Coolest Girl in Town

"Are you sure you think of me as a friend? Didn't it occur to you to look for me when I didn't answer your calls? You're always like this. You never ask about anything or show your concern at all. You don't care about me."

"We're talking about what happened last night, so why are you bringing these things up? Anyway, who said I don't care about you? If I didn't—"

"I was sexually assaulted!" Suella cut Alicia off with a shriek. It was so sudden that Alicia froze in shock.

True enough, something happened.

"Who did it?" Alicia knew she had to stay calm to address the situation.

She recalled what happened to her at the bar back then and couldn't help but imagine what it must have been like for her friend last night.

In her case, just getting sexually harassed alone had been enough to traumatize her, but in Suella's case, she had been assaulted.

Alicia patted Suella on the shoulder. "It's fine. We'll make a police report. I'll be with you the whole time."

Suella's right. If I went to look for her when she didn't show up last night, maybe everything could've been avoided. Alicia began to feel guilty.

Suella's heart leaped with joy. Alicia hasn't changed at all. She's just as easily fooled as ever.

During their schooling days, Suella told Alicia that her family went bankrupt overnight and her parents were terminally ill, so she had to work three jobs to survive. The very next day, 100,000 had been transferred to her account by the good-hearted soul, and ever since then, Alicia was especially kind toward her. Alicia included her in everything and never let her pay for anything.

A foolish woman like her is a wealthy heiress, while I have to go around like a puppy acting pitiful and trying to please these dumb heirs and heiresses just so I can maintain a luxurious lifestyle! Why?

herself from her. She doesn't want to

merely a pittance that these wealthy people use to show just how kind and generous they are. Now that she's

rich people are all the

she recalled the way they looked at her like she was

and got a handsome payoff from the Griffiths, she would no longer be a bottom feeder in society.

to turn things around. As long as she insisted that it was Danny and got a handsome payoff from the Griffiths, she would no

for Alicia's question. She snorted through her tears and said, "Report him to the police? With the background he comes from, who'd press

equal in the eyes of the law. You don't have to worry about money. I'll support you the whole way. Tell me who did it." Alicia empathized

Griffith," Suella

froze. "How could

warning me this morning. Was he trying to

always like that! You ask me to tell you but then you don't believe me! Why should I be honest with you

that I don't believe you. It's just that…" Alicia was

he wasn't someone who'd do this to someone. Could it be because he was drugged? In that case, it

and powerful and doesn't seem like someone who'd do a thing like

saw right through Alicia. "So, I'm the penniless woman who knowingly threw myself at him even though he has a girlfriend, right? I'm the one who dragged him into the room with me and forced myself on him, right?

as if she had been slapped. Her expression shifted. It

no idea they were married. No matter what happened, I kept my boundaries. I'm telling you now, Alicia.

said enough yet?!" Alicia was so ashamed

a muscle, but tears kept

herself and apologized. "I'm sorry. I'm not mad at you. I just think that since

insisted that it was Danny and got a handsome payoff from the Griffiths, she would no longer

would backfire on her if she pissed Alicia off, so she quickly wiped her tears away. "I'm no longer a virgin now, Alicia.