The Secret Life of My Mother's Illegitimate Child

famous company, and I was just wondering which

zing with excitement. "Mom, do you have an illegitim

ked up than I was. "Yeah,

and then she sent me a ph

rrive at the dorm. I'd rescued a stray dog on the w

ely chatter in the room

at me, their eyes sizing me up like I w

lcoming vibes, I gave a cu

rsation again. I glanced at the be

upper bunk on the left side in the middle. But i

you mix up

hatter with a neutral tone, k

fell sile

That's me. My bed's the one below yours, but I'm not comfortable with someone sleeping above

. "Alright, let's switch it back

er smile faltering. "But...

ed. "What a coincidence-I'm

e sneered, "Are you seriously comparing yourself to Hannah? Look at who she is, and

ge. "Why do you have to make such a big deal out of everything? It's just a bed sw

back at Melanie. "Why don'

ing red. She couldn't muster a comeback and just g

ed on me with a united front, acting

e to Arlington State University just to be

into a nest of mean girls an

with a straight face. "Hurry up. Either move out and rent a place,

ntly switched to the lower

ff, they started get

Hannah, why would you use HR

Innovations could pull that off. I've already seen you us

hands paused mid-motion. I c

m's company? Did my mom hav

usly. "Oh, come on, it's not a big deal. If you like it, I'll g

let out ear-piercing

Hannah, I'm on the top bunk. Why don't you switch with m

her. I heard your mom is a major shareholder at Arlington State. Sh

om was an alum and donate

that doesn't mean you get to do whatever

bought me a villa near campus, but she told me to keep a low pr

egitimate kid should keep

Unlike some people," Scarlett said, throwing a point

to the bathroom to call my

daughter, she chewed me out and

hatever, I never sp

performed some unidentifiable dance and, riding her statu

flocked to ask

was too busy scanning the c

school. He'd seen my face, but he never show

as that I'd already f

guy plenty of girls crushe

im in the crowd, I felt

dsome vibe from high school anymor

sn't as good-looking as before, b

rn he'd only

m, I staged a

ed, "Hey, is your I

sion shifting oddly. "No, th

uch, had I? We'd video-chatted all s

do," he muttered before I co

xtending a hand like a gentleman to as

For Hannah, the

aised an eyebrow at me smug

liar and gold-digger, a

rty, they bo

nah and the other two

on purpose. "Hannah, you got tons of confe

le, but her words wer

wasn't bad. He helped me with my luggage on move-in d

lexander? He's a third-year heartthrob and student council president!

e a sidewa

tly cursing Alexander for b

n day, but I'd waited at the station

I had to leave. Only l

make it. See y

busy" pickin

was too easy. At the very least, I'd

ame from Hannah, I showe

buzzing when

ne roses in one hand and a necklace box in th

atest happiness of my life-just like how I feel

ckeningly familiar,

nt flowers-probably priced a

lit up with a mix of surprise and e

ai

e crowd and stepped

shocked, though Alexander's exp

hat you've snagged a corporate heiress, how about paying

yourself, classmate. Why would I even know someone

dialed his number, and hi

ng up and raised an eyeb

mix of shame and ang

at was up, glared at

arm. "Admit you're not man enough to own up,

fore muttering reluctantly, "I don't have that mu

you don't, I'm calling the cops,

overheard Hannah a

ve Alexander's that kind of guy-chasing our Hannah while

na and never borrowed money from her. He only chatted wit

Alexander would go for a broke nobody lik

lexander. If Anna wants him, she can have him. Whether he

you're too generous. Wh

Yeah, please don't waste your energy on me. You might love sort

mean?" Hannah snapped,

hing her. "Don't stoop to he

hat? Her fake stuff? Or

t? Fake stuff? Are you insa

ly warned, "Whether I'm babbling or not, you'll find out w

ng me?!" Mela

t it go. She's probably n

grapes," Sca

off using Hannah's products that

scream erupted f

ily pulled back my curtain a

a rash of pimples, her neck b

uined? It itc

ically, and soon he

pital," a roomm

fered, then glanced at Hannah'

ed shut, like she

so much as rolled over-how w

y Melanie went

d, I was just lea

ier? That quack doctor said it was cheap s

t was fake. Just stop using it for now, and

se two were practical

wning up to them later, saying sh

ice and ditched the products, a

ss meeting, the advisor dr