The Girl They Ignored Returned as the Woman Seven Men Would Die For novel Chapter 10

Being an athlete with a solid build, Jude effortlessly carried Seraphina on his back, leading the way.

Two steps behind him walked Mika, who kept adjusting Seraphina's dress so it wouldn't ride up.

Trailing at the very back, Xanthe and Lily exchanged another loaded look as they watched the bizarre trio.

They both saw the exact same absolute certainty in each other's eyes.

Jude was definitely still obsessed with Seraphina! Definitely!

Xanthe looked down at her phone and shot Lily a private text: [So sad. Ugly girls really don't get true love.]

Lily glanced at her screen without changing her expression and quickly typed back.

[But whatever the truth is, Jude is Mika's boyfriend now. Is Seraphina acting like this... really okay?]

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Jude carried Seraphina right to the entrance of the women's dorm, unable to go up any further.

Looking intensely reluctant, he carefully set her down and turned to Mika with a deep frown.

"Mika, make sure you carry her up the stairs carefully. Don't let her fall."

Mika stood on the steps, not immediately reaching for Seraphina. She just stared at him quietly before speaking.

"Jude, were you happy today?"

It was late. Under the pitch-black sky, the warm, yellow glow of the streetlamp cast a soft hue over Mika's features.

It made her usually impassive expression look as though it was laced with a profound, unspeakable sorrow.

Jude froze, completely failing to process what she meant by the question.

After a long, heavy pause, he hesitantly replied,

"Yeah. I'm happy."

"As long as you're happy," Mika's voice was impossibly soft, almost swallowed by the night.

She pulled Seraphina from his arms.

That faint, intoxicating fragrance hit his nose again, but before Jude could fully register it, Mika had already turned and walked into the stairwell.

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