This Life Wasn’t for Love, It Was for Payback

When the college entrance exam results came out, the heiress of a powerful California family received an offer from Stanford University. Smiling brightly, she announced to the whole class, "Whoever gets into Stanford with me, I’ll marry them!"

One afternoon, she leaned on my desk, resting her chin in her hand as she looked at me with a teasing smile.

“They say you’ve got a crush on me. So, are you coming?”

My cheeks burned. That same night, I went home and changed my college application. I put Stanford down. In the end, I barely made it in, making me the last student accepted.