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.

as a wealthy heiress, but in reality, she’d been switched at birth. Her real home, the post insisted, was a shabby apartment block deep in debt, and everything glamorous about her was

got nastier. The writer alleged that, back in high school, Alessia had ignored her family’s financial troubles to attend Aristocrat Academy, bullied the real heiress,

her high school days were attached,

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guess who was behind this. Ileana

expression didn’t change as she handed the phone back to

are you… are you okay?” Joyce’s voice trembled. Alessia’s calm reaction was

Just

would be so spiteful, spreading such ridiculous lies?” Joyce was far more upset

any of it’s true?”

kind of person you are. Besides, why aren’t you the least bit

post a statement

Alessia pinched Joyce’s

with her roommates

leave it?” Joyce gaped

turn into truth. Whoever’s behind this obviously wants to ruin my reputation. There’s bound to be more coming. Let’s just

shoulder a reassuring squeeze, and the two of

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