I Pretended to Be Poor

ollege, and we were to

ley said he would take

nts were very particular about etiquette and a

xactly what

uglas's winery and casually pick

ke a couple of luxury brand bags with

one of which was a g

love bags. I guessed Ainsle

e me over with the Maybach. If things went wel

since Ainsley always believed I

to his home, I decided

uld tell him t

our maids used for grocery

Ainsley's place, Tyrone asked if

d, telling him that love

d. It was said his father's company awar

e things out of the trunk

called Ainsley to c

of your place. Could you com

spond, I heard his mom

udly as if she w

hing her? Why can't she go upstairs herself?! She hasn't even

m, Melissa must have brought a lot of things. I

hung up, and it took him

the gifts and followe

usiastic as the parents of my best f

nto Ainsley's home, I was

amily trying

on a cup of coffee, not even glancing

t, and he said his dad was off work on weekend

n't see hi

to his mom wit

s parents for the first ti

o smile n

lly saying, "Mrs. Chandler, this is

and looked them o

isdainfully and tosse

r cup of coffee and slurp

ee, she said, "They are

knock

ne bag, and the value of this bag could e

My mom means she likes it regar

al

didn't seem lik

ged the subject. "Mo

finally gave me a look of disdain. "There are lefto

his mom seemed

r boyfriend's family, his mom

background was sim

didn't even both

quite particular

mom made sandwiches

to cut the sandwiches

Ainsley and his mom both had bacon and eggs in their

nching on the

o brought some red wine. Would you lik

ismissive look and said, "What good wine can your family hav

the h

ine, each bottle worth ten

e that people could on

, amused at the thought of how Colby woul

tarted to clear the ta

owned at h

tapped Ainsley's hand with

ing I should

said, "Mom, it's Melissa's first

till put down the dishes a

big deal? When I first visited your

ression, I decided not to ma

picked up the dishes, rea

smile, "Mrs. Chandle

ng dishes, Ainsley wanted to hel

er? Given her background, she has to finish the ho

ey didn't come i

he living room, watching

ointed at the dining table and glanced at m

ageo

et me into the kitchen, saying

shing dishes and c

y pulled me to sit on the sofa w

owing a scene about meeting t

ned the issue of f

mind Ella, who gl

from Ainsley that

asn't, so

g me with a nearly contemptuous look, "Then your

ia, and my dad even intended to buy a hilltop villa for me a

our family background, you probably can't ev

twenty thousand dollars a month now. I heard from him you're still an intern, making only five thousand dollars a month. And even after you become a permanent employee, y

iou

nage to earn twent

d why did he become a permanent em

to give up the opportunity to be

s supposed to be

, and I thought if I just gave him

up with a c

ousand to his salary each mont

a car and feel accomp

as using this

, seemingly agreeing

as mentioned, Ains

sed my family

heir to the R

d million dollars. How could she t

already owned e

were all publicly listed an

avoid making Ainsley feel stressed out,

thing but in the aspect of m

ct with you as an ordinary person, but a

crowded two-bedroom apartment, unt

s. As for this bag, I don't think you'

d took the globally limi

d surprise. Perhaps she thought

indifferent, slung the bag over m

could you take back the gifts you've given me?! Ainsley, look a

hed. We really belonged

after me, but after his mother sho

g to realize Ainsle

ake back someth

I handed her the global

lmed and thanke

value, but at least she was grateful fo

oday's events. I cozied up on the so

Ainsley and I rented

th, it was

too high for Ainsley, so I secretly bought this one-bedroom apart

ested he pay three hundred wh

collecting ren

sley, I suddenly realized that for the p

ey in my fr

diately taking over as the pre

, so many girls liked him, an

ley various gifts, luxury brand s

ght they were knock-off

he said he was afraid

asured the gifts I gave him a

alized t

dirty. He just thought they wer

ley would send me a

The joke was on

Ainsley for a long time before he bought me a rose,

els and blind to r

ne rang, interrup

insley c

ung

called

cked

as a bit i

, open t

ad lock

ey had come bac

e door, he glared at

door and sternly questioned me, "Wh

the h

er attitude, or was it hi

t help bu

ff

od at playing th

gave me knockoffs as gifts in college. But how could you give knockoffs to my parents t

the h

m knockoff

offs, then nothing in

t the door, looking at Ainsley. "So

was mindless to choose you as my g

y went inside to

tterly

accuse me o

ed him

of the five bottles of

en so speechle

ifths of the sofa too? Oh, and you can take the

e with a sour fac

droom with a full suitcase, ho

me his bank account as if it were t

we me twelve hundred. But just transferring a thousand to me is okay. T

tterly

tingy ma

transferred him tw

or, opened it, and

y, "Not a penny less

just

d pl

ment notification a

worried I wou

uch a ch

inded me, "Remembe

am

emaining things and threw them out, including

yself and the h

the apartment

isgus

e apartment, I bought myself a

t see each other aga

him on all social media platforms and

relax and enjoy my life

ounded

to avoid dining in a fancy restaurant in

time to return

to one of my family'

ate my newfound fr

t steak in the country, and all the weal

el was considered the

the son of a distant

d, we grew up together, and he

en told me how girls would chase him all th

els to the point of dr

t someone who was always

at the entrance lined up in two rows, and e

doted on me and believed I deserve

ablishments, everyone trea

y, Miss

go back to your

sby guessing which impor

nd cheerfully declared, "T

ay's expenses. It wouldn't be right for

fully said, "Well

ley, I never experie

denly realized I seemed to see

ually come here, but when that figure turned

of fate or an unc

ross paths wi

d me even more wa

arents came out, with his mom

ey's father, whom I

uit, yet his demeanor still hi

s even more

d me her family must have

with a gold necklace and diamon

she dressed s

he bracelet on the woman'

y I should have wo

ore that day could buy the wo

his mom didn't ap

by to my private elevator to avoid them. Ella called out to me, her

hat a ru

sley, isn't t

ust be mistaken. This is a hotel under t

e said that, his

but it happened that this p

y sunglasses to let him see clear

ng my sunglasses back on, mimicking

a disdainful glance at Ainsley's

it was because of my presence in such

ily, as well as his

that?" Ainsley's dad asked, puzzl

insley's ex-girlfriend, he immedia

ared a small apartment an

despicable as he and h

showy nouveau riche, approach

Why do you chase him all the way

at me. "Is this your ex-boyfriend? T

ted, rolling my eyes at Colby as I nonc

ion luxury brand bag, one of fe

w off, just passing by, but El

you like knock-offs, so stop pretending. Let me be honest with you, this is Ains

g a bit sorry for her. She probably didn't k

u're a local in Aveloria, and you're going to

a tra

ioned she was local, but as soon as I finished my

ppease her, looking exa

l enjoy her life after marrying

eside me, launching into ano

ur true colors, so this man is just pretending to be rich. Do you really think enter

here was no point in argui

're pretending to be rich." I teased

erent, suddenly changed hi

refined, I knew he

on over twenty thugs single-handedly and

rled into a smile, and I kne

ed him. After all, we were on home t

I'm poor, then I'

d out my phone and