyes, Franz headed towards the mall after picking up his backpack. He said as he walked,
“How do you know she’s not a liar if you’ve only known her for a few days?
Anthony remained silent. After Franz had finished speaking, Anthony said, “I still don’t think we should
go ahead with it. It’s her ne, and | don’t even think we can take it out.”
“She said she wanted to use the ne to pay her rent!”
“Yes, and | agreed to it.”
Irritated, Franz wished he could punch Anthony in the face. “What if it’s a forgery? Do you want a fake
diamond ne?”
Anthony frowned as he said, “I don’t care if the diamonds are real or not. | wasn’t going to charge her
rent in the first ce.”
Franz gave him a stern look before continuing on his way. He mumbled, “| don’t care what you think.
I’m definitely going to the jewelry store to have this ne authenticated.” 531 Aren’t You Afraid
She’s A Fr.
“Franz, please wait for me…”
The two young men entered the mall one after another. They went straight to the jewelry store on the
fourth floor as soon as they walked in.
Franz took the ne from his bag and ced it on the counter. “Hello, please help identify whether
the diamonds on this ne are real or not,” he said aloud to the appraiser.
The appraiser politely said, “Sure. The fee for the appraisal is twenty dors.”
“| have to pay for that? | only ask that you do me a favor!” Franz asked.
Anthony ran over. “Franz! Please wait for me!”
Franz thought Anthony was aplete fool. So, he said angrily, “OK, I’ll pay the bill now.” I must prove
to Anthony that this woman isa fraud! he thought.
The appraiser then led them to a private room with manyplicated instruments. After putting on a
pair of white gloves, the jewelry appraiser ced the diamond ne on the ck velvet and
examined it carefully with a magnifying ss.
“Are these real diamonds?” Franz couldn’t help but ask.
The appraiser did not reply. Instead, she said, “Actually, young man, that isn’t the point. The point is
that this is an extremely valuable emerald. I need more time to look into it.”
After a long time, the appraiser raised her head and asked, “Does this ne belong to you?”
“It belongs to a friend…”
Instantly, Franz covered Anthony’s mouth. He gave the appraiser a nod and said, “It’s mine. My
grandmother gave me this ne and said she got it from her mother.”
“But it’s thetest model,” the appraiser said skeptically.
Franz looked embarrassed. He then exined, “Maybe my grandmother remembered it wrong. You
know how old people have bad memories, right?”
The appraiser still seemed confused. Then Franz asked impatiently, “How much does this ne
worth? My grandmother ims it’s worth $600,000, but I don’t believe her.”
“If your grandmother told you it was worth $600,000, she was lying to you,” the appraiser said with a
smile.
Franz patted Anthony on the shoulder, saying, “I knew it! It isn’t even worth it…”
The appraiser named a number before he could finish his sentence. Hearing that, both boys froze,
unable to believe the ne was so valuable.