My Roommate Is Rich

I snapped. “If you’re so desperate to get famous enough that people know your class and your friends, be a celebrity. You’d make a great comedian. Your face already looks funny enough.”

The two of them froze and could not say a word.

Tch. Was that all they got?

I roast people for breakfast. But them? They’re nothing.

I picked up the takeout and walked away without a care.

In my head, I was shouting, ‘Tahlia, I’m coming!’

…

When I got back, Tahlia paused the video on her iPad. “What took you so long?”

“Ran into two loudmouths. I shut them up.”

I set the takeout down and searched the dorm for some water.

“I’m dying of thirst. Where’s the water?”

A second later, Tahlia stood before me with a bottle.

“Here.”

The bottle was covered in crystals that sparkled so bright they almost blinded me.

“Thanks.”

Only Tahlia could drink mineral water that screamed luxury.

After I finished it, I looked up the brand—BlingH2O.

A bottle cost over 20,000 dollars!

The crystals were apparently hand-set Swarovski.

So, I had just downed 20,000 dollars in one go.

If I pried the crystals off and sold them, perhaps I could make some money back.

My heart hurt at the thought.

Just then, Tahlia leaned on my bunk and asked, “You said you shut those loudmouths up?”

“Yeah. Why?”

“Come eat with me. I’ll give you 300,000 for a favor.”

What?

What?!

What the hell was she talking about?

Three hundred thousand for one favor?!

When I did not respond, she frowned. “Too little? Six hundred thousand then, or you can just name your price.”

“No. Three hundred thousand is fine. Let’s go, Your Highness.”

She did not mention that it was a family dinner at first.

“My sister insisted on it. She always picks on me, and I need you to shut her up.”

I gave her an “OK” sign.

The moment we walked in, her sister, Tatiana Johnson, laughed. “Why are you so late? Did your car break down, or is it just too cheap to run?”

At that moment, Tahlia gave me a look.

I got the message and stepped forward. “Why drive so fast? Looking for an early death or something?

“Who even cares how fast a car goes? If you’re so obsessed with speed, join a race. See who lasts the longest. Let’s all watch if you can take first place.”

Tatiana’s face turned red from embarrassment, and she pointed at me. “Tahlia, who is this?”

“My friend. She’s very blunt, so don’t mess with her.”

“Your friend? No wonder. She’s young and brainless.”

I shot back, “You talk out of your butt. You should wipe them before you stink up the place.”

I had Tahlia’s back, and Tatiana could not win this argument.

She clenched her purse so tightly that she almost tore it open.

Meanwhile, we sat across from her.

Since she kept quiet, I focused on eating.

If she was paying, I was going to eat until I left her dry.

While Tatiana was in the middle of cutting her steak, she suddenly laughed. “This reminds me of your first day home after our parents found you.

“We were also eating steak then. You didn’t even know how to use a knife and fork. You held them backward, and I almost died laughing.”

Right then, I realized Tahlia was the daughter who had been switched at birth. She was not brought back to her real family until grade school.

Tatiana was the one who had taken her place.