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!"

with embarrassment, and their

speak up when Isabelle shot me a glance. "And him, the vain loser who got cheated on by Lina.

took a step forward, ready to retort. Yet,

it go," he muttered.

that, I bit my tongue and swallowed my

girlfriend and quickly defended me. "They're my roommates and good

you're worried about being nice? Just so you know, 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

were planning, I had no interest in

"You two enjoy yourselves. I'll eat with

like Isabelle would only lead

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

before. Please let us go and see what it's

they were hoping to hang out with girls. Even