FAKING IT WITH MY EX-BOYFRIEND'S COUSIN THE HOCKEY CAPTAIN のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 1 - チャプター 7

LILIANMy phone rang just as I stepped out of the jewellery store, the gift bag containing Michael's two-thousand-dollar birthday present swinging from my hand.“Hello?”“Make sure you bring something nice,” Michael said.“I will,” I replied.“And dress nice too.”He laughed. “I don't know what you're going to do with those huge boobs of yours and those scars on your face, Lilian. At least put on enough makeup to hide them before you come to my party.”My smile faded.The call ended before I could answer. My fingers brushed against my cheek before I lowered my hand and continued toward my car.Michael's birthday was tonight, and I wanted to give him something special.I had spent two thousand dollars on his Rolex. I had also paid for the house, the decorations, the food, and the cake.Maybe tonight would be different.Maybe tonight, Michael would finally see me as someone worth choosing.By evening, the rented house was packed with students from the university. Music blasted through t

LILIAN“I'll call Michael and make him realise what he lost,” Alex said. I turned to look at him, wondering what Michael could regret losing. I was ugly, so he never lost anything.Thankfully, I had never bluffed about being the hockey organisation owner's daughter before Fiona came into the picture. “Your phone,” Alex said. I handed it to him.He glanced at the screen before looking at me. “Do you know how to fake a moan?” My heart started skipping.I had never been touched, and I had always dreamed that my first kiss would be with Michael. But he never gave me one. He always avoided me whenever I got too close, making it clear that my scars disgusted him and that he found me unattractive.“I'll teach you,” Alex said. I removed my headset and set it aside. Alex called Michael, and within seconds, the noise coming from the other room stopped.“See? She called,” Michael said, laughing. Fiona's voice came through with a laugh. “Of course you are the prize.”“I knew you'd call me begging

LILIAN“What else?” I asked, switching my gaze between Dad and Fiona.Dad’s phone began ringing before he could answer. He glanced at the screen, then he stepped away. “You’ll know after your lectures today,” he said, leaving me with more questions than answers.“Dad, can I drive the Cybertruck?” Fiona called after him. “Everyone at school knows I’m Mr Williams’s daughter, and I want to show it.”Dad glanced back at her and nodded.Fiona squealed and hurried toward the garage.I watched her disappear before grabbing my bag. There was no point standing around waiting for Dad to explain himself when he had already made up his mind.I walked outside and booked a cab.The car I had given Michael last year wasn't actually one I'd bought for him. It was the car Dad had given me, and I'd handed it over after Michael wouldn't stop nagging me about wanting it.I leaned against the cab window as we drove away. The receipt and ownership documents were still in my name because I had never transfe

LILIANI walked up the stairs with Fiona behind me. Suddenly, a memory flashed through my mind—it was my twentieth birthday. My adopted parents had invited close friends. Mother had invited some of her colleagues from her house design brand.“Mom, there’s this design I really love for my birthday,” I had said, showing her an inspiration picture I found on Pinterest. “I’d like my room to have the same design.”She had smiled and promised to make it happen. But during the party, I remembered hearing murmurs about my size and the scars on my skin, and I had rushed to my room to find another outfit that covered my entire body. My mother had followed me into my bedroom.“You should be confident about your skin, Lilian,” she had said. “Being plus-sized and having scars doesn’t make you any less worthy.” I had simply smiled at her, tears rolling down my cheeks.Now, the same room my mother had designed for me two years ago was being handed to Fiona. Well, could I blame them? She deserved it