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

noon, the match ended with the University of

Alaric out for a meal, but he refused, saying. "I brought my own

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

way better than what you get

save face and reluctant to admit his family's financial situation, so they didn't push

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time they fished eating in was already post or in

the guyn pot

Alex's shoulders and

by not just go to your place and

It's the weekend, and

restaurant, he knew there would be space if he suddenly begin from over and mom and the others would be too bang to

in the future.

him in

were more cunous, wanting to see just

won't have to serve us "We can pick up snacks on the way! Daisy suggested, seizing the

all chimed in "We promise we won't be a

counted. There are £een of us, so we'll take

have a car.

car for the girls.

split into four cars and, under

well known around camps, so no one asked where Alaric Eved to avoid embarrassing him. several times to buy barbecued mean snack been pannions and

They stopped

continued, something

lead to

you too busy playing with your

just go over the slope ahead and you're

No one believed him

said, "Vento Street is far from here. How could going over

Alaric trying to save fire by leading