Rural Belle & Three Heirs
Chapter 79 Liam is Rich and Foolish

Chloe hit the ground hard. Philip and Rena saw it happen and rushed over. Dora came running too, looking freaked out.

Philip and Rena helped Chloe up. Philip asked, "Chloe, you okay? Did you hurt yourself?"

Rena added, "How could you be so clumsy? Stand up and see if anything's hurt."

Dora checked Chloe over too. They found she had scraped her arm and wrist, and it was bleeding.

"Oh no, your skin's broken. I'll get some medicine," Dora said, running to the orphanage's medical room. But she came back empty-handed and embarrassed.

"I'm sorry, we're out of ointment. I meant to buy more, but we haven't had the funds. Let's go to the hospital," she said, heading for her scooter. Philip and Rena helped Chloe, ready to go.

Just then, a little boy, about seven or eight, ran over with a box of ointment. "I have some ointment here."

The boy handed over a tube of antiseptic ointment, but there wasn't much left. Chloe used it all up.

After applying it, Chloe took the boy's hand and asked, "I can tell you really value this ointment. Why did you let me use it?"

The boy replied, "You came to help us clean the orphanage. You're kind-hearted. You got hurt helping us, so of course, I'd let you use my ointment. Dora told us to give back when someone helps us. Does your hand still hurt? Want me to blow on it?"

He gently blew on Chloe's wrist. His clothes were thin, and his hands were cold.

Chloe felt a pang of sympathy. She patted the boy's head with her uninjured hand. She turned to Dora and said, "I want to help raise funds for the orphanage."

Dora looked happy but then shook her head. "I appreciate it, but the funding gap is too big. It's not something college students can fix."

Chloe understood. She pulled out her phone, showing Dora a photo of Michael. "You said you need someone influential to help raise funds. Do you think he can do it?"

When Dora saw the photo of Michael, she was stunned. "He... of course, he can help... but I don't have any way to contact him."

Chloe grinned. "Don't worry about that, Dora. I'll handle it. Just get everything ready, and in three days, I'll bring him to the orphanage. I'm sure he'll want to help once he sees the situation here."

Dora was skeptical. She couldn't believe an ordinary girl like Chloe could convince a big star like Michael to come.

Philip chimed in, "Dora, trust Chloe. She'll make it happen."

Dora finally nodded, feeling a bit more reassured.

Chloe then patted the little boy who had given her the ointment on the head again. His kind gesture had sparked the idea of fund-raising within her, one she might not have considered otherwise. "Study hard. I have high hopes for you." The little boy nodded back.

On the way back to school, Philip and Rena sat next to Chloe, chatting away.

"Chloe, are you really going to bring Michael here in three days? What if he doesn't want to donate?" Philip asked, worried.

Rena agreed. "Yeah, we don't know him personally. What if he says no?"

Chloe knew Michael wasn't that stingy; still, his power alone was not enough. Plus, the Martin family had three brothers. She couldn't rely on just Michael.

She hadn't figured out how to get Michael to the orphanage yet, but she quickly came up with a plan.

She pulled out her phone and messaged Karlie: [Karlie, didn't you say you wanted to get closer to Michael? In three days, he'll be at an orphanage in the suburbs doing volunteer work. Want to join him?]

Worried Karlie might not come, Chloe sent another message: [Of course, you can choose not to come, but don't blame me if you miss the chance to get close to Michael.]

Confident that Karlie would show up, Chloe turned her focus to Liam. He was rich and gullible, and she could use his crush to lure him into donating.

She sent Liam a message: [Mr. Martin, your idol will be doing volunteer work at an orphanage in the suburbs in three days. Don't you want to see her? This is a perfect opportunity. Are you coming?]