A False Heiress's Guide to Love and Power

“So, what brings you two here?” Joyce steered the conversation back on

track.

“We brought you some food–spaghetti bolognese. Eat up before it gets cold.” Alessia plopped the takeout bag into Joyce’s hands and nodded toward the nearby flowerbed.

“Thank you…” Joyce felt a wave of warmth. Out here on her own, the only people who still worried about whether she was eating well were these

three.

“Oh, by the way, there’s really nothing going on between me and him. Please don’t get the wrong idea.” Joyce looked Alessia in the eyes, her

tone earnest.

Alessia let out a light laugh and flicked Joyce’s forehead, not too hard.

“Silly girl!”

Rubbing her brow, Joyce couldn’t help but grin. She sat with the three of them by the flowerbed, finishing the pasta together.

After that day, Fortune started popping up in Joyce’s line of

sight–sometimes by accident, sometimes not. They didn’t interact much, just exchanged a few words about work here and there.

perfectly normal, yet

them started to shrink.

assignment?” The university auditorium was buzzing when Fortune strode in, heading straight for Joyce at the

checking people

from his neck and, before

face but was a second

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shy–you look great. See?” Fortune grinned and pulled

see better–their shoulders brushing, and to any outsider, it might have looked a little

just being nice–he’d do that for anyone,” muttered a girl up on stage, perfectly put–together but wearing a sour expression. Her friend

probably smells musty, and her clothes are so old they could stand up on

didn’t reach Fortune

send you the photos tonight. You look really good in this

said, his tone sincere.

Joyce tucked a strand of hair behind her

might want

it,” Joyce said, a little embarrassed,

Hey, do you even own lipstick? I