I snapped. “If you’re so desperate to get famous enough that people know your class and your friends, be a celebrity. You’d make a great comedian. Your face already looks funny enough.”

The two of them froze and could not say a word.

Tch. Was that all they got?

I roast people for breakfast. But them? They’re nothing.

I picked up the takeout and walked away without a care.

In my head, I was shouting, ‘Tahlia, I’m coming!’

…

When I got back, Tahlia paused the video on her iPad. “What took you so long?”

“Ran into two loudmouths. I shut them up.”

I set the takeout down and searched the dorm for some water.

“I’m dying of thirst. Where’s the water?”

A second later, Tahlia stood before me with a bottle.

“Here.”

The bottle was covered in crystals that sparkled so bright they almost blinded me.

“Thanks.”

Only Tahlia could drink mineral water that screamed luxury.

After I finished it, I looked up the brand—BlingH2O.

A bottle cost over 20,000 dollars!

The crystals were apparently hand-set Swarovski.

So, I had just downed 20,000 dollars in one go.

If I pried the crystals off and sold them, perhaps I could make some money back.

My heart hurt at the thought.

Just then, Tahlia leaned on my bunk and asked, “You said you shut those loudmouths up?”

“Yeah. Why?”

“Come eat with me. I’ll give you 300,000 for a favor.”

What?

What?!

What the hell was she talking about?

Three hundred thousand for one favor?!

When I did not respond, she frowned. “Too little? Six hundred thousand then, or you can just name your price.”

“No. Three hundred thousand is fine. Let’s go, Your Highness.”

She did not mention that it was a family dinner at first.

“My sister insisted on it. She always picks on me, and I need you to shut her up.”

I gave her an “OK” sign.

The moment we walked in, her sister, Tatiana Johnson, laughed. “Why are you so late? Did your car break down, or is it just too cheap to run?”

At that moment, Tahlia gave me a look.

I got the message and stepped forward. “Why drive so fast? Looking for an early death or something?

“Who even cares how fast a car goes? If you’re so obsessed with speed, join a race. See who lasts the longest. Let’s all watch if you can take first place.”

Tatiana’s face turned red from embarrassment, and she pointed at me. “Tahlia, who is this?”

“My friend. She’s very blunt, so don’t mess with her.”

“Your friend? No wonder. She’s young and brainless.”

I shot back, “You talk out of your butt. You should wipe them before you stink up the place.”

I had Tahlia’s back, and Tatiana could not win this argument.

She clenched her purse so tightly that she almost tore it open.

Meanwhile, we sat across from her.

Since she kept quiet, I focused on eating.

If she was paying, I was going to eat until I left her dry.

While Tatiana was in the middle of cutting her steak, she suddenly laughed. “This reminds me of your first day home after our parents found you.

“We were also eating steak then. You didn’t even know how to use a knife and fork. You held them backward, and I almost died laughing.”

Right then, I realized Tahlia was the daughter who had been switched at birth. She was not brought back to her real family until grade school.

Tatiana was the one who had taken her place.

No wonder she was a rich girl. Her life read like a novel.

I wished I had been born rich so that I could spend money however I wanted.

With that said, it was just steak. Who cared if you did not know how to use a knife and fork properly?

I grabbed mine and just started chomping on it.

“What’s the big deal about not knowing knife-and-fork etiquette? If you hadn’t mentioned it, I would’ve thought that someone was threatening us and forcing us to learn it.

“Tatiana, you’re not being held at gunpoint, are you?”

Tatiana did not answer, but Tahlia could barely stop herself from laughing beside me.

Right then, she sent me a message. [That was great. I’ll add 100,000.]

Oh, my God… I was getting rich!

Tomorrow, I could be on the Forbes list.

“What the heck are you on about?”

Tatiana pushed her steak aside and ordered some stir-fry instead.

Then, I watched her pick up a piece of pork.

“Pigs are so cute… Why eat them?”

Tatiana’s mouth twitched.

After the meal, Tatiana prepared to leave but said, “I’ll be back.”

She really thought she was a villain in some kind of movie.

“My brother wants to go shopping, but he has no taste. Join me.”

“Okay.”

However, I hesitated when I saw the Rolls-Royce downstairs.

Her brother was Derrick Johnson, the city’s top scorer in the SATs. I remembered seeing people begging for his contact info all over campus.

If I entered that car, would people think I was trying to get close to him? Would I get in trouble?

“What’s wrong, Yvonne? Get in.”

Seeing that I was frozen, Tahlia gave me a nudge.

“Uh…”

I wracked my brain for an escape plan. Then, I saw a shared bike right across the street.

“I just remembered having a membership for the bike-sharing service. I haven’t used it yet, and it’s about to expire. I’ll just take the bike.”

Breaking free from Tahlia, I ran across the street to grab a shared bike.

“I’m slow, so I’ll go ahead. Meet you at the mall!”

In the blink of an eye, I was gone. Tahlia and Derrick were left staring at each other.

I pedaled hard, and the sun burned my cheeks.

However, Tahlia was nowhere to be seen at the mall. A man in a suit stood in her place, and he looked to be in his forties.

“Where’s Tahlia?”

“She had a sudden stomachache. Didn’t she send you a message?”

I had been too busy cycling in the sun to check my phone.

Tahlia had indeed texted me about having a stomachache and told me to go ahead with Derrick.

Great… All that cycling for nothing.

I followed Derrick and the older man around the mall.

“Do you want anything?” he asked as he led me into an LV store.

“You’re Derrick Johnson, right? Since you’re Tahlia’s brother, I’ll treat you as my brother too.

“I don’t really want anything.”

Each bag cost tens of thousands of dollars. I could not bear to spend my money.

With so many eyes on me, I felt utterly embarrassed.

Right then, I wished that I could just grab Tahlia out of the restroom and take her place instead.

Derrick’s ears turned a little red, and he touched them nervously.

“Don’t worry. Just buy something.”

“I really—”

“Consider it a gift from me. I’ll pay.”

“Wow. You’re so generous, just as I expected. I won’t hold back, then.”

From that moment on, I swore to become Derrick and Tahlia’s servant.

Derrick lowered his gaze slightly, and a small smile tugged at his lips.

The man beside him pulled out a handkerchief and pretended to cry.

“He hasn’t smiled like that in ages….”

Wait, what?

Derrick glanced at him, and the man immediately composed himself.

I had read too many novels. So, while I was browsing, I wondered if Derrick’s little fangirls might happen to see me.

Speaking of the devil, here they came.

“Hey, isn’t it Yvonne? Why aren’t you trailing after your princess like a good little dog?”

“The LV store? Look at your poor, shabby self. Can you even afford anything?”