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.

by

waiter,

and

Esme glanced

Mia volunteered,

in, Mia asked one of the servers if they’d seen Alessia. To her surprise, everyone seemed to know exactly who she was looking

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had already finished her call. She stood facing

her with a bright

nodded in reply, intending to walk away, but Fortune stepped

tell me you forgot me? I’m Fortune–we

something?”

alone? I didn’t see

each one more invasive than the last. Alessia’s patience ran thin and

any of your business

chilly. Girls are way cuter when they smile, you know,” Fortune teased,

wasn’t that she couldn’t handle him herself, but this was her family’s restaurant and she had no intention of causing a

reputation.

new voice cut

“Alessia!”