She Stuns the World - Chapter 342: Chapter 342
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Athena returned to school from Asnaoya on a Friday.
She originally planned to head straight home, but there was a quiz in her class that evening. Since she had already taken a week off at the beginning of the semester, she figured she should at least show up for a bit. What she didn't expect was to immediately stumble upon Alaric, who was gearing up for an argument.
Of course, it was a small matter, easily resolved.
After the quiz, she drove Alaric home.
By the time they got home, it was already past 10 PM. Josie had gone to bed, while the adults were having a late-night snack, chatting, and watching TV. By 11, everyone dispersed to their rooms.
The next morning, after the whole family had breakfast together, Maria went back to her classes, Alaric headed to school for a team match against other schools, and the rest of the family went to help out at the restaurant.
When Alaric went to school, he brought along a lunchbox that his family had prepared for him.
That lunchbox caught the attention of his classmates, becoming another piece of "evidence" of his family's financial struggles.
As he played basketball in the indoor gym, some girls who came to watch started whispering, "Athena brought a lunchbox from home on the day she registered too. Looks like their family really is poor, too afraid to even spend money on eating out."
"Alas, no matter how handsome or nice he is, if his family's too poor, it's just not going to work..."
"I heard from someone in the club that Alaric's not having much luck with the national basketball draft. He might not make it into the national team, and if that's the case, even if he joins a club, his market value won't be that high."
"Yeah, if an athlete can't make it to the national team or top-tier professional games, there's really no future."
Daisy frowned as she listened.
If Alaric's family really was that poor, she'd have to seriously reconsider her options.
If Alaric really couldn't make it to the national team and had no future, then no matter how reluctant she felt, Daisy would have no choice but to blacklist him.
"A man can't be poor. I hope Alaric can pull through."
That was the only prayer she could make in her heart.
At noon, the match ended with the University of Technology winning again.
His teammates dragged Alaric out for a meal, but he refused, saying, "I brought my own food from home, so I'm not going."
Everyone chimed in, "What's so great about home-cooked food? Come on, let's eat out. It's on us."
Alaric insisted, "My family's cooking is really good, way better than what you get at school or restaurants."
They all thought he was just trying to save face and reluctant to admit his family's financial situation, so they didn't push the issue and continued to drag him along.
Daisy and a few other girls followed them as well.
By the time they finished eating, it was already past one in the afternoon, and it was time to head back to rest.
One of the guys put an arm around Alaric's shoulders and said, "We've known each other for so long, but we've never been to your house. It's the weekend, and we don't have training this afternoon. Why not just go to your place and hang out?"
"Go to my house?" Alaric hesitated. "Everyone in my family is out working and won't be back until late. If we go now, no one will be home to welcome you, cook, or entertain you. It'll be really boring."
She originally planned to head straight home, but there was a quiz in her class that evening. Since she had already taken a week off at the beginning of the semester, she figured she should at least show up for a bit. What she didn't expect was to immediately stumble upon Alaric, who was gearing up for an argument.
Of course, it was a small matter, easily resolved.
After the quiz, she drove Alaric home.
By the time they got home, it was already past 10 PM. Josie had gone to bed, while the adults were having a late-night snack, chatting, and watching TV. By 11, everyone dispersed to their rooms.
The next morning, after the whole family had breakfast together, Maria went back to her classes, Alaric headed to school for a team match against other schools, and the rest of the family went to help out at the restaurant.
When Alaric went to school, he brought along a lunchbox that his family had prepared for him.
That lunchbox caught the attention of his classmates, becoming another piece of "evidence" of his family's financial struggles.
As he played basketball in the indoor gym, some girls who came to watch started whispering, "Athena brought a lunchbox from home on the day she registered too. Looks like their family really is poor, too afraid to even spend money on eating out."
"Alas, no matter how handsome or nice he is, if his family's too poor, it's just not going to work..."
"I heard from someone in the club that Alaric's not having much luck with the national basketball draft. He might not make it into the national team, and if that's the case, even if he joins a club, his market value won't be that high."
"Yeah, if an athlete can't make it to the national team or top-tier professional games, there's really no future."
Daisy frowned as she listened.
If Alaric's family really was that poor, she'd have to seriously reconsider her options.
If Alaric really couldn't make it to the national team and had no future, then no matter how reluctant she felt, Daisy would have no choice but to blacklist him.
"A man can't be poor. I hope Alaric can pull through."
That was the only prayer she could make in her heart.
At noon, the match ended with the University of Technology winning again.
His teammates dragged Alaric out for a meal, but he refused, saying, "I brought my own food from home, so I'm not going."
Everyone chimed in, "What's so great about home-cooked food? Come on, let's eat out. It's on us."
Alaric insisted, "My family's cooking is really good, way better than what you get at school or restaurants."
They all thought he was just trying to save face and reluctant to admit his family's financial situation, so they didn't push the issue and continued to drag him along.
Daisy and a few other girls followed them as well.
By the time they finished eating, it was already past one in the afternoon, and it was time to head back to rest.
One of the guys put an arm around Alaric's shoulders and said, "We've known each other for so long, but we've never been to your house. It's the weekend, and we don't have training this afternoon. Why not just go to your place and hang out?"
"Go to my house?" Alaric hesitated. "Everyone in my family is out working and won't be back until late. If we go now, no one will be home to welcome you, cook, or entertain you. It'll be really boring."
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