Chapter 1 When my childhood sweetheart dumped me for being " too poor , " I honestly felt relieved . ] The reason ? I was just faking it this whole time . [ ] He has no idea Mom made me play broke because she didn't want him feeling inferior . ] God , keeping up that charade was exhausting . Finally , I could drop the act . Time to show this asshole exactly who he's messing with ! ] Grayson Vale was my mom's chosen future son - in - law - she literally picked him off the street as a kid . ] One look at his drop - dead gorgeous face and she decided he was handsome enough to marry into the family . ] To help me " win his heart from childhood , " we moved from our luxury penthouse downtown to a crappy apartment next door to his . Naturally , Grayson and I became inseparable childhood friends . ] Once we got tight with his family , Mom ditched her spa days and golf afternoons . Instead , she hits discount grocery stores with Grayson's mom , fighting over marked - down eggs and wilted vegetables . She literally abandoned her rich socialite lifestyle for this future son - in - law . I told Dad that Mom's obsession was so insane , she'd get roasted alive if this shit went viral online . [ ] Dad said nothing . Just quietly swapped his Rolls keys for the electric scooter to drive me to school . ] Whatever . Dad's just as powerless in this house as I am . [ ] I asked Mom when I could drop the act around Grayson . [ ] She said teens are most insecure . What if he finds out we're loaded and feels like crap about himself ? Don't know if Grayson would feel insecure , but I'm losing my shit . ] One night I snapped . Burst into their bedroom and demanded answers : [ ] " Is Grayson your secret kid or what ? ! " || ] " Honestly , I don't even care anymore - just let Dad and me move back downtown ! " ] " We'll accept your bastard son , whatever ! " ] ] That earned me a tag - team beatdown from both parents . Chapter 1 My ass was so hurts . But fine . ] I'll suck it up a little longer Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!