She spoke, her voice deep. "Gideon Lawson, let’s go."
"Alright."
And with that, a long line of rough-looking young men fell in behind Chloe Sinclair.
Onlookers—
"Damn, why do I kinda think this crew of edgy guys is hot?"
"Some of those guys look familiar. What department are they in?"
"They don’t look like they go here. Probably high schoolers."
"They must be Gideon Lawson’s friends. I see him bring them here to eat all the time."
"Then they’re probably all geniuses, too."
In the mathematics department, Gideon Lawson was a legend in his own right.
At twenty-four, he was a freshman, yet many students already knew who he was.
Gideon Lawson came from a poor background. He had first been admitted to Emberfall University at eighteen, but he took a leave of absence after just one semester. In that single semester, however, he had ranked first in his entire department.
At nineteen, just as his peers were about to start their sophomore year, Gideon Lawson dropped out completely.
When he was twenty, Gideon Lawson enrolled in Emberfall University again, once more as the top science student in the entire country. But at twenty-one, he dropped out yet again.
It was only later that people learned Gideon Lawson was an orphan. Most children who age out of an orphanage never look back.
During that period, the orphanage had taken in more children, some with critical illnesses. It was struggling to make ends meet and was on the brink of shutting down. Gideon Lawson had no choice but to drop out of school to earn money and keep the orphanage afloat.
Gideon Lawson was only twenty-one that year, but he single-handedly supported all thirty-two children at the orphanage.
His story even made the news, prompting many people to donate.
Gideon Lawson wasn’t one to stand on ceremony. He knew he had to accept the money.
They had overcome this crisis, but there would always be another.
One child was sick, and then another would be.
Gideon Lawson accepted every donation that came from the public.
Two years later, however, Gideon Lawson returned all 500,000 that people had donated online. For the donors he could no longer contact, he gave their money to a children’s foundation.
Gideon Lawson had tried to do this quietly, but the media found out anyway and reported on the story with great fanfare.
This time, however, Gideon Lawson refused to accept any more public donations.
Two years had been enough time for him to get on his feet.
At twenty-four, he took the college entrance exam one more time, and once again, he enrolled at Emberfall University as the country’s number one science student.
At Emberfall University, Chloe Sinclair and Gideon Lawson were secretly known as the "Legendary Fiends."
One had thrived in the face of adversity; the other had been reborn from the depths of despair.
The moment the two of them left, the cafeteria erupted in cheers.
Many of the students started jeering at the remaining pair. "Why don’t you two just get married on the spot? The marriage registry is right outside campus! If you’re up for it, I’ll go wait in line for you first thing tomorrow morning. I guarantee you’ll be the first ones to tie the knot!"

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