The Girl They Ignored Returned as the Woman Seven Men Would Die For novel Chapter 3

After Jude left, Mika dragged the dripping red umbrella upstairs.

She tossed the soggy bag of breakfast into the trash can at the end of the hall and pushed open the slightly ajar door to her dorm room.-

It was Saturday. No classes. Her roommates were all still asleep.

She kicked off her white sneakers and quietly climbed up to her top bunk, slipping behind her privacy curtain. Just then, her phone buzzed with a payment notification.

[Transfer Received: $150.00...]

Mika's lips curved into the faintest of smiles.

He actually sent it.

At the exact same moment, a cold, mechanical voice echoed in her mind.

[Received transfer from the mark (Jude Jensen) for $150.00. One breakfast, valued at $5.00. Total accumulated: $155.00. Current System Balance: $530.00. Would you like to proceed?]

Mika spoke silently in her mind: 'Check Charm Stats.'

[Host Mika Miller: Level *Ugly*. Charm: Four Stars. Would you like to use your balance to upgrade?]

"Four-Star Ugly..." Mika lowered her eyes, soundlessly chewing on the bitter words.

Her gaze turned bone-chillingly cold.

It was only after dying once that Mika realized she had been living inside a cliché reverse-harem romance novel.

Every mildly attractive or successful male in the entire narrative existed solely to fall at the heroine's feet.

And Mika was nothing but the designated, disposable best friend.

As she lay bleeding to death, her life flashing before her eyes, she had seen the entire plot unfold. The author clearly favored their darling 'daughter', Seraphina.

Not only did the story feature seven main male leads violently competing for Seraphina's affection, but literally every male entity—down to the stray dogs on the street—couldn't help but wag their tails at her.

And to make sure Seraphina never suffered any real hardship, the author had specifically gifted her Mika.

A character labeled 'best friend' but programmed as a loyal handmaid.

The author deliberately made Mika overweight, dark-skinned, and hideous to constantly highlight Seraphina's breathtaking beauty.

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