The Girl They Ignored Returned as the Woman Seven Men Would Die For novel Chapter 35

Xavier clicked through the links one by one. After skimming the contents, a look of genuine surprise crossed his face.

He had assumed Lucas had gotten himself into trouble again and was facing online backlash.

But the threads were just mindless gossip about the beauty of some campus belle at Hudson University.

Had the young heir taken a liking to this Seraphina girl? Was he trying to hide her from the public eye to eliminate competition?

Despite his confusion, Xavier didn't dare ask.

He contacted the administrators of the campus forum, transferred a hefty sum of cash, explained the demands, and quickly reported back to Lucas.

"It's done."

"There's one more thing," Lucas said, his grip tightening on his phone. His dark gaze remained fixed on the anonymous trending post from that night.

"There's a sophomore in the Sports Science Department named Jude Jensen. Find some people to teach him a lesson."

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That night, right before going to sleep, Mika accessed the system again.

"I want to rank up."

[Host Mika. Current Level: *Average Girl* 2-Star. Balance: $5,186.00. Rank-up conditions met. Processing upgrade...]

Ranking up was faster than leveling up. In less than ten minutes, Mika went from a 2-Star to a 3-Star Average Girl.

Without hesitation, she used her rewarded beauty vouchers to drop another ten pounds.

She had intentionally held off on upgrading before because she knew she needed to be physically prepared to save Lucas on Mount Azure.

Now that she had successfully made contact with her target, she was free to start shedding the weight.

[Current Host Stats: Age: 19. Height: 5'6". Weight: 154 lbs. Complexion: Luminous fair skin with cool undertones. Charm Score: 63.]

Mika pinched the soft flesh around her waist.

Dropping from two hundred pounds to one hundred sixty-five was a massive transformation.

But going from one sixty-five to one fifty-four wasn't quite as dramatic.

She patted her stomach, remaining perfectly calm.

It was fine.

But once an issue encroached on their own interests, resentment bloomed quickly.

Mika hesitated, offering an awkward smile. "Seraphina is really sensitive to pain. Besides, she probably doesn't know about my knee flaring up. I'm really sorry about this.

She insisted on leaving. Since everyone was getting free physical therapy anyway, they couldn't really complain.

However, as they watched Mika limp away, righteous indignation colored their faces.

"I used to think Seraphina was so sweet for not caring about Mika's looks and being her best friend.

But now... doesn't it seem like she just treats her like a servant?"

"Exactly! What kind of friend doesn't know about an old knee injury?

Seraphina just puts her own needs first. She literally doesn't care."

A male student standing nearby overheard their conversation and frowned, stepping up to defend Seraphina.

"Uh, Seraphina's foot is hurt too. It's totally normal to call your friend for help when you're in trouble. Aren't you guys overthinking this?"

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