A False Heiress's Guide to Love and Power

The next morning, as usual, Alessia Morton finished her run and paused to stretch. There were always a few onlookers during her morning routine, but today, the way people stared felt different–there was a strange undertone she couldn’t quite put her finger on.

Whenever she glanced back, people would quickly avert their eyes.

Alessia felt a flicker of curiosity but shrugged it off, focusing instead on her stretches.

“Lessie!”

She turned at the sound of her nickname and saw Joyce Danton hurrying toward her, looking flustered. Joyce was clutching breakfast for Mia Linden and Esme Godfrey in one hand, waving her phone with the other.

“What’s going on? Why are you in such a rush?” Alessia straightened up, having just finished her last stretch.

“Look at this.” Joyce barely paused to catch her breath, thrusting her phone at Alessia with a shaky hand.

Alessia frowned, puzzled, but took the phone anyway.

A gigantic, bolded headline leapt out at her:

**SHOCKING! Rich Girl Persona Exposed–The Imposter Heiress Revealed**

Alessia raised an eyebrow, amused despite herself.,

She skimmed the post. It wasn’t long.

been switched at birth. Her real home, the post insisted, was a shabby apartment block deep in debt, and everything glamorous about her was simply a façade built on her boyfriend’s money. She

Alessia had ignored her family’s financial troubles to attend Aristocrat Academy, bullied the real heiress, and pushed her so far that the girl had to be

old photos of Alessia from her high school days were

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to think twice to guess who was behind this. Ileana Tate–of course.

expression didn’t change as she

you… are you okay?” Joyce’s voice trembled.

Just a cheap

ridiculous lies?” Joyce was far more upset than

of it’s true?” Alessia

of person you are. Besides, why aren’t you the least bit anxious? This is straight–up

statement

Alessia pinched

meals, and with her roommates constantly sneaking her snacks, Joyce’s face had

going to leave it?” Joyce

can’t turn into truth. Whoever’s behind this obviously wants to ruin my reputation.

squeeze,