The Girl They Ignored Returned as the Woman Seven Men Would Die For novel Chapter 34

Immediately, nearly twenty threads related to Mika popped up.

Most of them were dedicated to praising Seraphina's beauty, with Mika merely dragged into the discussion as an afterthought.

Whenever someone sneaked a picture of the stunning Seraphina on campus, they inevitably captured her inseparable companion, Mika.

The stark visual contrast always sparked cruel, mocking commentary from the student body.

[Who's the girl next to our campus belle? Every time I try to admire Seraphina, that troll jump-scares me!]

[That's Mika from the Sports Science Department. Honestly, Seraphina is a saint for being willing to be best friends with someone that hideous.]

[Who says Mika is useless? Just looking at her picture helped me lose three pounds. I can't eat for days after seeing her face.]

[It's ridiculous. Hudson's ugliest girl actually dares to hang out with the prettiest. Zero self-awareness.]

...

Lucas instinctively clicked on the older photos, his eyes drifting past Seraphina's sweet smile to zero in on the timid, darkened figure cowering behind her.

He froze for a second.

It took him a long moment to trace the faint outline of the gentle girl he had met today beneath the layers of heavy weight, severe acne, and dull black-rimmed glasses.

He finally recognized the delicate features he had seen in the forest.

Frowning slightly, he studied the image for a long time before muttering in obvious displeasure.

"It's not that bad."

Scrolling further down, he found a few recent threads explicitly dedicated to Mika.

[Who exactly is calling her best friend ugly? That's just malicious!]

[I met the legendary 'ugly duckling' Mika in person. She's just a normal, incredibly sweet girl!]

[[Images attached] Mika is doing free physical therapy for everyone! She's genuinely so kind. My shoulder pain is completely gone thanks to her!]

The posts included a few candid photos of Mika taken recently.

Though she still looked slightly heavier than the girl he had seen today, her overall aura was noticeably brighter and cleaner.

He thought of how she had limped to the side of the road to flag down a car, scrambling around to pay his hospital bills...

A tempest of dark emotion surged in the young heir's eyes.

It wasn't that he hadn't noticed her struggle.

He had simply taken it for granted, assuming that throwing money at her made them even.

She had relapsed directly because of him, yet she hadn't said a single word about it. She had just made sure he was safe before quietly slipping away.

How was it that such a good girl was surrounded by nothing but absolute garbage?

Gripping his phone, Lucas read through the entire thread again. Finally, his expression freezing over, he dialed Xavier's number.

"Lucas, have you decided to change rooms?" Xavier asked, his tone a mix of caution and relief. "I'll immediately—"

"I'm sending you links to some forum threads..." Lucas said, violently suppressing the rage burning in his chest.

"I want every single one of them wiped from the internet by tomorrow."