‘ How awesome it would be if I were just one – tenth , no , one – hundredth as brilliant as Wendy . Well , I probably won’t be as great as her , no matter how much brown – nosing ! ‘ As Wendy read through these lines of words , she slowly realized how great Joshua’s admiration and motivation were . ‘ Tom , Gwen , check these out . These are all Wendy’s awards . There are so many that I can’t even finish looking at them . Wendy truly is magnificent ! ‘ At that time , Joshua’s eyes were filled with sparkle when he saw her . It was as though he had encountered his idol . He would be so excited that he couldn’t control himself , and his face was filled with adoration . Now that Wendy recalled , Joshua seemed to be thrilled every time he saw her in the past . He would dash over to her , help her carry her stuff , and swiftly greet her . Since then , Wendy felt nothing but annoyed . However , the admiration in Joshua’s eyes gradually changed from admiration and excitement to fear when he looked at her later . It remained that way until the day he left home and went missing . In addition , his eyes no longer carried even the slightest hint of excitement when she went to see him just now . Rather , his gaze was dead calm . The way he looked at her was like looking at a complete stranger . Clearly , I could have been his idol and the light of hope in his life ! Joshua was an orphan ! He had never encountered someone as accomplished as me before ! Guilt – stricken , Wendy blamed herself inwardly . He used to admire and look up to me extremely . He used to constantly promise himself that he must be like me and become one percent as excellent as me . Yet , I treated him so awfully ! “ Oh , Wendy , you fool . Karma is real . Ever heard of ‘ You reap what you sow ? ‘ You will definitely get punished for this ! ” Wendy murmured to herself . 7:18 pm 4 4 4 “ Cheers ! ” A burst of excited voices sounded in the rental ho It was none other than Joshua and his friends . They were thrilled and gathered together to celebrate after a busy day . Since the storm had come to an end , many individuals had left their houses for various daily activities . Joshua and Tom went out to sell live prawns and crabs at noon before selling them again in the afternoon . Now , they had sold most of their stocks , with only a small portion left . They had already earned back the money they spent purchasing the live prawns and crabs , so the rest was all profit . ach of them could earn hundreds of dollars from today’s sales . “ Joshua , way to go to come up with such a brilliant idea ! I can’t believe the price would really increase . We really profited big this time ! ” Tom smiled and exclaimed excitedly . “ That’s right ! Just as Joshua said , we can really make big bucks this time . Since I invested 450 , I could earn over 900 ! ” Gwen , too , was stoked . Because she was a high school student , she dressed very plainly . She didn’t dress up , had no makeup , and was merely in the casual outfit she wore to school . Still , she exuded grace and elegance . “ I also made a profit ,” Edith said with a smile . “ We all made money this time ! ” Feeling happy for his friends , Joshua smiled and added , “ It’s not over yet . I just checked the news . It’s said that this storm has caused serious damage to longan , lychee , and bananas , especially bananas. Many banana plantations have been destroyed . We will go to the wholesale market and buy plenty of bananas tomorrow . I foresee the price of bananas can double or even more within four or five days ! ” “ Double again ? ” Tom was surprised . “ Yes ! It will surely double ! With this increase , we can solve our urgent needs ! Gwen and Edith , you no longer have to work in the cafeteria . If you want to work , wait until after we finish our SATS ! Tom , you don’t have to wash dishes either . We have enough money to get through these few months . We can think of other ways to make money after the SATs ! ” Joshua suggested with a smile , As soon as the three heard what Joshua said , they couldn’t help but feel psyched . 7:18 pm f “ But Joshua , are you sure you’re not going back to the Fraser Residence ? ” Gwen suddenly looked at him with slight concern . She couldn’t understand why Joshua would run away from home when he clearly was intensely proud of everything about the Frasers before . He had the most outstanding sisters and parents , a wealthy family . and ample food and clothing . Tom , and Edith were also orphans like Joshua , they had been extremely envious of him in the past . They all felt he behaved overly braggy when he constantly sent them those photos and texts . 7:18 pm . Promise to Punish My Ridiculous Family