QT: Against My Will

460 7.84 – Treasure Hunting – War Of The Wickeds

Ziek saw a group of students running in the same direction as him. He followed the commotion and soon came to a large crowd of people. They were all gathered around nobody else but Silvia LeClére, “...”

“Can you believe she did that?”

“I know, I would’ve never thought she was capable of something like that.”

Ziek furrowed his brows as he listened. It was clear that the students were gossiping about Silvia LeClére.

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In no time, one could see Liam come running in Silvia’s direction too, “Bab—,” he growled in pain, deflecting the hit on his neck from Juliet.

“You are late,” Julliet scowled at Liam, standing next to Silvia.

“I’m not the last one, am I?” Liam asked, noticing Bertha being carried in one of the delta’s arms, “Is she okay?”

“She fainted when she heard the last one will have to return the money she just received,” the delta explained, “I found her lying on the ground and carried her here.”

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Bing Shi waved at Liam while pointing at her legs.

“Why did you summon us?” Juliet asked. Why would Silvia need so many ‘bodyguards’ in the middle of the night?

“I’m short on money and need someone to go treasure hunting with me,” Silvia continued to surf through her phone.

Liam didn’t see any reason not to believe her, but he had to make sure the money he just received wasn’t just an illusion, “Ok... but how are you going to get money without it being taken away by the debtors?”

“I just have to pay off the LeClére’s family debt, right?” Bing Shi turned off her sound to silence the sudden influx of notifications.

She made it sound too easy! Before Liam could raise any more questions, she showed him her bank account to further shock him stupid. His jaw almost dropped to the ground when he saw twenty thousand, “How?!”

“I’ve just auctioned my egg. The national preservation organisation must have quite a big budget it seems. I’ve sent them one for appraisal before and thought of giving it to the highest bidder later. Who knew they would actually buy it from me?”

Bing Shi took advantage of her fame and her latest performance during the ordeal. The first rank was like a cherry on top, increasing the worth of Silvia’s genes, “Earl Fester should have hidden more somewhere, and we have to find them by the end of the month, I don’t want to get mine extracted yet.”

“Wait…” Liam shook his head in disbelief. Seeing how she was pointing below, he began to thaw the ice around Silvia’s leg with his flame, “Earl Fester is dead.”

“Exactly,” Bing Shi nodded her head, “That’s why it’s like treasure hunting, isn’t it?” She stepped out of the iceberg, “Let’s go! One egg was able to pay off LeClere’s family debt, imagine if we have a few more of them.”

Wealthy people could spend a whole fortune on the most random things, just look at Bing Shi as an example, “Now that we can see how much they are worth, not everyone would want to pay such a high price. I might get abducted so if I disappear one day, just place a simple stone on my grave.”

“...” The people from Silvia’s group couldn’t believe the absurdity of the situation. Did she just turn from one of the poorest students to one of the wealthiest in a matter of minutes?! Yes, she ‘only’ had twenty thousand left, but it was a sum which remained after the debt was paid off!

“Liam,” Bing Shi tapped Liam’s shoulder, “Return me the five hundred bucks. You were the last one to arrive.”

Oh right! Silvia’s group slapped their foreheads. There was also the ‘pocket money’ she sent to everyone in her team. When they rewatched the ordeal, the camera couldn’t catch everything. The mood, and the atmosphere right now were exactly like during those times, and they couldn’t help but get a little bit excited. Nobody would understand how it felt if they didn’t witness it without being present next to her.

“Babe, I...” Liam paused, leaning closer to avoid curious eavesdroppers. He was working outside of the school ground, so of course, he arrived last, “Argh…what’s wrong with you again?!” He deflected the attack and growled at the other Alpha.

Juliet hit Liam’s arm in midair, “If someone was to abduct Silvia, it would be this guy.”

Liam was notorious for doing some shady jobs. It wouldn’t be a surprise if he backstabbed them when they least expected it. He lied about paying off his debt, and even blackmailed some of their weaker members to give him money, “That’s right! Liam should be kicked out of the group!”

Everyone raised their hands, voting to get rid of Liam, “Give Silvia LeClére back her money and get lost!” It was such a rare sight to see a whole pack going against an alpha.

Liam gritted his teeth, he couldn’t leave when there was a golden money cow before his eyes, “Silvia is the love of my life! Why would I do anything to her?!”

“Oh, really? I remember you calling her your bitch the last time you spoke about her!”

“Hey,” Bing Shi flipped her new cane around, “It’s not like you are all loyal towards me, nor am I loyal towards you, so what’s the big deal?” She tried the cane on Liam, hitting him a few times. From afar it looked like a knighting ceremony where the queen would tap the candidate’s shoulder, “I need someone to hold all of you, including Julliet, off, in case you try something fishy too. Other than Liam, I don’t see a better candidate.”

“...” Liam turned silent. He allowed himself to be poked around without any protest. He actually found it rather calming. He wanted to join Riley’s team, but he was rejected even before he could say hello.

Riley’s team was jarringly different compared to this one. They were all obsessed with their leader, whereas Silvia’s team… dear lord. Forget about her past, it’s been a while since Liam felt this relaxed, like the acceptance he didn’t know he needed — she was offering it right now.