Chapter 87 Borrowing Someone Else’s Luck

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“Maybe for some people, but for you… well, that’s a bit trickier,” Charmaine remarked, her tone casual.

Milo didn’t know how to respond. He grabbed her meal card from her hand and tossed it carelessly aside.

She glanced at the card but didn’t give it any more thought.

The Nelson brothers, especially Milo, seemed to have inherited a rather shallow mindset.

They looked down on her to such an extent that they felt the need to take her meal card. How petty.

A few moments later, Milo came back, but this time he was carrying a bowl piled high with meat dishes.

He puffed out a breath, clearly pleased with himself, and started heaping the food onto Charmaine’s plate.

“Hold on, Milo. Are you really trying to feed me into a food coma?”

Is this the best he can come up with? It feels like the only way he knows how to bully me is by using the most direct and unsubtle approach.

Milo rolled his eyes, adopting a dramatic tone, “Come on, Charmaine, stop pretending. Of course you can’t make enough money working as a maid for Emyr.”

He handed her back the meal card. “I put 10,000 on here. Since you’re obviously not getting decent meals at the Crosses, you might as well eat well here at school.”

him in disbelief.

at the Crosses?” she asked, her

at you–only eating bread and vegetables. You really think I can’t tell you’re

Mr. Milo, your keen observation skills and overactive imagination are truly something

luxury meals at the Crosses–this was just her way of giving her stomach a break.

But…

meal card. “You really loaded 10,000

more than enough

not paying you back.”

“The cafeteria only lets you load up to 10,000. If they allowed it,

you’re trying to play the ‘kind–hearted‘ card?

but hesitated, caught off guard. “I’m

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Leah? Or are you just thinking of me as a pity case to hand out money to?”

Milo was speechless.

She stared at him like

want from me? I already apologized. Why are

apologized, that doesn’t mean I should forgive you”

gaze sharp and unwavering, her resolve clear. There was no softness in her tone, just a

and the Nelsons have done to me–I’ll

step

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