Reborn From Oblivion by Christia Muray

Chapter 816

Diego awkwardly got to his feet, his eyes filled with disbelief as he glared at Nathalie. "Ashley, do you really think I wanted you to pretend to be my girlfriend? It was your dad who guilt-tripped mine with some old favor, pushing him to force me into this mess with you..."

Nathalie's face turned a shade of red, humiliated beyond belief.

It felt as if she were an unsellable item, rejected by buyers, and the store was desperate to clear her out at a discount.

Still, she couldn't be mad at her dad; he was just trying to look out for her.

Nathalie slapped her forehead. "Diego, I've told you a million times, I could never love you. I warned you not to waste your time on me. So when you asked me to play your girlfriend to help you out, I thought you just wanted to keep me busy. I had no idea the truth was this twisted."

"I apologize on my dad's behalf. He only came up with this ridiculous idea because he was scared I'd be heartbroken."

"But don't you owe me an apology too? After I was upfront with you, you couldn't do the same for me? You let your friends think the worst of me?"

Diego's girlfriend butted in, "You're saying you're not into Diego, but why should we believe you? What if you're just playing hard to get?"

glance. "He's

stung a bit for the

right, keep

certificate out of her purse and handed it to the girl. "I love someone

with his impossibly handsome face, gazed at her with

that next to him, Diego

few girls gasped in amazement. "He's

for someone like Diego? The girls who had wronged her quickly apologized, "Sorry, Ashley, we jumped

turned red with

find the girls' admiration waning. He was curious to peek at Nathalie's marriage certificate, but she snapped it shut

love him deeply And only him. So there's no need to worry

competitive, quipped, "Hey, I'm a top student at Imperial College. I must be smarter

female classmates jumped in to defend him. "Ashley, we know