My school seniors fancied me? That was news to me.
Felicia laughed and said, "All of them had a thing for you, don't you know? At the start of the semester, your photo was all over their group chats. They were saying that there's a fresh new face among the freshmen—a real looker. They even joked about competing to see who could win you over first. But later..."
She trailed off, not daring to continue. Naturally, I finished her sentence for her, "Then, Joshua accused me of pretending to be rich, and my reputation went down the drain."
I thought that Joshua had framed me because of the seniors who'd brought us around campus during orientation. Ultimately, he was jealous of my popularity. After that, all of them no longer liked me.
Suddenly, Mason appeared at the top of the stars. Silence immediately fell over the hall.
The guests turned toward him reverently. Mason made eye contact with me. I shook my head and averted my eyes.
"Everyone, thank you so much for coming to my formal event today. I initially wanted to introduce our leader's son to you all here. However, he's a private man and doesn't want to make his identity public. Thus, I won't be announcing his name. What I can disclose is that he's currently in the room with you all!"
This… Wasn't he exposing me? I glared at him helplessly. Did he have to do this?
Everyone in the room instantly looked around, looking for someone suspicious.
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