My Bestie Used My Photo to Catfish a Man—She Never Knew He Was My Boss Chapter 09
finally began to thaw. Tears blurred my vision. I smiled
I let myself fall into Adrian’s arms.
t followed was a long, slow kiss.
n letter ended up in the trash, and there was no way
ble. I had my own path. I could do anything I wanted.
there’s no limit to how much you can grow.
‘t stand being outdone by me. She tried every excuse,
d always gotten what she wanted. I secretly wondered
Her makeup was smeared. Her hair was a mess. She
liding down. I jumped back, startled.
begging you-after everything we’ve been through.”
yle, she’d been catfishing multiple guys online. She’d
t saw her curated, high-end influencer life. The other
‘t interested in back off. But I didn’t care to hear any
ou made this mess. Clean it up yourself. Stop dragging
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he root housands in gifts from me and then blocked
just told me-it was still half-truths. She’d
I looked into his almost-begging eyes. And my heart finally began to thaw. Tears blurred my vision. I smiled -no more hesitation, no more embarrassment. And I let myself fall into Adrian’s arms.
He lowered his head, and his soft lips met mine. What followed was a long, slow kiss.
Adrian and I officially started dating. That resignation letter ended up in the trash, and there was no way he’d let me keep working as his housekeeper.
He always said that in his eyes, I was more than capable. I had my own path. I could do anything I wanted.
No one can change the face they were born with. But there’s no limit to how much you can grow.
Lauren? She had nothing but a pretty face. She couldn’t stand being outdone by me. She tried every excuse,
playing the victim, and still went after Adrian.
For the first twenty-something years of her life, she’d always gotten what she wanted. I secretly wondered when Leo would finally see through her.
Life moved on, quiet and happy.
Until one day, she cornered me outside my apartment. Her makeup was smeared. Her hair was a mess. She bit her lip and rushed over, grabbing my shoulders, sliding down. I jumped back, startled.
“Iris, please. You have to help me. I’m desperate. I’m begging you-after everything we’ve been through.”
She sobbed out her story. To keep up her luxury lifestyle, she’d been catfishing multiple guys online. She’d split her Instagram into two Close Friends lists.
Each group saw completely different content. One list saw her curated, high-end influencer life. The other list saw nothing but my everyday photos.
She told me she only did it to make the guys she wasn’t interested in back off. But I didn’t care to hear any
more.
I cut her off, just like she used to do to me. “Lauren, you made this mess. Clean it up yourself. Stop dragging me into it. Got it?”
I turned and walked away without looking back.
That’s when Adrian sent me a screenshot. It was the couple photo he’d posted to go public. And it had gone viral. Within an hour, there were over ten thousand retweets.
Top comment: [Wait, I’ve talked to this girl before. She took thousands in gifts from me and then blocked me.]
I froze. A terrifying realization hit me. Everything Lauren had just told me-it was still half-truths. She’d
used my photos to brush off guys she wasn’t into. She kept the gifts. I got the blame. And now she wanted ine to clean up her mess?
Rage boiled up inside me. Adrian’s messages flooded in.
[Iris, don’t worry. I’ll handle this.]
[I’ll clear your name.]
[Are you home? I’m coming over.]
If I hadn’t ended up with Adrian, I might never have known the truth. I would’ve kept being Lauren’s loyal
dog. Silver lining, I guess. All the evidence was undeniable. She had no way out.
