Jeff was utterly taken aback.


    What was going on? Had the two million dors actuallye through?


    Wasn’t Charlie just a pathetic live-in son-inw, relying on his wife for support? How did he manage toe into such a fortune?


    The others began to realize that they had seriously misjudged Charlie. They never expected him to be sopetent, especially given his status as a live-in son-inw.


    Not only did Charlie donate one million dors as promised, but when his friend—who had no prior connection to the orphanage—heard about the donation, he willingly contributed another million. What kind of friend was this? How could he be so impressive?<h3 style="background-color:DodgerBlue">


    At that moment, Charlie stood up, casting a nce at Jeff, whose expression was a mix of shock and embarrassment. He then asked, “Jeff, everyone here might still be recording this. Since my one million has already arrived, where’s your ten million? When will you be donating to the orphanage?”


    Jeff feltpletely defeated. There was no way he could donate ten million dors today; he might not even be able to scrape together one hundred thousand!


    Moreover, he was dealing with a significant financial shortfall that needed urgent attention. If he didn’t address it, he might find himself in serious trouble.


    As these thoughts raced through his mind, Jeff recognized that he was already losing. There was no way to salvage his reputation, even if he continued to act like he was still in control.


    With no other options, he turned to Charlie and said, “Charlie, if you’re so wealthy, why don’t you let me manage your finances? I can help you double your investment in just a week!”<fn3e89> Official source is Find_Novel(.</fn3e89>


    Charlie smiled knowingly and replied, “What’s this? Are you backing out of your ten million donation?”


    Jeff replied sheepishly, “Are you serious? Even if I were doing well, I couldn’t possiblye up with that much! I was blind to your talents before. Please forgive me and don’t hold this against me.”


    The others scoffed and chimed in, “Jeff, that’s just too much! Charlie has already donated one million, and his friend has matched it! Don’t you think you should honor your promise? Even if you can’t manage ten million, you should at least donate one million. That would be fair!”


    Jeff’s face twisted in difort. Despite his embarrassment, he realized he couldn’t keep pretending.


    After all, people were still recording on their phones. If he continued with his act, he would truly embarrass himself when those videos surfaced.


    With no other choice, he pped himself a few times and admitted, “I admit it. I was wrong. I was pretending to be someone I’m not, trying to impress everyone without having the means to back it up. I’m sorry!”


    Jeff’s mood was bleak as he spoke.


    He felt certain that William and a couple of his orphanage friends, who had been considering discussing financial opportunities with him, could see right through his facade. Now that he had been exposed, they likely would not want to invest in him.


    If that were the case, he had no idea how he would afford a Phaeton for Caesar.


    Lost in thought, Jeff realized he could no longer bear to stay in the room. He quickly stood up, saying, “Sorry, everyone. I have to leave. I have something urgent to attend to…”


    Without waiting for a response, Jeff hurried out of the restaurant.


    The others felt a wave of disdain as they watched him flee. He had been so arrogant earlier, and now he was escaping like a coward! Plus, he hadn’t donated a single penny to the orphanage! It was truly infuriating!


    Caleb, observing Jeff’s retreat, sighed and remarked, “Charlie, you shouldn’t have let him get away! You should have stopped him and forced him to donate!”


    Charlie smiled nonchntly and replied, “If I had done that, wouldn’t I have looked like the viin? It’s fine. He’ll face his own consequences.”


    William, anxious about the implications for his own romantic prospects, quickly stood up and dashed after Jeff.


    As soon as he left, Harry, who had previously been Jeff’sckey, sneered, “Now I see Jeff for who he really is! He’s so pretentious! He was begging like a dog after he hit someone else’s Phaeton, and then had the nerve to im it was his! What a joke! I need to make sure I distance myself from that fool!”


    Everyone gasped and quickly asked, “He hit someone else’s Phaeton? What happened?”