The mont Lucas and Sofia stepped out of the cafeteria, a familiar chanical voice suddenly echoed inside Lucas’s mind.
[Ding! Sofia Favorability 5]
[Ding! Sofia Favorability 5]
[Current Favorability: 60]
[When Sofia’s favorability toward the host reaches 100, the system will reward a Super Gift Pack.]
Lucas paused slightly.
Surprise flashed across his face.
Honestly, he had been ntally preparing for the exact opposite.
After what had just happened inside the cafeteria, he genuinely thought Sofia’s impression of him might drop. Getting dragged into ssy drama involving an obsessive ex was hardly pleasant.
Not to ntion Jessica had almost dragged her into a public fight.
Even Lucas himself felt embarrassed.
How was he even supposed to face Sofia after that?
Yet unexpectedly, not only had her favorability not dropped, it had increased.
A faint smile unconsciously appeared on his lips.
Looks like things turned out much better than expected.
anwhile, Sofia quietly walked beside him, occasionally lowering her head to fix the strands of ssy hair Jessica had ruined earlier.
Part of her makeup had smudged slightly, and under normal circumstances, she would have absolutely hated being seen looking like this.
Especially in front of soone she liked.
But strangely enough, right now, she did not care.
Not even a little.
Because her heart was still beating ridiculously fast.
The scene inside the cafeteria kept replaying inside her mind.
The way Lucas stood in front of her.
The way he defended her without hesitation.
The way he grabbed her hand and led her out in front of everyone.
Honestly, no girl could stay completely unaffected after sothing like that.
At least, Sofia could not.
In her eyes, Lucas had already made things very obvious.
Why else would a guy defend a girl like that?
Why else would he choose her so openly in front of his ex?
The more Sofia thought about it, the warr her chest felt.
A small smile unconsciously appeared on her lips.
Even the embarrassnt from her ruined makeup no longer mattered.
After walking quietly for a while, Lucas suddenly cleared his throat.
Then scratched the back of his head awkwardly.
"Uh... sorry about earlier," he said.
"I didn’t expect Jessica to go that crazy."
His tone carried genuine guilt.
"Because of , your al got ruined."
Sofia blinked.
Then looked at him in slight surprise.
Honestly, she had not blad him even once.
If anything, she had been secretly happy.
Very happy.
Still, she quickly shook her head.
"It’s not your fault," she said softly.
"If anyone should apologize, it’s Jessica."
After a brief pause, she lightly touched her ssy hair and laughed awkwardly.
"I should probably head back to the dorm though."
She pointed helplessly at herself.
"I look like a disaster right now."
Lucas instinctively glanced at her.
ssy hair.
Slightly ruined makeup.
Yet sohow, she still looked ridiculously pretty.
For a mont, he almost said it out loud.
Fortunately, he stopped himself in ti.
"Alright," he said with a smile. "Go get so rest."
Sofia nodded.
But just as she turned to leave, she hesitated slightly.
Almost like she wanted to say sothing else.
In the end, though, she only smiled softly.
"See you later, Lucas."
Then she walked away.
Lucas stood there quietly for a mont before letting out a small sigh.
Looks like she really believes the lottery rumor.
At this point, the entire school probably did.
Eight million dollars.
For an ordinary student, that amount was enough to completely change soone’s life.
But to Lucas?
He could not even feel excited about numbers like that anymore.
After everything that had happened recently, his perspective had quietly changed.
Lottery money?
That was nothing.
Especially when over twenty-two million dollars was already sitting comfortably inside his account.
And the craziest part?
His money was still growing.
Fast.
Very fast.
Lucas lowered his head and glanced at his phone.
A faint grin slowly spread across his face.
Honestly...
Being rich felt pretty damn good.
Lucas had barely taken a few steps toward the hostel when he suddenly heard soone calling his na from behind.
"Lucas!"
The voice sounded hurried.
He turned instinctively.
A girl was running toward him at full speed, one hand clutching the strap of her bag while the other waved frantically in his direction.
Lucas paused.
For a brief second, his attention unconsciously shifted.
Her long hair swayed wildly as she ran, and the movent of her body made it obvious she had rushed out without thinking twice. The fitted shirt she wore stretched tightly against her figure, and judging by the way she moved, she clearly was not wearing a bra.
Lucas blinked.
Then blinked again.
Damn.
Even from a distance, he could tell.
This girl was stunning.
Her looks were easily above Sofia’s level.
Not overwhelmingly glamorous like so social dia influencers, but naturally attractive in a way that made people look twice without realizing it.
The closer she got, the more familiar her face beca.
Lucas narrowed his eyes slightly.
Wait...
He had definitely seen her before.
Then suddenly, it clicked.
Sienna Hart.
Jessica’s roommate.
Back when he was still dating Jessica, Lucas had crossed paths with Sienna several tis at the girls’ dormitory.
To him, the two girls were practically birds of the sa feather.
The only real difference?
Sienna was far more beautiful than Jessica.
If Jessica could already be considered attractive in the Finance Departnt, then Sienna was on an entirely different level.
Even Jessica, with all her pride and arrogance, unconsciously followed Sienna’s lead most of the ti.
Whether it was choosing outfits, gossiping about classmates, or making decisions, Jessica often treated Sienna’s opinions like they were absolute truth.
Almost like she worshipped her.
Which made Lucas even more confused.
Soone like Sienna had barely acknowledged his existence before.
So why was she suddenly running after him now?
As Sienna finally stopped in front of him, slightly out of breath, Lucas instinctively noticed sothing else.
The top buttons of her shirt looked dangerously strained, as though they might surrender at any mont if she breathed too hard.
He instantly understood.
Ah.
She was probably here because of Jessica.
Either to apologize.
Or maybe beg him to forgive that crazy woman.
Honestly?
He already felt annoyed just thinking about it.
His mood cooled slightly.
"Is there sothing you need from ?" Lucas asked calmly.
His tone was not rude.
But it definitely was not warm either.
Truthfully speaking, Lucas felt a faint sense of resistance the mont he rembered she had once lived with Jessica.
No matter how attractive she was, anyone remotely connected to Jessica automatically lost points in his mind.
Still, since the Infinite Rebate System existed, Lucas forced himself to stay patient.
Who knew?
Maybe she was another potential target.
Just as that thought crossed his mind, the system notification suddenly appeared.
[Ding!]
[Sienna Hart Comprehensive Score: 9.2]
Lucas froze.
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