Riches in Disguise

Felicia looked at me with bright eyes before suddenly hugging my arm.

"I can wait for you. I can also help you move past it if you want."

I wanted to decline her offer. Still, the warmth pressing against my skin felt amazing. As a result, those words of rejection refused to leave my lips.

"Oh, what the heck. Why don't I give it a go? Who knows? We might just get along well," I thought to myself.

Thus, my arm was pressed against the silkiest sensation known to man for the rest of our journey back.

Once we arrived at the university, I waited for Felicia to place her purchase back in her dorms before taking her out for a nice dinner. After that, we gradually made our way to the field in order to attend the party.

By the time we made it there, the preparations for the party were pretty much over and done with.

So, we scanned the area for seats and made ourselves comfortable.

"Felicia? It really is you, Felicia!"

Just then, we heard a girl calling out to Felicia. Soon, a modestly dressed girl appeared in our view and sat right next to Felicia.noveldrama

"I nearly couldn't recognize you. Where did you buy that outfit?"

She was being rather rude, especially since she took the liberty to lift Felicia's hair without permission and tugged at her collar.

Then, she peered at it and commented, "Silence? This is a fake, right? Silence's dress costs about seven to eight hundred. How could someone like you afford it?"

Felicia shot me a bashful look. "My boyfriend got it for me."

"Your boyfriend? Who? Him?" She immediately turned to look at me, sizing me up. There was a shocked expression on her face as she said, "Since when did you get your claws on a scion?"

I cleared my throat and interjected, "I'm no wealthy heir. I'm just an average Joe. Felicia, who is she?"

Felicia finally caught on, saying, "Oh, I forgot to introduce you two. She's a friend of mine. We're from the same town. She's Veronica Brown, and she majors in Logistics."

Veronica smiled sweetly as she extended her hand toward me. I smiled in response and shook her hand when I was suddenly caught off guard. Was I mistaken or did she just cop a feel of my hand?

I tugged my hand away and regarded her cautiously. Sure enough, I caught her tossing a flirtatious look my way. Her actions grossed me out so badly that I felt goosebumps.

What was with her? How could she flirt with her friend's boyfriend right before her friend's face?

Just as I was immersed in my disgust against her, a familiar face appeared before me. It was none other than Louis.

"Why, isn't this the university's renowned fake, William? Yeah, he's that loser dorm mate of mine. His family owns a fruit stall, but he insists on pretending he's some wealthy kid! That's him, alright."

"What? That's him?" Veronica let out a sardonic giggle. "Oh, my gosh. He pretended he was some rich kid earlier.

"My word, Felicia! Are you dumb? Even if you want to leech off someone, you

should nab a real one. Why did you set your eyes on someone like him?"

Felicia frowned as she retorted, "I never wanted to leech off anyone. Also, William isn't a fraud. You'd do well not to listen to his nonsense."

"Nonsense? Says who?" Louis looked at Felicia with lust in his eyes.

"Felicia, why are you sitting with him? Did he lie to you too? His family's super

broke. His monthly allowance is only 50 dollars! How are you going to survive with so little?"

"You"

"Forget it. Just ignore them." I hastily stopped Felicia just when she was about to defend my honor.

Besides, I didn't care what everyone else thought of me. They could say whatever they wanted.

Alas, Louis was on a roll. "William, I really have to give you credit where credit's due. You're just a nobody but you managed to get into the belle of the university, Lina's, pants. You even won Felicia, the best female livestreamer, over.

"You truly are something, alright. Even wealthy scions like us fail to achieve your success when it comes to women!"