BuzzNovelNew posts kept popping up in rapid succession. Alessia sat quietly in the cafeteria with her three friends, eyes
fixed on her phone as she scrolled through live updates, while the others chatted animatedly beside her.
She wasn’t the least bit surprised that stories of lleana’s bullying at school had finally cto light. People
always leave traces behind-it was only a matter of time. What did catch her off guard was just how eventful
lleana’s life abroad had been.
If lleana herself had leaked the information at first, who was behind the rest?
A memory flashed through Alessia’s mind: that day she'd seen Ileana and Fortune Thorne arguing in the middle
of the street. Fortune was a wild card-sometimes charming, sometimes volatile, but always impossible to figure
out,
Alessia unconsciously tapped her fingers on the table, a habit she slipped into when deep in thought.
“Lessie, do you think this whole ‘real daughter’ thing is legit?” Eleaned over, lowering her voice.
“It’s probably true,” Alessia replied, snapping out of her thoughts and setting her phone down.
“Wow. That's insane.” Egaped, at a loss for words.
“My mom just texted me-she wantshthis weekend. I'll head back after classes this afternoon, and I'll
bring you guys something to eat when | return. She’s an amazing cook,” Alessia said, a hint of pride in her tone.
But instead of coming off as smug, her words made her friends envious in a familiar, bittersweet way-like that
childhood feeling of being the only one picked up from school by your parents on a rainy day, while everyone
else had to wait for the storm to pass.
“You're lucky,” someone sighed. “Getting to go hfor the weekend.”
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“We were just talking about going shopping for our first weekend here,” Mia said, finally putting down her phone.
“Why don’t we hit the library instead?” Joyce piped up, her eyes hopeful.
“Girl, if you want to bury yourself in books, go ahead. It's only the start of freshman year-letbe lazy a little
longer,” Egroaned, hands pressed together in mock prayer. Mia quickly sided with her.
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Joyce's shoulders drooped a little.
Alessia noticed. “It's probably because of all the today. How about we push it to next week? My
boyfriend’s new amusement park opens then. If you want, | can get us in before the grand opening. We'll have
the place to ourselves.”
“An amusement park?” Esme’s voice shot up, but the cafeteria was noisy enough that no one paid attention.
“Wait-which one? Don’t tellit’s that massive complex downtown?” Mia joked, only to choke when Alessia
nodded.
“I mean, | knew you guys were wealthy, but | didn’t know you were that wealthy!”
Alessia just smirked and turned to Joyce. “You work hard, but maybe you should treat yourself once in a while.”
Joyce, who'd never visited an amusement park before, nodded eagerly, her eyes shining with anticipation.
The group excitedly began planning what to bring for their day out, completely unaware that Scott Tate was still
in the dark about everything.
Lately, Scott had taken to drinking. After his shouting match with Ileana the night before, he'd kept at it well past
midnight.
He was finally jolted awake by his phone blaring. Groggy, he fumbled for it, his voice hoarse beyond recognition.
“Yeah?”
“Scott! Is this a joke to you? You really thought you could foboff with sjunkie? Are you trying to lose that
money or what?”
Raleigh's furious voice crackled down the line.
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