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 Technology

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

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

good, way better

thought he was just trying to save face and reluctant to admit his family's financial situation, so they didn't push the issue and continued to drag him along. Daisy and a few other girls followed

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in was already post or in the moon,

the

Alex's shoulders and

not just go to your place and

weekend, and we don't

and mom and the others would be too bang to help. Hearing this, everyone thought. The Donovan family really is pee. They have to work all day on Saturday and won't be back until evening.

in the future.

him in

more cunous, wanting to see just how hardside really

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 the moment. "Once we get to your house, we can ear playing games. It'll be fun Alaric couldn't refuse

all chimed in "We promise we won't

There are £een of us, so we'll

a car. You can ride with

for the girls. The guys will take cabs."

into four cars and, under

Donovan family's poverty were well known around camps, so no one asked where Alaric Eved

They stopped

as they continued, something felt

lead

a message: [Alaric, are you too busy playing with

just go over the slope ahead and

No one believed him

from here. How could going over a hill get

save fire by leading us somewhere else on