Ready to Rule: The Real Heiress Strikes Back novel Chapter 880

Garrett honestly couldn’t care less about dating right now. Work kept piling up and he barely had time to breathe, let alone think about finding a girlfriend. Plus, it’s not like his siblings were rushing into relationships either. Blake, Arthur, and Elliot were all single, so why should he be in a hurry?

The next morning, everyone at Capital Med School was buzzing with excitement. News had spread that senior researchers from the national medical institute were coming to visit for a while. When people found out that the legendary Garrett Norwood would be there, the girls basically lost their minds.

Someone even managed to snap a picture of Garrett heading into the special lab that morning and posted it on the school forum. He looked ridiculously good in that shot.

That’s when it clicked for Fiona and Monica. No wonder Lydia seemed so confident with her medical skills. She must have been learning from her own genius brother all this time.

At lunch, Monica rested her chin on her hand, staring at Lydia with envy. “Lydia, you’re so lucky. I wish I could trade lives with you.”

Lydia smiled and shrugged. “Honestly, any kid who’s loved by their family is lucky.”

That was what happiness meant to her. Before she moved back in with the Norwoods, her adoptive parents barely paid attention to her. But she had her grandmother. Being with her grandma always felt like enough.

Fiona grinned. “Monica’s just jealous because you have such amazing brothers. Seriously, Lydia, you have no idea. Everyone at school is talking about your brother Garrett. He’s become every girl’s top crush.”

Lydia raised an eyebrow, amused. “Really?”

Fiona nodded. “Yep. The only thing saving him is that he’s always in the special lab and hardly anyone can get in. Otherwise, half the girls here would probably be fighting each other to get to him.”

Monica perked up, remembering something. “Oh, and get this. There’s a thread on the forum saying only Yara is good enough for Mr. Norwood. Like, what’s so special about being the school queen? You totally beat her at the beginning of the semester.”

Fiona agreed. “Yeah, and everyone knows you have a boyfriend. Who even starts these pointless polls?”

Lydia kept scrolling and noticed a bunch of obvious fake accounts, all pushing for Yara and Garrett as a couple. She couldn’t help but roll her eyes. Did people really have nothing better to do? Or was it Yara stirring things up behind the scenes?

The only time she’d even interacted with Yara was during that school queen contest, and even then, Lydia had just walked away after getting more votes.

What was Yara trying to prove now? Was she actually interested in Garrett?

While Lydia was still mulling it over, someone walked past their table and spoke just loud enough for everyone to hear. “Mr. Norwood is a genius, smart and charming. Yara’s the school queen, gorgeous and talented. Together, they’re perfect. No one else even comes close.”