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Chapter 1876

Her heart accelerated uncontrollably.

Ding!

She received an unexpected text from Heather.

“Hey Caprice, | just wanted to apologize for what happened with the ticket machine this afternoon. | thought it was only going to be a harmless prank, | didn’t expect all that to happen.”

Caprice was taken aback by her message.

What was this about?

What would prompt Heather to apologize to her?

Another text followed after that. “I feel terrible about what happened so | resigned.”

Caprice was very confused at this point.

Stoked by curiosity, she asked Heather, “I heard about you getting fired by Liam. Is this why you mentioned that you felt terrible?” On the other end of the phone, Heather's stiff fingers hovered over her phone. The color drained from her cheeks.

She was only texting Caprice to gauge if she had found out about her getting fired. She did not expect Caprice to be so caught up on the latest events.

Was it Liam or Isabel who told her?

She scowled sharply and began rattling against her keyboard furiously, hoping to salvage her image. “Yeah, | was just trying to mess around with you but what | did was a violation of company policy so Liam had to do what he had to do. To be honest, even if he didn’t let me go, I was going to resign anyway. My parents have been telling me to take up the family business. Besides. Liam also mentioned that | have been getting overworked lately and wanted me to take a break.”

After Caprice finished reading the long paragraph, her restless mood settled like a pool of still

water.

Liam had only let her go because of company policy.

Furthermore, he only let Heather go because he was worried about her getting overworked.

Did this mean they were still tougher?

She sighed, disappointed by the turn of events. She did not feel like responding after that.

Meanwhile, Heather smiled coyly upon noticing Caprice’s reluctance in responding to her

message.

At least it looked like Liam had not confessed his feelings for Caprice.

He must think of Caprice as nothing more than his sister. The reason she got fired by Liam must have nothing to do with Caprice. The only reason Heather texted Caprice at all was to figure out if Caprice still thought that she was dating Liam.

Caprice would not choose to end the conversation out of nowhere if she was not under the assumption that Heather and Liam were still dating.

After a while, she texted Caprice again. “By the way, Caprice, there’s this clubhouse in Westchester called Emerald V, it’s run by my family. It looks like I’m going to be taking over the clubhouse from here on so | won't have time to hang out with you going forward. The good news is you can take your friends to the clubhouse! Just tell the staff my name and they will let in.”

you Caprice was not expecting yet another message from Heather. It was blatantly clear that she was only trying to boast about her taking over her family business.

Caprice had heard about Emerald V. It was among the top three entertainment venues in Westchester. All of its members were prominent members of the business world, all boasting net worth well into the hundred million.

Emerald V itself was one of the many subsidiaries of a certain company that led the entertainment sector in Westchester. Caprice had trouble recalling the name of the company but she speculated that Heather must be the daughter of the owner of said company.

She was not in the mood of entertaining Heather’s self-indulgent stories.

Heather smiled coyly, realizing that she had successfully riled up Caprice.

Emerald V was very famous among the socialite class in Westchester. She was certain that Caprice must have heard of it and would have figured out that she was the future successor of VV Entertainment, her family’s corporation.

It was about time Caprice realized that she could not possibly hope to compare herself with her! She was superior in every aspect!

She was convinced that Caprice did not respond because she was jealous and chose to ignore her out of spite. Shortly after Caprice put away her phone, the car stopped outside the dormitory.

“Thank

you,

Moses.” Caprice thanked him sincerely, then she got out of the car.

Freya stepped out of the car as well.

Moses suddenly got out of the car as well. He went toward Caprice and asked hastily, “Caprice, | still owe you a meal, don’t |? Do you have time tomorrow night?”

Caprice was still in a sour mood from her conversation with Heather. She ended up lashing out unfairly at Moses. “No. I’m busy.” Moses seemed caught off guard by the sharpness of her tone and murmured, “Okay.”

With that, Caprice went up the stairs.

Chapter 1877

Freya waved goodbye to Moses before following Caprice up the stairs.

Moses waited until they were out of sight before returning to his car and driving away.

Meanwhile, Liam’s car was camped underneath the shade of some trees. He was stalking them from the dark. He peered intently through the window in the direction of Caprice’s dormitory.

After ensuring that Caprice had returned home safely. He turned to his driver, “Let’s go.”

“Caprice, what's wrong?”

Always attentive, Freya noticed that Caprice was in a sullen mood and checked up on her. Caprice made a look, “I’m fine, just a little tired.”

“Why did you reject Moses’ invitation just now?” Freya smiled playfully, “You know, | think he’s interested in you, don’t you feel like going out with him?”

Moses was interested in her? It was the first Caprice had ever heard of anything like that. She shook her head. All of her friends should know by now that she had feelings for Liam.

She never paid much attention to any other men.

Freya expressed with a sigh, “Right.”

Moses was Mr. Popular in university and it looked like he was going to carry over his success into his adulthood. He had found his company and was slowly expanding his business, there were not many guys out there that could compare to Moses. Then again, there were outliers like Liam who was on a completely different level that made Moses seem wholly unimpressive in contrast.

Freya figured that if she was Caprice, she would have eyes for nobody but Liam as well.

Something else suddenly came to her. She asked cautiously, “By the way, Liam fired Heather, didn’t he? Does that mean they broke up?”

This struck a nerve in Caprice. She answered grumpily, “No, they’re still together.” Freya held her tongue. The weekend passed quickly.

Freya had resumed her shift at her job. Meanwhile, Caprice had been lazing around at the dormitory, scrolling on her phone or sleeping until the weekend passed her by.

Upon seeing how she was wasting away, Freya dragged her out of the house come Monday. She made Caprice follow her to the dessert cafe where she was working part-time. Then, she made her change into a cute costume and had her pose by the shopfront window.

Caprice was going to let her mind wander and let time pass her by. Shortly after she sat down, many passers-by began to flock outside the shop. They took pictures of her while musing, “Oh my god, it’s Lady Leisha!”

“So pretty!”

The dessert cafe was a very famous spot amongst the young people in Westchester. Lady Leisha was a fictional character that served as an icon for the cafe on social media.

Freya had dressed Caprice as Lady Leisha. Before long, the once—quiet cafe was filled with people.

Many people wanted to take pictures with Caprice, “Hi, do you mind if | took a picture with you?”

Caprice was too polite to refuse, “Sure.”

After getting a picture with her, they would head to the

Business was booming.

y would head

to and buy

something to eat.

Even Freya, the deputy store manager had to head to the kitchen to help out due to the intense demand. It was only until the evening when Caprice changed out of the costume that people stopped pouring in. Freya was exhausted. The moment they got back to the dormitory, she threw herself on the bed. Caprice was nowhere near as tired since all she had to do all day was just pose for pictures.

As usual, she lay in bed and scrolled Liam’s profile on her phone to see if he made any new posts today. It was then that she noticed a transaction from Freya.

She received a deposit of two hundred dollars from Freya.

Chapter 1878 Caprice shot a curious glance at Freya. “Frey, what’s with the two hundred dollars?”

Freya informed her, “The store manager told me to give it to you as a thank-you for drawing so many customers to the cafe today.”

Caprice smiled. “Okay.”

She took the money without complaint.

Two hundred may not be a life-changing amount but she was still proud of making money for herself. What she did not disclose to Freya was that she was one of the shareholders of the cafe.

Over the next few days, Caprice went to the dessert cafe with Freya every day.

The store manager decided to hire her to dress up as Lady Leisha every day to help attract customers. All she had to do was wear the outfit for three hours a day and she would be paid two hundred dollars for her time.

Since Caprice had nothing else to do with her time, she readily agreed.

Aweek passed in the blink of an eye.

It was Friday night.

After leaving the dessert cafe, Caprice treated Freya to a feast with the money she made during the week. After their meal, they cycled back to the dormitory together.

When they arrived at the gate, they saw Moses.

He was wearing a white shirt paired with leather pants and was leaning against a tree. He looked dashing as usual with the evening glow outlining the silhouette of his body.

Caprice asked suspiciously, “Moses, why are you here?”

Moses turned to her with a spark in his eyes. “Where were you? You came home later than | expected.”

“We just finished our shift at our part-time job and went to get dinner.”

Moses observed the heavy makeup on her face and asked curiously, “What kind of part-time job have you taken up?” Caprice answered, “I dressed up as Lady Leisha, she’s sort of a mascot at the dessert cafe Frey works at.”

Dessert cafe? Lady Leisha?

Moses was very confused. Just as he was about to say something, they heard a terrific rumble somewhere close by. It was the bellowing roar of a blue sportscar. It screeched to a stop in front of them.

After the sportscar stopped, it was Piper who emerged from the passenger seat. Another figure stepped out of the driver seat. It was a young man wearing a pair of sunglasses, strapped in a dungaree and a pair of shiny leather boots.

The immediate impression he gave off was one of a hooligan.

Caprice almost recoiled from disgust.

Freya was so horrified by the sight of the man that she could not find her voice. Moses frowned disapprovingly.

Piper greeted them enthusiastically, “Caprice, Frey, it’s me!”

Caprice and Freya snapped back to their senses.

Freya ran to Piper and threw her arm’s tightly around her.

The young man approached Caprice, his voice was obnoxious. “Caprice, long time no see, do you miss me?” Caprice scowled. “Trey, what's with the getup?”

The last time she saw him, he was already dressed like a cowboy, but his demeanor then was nowhere near as obnoxious as he was now.

Trey took off his glasses and asked in a distraught voice, “What? Don’t | look cool?” Caprice frowned and preferred to not respond, but her face said it all.

Trey ruffled his hair dejectedly. “Fine, fine. | won’t wear this next time.”

“Here, | bought a gift for you.” He produced a small, intricate box from his pocket.

Caprice did not want it, but she knew that he would whine incessantly if she refused it. With that in mind, she took it and thanked him stiffly, “Thanks.”

“Try to be more enthusiastic next time.” He quipped before turning to Moses. “Who's this?” Caprice introduced Moses. “His name is Moses Stewart, he’s our senior.”

She turned to Moses. “Moses, this is Trey. He’s Piper’s brother and a friend of mine.”