The Billionaire I Fell In Love With

Arusha was surprised also, he never thought Jessica would reveal this to them herself.

The students look of shock later turned to disgust and they stared at her just like they had always stared at Arusha and Olivia.

“How dare you deceive everyone for years that you’re Ethan Harlow sister!” A girl said aloud and everyone nodded in approval.

“You must be such a fool to have being deceived, does their last names correlate? Shouldn’t you have figured it yourselves since all these years, i can’t believe you all are dumb to that extent” Jessica said, shutting the girl up.

“Anyway.. i said what i said, I’m not related to Ethan Harlow in any way, we were only

accommodated” Jessica said and sat down.

“I’m done with this friendship! I was only with you cause i believed you were Ethan Harlow’s sister. Liar!” Jane yelled and Jessica was shocked to the bone.

J.. jane was her best friend.

She placed her head on the desk, she couldn’t cope with the dozens of eyes glaring at her like she’s thrash.

It looked like everyone suddenly turned their back on her.

She couldn’t cry anymore, she only wanted to scream in disbelief.

No this is not happening to her.

–You’re happy to have people surround you, people are ready to worship you but watch them turn away when you have nothing–

“No!” She sighed.

She hoped Jane hadn’t meant what she said.

“I feel so sorry for her cause most of her friends are going to desert her, i hope she’ll be able to cope with the pain” Olivia said.

“I hope so too” Arusha glanced at Jessica worriedly.

Her head was still on her desk.

“That’s the reason i never wanted to have friends, it’s so rare to see one that’ll stick with you during a hard time. It’s better off being alone” Olivia said.

“Good day class” Mrs Meg walked in.

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Irish was in the living room when Jessica walked in.

Her eyes were red and she looked so sad.

Irish wondered what must have gone wrong.

Jessica never returned home looking this way, her shoulders were slumped and not only does her eyes look sad, she looks scared too.

Irish was worried as she watched Jessica walked to the stairs, though she doesn’t like it when Jessica glare at her, she prefers it to this her present look.

Irish headed to the kitchen immediately Jessica was out of sight.

She met Gabrielle slicing cabbage.

“Gabrielle, i think there’s something wrong with Jessica” Irsh said.

“She’s back?”Gabrielle asked.

“Yeah” Irish said and Gabrielle knew something was indeed wrong.

Jessica comes to greet her first immediately she’s back from school.

“Her eyes looked so red like she has been crying and she looked really sad, she didn’t even glare at me” Irish said.

Mrs Gabrielle dropped the knife, rinsed her hands and headed for Jessica’s room with Irish behind her.

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Arusha and Mrs Helen ate steaming pizza rolls as they watched a movie.

He just finished completing his home work.

He couldn’t help but think about what happened in class today.

He wasn’t even concentrating on the movie and Mrs Helen noticed it.

“What’s wrong?” She asked.

“Something happened in the class today” He said drily.

“Do you want to talk about it?” She asked and he shook his head.

“Everything will be fine” She rubbed his back.

They heard a knock on the door and wondered who it was.

“I’ll go get it” Arusha said, he got up and headed to the door.

He pulled it open and saw a guy about his age at the door, with a basketball in hand .

“Hi, I’m Ryan” He smiled.

“I’m Arusha”

“I’m your neighbor and i was just aware recently that there’s a guy my age. I’ve been so bored all along”Ryan said.

“Ohh” Arusha smiled, even though he has never seen him before.

He only goes to school and come back in.

“I want to go play basketball, will you come with me?” Ryan asked and Arusha’s face lit up. “Of course, I’ll be back, i want to inform my mum”

“Okay”Ryan said and waited.

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Jessica changed into a lambswool sweater and pale green linen shorts after she finished freshening up.

She sat on her bed and stared blankly at the door.

Her mum had come but she had refused to open the door.

Her heart was not only broken but shattered.

Everyone avoided her till school was over and Jane and Paris hadn’t even waited for her after school.

Chandler had told her he wasn’t interested in her anymore and that she should go to hell. Almost everyone had shut her out of their lives and it seems they were friends with her because they thought she was Harold’s sister .

That was how Arusha must have felt when people didn’t want to associate with him, she was even part of those people that mocked him.

She was part of those that didn’t want to associate with him because he’s poor.

Serves her right to feel the same pain he had felt.

‘Gray’ She thought and picked up her phone.

She placed a call across Gray, her boyfriend in Paris.Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.

“Jeasy… how are you?” He asked and Jessica knew he has been drinking.

“Let’s break up” She said curtly.

“Wh.. why? Did i offend you, I’m so sorry if i did Jessy. I’m sorry, I Love you so much”*You did nothing Gray but.. i.. I’m not Ethan Harlow’s sister as you thought, we’re not related in any way. He only accommodated my mum and i.

“Wh.. what! Are you joking?”

“I’m serious G.

“Ohh.. i guess we should really break up then. Have a nice life’ Gray disconnected the call. ‘Is that really how people are?’ She thought and laughed at the sad reality of life.