The Price of being Pretentious
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  • Reads 3,567
  • Votes 776
  • Parts 44
  • Time 6h 38m
Complete, First published Aug 21, 2019
Mature
[COMPLETED] The story begins when the campus Playboy, Paris caught their class genius, London, stealing test papers from the faculty room. They made an agreement that Paris will keep it a secret if she will help him court her best friend, Venice. In the long run, their feelings began to bloom in a most painful way.

Because everyone was just pretending.

In the end, someone has to pay the price of being pretentious.



"I just loved the book from the very beginning and it just became more and more interesting day by day..."                  
                                                                                                         - @rockshower

"...loveable characters, budding romance, scandal, and complexity. The unique characters are developed really well, while the story itself teaches valuable lessons on trust, friendship, love, karma, and sincerity."

- @CLmauve
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70 parts Complete Mature

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