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.

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 was, according to the post, nothing

that, back in high school, Alessia had ignored her family’s financial troubles to attend Aristocrat Academy, bullied the real

few old photos of Alessia from her high school days were attached, making the whole story seem that

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need to think twice to guess who was behind this.

change as she handed

are you… are you okay?” Joyce’s voice

Just

be so spiteful, spreading such ridiculous lies?” Joyce was

true?” Alessia couldn’t help

what kind of person you are. Besides, why aren’t you the least bit anxious? This is straight–up slander!” Joyce

statement

need.” Alessia pinched Joyce’s

of surviving on the cheapest cafeteria meals, and with her roommates constantly sneaking her snacks, Joyce’s face had

just going to leave it?” Joyce gaped

ruin my reputation. There’s bound to be more coming.

reassuring squeeze, and the