outside, their eyes scanning our clas

e'd been staring at me for a while. He

el's cousin greeted m

usion as to why they were here. My classmates started

m, Maria?" my c

kled, as if bragging. "Of co

t what she sai

, which made her laug

h?!" I asked, annoyed, but she ju

ou, you're so poor?" anoth

ir clan marries must also be someone in society. So, it's unlikely he'd

ul. A beautiful poor person can get rich. But an ugly person s

s because they're well-off. They can afford r

istling as I walked through the hallw

le who's a police o

sked bored. I tossed the pen I was

mess with him, or you

o what? My godfathers are all criminals! He's the one who shouldn't mess around here!" I s

mbarrassed. They proba

," Gab invited, making

is new haircut. Still ver

ica sa

imberly. She only es

my back to guide me. I felt like an idiot following the

ey laughin

ated Kimmy and me again. He didn't even complain even though Kimmy ordered two servings of

lain about always treating us. Isn't he worried about

en thousand or more a mon

you start working?" Kimm

ns didn't seem to mind.

. But his grandparents want him to live and wo

nkly at me. He cleared his throat and put the s

ronica? What kind

smirked at them and acted like I was cocking

not. Gabriel's cousins gave a forced laugh, while h

iah, another one of Gabr

I smirked

d by Kimmy, which ma

o that!" she said, earning a s

continue. I looked at him, my forehead furrowed, waiting for him to speak. "I

er. She immediately agreed, so

Gabriel, he pause

at four-thirty in the afternoon," I hesitated. I also want

It starts at six-thirty in the evening," he said. Really? Oh, the

owner has pet cats that always sleep on the goods. That's my spot. If you

s cousins looked at each ot

I'll just pi

kend, selling vegetables and fruits. Sales were high. How could sales not be

good luck fo

here. But I felt that Mister Chan's words were true because when

" a woman suddenly approache

really bored. Not many people shop during the hot afternoon. The mark

she insisted, making Kimmy, who had b

e she also has nothing to do at

my friend chimed i

if she couldn't believe it.

oyed. "Look like who? She's ugly!" I sna

Exactly like her! She

prettier than her!" I argued back, mak

Slay,

s. But she still insisted that I

? Do you have the same personality? Maybe you

I just glared at her b

don't say I inherited my

xcept give birth to one of the most beautiful woman in t

eronica girl. You don't look like Uncle Dante. Maybe on

nged the topic and turned to the

red in front of us. He looked around as if searc

diatel

abri

e was simply dressed in a white t-shirt and sweatpants. He was only wearing slippe

ernoon,"

Why was there gold wande

ruit, it boosts your immune system!" I offered, but it seemed

nly king of handsome here," Bogart suddenly

ttention-seeker, who smelled

o apply my nail polish, which

ind, but he leaned in front of

uy, Miss

olish is dry!" I said, annoyed. I knew he wouldn't

dly look like a Korean actor. I don't know which Korean actor he admires

already beautiful, Maria. But it would be even

n though I was annoyed by Bogart's pre

Gab, who had been staring blankly at us and

hair Kimmy offere

t I get a chair?!" the other one whin

rt! You're causin

and why does he seem to like you? D

Ninja at you?" I threatened, wh

t scratches people it doesn't like.

e sure I'm even more handsome when I re

eally

ckly. That idiot's fac