Chapter 31

Lily had broken up with the guy she went to movies with. She did not know where he got his money from, but now that it seems to be gone, Lily ditched him. 

That guy was over the moon when Lily agreed to date him. He did whatever he could to make her happy. He thought now that they were together, he will treat her well and make her happy.

When Lily suggested they should break up, he was devastated. He thought he did something wrong and kept on apologizing when Lily broke up with him. He begged her not to break up with him, but she did not show him any mercy and left him.

Lily only dated rich guys and took advantage of people to fulfill her needs. She was fed up with her average life, living in poverty, and working for every single thing in her life. She wanted to be rich and live comfortably without any worry. 

She was always jealous of rich girls, so she wanted to find a rich guy and get settled in life.

Lily saw Hardin sitting alone and thought she could somehow get close to him. "Hey, Hardin," Lily said, standing in front of Hardin.

Hardin was not interested in talking to Lily. Out of courtesy, he just politely smiled at her.

"Can I sit here?" Lily asked, hoping to talk to him.

"Yeah, sure," Hardin said halfheartedly.

"So are you alone," Lily questioned Hardin.

"Yeah, I'm waiting for my friends to join me," Hardin replied as he was typing something on his mobile.

"Oh, then can give you company till they come?" Lily said with a smile. She wanted to act like a sweet and kind girl in front of Hardin, she wanted him to see her as a good person.

She thought Hardin was obviously rich and once she became his girlfriend. She will not have to worry about money.

"You don't need to, you can leave," Hardin said. He was not interested in Lily. A lot of girls tried to get his attention, but he never liked any one of them. The only person he liked was Ava, but he could not move forward with Ava. Either he was lacking courage or because of the circumstances.

"Oh, it's okay I have nothing to do. I want to keep you company," Lily said, lowering her eyes and acting like a shy person. 

Hardin knew Lily was faking it, being shy was not her personality, and did care about her.

"I heard there's a concert next week. What do you think? Should we go?" Lily said excitedly.

"I am not interested in the concert," Hardin lied.

"Oh okay, how about just taking a stroll around the city? Wherever you want to go is fine with me," Lily suggested. Lily was trying to get closer to Hardin.

"Well, I'm not really free at the moment, I'll let you know," Hardin rejected her, and he did not intend to ever spend time with her.

"Really? Okay, I'll wait for that," Lily gave him a big smile.

"By the way, I saw you with Ava last week in the movie theater," Lily said. She wanted to know what their relationship was. She noticed that Hardin treated Ava differently from other girls.

"Oh yeah, we went to the movies with Kelly," Hardin said casually.

"So... are you and Ava dating?" Lily asked curiously. She considered Ava as her competition. If Hardin and Ava were truly dating, then it would be a problem for her.

She hated that all the guys liked Ava even when she wasn't doing anything. Lily always had to take the extra effort to be noticed. She had to dress very well, act sweetly, and go to so much length to attract a guy.

Hardin just gave her a cold look. He did not like anyone interfering with his private life.

"Well, I always see you hanging out with Ava, so I thought you two were dating," Lily explained.

"No, we're just friends," Hardin said.

Hardin was friends with Ava now, but in the future, he wants to be more than friends. In the future he wants her to be his girlfriend.

Lily was relieved and happy that Hardin and Ava were not together. It means that she still had a chance. If he likes somebody else, then she won't be able to do anything about it. She must be quick and get together with Hardin as soon as possible before that happens.

"Okay, I will go and get coffee while you are waiting," Lily stood and went to the cafeteria to get the coffee.

Hardin was thinking of leaving before Lily came back. He found her really annoying. 

Ava and Kelly had just finished their class, and Kelly was excited to see Hardin, so she dragged Ava and went to talk to him.

"Hey Ava, Kelly!" Hardin got up and was very happy to see Ava.

"I hope we're not disturbing you," Ava asked.

"No, no, please sit," Hardin said smiling.

"Well, I'm so stressed that we're having our exams in two weeks," Kelly said.

"Yeah, everyone is. I've already started preparing and reviewing for exams," Hardin said.

Lily came excitedly with the coffee but seeing Ava and Kelly with Hardin made her mood sour.

"When you told me your friends were joining you, I didn't expect it to be Ava and Kelly," Lily said sarcastically.

Hardin and Ava looked at each other and kept quiet. Kelly never liked Lily and she knew about her true colors.

"Hardin I got you your coffee," Lily said, giving the coffee to Hardin.

"Oh, I need coffee so badly, can I have it?" Kelly said, snatching the coffee cup from Lily's hand.

"It's for Hardin," Lily raised her voice.

"Oh Hardin will not mind, right?" Kelly said, looking at Hardin.

"Yeah, of course, you can take it," Hardin nodded.

Kelly sneered at Lily and drank her coffee. Lily was so angry, Kelly just insulted her. She hated that Kelly was trying to destroy her image in front of Hardin. Kelly was always in her face. 

Lily stomped her foot. "Well, I have work to do, I'm leaving," Lily said, clenching her teeth.

Kelly laughed, seeing Lily so flustered. After Lily went away, she leisurely drank her coffee.