Two Reborn, One Throne novel Chapter 37

At a buffet near Riverport High.

After class, Lucian held Joanne's hand right in front of Amber and announced he was taking her to a buffet.

Since he wasn't a billionaire yet and his mother controlled his bank cards, he couldn't afford a romantic French restaurant worthy of his precious Joanne, but he still wanted to treat her.

He wanted to give her the best he possibly could.

But Joanne seemed completely out of it. Handing her a glass of juice, Lucian asked, "Joanne, do you not like this place?"

He didn't really like it either, but it was all he could manage. Plus, he firmly believed Joanne wasn't a gold digger like Amber.

Joanne was actually just annoyed to death by Grace's relentless text messages.

If Lucian wasn't still useful, she would have blocked his mother's number hours ago.

"No, Lucian, you know that as long as I'm with you, I'd be happy eating at a street stall. It's just..." Joanne bit her lip, rapidly calculating how she could manipulate him into giving her the fifty thousand dollars from the Olympiad.

"Just what?" Lucian thought she was worried about the refund money and smiled affectionately. "Silly girl, didn't I tell you? Don't worry about that thirty thousand dollars. You're just too kind-hearted."

If Amber had been there, she would have thrown up.

Joanne herself was covered in goosebumps, but she suddenly looked up at him with teary, adoring eyes, acting as if he was her savior. "Lucian, you're so good to me. But I can't keep dragging you down."

Tears actually started brimming in her eyes.

Lucian couldn't stand seeing her cry. He grabbed her hand and gently tilted her chin up. "Joanne, what's wrong? Did something happen?"

He suddenly remembered the suicide note she had left him in his past life and tensed up. "Is your dad forcing you to do things again?"

Joanne gasped softly. She had found the perfect angle to squeeze the money out of him.

"Lucian, don't say that. No, my dad... my dad is fine." Her acting was spectacular; she looked absolutely terrified while fat tears rolled down her cheeks, splashing onto his hand.

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