16 | Rags to riches
Kim | Trev
âHey, how have you been?â
âHi! Good, you?â
âI'm alright. What are you doing?â
âNothing, why?â
âWe could talk if you'd like.â
âSure! Let me just return this to Caden. Hold on.â
âCaden?â
â...â
â...â
âHi!â
âWho's Caden?â
âMy colleague. He's the one who caused this.â
âOh, the one who tweeted about me?â
âYeah. Sorry again.â
âAre you out?â
âNo, why?â
âWhy are you with him?â
âOh, we live together. It's complicated.â
âHuh. Interesting.â
âDo you wanna listen to our story? I mean, unless there's something else you'd like to talk about.â
âI'm all ears.â
âWe met when I was four. He was my neighbour, and our parents knew each other really well. We spent every single holiday together. Halloween, Christmas, every single one.â
âThat's adorable.â
âYeah, our families would often go on vacations together. We've been to Germany and France! What countries have you been to?â
âQuite a few.â
âHuh?â
âMy family travels a lot.â
âYou must be pretty wealthy then.â
âThat's not the point. You haven't finished your story.â
âNo! I wanna listen to yours.â
âMine? I have nothing to share.â
âC'mon, I'm sure you do.â
â...â
âMaybe how your family became wealthy? I'd like to learn.â
âAre you being serious?â
âI was kidding, but I wouldn't mind if you shared!â
âWe run an investment company. Arden Group, if you've heard of it.â
âNo way! I think I have. And you're the heir?â
âWell, yes, technically.â
âYou're kidding. No wonder you always sounded so stern. I thought that you were actually going to sue Caden and me.â
âWell, I didn't.â
âShould I be thankful?â
âShould you?â
âIs that why you were so adamant about removing the post? I just thought that you were afraid of people shaming your size.â
âHold on... shaming my size? What's there to shame?â
âYour reaction right now proves everything.â
âI'm speechless.â
âOkay, but all that aside, I have to say this. Talking to you makes me feel like the main character!â
âWhat does that mean?â
âYou know, rags to riches, marrying into a rich family. Cinderella.â
âWho said that I was going to marry you?â
âI'm pretending to be your girlfriend! Might as well be your wife, you know.â
âYou're hilarious.â
âI'm kidding. Let me know when you're looking for one, though. You have my number.â
âAlright, alright. Time for bed.â
âFine. We'll talk tomorrow! I'm not letting my chance slip away like that.â
âOkay, Cinderella.â