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!"

flushed red with embarrassment, and their heads hung

vain loser who

words stung, and I took a step forward, ready to retort. Yet,

it go," he muttered. "I finally managed

my tongue and swallowed my

"They're my roommates and good friends. Can

If you can't even handle what I'm saying, it's probably

what they were planning, I had no interest

enjoy yourselves. I'll

like Isabelle would only lead

at Isabelle. "Don't listen to him. We want to go! Please let us join you. If

chimed in, "Yeah! We've never had a 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

to hang out with girls. Even so,