Riches in Disguise

Chapter 19

Matthew was visibly excited. "Let me introduce you to my girlfriend, Isabelle Harrington."

So, she was Matthew's girlfriend. I was surprised. "You actually brought her here? Didn't the dorm manager say anything?"

"She snuck in," he replied with a mischievous grin while scratching his head. He was clearly smitten as his eyes kept darting toward Isabelle.

Benjamin and Liam, having little experience with girls, were tense. They didn't know what to say and just stood by the door as if they were being punished.

Suddenly, Isabelle crossed her arms and frowned. "Matthew, didn't you say your roommates were good-looking? What's with this lot?"

Matthew felt slightly awkward. "Aren't they? Guys are handsome as long as they're manly. Don't set your standards too high."

"Manly? You call them manly?" Isabelle scoffed, her disdainful gaze shifting between Benjamin and Liam. "One's a shorty, and the other's a skinny baldy. That hardly qualifies as manly!"

red with embarrassment,

shot me a glance. "And him, the vain loser who

the hell! Her words stung, and I took a step forward, ready to retort.

let it go," he muttered. "I

my tongue and swallowed

forget his friends after getting a girlfriend and quickly defended me. "They're my roommates and good friends. Can

my friends can be even harsher with their words. If you can't even handle what I'm saying, it's probably best not to come. I'd hate to see you cry

sure what they were planning,

yourselves. I'll eat with

with someone like Isabelle would only

object. He rushed up to me, covering my mouth and smiling at Isabelle. "Don't listen to him. We want to

chance to hang out with a group of girls before. Please let us go and see what it's like! We promise we won't order any food or drinks—we're just there for

that they were hoping to hang out with