She Outshines Them All (Athena and Matthew)

Chapter 180

Athena returned to school from Asnaoya on a Friday,

She originally planned to head straight home, but there was a quiz in her class that evening. Since she had already taken a week off at the beginning of the semester, she figured she should at least show up for a bit. What she didn't expect was to immediately stumble upon Alaric, who was gearing up for an argument. Of course, it was a small I matter, easily

resolved.

After the quiz, she drove Alaric home. By the time they got home, it was already past 10 PM. Josie had gone to bed, while the adults were having a late-night snack. chatting, and watching TV. By II, everyone dispersed to their roorns, The The next morning,

the who after whole family had breakfast together, Maria went back to her classes, Alaric headed to school for a team match against other schools, and the rest of the family went to help out at the restaurant.

When Alaric went to school, he brought along a lunchbox that his family had prepared for him.

That lunchbox caught the attention of his classmates, becoming another piece of "evidence" of his family's financial struggles.

As he

played

I basketball in the indoor gym, some girls who came to watch started whispering. "Athena brought a lunchbox from home on the day she registered too. Looks like their family really is poor, too afraid to even spend money on eating "Alas, no matter how handsome or nice he is, if his family's too poor, it's just not going to work..." "Theard from

in

ard from someone in the club that Alaric's not having much luck with the national basketball draft. He might not make it into the national team, and if that's the case, even if he joins a club, his market value won't be that high." "Yeah, if an athl athlete can't m

Daisy frowned as she listake it to the national team or top-tier professional games, there's really no future."

listened.

If Alaric's family really was that poor, she'd have to seriously reconsider her options.

If Alaric really couldn't make it to the national team and had no future, then no matter how reluctant she felt, Daisy would have no choice but to blacklist him.

That was the the only

"A man can't be poor. hope

Alaric can pull through."

could make in her

ended with the University of

but he refused, saying. "I

in. "What's so great about home-cooked food? Come on, let's eat out. It's

family's cooking is really good, way better than what you get at school or

family's financial situation, so they didn't push the issue and continued to drag

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already post or in the moon, and it was time to beard

of the

Alex's shoulders and

by not just go to your place

weekend, and

will be bome to welcome you cook or entertain you fill be really boring" With so many customers at the restaurant, he knew there would be space if he suddenly begin from over and mom and the others would be too bang to help. Hearing this, everyone thought.

in the future.

him in

to see just how

for without the adults around. Once we're there we can seder takeout. Your family won't have to serve us "We can pick up snacks on the way! Daisy suggested, seizing

"We promise

counted. There are £een of us,

car. You can

thanks. Save your car for the girls.

cars and, under Alaric's lead, set off with

Alaric Eved to avoid

They stopped

as they continued, something felt

didn't lead

message: [Alaric, are you too busy playing with your phone and went

over the slope ahead

No one believed him

"Vento Street is far from here. How

Alaric trying to save fire by leading us somewhere