Chapter 3

The classroom started whispering. "Alice has spent so much on Victor anyway. What's a little tuition?"

I let out a cold, mocking laugh.

Suddenly, Victor yelled:

"I may be poor, but I have pride! I’d rather drop out of school than accept Alice's charity!"

He strutted over to my desk, chest puffed out.

"Stop trying to bind me with your money. I wouldn't be with you even if I were begging on the streets!"

Hearing this, it hit me. Victor had been reborn too.

In our past life, he would only frown and look reluctant, but he still accepted my money.

This time, he was rejecting me outright.

Great! What a man of steel!

I turned around and handed a thick stack of cash to Mr. Harrison.

"Mr. Harrison, since the school helps students in need, I’d like to donate this money directly to the university's scholarship fund."

"I hope it goes to students who actually need it."

Mr. Harrison froze. Victor froze too.

"Alice? Did I hear you right? Isn't this money for Victor?"

I nodded. I looked at Victor and caught the shock and humiliation written all over his face.

Seeing the rich girl who used to chase him suddenly stop his allowance made his fragile ego crumble.

He sneered, "Alice, stop playing hard to get. I said I won't take your money."

"Unless you promise not to force me to be with you, then maybe I'll let you sponsor me."

I laughed so hard my stomach hurt.

I asked loudly, "Victor, did I ever say this money was for you?"

"Whether you swallow your pride to apply for aid or pack your bags and drop out, it has absolutely nothing to do with me."

The classmates, who were waiting for a show, burst into laughter.

Victor was famous for being aloof and noble.

But he was too used to being confident. After a brief moment of panic, he composed himself.

He turned to me and said, "I only accepted your help before because you insisted. But don't you dare think you can buy my love."

"Swear to everyone here that you won't force me to date you, and I'll accept your tuition money."

Wow.

Even the onlookers couldn't hold back their chuckles. It was their first time seeing a beggar try to be a chooser so shamelessly.

"Is Victor deaf?"

"Alice just said she’s giving the money to the school fund. When did she say she was sponsoring him?"

"Man, if Alice hadn't been boosting his ego all this time, where would he get this delusion?"

"Maybe Alice really did force him because of his looks, and he's just fed up?"

Everyone was whispering, and the gossip quickly drifted back to me "forcing" Victor to date me.