Richard asked me if I wanted to have a meal.

I guessed he was rejected by Claudia.

With the idea of taking advantage of a free meal, I got in the car with him, wearing a mask.

We were going to a very private restaurant, I didn't know when he made the reservation.

But I soon regretted making this decision.

I never expected that we would meet here with Claudia and one of her patrons.

He was a playboy and also the first one who asked me to be a stand-in. With my help and advice in the previous month, he had already won Claudia's and rarely needed me anymore.

Here, I forced myself to look away and silently repeated countless times in my heart, "You can't see me. You can't see me. You can't see me..."

But I ignored the fact that there was a celebrity next to me, wearing sunglasses and a mask, who was really eye-catching.

The gazes of the two men met, as if sparks were about to fly.

It turned out that Richard took off his sunglasses...

I sadly held my forehead. The only thing that wasn't too bad was that the playboy across from me, hadn't noticed me yet.

"What a coincidence, Claudia!" Richard spoke first.

My sister elegantly waved her hand and said, "Richard, you seem on a date with someone."

Gee, I didn't want that attention.

"Who is this, anyway?" Richard looked at the playboy.

"Hello, I'm Mike. Nice to meet you," the playboy smiled slightly, "You are Richard, right?"

I can imagine Richard raised his eyebrow sarcastically, which sharply contrasted with the nonchalant playboy across from him.

Richard was not his match.

Then I realized I was a bit too happy about others' misfortune.

Mike turned his attention to me, "Richard, is she your friend?"

At this point, it was my turn.

Claudia on the opposite side also noticed me because of this sentence.

She smiled and said, "Since we've met here, how about having a meal together?"

No way!

Richard was very competitive, so he nodded and said, "Okay, why not?"

I was done!

When Richard pulled me out from behind, I clearly saw the shocked faces of the two people opposite.

Claudia didn't need to be mentioned. After all, I was a just a double of her.

It was mainly about Mike. I looked up and saw the disbelief in his eyes, as well as other complicated things.

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Finally, we entered the same private room.

Richard had a huge crush on Claudia. And I was just a double of her. It was really embarrassing...

I really wanted to punch Richard. How could he agree to join them?

It was obvious that they wanted to humiliate us.

"Claire, how come are you with Richard?" Claudia asked me, but her eyes intentionally or unintentionally looked at Richard.

At the same time, my phone lit up, and Mike on the other side withdrew his gaze.

He sent me a message.

Mike: [What's going on?]

I almost passed out when I checked my phone. There were several messages from Yann, which I was supposed to meet every Thursday.

There were two messages that I hadn't replied to last night.

Yann: [Why didn't you reply to me?]

Yann: [Then I'll come find you tomorrow.]

There were two messages from today.

Yann: [Where are you?]

Yann: [ went to your house. The butler said you didn't go back last night.]

I replied to Yann first: [I stayed at a friend's house yesterday, and we're having a meal today.]

The reply came quickly: [When will you be free?]

I promised firmly: [I will definitely be free tonight!]

Yann: [Okay, I'll wait for you.]

Mike: [Who are you messaging with?]

I held my forehead.

Me: [A friend asked me something urgent.]

Me: [Richard called me to eat, so I came without thinking twice.]

Mike: [Really?]

Me: [Absolutely true, no doubt about it.]

Fake, lying.

I felt guilty now.

I used Claudia's name to deceive for free meals, drinks, and a lot of money, and I had deceived more than one person, although they were all willing.

Unfortunately, at this time, Claudia also spoke up, "Are you two in a romantic relationship now?"

Silence.

Richard and I spoke at the same time.

Richard, "Yes."

Me, "No... Oh, yeah, we are together."

Pay extra, and thank you.

Richard looked at Claudia, "Claudia, what is your relationship with him?"

Claudia smiled lightly, "Mike and I are old friends."

I almost burst into laughter when I heard it.

An old friend would leave several female companions in the bar at one o'clock in the middle of the night and drive specially to make her brown sugar water.

Hmm... old friends...

I secretly imitated her in a weird and ambiguous way, almost unable to hold back my expression.

Then my foot was kicked by someone intentionally.

Uh.

It was a bit unlucky.

I looked at Mike on the opposite side and understood.

It was him. He looked at me with his charming eyes and couldn't help but laugh.

The meal was tasteless.

After that, Mike and Richard fighting over Claudia, pouring water and passing things to her.

Richard must regret faking a romantic relationship with me. How could he still pursue his Charming Princess?

But I just watched them perform with their own ulterior motives.

After the meal, Mike and Claudia left.

Looking at her leaving, Richard's eyes dimmed noticeably.

I propped my head with my hand and looked at his sad appearance. I felt a little sorry for this rich man, who was actually good-looking.

"Richard, I have something to do later. I won't be able to accompany you for the next few days. Can you handle it yourself?"

Richard gritted his teeth, "I'll pay you extra, okay?"

I complained in my heart, "You're not the only one paying extra."

But I still chose to comfort him. I put on a smiling face, leaned over, and buried myself in his arms, "Don't be angry, Richard. Let me give you a hug."

He hugged me.

I added, "But today I'm unavailable. I made an appointment with a friend. He has been waiting for me for two weeks. Can I make it up to you on the weekend, for free?"

He was furious and shouted my name, "Claire, don't push your luck!"

I helplessly replied, "Then I'll stay with you for a while, and when you feel a little bit better, I'll leave."

He was being unreasonable, "Claire, you have to accompany me tonight."

I didn't know what to say.

But in the end, I still managed to escape and left in a hurry.

Not long after I left, Richard bombarded me with a bunch of phone calls.

I casually answered, "What's up?"

"Claire... you're unbelievable!"

"I'll make it up on Saturday, but I have to go fulfill my commitment now."

Yann originally wanted to pick me up, but I didn't dare to let him meet Richard, so I declined and took the subway myself. It was also very close.

I sent a text to another patron on the subway, who I was supposed to meet every Friday.

Me: [Sorry, I can't come tomorrow but Sunday.]

After a while, he replied with a 'OK'.

He was the only person who knew about my other clients. Before finding me, he investigated me thoroughly and then asked if I was willing to have an additional source of income. I gladly agreed and let him choose between blank Tuesday and Friday. The he chose Friday.

It didn't take long to reach Yann's home, which was only a few blocks away.

As soon as the door opened, I saw he actually took off his black-framed glasses. I had never seen him without the pair of glasses, but his good look stunned me for a moment.

He smiled and asked, "Do I look good?"

I sincerely replied, "Yeah, you look good."

Yann's handsome face turned slightly red. He led me to the living room, next to which was an open kitchen.

He was indeed charming because of his sincerity, especially when he was cooking.

I couldn't help but tell him, "If you take off your glasses and cook a meal for Claudia, I think she will have a good impression of you."

He paused.

I thought that what I said might have enlightened him, so I continued, "You can't win over Claudia, only because you didn't know how to show your charm before."

When Yann heard this, he turned around and looked straight into my dark eyes.

He asked, "What about you?"

I didn't understand his ambiguous sentence and asked, "Huh?"

He asked seriously, "I want to ask, if it were you, would you like someone like... like me?"

My mind froze for a moment.

Seeing that I didn't answer for a long time, he visibly became nervous.

He forced a smile and said, "It's okay. I'm just kidding."

I looked away, "Oh, okay."

I didn't understand what he tried to know.

Maybe because Claudia and Mike had got too close, he felt like he had no chance, so he wanted to keep me around.