Beautiful, Dirty, Rich (Monsta X Fanfiction)

Chapter Sixteen: Brutus

I walked into the assembly hall, and for the first time today, I paused.

'Where am I going to sit?' I asked myself.

Usually, I sat next to Hyeri. But I couldn't sit next to Hyeri anymore. And I definitely wasn't going to sit next to someone new.

As of right now, everyone in Shinwa Academy hates me. I'm public enemy number one to everyone, except...

'Wonho.'

He would be the perfect person to sit next to. As buff as he is, no one would bother us. My eyes scanned the endless rows of seats. But, as per usual, Wonho was nowhere to be found.

'Why does he always skip?'

Finally, I just decided on a chair all the way in the back row. I climbed the steep stairs and sat in an empty row. The students sitting in front of me turned to stare for a moment for coming to attention.

The assembly had begun.

Shownu walked to the front of the hall, a hush befalling the room. He stood at the mic, and I could see a moment of worry.

He cleared his throat before speaking, "Hello 2019 class of Shinwa Academy. On this fine day I will be going over the agenda for the week. But first, I would like to give everyone a pat on the back for the successful festival last week-"

Suddenly, Shownu's speech was cut short. The Dean of the school walked onto the stage, halting all activity.

I, too, was surprised. The Dean rarely spoke directly to the student body. This was, in fact, the first time I've seen The Dean in person. I worried for a moment that Shownu was going to be publicly reprimanded for dating me.

The Dean motioned for Shownu to move away from the mic. The old man stood before the school, clearing his breath.

"Sorry for the interruption. But today I have a very important announcement to make," The Dean said in his booming voice.

The assembly room was so quiet that you could hear a pen drop.

"We have unknowingly been in the presence of the sole heir to the Lee Conglomerate," the Dean beamed, "And for those of you ignorant to what that means, the Lee Family Conglomerate is the biggest, wealthiest conglomerate in all of Korea. They own businesses in Korean, China and Japan."

The assembly hall started to murmur at the sheer wealth and powers this heir would hold.

But what did that matter? 

"I would like to introduce him to you all," The Dean said, motioning towards stage right.

There was a moment of nothing, and the assembly hall falls into a hush, waiting with bated breath.

Who could this ridiculously wealthy person be?

After a moment, an unmistakable silhouette stepped onto stage. This muscular figure was dressed in the special Prince uniform. The 24k gold details glimmered under the stage lights.

"Wonho," I gasped.

He's been stupid rich all along? Why didn't he say anything? And, why now?

"Today I will be making a big change to Shinwa Academy," The Dean continued, Wonho stood to his left, "To my right you can see our current Prince, Sohn Shownu."

Shownu bowed to the school.

"You have led the school well for the school year," The Dean said, "But someone new must take your place now."