“Th–three.” Zachary stammered, caught off guard by the question.

As soon as the words left his mouth, the bus rolled to a stop, letting in a fresh

crowd of pasengers. The momentary hush inside the bus vanished, replaced by the familiar clamor of chatter and shuffling feet.

“Did I hear that right? Did that girl just call Zachary her brother?”

“Her real brother? I thought his sister was Ileana?”

“Oh, wait–I remember now. Shirley said Ileana’s family took her back. Apparently her biological parents are loaded, so she won’t be at our school this semester. She’s transferring across the street to Aristocrat Academy.”

“What? Real–life princess vibes! How lucky can one person get? She already had three handsome brothers–everyone was jealous enough about that. I figured she’d be down on her luck after her family went bankrupt, but now, surprise, she’s a rich heiress again?”

“Comparing yourself to others just makes you miserable.”

“So… that means the heiress we knew was a fake?”

Suddenly, this school day doesn’t seem so

didn’t her family go bankrupt? How do they still have money to

regular school like ours. Gotta keep up

his mouth to argue, but Alessia gently pressed his hand, stopping him. Frustration burned in his eyes, but

wed it

try to argue with them, you just end up stuck in a mess trying to prove yourself. Whether you win

Zachary’s heart ache. It was as if, after hearing too many rumors, she could finally see through it all. She didn’t feel the need to defend herself anymore,

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making it almost painful

she would have dragged him into a

in the aisle.

who are loved can afford to be fearless.” No matter how

of them spoke again until their stop

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