Chapter 3

"You know that people can mistake me as one of your girlfriends, right?"

"And so? Just let them be. I don't mind. Since the day you helped me during the class recitation, I've wanted to befriend you."

"Yes. I remember that day. You can't answer a difficult question so I secretly gave you a clue."

"I never expected to befriend someone like you."

Jason Connelly is a chick magnet. Other than good looks, he has a good family background.

"You're so careless. People are making rumors and gossiping about us. Yet, you are not being cautious." Jason Connelly is a chick magnet. Other than good looks, he has a good family background.

It's been going on quite so long. People were suspicious of my friendship with Jason, especially Emma Mills. She is his admirer.

"You are overthinking this. Why should I be cautious? It's not as if we are doing something illegal."

I feel something strange is going on as I notice pairs of piercing eyes fixed in my direction.

"Oh, gosh! It's Emma Mills and her henchman again."

I slump down into my desk chair while Jason sits next to me.

"Is it just me or Emma, with her companion, is talking about me? "

Emma is an heiress to a high-status family. I have known already how she's head over heels for Jason.

She is fond of looking at people's life using all her resources. But I know my past is something no one could be proud of.

I am aware of the possibility that she is doing a background check on me, trying to find faults she can use against me.

I turn my back away from Jason and face Emma and her henchman.

Maybe if they see that I can hear, they would just stop.

"Hey, what's the problem?"

I guess I am being hated again.

I bend down and bury my face in my folded arms with embarrassment.

"As what I am saying earlier, you should not concern yourself with the speculations against you. It will just cause more troubles."

"Yeah... I think so too."

"Hey! I am just here for you. You can rely on me, you know."

Still, you can't help but listen to them. They're talking so loud for you other people to hear.

"I really hate that girl. How dare she involves herself with Jason? She's very suspicious."

"How can you say that? Do you know something about her? She's a nobody. In this room, no one knows who she is."

"The guys I paid said they found nothing. It pissed me off."

"Come on! Everyone always has dirty little secrets."

No one indeed knows about my family background. People just know I have a guardian.

"You see, good looks and excellent grades are useless when you come from a family with an inferior status."

"Some students saw her being picked up and dropped off in an off-road car."

"she could be a gold-digger."

"Occasionally, she is seen riding a limo."

"or, it could be an escort."

"or maybe from a rich family."

They just wouldn't stop. People look at me as if I killed someone.

"a mistress' daughter. Hahaha!"

"Yeah, right... or maybe your father's secret lover! Hahaha!"

"What did you say?!"

"I mean... I was just joking."

"How dare you say that to my face, You piece of shit! You should know your place! "

Emma was enraged. She was hysterical for a moment, and then I heard a slap. Emma's henchman stood gaping at her, horrified.

"I did not mean it that way, Emma. I know what I said was wrong. It's a bad joke."

I search the room and see many people looking shocked and observing the ruckus. The girl who was slapped bowed down to Emma.

"I'm very sorry, Emma. I'm very sorry. Please, forgive me. Don't hate me."

I don't want to get caught up with their problem. If I get involved, my father will be in trouble. I won't let that happen.

"You choose to ignore her rather than provoke a confrontation." Just when I thought the ruckus ended, Emma walked toward me.

"You heard us, right? Would you like to say anything? You're hiding something, I know that. Don't just sit there. Answer me!"