He Knew I Was Lying, But He Kissed Me Anyway Chapter 05

He Knew I Was Lying, But He Kissed Me Anyway Chapter 05

Right as the bell rang, someone burst into the room and flopped into the seat beside me.

I glanced over.

He was pretty good-looking, sharp features with a bad-boy vibe.

The cut on his forehead just made him look more rebellious.

[Holy crap, the second male lead is here. The villainess is definitely going to stir up trouble now.]

[The second male lead is a rich kid. Yesterday he saved the female lead when she got harassed at a BBQ place.]

[He’s so hot—I’m gonna ship him with the female lead for one second.]

The guy sitting next to me was Damon Wilder.

According to Danmaku, he’d later fall for the female lead and help her take me down.

My heart skipped—another headache.

Damon had been up all night gaming and was already face-down asleep on the desk.

When the teacher called on him to answer a question, there was still a red imprint on his cheek.

The teacher was super strict; even though this elective was just for credits, missing a question would cost you points.

Damon was dazed and didn’t even know where the question was.

I quickly circled an answer for him.

Damon scraped by.

After sitting down, he tilted his head at me.

“Thanks, that’s solid. What’s your major?”

“Architecture.”

“Wanna add me on iMessage?”

“Sure.”

If I could get on the second male lead’s good side, maybe I could avoid suffering later?

I stared at my phone contacts, thinking.

Chilly stares came from behind me.

I felt them on my back like needles.

I was about to turn around.

[Is the male lead looking at the second male lead with annoyance? Could he be jealous?]

[That’s because the second male lead stole his moment of being the hero. The male lead’s been stewing about it.]

So Julian was jealous for the female lead’s sake.

If those two fought, I didn’t want to get caught in the crossfire.

Damon was always gaming and often skipped class.

The first message he sent me was—

“Can you sign me in for Film Appreciation?”

?

If the teacher found out, I’d be toast.

Second message.

“I’ll pay you a thousand.”

Huh, maybe it wasn’t so bad.

I agreed to help Damon.

And I often asked him:

“Rich boy, what else do you need?”

Sometimes he was too lazy to buy food—especially the stuff with long lines—and he’d have me run the errand.

A thousand bucks every time.

This wasn’t a demon—it was an angel.

After I’d done it enough times, his friends started saying I was chasing him.

They didn’t get it.

I was saving up to go abroad.

If I ran far enough, by the time Julian found out about that letter, he couldn’t mess with me.

[Wait, what’s with this villainess? She’s not following the script at all—shouldn’t she be messing with the female lead and ruining their romance?]

[Honestly, she’s kind of inspiring? What’s happening here?]

[Are you all stupid? She’s clearly cozying up to the second male lead. So shameless—she’s going after every guy the female lead might like.]

Since when did dignity earn you a million?

These evil Danmaku didn’t get it.

Love is nothing compared to a future.

With my degree, I’d find a good job, wouldn’t I?

Even if Julian became some all-powerful CEO, his reach couldn’t be global, right?

Thinking that, I was standing under the guys’ dormitory with a hot dog.

When I saw Julian come out carrying books.

He stopped when he saw me.

Spotting the breakfast in my hand, his eyes lit up.

He was about to come over when Damon beat him to it.

Messy yellow hair, but still looked handsome.

“Thanks, man.”

“No problem. What do you want for tomorrow? Just text me.”

Soon my phone buzzed with a 1,000 transfer.

Damon was heading to class when he realized some guy was staring daggers at him—it gave him the creeps.

“Elena, who’s that? Why’s he staring at us?”

“Not really sure.”

As soon as I said that, Julian walked up stone-faced.

“Elena, we need to talk.”

“…”

I followed Julian to the lake.

His expression was darker than usual.

It made me uneasy.

“You’re not chasing Ethan anymore—are you going after Damon instead?”

“No, I’m just bringing him breakfast.”

I was telling the truth.

But Julian didn’t seem convinced.

“Don’t lie to me. You blocked me because you got bored with me, didn’t you?”

“…No.”

“Then why? Did I do something to upset you?”

He looked up, a spark of hope in his eyes.

I couldn’t stand that face of his.

So I admitted it guiltily.

“Actually… I only got close to you to get into Harvard.”

Julian frowned: “Besides that, nothing else?”

“Yeah, sorry for using you.”

His face went cold.

I couldn’t meet his eyes and kept my head down.