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 a knock on the

waiter, bringing

down and slid back into their

is Alessia, anyway?” Esme glanced toward

volunteered,

surprise, everyone seemed to know exactly who she was looking for. Before long, a staff member was guiding Mia

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finished her call. She stood facing

greeted her with a bright smile, acting as if they were old

in reply, intending to walk away, but Fortune stepped

you forgot me? I’m Fortune–we met this

something?” Alessia’s tone was

you here alone? I didn’t see Cole. Oh, is he

in a row, each one more invasive than the last. Alessia’s patience

that’s any of

cuter when they smile,

were cameras everywhere–if anything happened, someone would be there in seconds. It wasn’t that she couldn’t handle him herself, but this was her family’s restaurant and she had no

reputation.

voice cut

“Alessia!”