Chapter 4

"What's so great about that? Begging like a dog just for a free meal? I could never," Tyler said, swallowing his spit but trying to sound righteous.

I rolled my eyes. "Sure. You're the one with all the dignity."

Choked by my retort, he couldn't find words. He turned his mockery to Lucas, who was helping me clean up. "I didn't expect you to be a suck-up too, rushing to be someone's male maid."

Lucas lowered his eyes and said nothing.

I stepped in front of him. "We're friends. None of your business."

I felt Lucas looking at me quietly, his eyes bright with gratitude.

For the next two weeks, we had Freshman Orientation Week, so we barely spent any time in the dorm.

However, the other students started looking at me weirdly—some with disdain, others with pity.

One day, my blood sugar ran low, so I went back to the dorm early. Since no one was around, I put my phone on speaker.

I ate my lunch while talking to Chloe.

"I feel so bad for my baby. You got so sunburned. Why aren't you using the Amex Black Card I gave you?"

"I miss you so much! I think of you when I eat, when I'm in class, even when I'm playing games."

"When will you let me come see you? Please let me visit!"

I replied to Chloe casually. Ever since I started actively expressing my feelings to her, she had become increasingly clingy.

"Who said Ethan was a simp?"

I looked up to find Tyler standing at the door with a group of guys.

"I knew it was impossible. Ethan is so hot and has a great personality. If I were a girl, I'd treat him like a king."

A guy from the next dorm said, shooting Tyler a look.

Tyler and Dylan lowered their heads in embarrassment.

But Tyler quickly found his courage again. "So what? Rich girls always act sweet but play dirty behind your back. Who knows what his girlfriend actually looks like? If she treats him that well, she must be ugly as hell."