Chapter 60
Shirley remembered the mousse cakes Joshua had brought her several times, but she never ate them. Instead, she tossed them straight into the trash each time.
She had no idea how Joshua noticed it and seemed to retrieve them from the garbage.
At the time, rumors about Joshua pestering Wendy at her office had disgusted her so much that she refused to eat anything he offered.
Now, those memories filled her with an unexpected wave of sorrow.
“I heard Shirley’s new song, Tom. She wrote a song called The Ocean’s Whispering Shore! You have to listen to it. It’s amazing!”
“Tom, Gwen, wouldn’t it be amazing if we could reach Shirley’s level someday? I mean, Shirley and Wendy are on the same level. They’re among the most remarkable people out there!”
“They’re truly extraordinary!”
Shirley could vividly imagine Joshua sending these messages, admiration shining in his heart.
Back then, however, she had despised him and found him repulsive. Whenever he tried to approach her, she would scold him and send him away. Eventually, he gave up, contenting himself with secretly watching her from a distance.
As for her car, he never dared go near it again.
Shirley felt her eyes fill with tears. She wiped them away, but they kept spilling over, impossible to hold back.
She picked up her phone and called Wendy. “Wendy, what… exactly happened with Joshua?”
Wendy, who had just returned to her office after a long day, sighed at the question. “Shirley, Mom and Dad went to see Joshua, but he refused to acknowledge them. He even pulled out a knife to threaten them. Mom and Dad are furious!”
“What?” Shirley gasped. “When did this happen?”
“Just now,” Wendy replied. “And at 27th Street High, no one knows Joshua has parents or family. Every teacher and administrator believes he’s an orphan with no parents, no food, and no clothes. When he had nothing to eat at home, he relied on his teachers for meals. According to them, he fainted from hunger several times.”
“What?” Shirley was stunned. “I’ve been wondering these past few days. What was Joshua’s place in our family? Why did he come to live with us? Is our home even really his?”
Wendy replied in a faint voice, “I don’t know. I haven’t asked Maddy, Judy, Indy, or Cassidy. Maybe Maddy treated him even worse than you did. I still can’t figure out the reasons behind all of this. You should think about it, too.”
Shirley fell silent, sniffling. “He always wanted to touch my car, but I never let him.”
“I know.”
“Once, he secretly washed my car for me. I didn’t want him to touch it, so I slapped him. He freaked out and panicked,” Shirley continued, her eyes reddening.
“I know that too.”
“And once, on my birthday, I threw a party for my friends and didn’t let him come home. I made him stay outside all night. It was pouring rain and freezing cold. He never came in, just as I demanded. Later, Mrs.
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Chapter 60
Locker told me he had a fever for an entire day and night before he recovered,” Shirley said, her voice breaking.
Wendy paused before replying, “A few days ago, we checked the surveillance footage. Joshua hasn’t eaten with us in a long time, possibly three or four months. Mom and Dad didn’t even notice that he hadn’t come downstairs for meals.”
“So, what is he to us?” Tears streamed down Shirley’s face.
“Yeah… What is he to us?” Wendy murmured. She didn’t have an answer either.
The price of Bitcoin had surged again!
Joshua sold nearly 300 coins that he had purchased earlier, earning a profit of approximately 20%. In just two days, his assets had grown to 40,000.
Initially, he considered involving Tom and Gwen in the opportunity, hoping they could profit together. However, he realized that explaining the intricacies of Bitcoin would be difficult, so he gave up on the idea.
Besides, Joshua didn’t want to risk becoming overly fixated on Bitcoin along with Tom and Gwen.
With the SATS fast approaching, focusing on their studies was far more important.
After selling off all his holdings, Bitcoin’s price began to dip again. Joshua estimated the extent of the decline and planned his next purchase.
If everything went according to plan, the price of Bitcoin would experience another significant surge in the coming days.
This surge could bring profits exceeding 80%. By reinvesting all his funds, he stood to make another substantial gain.
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