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Chapter 2

Author: xixi
"Do you think you're doing right by your parents? Open up! What are you hiding in there for?" Fiona shrieked.

I ignored her cutting words and calmly texted, "Good sir, I am your long-lost dance partner!"

I then sent over my ID, along with a video of me playing the harp at the New Year's gala.

Luke immediately replied, "You'll do. You'd better not bail on me! Let me be clear. I only need you as a plus one for the banquet. There will be no funny business! Don't pull the same stunt as she did!"

Then, he sent me a screenshot.

I opened it out of curiosity. To my surprise, the person he was referring to was none other than Fiona.

It was the same Fiona, sitting on her high horse, firmly telling me not to go through with the arrangement. She had added Luke the first chance she got.

She had even sent him a heavily edited and revealing photo of herself. Her choice of words was bold and filled with innuendo. It was obvious to a blind man that she was willing to do more than just accompany him to the banquet.

When Luke declined her offer, she even lowered the price by half.

Unfortunately, she was still rejected.

Now I understood why she was trying so hard to stop me. This right here was the real reason.

When Fiona realized I wasn't responding, she finally lost her temper and roared, "I'll report you to the faculty for improper conduct and get your scholarship revoked if you do this!"

I yanked the door open.

Fiona, who had been leaning against it, lost her balance and fell hard on her ass.

I didn't have my guard up in my past life. So, she successfully snatched my phone, retracted my message, and even blocked Luke on my behalf.

Naturally, I was pissed. However, I didn't bother confronting her since we were roommates.

As a result, another woman from our university was picked.

That same young lady proudly posted a picture of the 100 grand she received the very next day.

Back then, Fiona had feigned concern as she comforted me, saying gently, "There's no way a guy would give her that much money just for being his plus one. She must've slept with him! That's no different from selling her body.

"Renee, you have to be better than this! You would've lost your chastity if I hadn't stopped you. A woman's chastity is her greatest asset. No good man would ever want you if you've lost it."

From then on, Fiona had the gall to call herself my savior.

However, it didn't end there. Mom suffered a stroke two weeks later. Fortunately, it was treatable. Unfortunately, the surgery cost 15 grand.

Sadly, we only managed to gather five thousand dollars even after pooling together all our savings and borrowing from every friend and family we had.

We were exactly ten grand short. I regretted it so badly that I wanted to kill myself.

Still, I scrambled to find ways to gather the money.

Out of nowhere, an anonymous account uploaded an AI face-swapped picture of me posing seductively.

The caption even read, "Add me. 30 dollars per session." They wrote my contact information below and highlighted that I was a student at Beaumont University.

In the end, they attached Mom's medical records to prove that I was indeed in need of money.

The post went viral, sparking a campus-wide scandal. People eventually discovered that I had tried to add Luke as a friend.

"Women like her sell her body so often that karma's finally catching up to her."

"Let's support her business. 30 dollars is a steal."

"Students these days are unbelievable."

"I can't believe that I'm in the same school with a legend like her! Then again, I've always wondered how those women could afford their makeup and nails."

I became the university's pariah. People mocked me wherever I went.

Mom also missed the optimal time for treatment because of this scandal. To make matters worse, her condition deteriorated rapidly because of me.

Tormented by her illness, she eventually chose to give up on treatment and ended her life by ingesting pesticides.
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    My heart skipped a beat when I heard Luke's tone. Was he… planning to take me to a hotel?"I'll transfer you a thousand dollars shortly. Pick a hotel you like and stay there for the night."He turned to look at me with eyes that glinted like the night sky. "You did well. I'm very satisfied."I sighed in relief as I thought to myself in amusement, "God, I let my imagination run wild there." Then, I said, "Of course. It's no problem at all. If we're all done here, I'll get going now."I couldn't help but grin from ear to ear when I received a notification stating that I had received a total deposit of 21 thousand dollars.However, Luke stopped me before I could leave.He sent me a few pictures of us from the event—me in my dress, arm-in-arm with him. There were also a few candid shots from the banquet.Then, he sent me a really long text that was at least 200 words, urging me to post about the event on my social media account."Remember to tell everyone that I'm not a scammer!" h

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    The university reinstated my scholarship. That was good news, at least.Fiona glared daggers at me. "Don't think that you've won. I'll make you pay!"What was she talking about?I was still mulling over her words when Luke's voice snapped me out of it. "Why are you still standing there? Come on. I'm taking you to buy a decent outfit. Don't embarrass me tonight, got it?"Fiona stomped her feet out of sheer fury. She didn't expect that she'd fail to stop me from becoming Luke's plus one."She's just a clueless country bumpkin! You'll regret this!" she screamed at Luke before running off with her face in her hands.I had lost all hope in regaining his favor. So, his words reignited the hope in my heart. I was so relieved that I couldn't help but tear up. Then, I looked at Luke and sincerely thanked him. "Thank you. I really need the money. I'm sorry for implying that you only chose me for my looks."His fierce demeanor immediately crumbled. He looked utterly flustered. "Hey, now.

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