Chapter 1
My roommate Bella and I had the same taste. She liked every single one of my boyfriends.
She said I was too naive, unable to see through men’s tricks, and volunteered to test them for me. So she seduced my boyfriends under the pretense of looking out for me. After successfully stealing them, she would gloat and mock me.
“See? I told you. You’re a terrible judge of character. Those men are all scheming liars. If it weren’t for me, you’d have been fooled for sure.”
I’d be furious, but I couldn’t argue back. My five ex-boyfriends were indeed terrible people. But was Bella any better?
Before each breakup, I had secretly checked their phones. Bella had sent them lots of revealing photos, her pajama tops cut very low. She would ask them things like, “Do you think my breasts are big?”
I thought they were all disgusting.
Bella was showing off a photo of herself with my ex-boyfriend Lucas, flaunting it everywhere. I clenched my fists, anger surging through my chest.
“Calling yourself a homewrecker so proudly. Have you no shame?”
Bella froze, then put on a hurt expression.
“Molly, I’m just trying to protect you from being deceived. Why can’t you appreciate that?”
Our roommate Jennifer immediately jumped to her defense. Our other roommate, Rachel, also sided with Bella. I opened my mouth, but couldn’t get a word out.
Bella sidled up to me, her tone dripping with smugness.
“Molly, you’re not actually mad, are you? I didn’t mean anything by it. I just chatted with them casually, and they all fell for me. That’s not my fault, is it?”
Jennifer chimed in. “Of course it’s not your fault. It’s because you’re so charming.”
Then she exchanged a knowing glance with Rachel, and they both smirked.
I ignored their petty schemes, turned my head, and continued looking at my phone.
The dorm fell silent for a few seconds. Suddenly, Jennifer let out a shocked yell.
“Oh my God. Look who that is.”
She pressed herself against the balcony window, craning her neck to look down.
“That’s Damian.”
“Damian? What’s he doing downstairs at our dorm?”
Rachel and Bella immediately rushed over.
“Holy crap. It really is him. What’s he doing at our building? Is he waiting for his girlfriend?”
I finished applying my lipstick in the mirror and prepared to leave, but Bella blocked my way.
“Didn’t you break up with Lucas? Are you still going on dates with him?”
I pushed her hand away.
“I broke up with him three months ago. That piece of trash. If you like him so much, he’s all yours.”
My phone suddenly rang. I answered immediately. A cool, smooth voice came through.
“You there, babe? I’m downstairs.”
“I’ll be right down.”
Just as I was about to hang up, my phone was snatched away. Bella glared at me.
“No wonder you don’t want Lucas anymore. Turns out you’ve got someone new.”
Then she spoke into my phone in a sickeningly sweet voice.
“Hi, I’m Molly’s roommate, Bella. Are you Molly’s boyfriend?”
I didn’t know what was said on the other end, but the smile on her face suddenly froze. Taking advantage of her shock, I grabbed my phone back and hung up immediately.
Jealousy flashed in Bella’s eyes as she stared at me intently.
“Your boyfriend is Damian? That’s impossible.”
“Damian has such high standards. How could he possibly go for her?”
“Exactly. The line of girls chasing Damian reaches all the way to the school gates. Molly? As if she’s good enough.”
Bella said nothing, but her expression had already returned to calm. She looked me up and down.
“Molly, you didn’t just find some random guy to pretend to be Damian to fool us, did you?”
Looking at her face, so convinced she’d seen through everything, I suddenly found it amusing.
“Think whatever you want.”
I was done wasting words on her. I turned and headed downstairs.
At the entrance to the dorm building, Damian was leaning against a red Lamborghini. When he saw me come out, he waved.
Sunlight fell on Damian. He really was handsome. No wonder Bella had chased him for six months.
And that was precisely why I had agreed to date him.
“Did you wait long?”
“Just got here. Get in.”
Damian thoughtfully opened the car door for me. The moment I got into the car, I glanced up and happened to see three insanely jealous faces on the dorm balcony. I almost laughed out loud.