A False Heiress's Guide to Love and Power

Chapter 290

The three girls exchanged bewildered glances, none of them sure what to do next.

“Did we pay already?” Esme whispered.

Joyce shook her head. “I only saw the manager take our order and leave.”

“It’s just a phone call, you guys are worrying too much.” Unlike the others, Mia seemed completely unbothered.

“Hey, is that Alessia?” With the food yet to arrive, Esme scrolled through the university’s homepage on her phone and suddenly spotted a photo of Alessia and Cole arriving together that morning.

“Who’s with her?” Joyce peered over.

“Her boyfriend, I guess. Looks like he’s rich and gorgeous. I’m so jealous.”

Mia leaned in, curiosity piqued. “Wait, do we even have a guy like that at our school? If he was this handsome, the confessions page would’ve exploded–there can’t be just this one photo.”

“He’s a freshman. Someone saw him registering over at the finance department,” Mia replied, pulling up another photo she found and showing it to the others.

“They look amazing together. Talk about a power couple.”

“Wait, look at this!” Joyce blushed as she tapped on their arms, pulling up another picture–this one of Cole and Alessia sharing a kiss at the front gate.

The caption read: First day of term and I’m already getting third–wheeled. Kill me

now.

conversation was cut short by a knock

the waiter, bringing their

quieted down and slid back into

Alessia, anyway?” Esme glanced toward

volunteered, already rising from her

come in, Mia asked one of the servers if they’d seen Alessia. To her surprise, everyone seemed to know exactly who she was looking for. Before long, a staff member was guiding Mia through the

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finished her call. She stood facing

a bright smile, acting as

nodded in reply, intending to walk away,

me?

you need something?” Alessia’s tone was

alone? I didn’t see Cole. Oh, is

invasive than the last. Alessia’s patience ran thin and her brow

of your

cuter when they smile, you know,” Fortune

would be there in seconds. It wasn’t that she couldn’t handle him herself, but this was

reputation.

a new voice

“Alessia!”