The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

Chapter 142

"Let's go," Citrine said, already heading for the door.

Halfway there, she suddenly glanced back over her shoulder at Sylvan and the others. "You all should come, too."

With that, Citrine strode out of the classroom, not looking back.

Sylvan and the rest stared at her retreating figure, convinced they'd somehow upset her. They shot Travis a series of desperate looks, silently pleading, *What do we do now?*

Travis didn't say a word he simply followed Citrine out, answering their question with action.

The group exchanged nervous glances, then hurried after him.

It wasn't until Citrine led them into a gaming café that Travis realized she was completely serious.

"Find a seat. Let's play a round," Citrine said, already sliding into a chair in front of one of the computers. She looked at them expectantly.

Travis' eyes widened in surprise, a little hesitation in his voice. "Citrine, the games we play aren't exactly beginner-friendly."

the rest of them had been playing for ages. If they accidentally crushed Citrine and made her upset, none of them would feel good about

play," Citrine replied, fingers already flying over the

glimpse of her screen-it was the familiar loading screen for "Final Showdown," their favorite 5-on-5 shooter.

know we play this

all got wiped out," Citrine said,

head, a little sheepish. "We just lost because we

Sylvan suddenly let out a loud exclamation. "No way!

to peek at Citrine's screen. Right next to her

caught their stunned looks, a hint of pride glimmering in

Citrine's few real passions. Getting

a match anyway, and seeing Citrine so confident,

added each other as friends, and Travis promptly started up a

team shooter-five players per side, taking down bosses and battling another five-person squad. Win, and bragging rights

was used to the guys being extra careful with

they saw it was an L8-level boss, Travis and the others tensed, preparing to coordinate their attack. But before anyone could even call out a

of them just stared, stunned