The Fallen Princess

The Fifth Fall

Heading towards the school the next day, Gary drove Eve with a frustrated face. Sitting next to her anxious Father, Eve could not create any words of encouragement, and the silence consumed both on their way to their destination. Halted the ordinary car in front of the magnanimous school was pretty unbefitting next to other luxurious vehicles around them.

Unfastened the seatbelt, Eve bid a simple, awkward goodbye to Gary before her feet touched the ground. While the day was new, the stares were similar to what she had yesterday. It might be worse because of the gossip circulating about her being Edmund's chemistry partner, and some people spotted her getting into Edmund's car.

Regardless of what they think or do, Edmund boosted her confidence. Yesterday was quite depressing due to the effects of her insecurities after losing her wealth. However, the injection of confidence that Edmund gave her by being by her side filled her with hope and dreams.

I'm so ready. Bring it on!

Observing the excited Eve, the familiar person she had been searching for yesterday, he appeared before her with his captivating smile, "Hey, Eve."

The young man wasn't a celebrity, but he could have been. The lode-gold hair, and masculine features, truly contradict Edmund's charm. While Edmund could be seen as a charming golden retriever, this man exudes the aura of a sleeping wild lion. The man's name is Louise Evans, the youngest British billionaire with a very sexy accent. From the first time they had met, the two had consensual flirting that escalated to the status of a flirting partner. Unfortunately, the pair never go beyond friends since Evan is notorious as a playboy. Presented as one of the richest heirs in the Academy, he isn't the best husband material at all.

In fact, he is among the top 3 hottest boys in this school, after Edmund and an unknown man in Eve's eyes. Eve seldom flirts with guys at school because it goes against her principles. The only young gentlemen she toys with at school are those she meets outside. Despite her deeds being widely gossiped about, this world has no secrets. Moreover, others often misconstrued her conduct of flirting in bars and parties where the students often go, earning her the nickname of Flirty Princess.

In response to Evan's greeting, Eve flirted unconsciously, "Hey, Evan."

"How are you? I heard yesterday you got ambushed by your ex-sidekick," Evan said as he casually played with Eve's hair strands and placed his hand around her shoulder.

"Well, where were you yesterday? It was the first day of school for the new semester in our 12 grade!" Eve filed a complaint, irritated by his MIA, as she pouted. A sudden realization that Evan knew about yesterday's incident made her question, "And how did you know?"

Chuckling at her cute behavior, Evan calmly explained, "I was unwell, that's why. Check your phone, sweetie. For the information, I acquired it from one of my gang who told me about it."

"Sure, eventually I will, after I dare to turn it on." As a sign of encouragement, Evan patted Eve's head, "What is your first class?"

"It should be the same as yours," Eve indifferently said. After conversing, Eve discovered that all their classes today were identical except Chemistry, Math, and P.E.

"Alright, let's go together, baby girl." Fluttering in Eve's heart, she slowly painted her lips curved upwards. Certainly, Evan is excellent at cheering her up by flirting. Moreover, Eve couldn't hate it. Instead, she loves it because this feeling excites her the most when she flirts or when others flirt with her.

In the hallway, before they reached their class, Eve had a question that popped out, "Evan." Instantly, Evan poured his full attention on her, "What?"

"I fully thank you for persevering to be my friend." Eve was truly grateful. People who used to be around her had continuously disappeared, and only Evan stayed next to her.

"Of course. I mean, why not? Besides, you are my best partner in flirting, as you never fall for me." Eve rolled her eyes but smiled at his response.

"Ah, did you know yesterday a guy approached me and told me I sleep with many guys?" Heartily, Eve laughed at yesterday's ridiculous assumption.

"What? A VIR—" Spontaneously, as Eve's eyes widened in surprise, she closed Evan's mouth with both of her palms, "—Ssh! Your voice is too loud! The least you can do is to say it softly. Would that be too hard to do?" Realizing what he almost did, Evan shook his head. After observing that no one was near the two, Eve let go of Evan's lips and breathed a sigh of relief.

"You're a virgin!" In disbelief, Evan was half screaming in his whisper. Evan discovered this secret a year ago when he nearly pursued an intimate relationship with Eve. On a particular occasion a few months ago, Evan and Eve engaged in physical intimacy to a greater extent than they had previously. Their behavior was prompted by lust, and they kissed passionately, using their tongues and becoming entangled in a dance. Both individuals' hearts began to beat faster, and they developed flushed, red cheeks due to the intense heat. As Evan's slender fingers reached for Eve's back, he noticed that she was trembling.

Although he was known for being a notorious playboy with a lot of experience, he sensed that something was not right with Eve. She did not seem to have any obvious insecurities that would cause her to tremble so suddenly. Evan reluctantly halted his actions and asked Eve if his suspicions were correct, to which she naively nodded in agreement. Frustrated, Evan immediately stopped his behavior and sobered up.

The man might be a playboy, but he has one rule.

Not to take someone's virginity.

He regards his one rule as something precious. Thus, the heated moment is gone in a second. In truth, Eve had never lost herself in a moment like she did with Evan. Living as the flirty princess all her life, she was known as a picky person. Therefore, all the guys she flirted with would have gone as far as a small kinship or a steamy kiss at the most intimate. However, she had never gone all the way because she lost her lust during the session. Eve had her principles to choose a few men to get close to her with her own screening process because she didn't want to contract an STD. As you all can see, from all the guys Eve had flirted with, at this moment, only Evan stayed after knowing about Eve's parents' status.

Those rumors of her sleeping around were groundless and made up when Eve hurt their pride by rejecting them. Regardless, after Eve's parents' downfall, she hadn't received any proper confessions, especially on her IG DMs. All of them were asking her to be their sleeping partner in exchange for monetary possession.

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A.N: 

There might be too many "conversations" going on because I wrote this when I was younger.

Fun fact: Eve never realized whenever she speaks, it is considered flirty because of her voice. Excluding when she is declining someone or getting furious.