She Outshines 179
Chapter 179
Athena listened quietly as a cacophony of gossip reached her ear.
“How many men is she flirting with? Is she trying to win over all the handsome guys?”
“ric isn’t like those flirty boys. Hr
just a simple boy who loves basketball. Athena, please just let him go.”
“ric said that anyone who wants to pursue Athena has to get through him first. Anyone who can’t
beat him in basketball is out, and I really feel sorry for him.”
“Guys like ric, who only know how to y sports and study, can’tpete with a cunning girl like
Athena…”
Athena remained calm and unbothered, while ric was furious
He stepped in front of Athena, hands on his hips, ring at the crowd. “What? I’m willingly being
Athena’s toy! Are you jealous? No matter how jealous you get, she’ll never look at you? You can
just stew in your jealousy.”
His words struck a nerve with his female admirers.
A beautiful girl stepped forward, challenging Athena. “Athena, do you like ric?”
Athena poked her head out from behind ric and replied, “I like him.”
ric instantly beamed, his chin lifted high, looking as if he had just won the lottery.
The pretty girl pressed on, “Is he your boyfriend?”
Athena shook her head. “Nope.”
The girl continued, “So do you n to make him your boyfriend?”
Athena shook her head again. “He can’t be my boyfriend.”
A wave of disapproval and disdain rippled through the crowd as they exchanged nces at
Athena’s words.
The pretty girl smirked, turning to ric. “Did you hear that? So many girls are chasing you, yet you
choose to be Athena’s. devoted servant. Athena doesn’t even want you. How embarrassing!”
The crowd’s gazes toward ric turnedplex, disappointment evident in their eyes.
ric’s expression darkened, and he prepared to retort. N?vel(D)rama.Org''s content.
But Athena smiled and spoke up first. “No matter how you try to provoke our rtionship, it’s
useless because…
She raised her voice, dropping a bombshell: “ric is my brother. We share the same parents.”
Suddenly, the surroundings fell silent.
Everyone froze, astonished as they stared at her and ric,
Even the beautiful girl was left speechless, unable to respond.
Only ric frowned, wrapping his arm around Athena’s shoulder, looking hurt. “Athena, how could
you reveal that? We agreed this was our secret, and we can’t let anyone at school know”
Now, many boys would be vying for Athena’s attention.
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He hadn’t even had the chance to protect Athena yet. He couldn let others take her away,
His buddies, after a brief shock, rushed over, yfully hitting him. “Come on, ric, you didn’t
introduce us to your sister!”
“We’re all good buddies. Do you really think we’d bully your sister?”
“Athena, we’re sorry! If we had known you were ric’s sister, we wouldn’t have believed those
ridiculous rumors online,” a young man said.
“It’s fine. Athena cheerfully waved her hand, addressing the onlookers. “Guys, if you easily believe
hearsay, you’ll end up looking foolish and get lectured, just like now.”
The crowd was embarrassed, especially for the pretty girl, who flushed with anger. “Are you
ashamed of being siblings? Why hide it and make people misunderstand?
This time, ric retorted sarcastically, “I was afraid of girls like you bothering me, which is why I
said that. But I never expected you all would spread rumors about Athena out of jealousy. That’s my
mistake. I’ll learn to guard against you in the future.”
The crowd erupted inughter.
The pretty girl stomped her foot angrily before storming off.
ric felt pleased again, shaking Athena’s arm. “Athena, are you hungry? Let’s go eat. I’ll treat you”
His friends chimed in. “For the first time eating with your sister, we won’t let you pay. It’s on us!”
A group of people surrounded ric and Athena as they left.
On the second floor of a nearby fruit tea shop, a few beautiful girls watched the scene below with
grim expressions.
“Who would have thought ric is Athena’s brother? He probably won’t bother with girls anymore
now.”
“Athena is so possessive. She definitely won’t let any girl steal her brother away. Daisy, you’ve got
pressure now.”
Zoe scanned the area and pretended to be surprised. “I heard the Donovan family is quite poor. If
ric is Athena’s brother, then his family background must not be great either.”
“Has anyone been to ric’s home? Is his family really that poor?
The girls exchanged nces.
“ric wins schrships every year, coaches kids in basketball and tennis, and sometimes trains
with club members. But he dresses simply and doesn’t enjoy travel, entertainment, or dating.
Everyone says his family must be struggling, which is why he works.
“He rarely talks about his home, just says a real man should earn his keep and feels embarrassed
to spend family money. No one ever thought his family might actually be poor.”
Zoe looked at one of the girls. “Daisy, your family is doing well. If ric’s family is poor, your parents
wouldn’t agree to you dating him, right?”
Zoe had just joined the drama club, and these girls were all members.
The requirements to join the Kitmore University drama club were quite high.
Most members were the campus’s beauty or the top students.
Having only joined a few days ago, Zoe had already figured out the dynamics and selected these
girls for her schemes.
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Zoe had high emotional intelligence, knew how to read the room, and was generous with her
actions. She also mentioned that she had a fiancé she loved, which helped ease the tension and
win over the other girls goodwill and eptance.
Among these girls, some were prone to jealousy, especially when they saw someone smarter,
prettier, or from a better background than themselves. They tended to gossip behind people’s
backs.
Some were overly vain or ambitious, always striving to climb the socialdder. They would suck up
to wealthy students while distancing themselves from those who were less fortunate.
Then there was Daisy Gardner, who openly admires ric.
Hearing that ric and Athena seemed close made Daisy view Athena as a rival, spreading rumors
about her. Now, discovering their siblings left her feeling conflicted, both jealous that Athena had all
ric’s attention and concerned that Athena might retaliate.
When she heard Zoe’s question. Daisy self-soothed. “ric is so handsome and skilled at
basketball. He’s bound to be famous and won’t have money problemster.”
Zoe pondered for a moment. “You need to know your opponent well to conquer them. Why not find
an opportunity to visit the Donovan family?”
She spoke genuinely yet with ulterior motives. “Perhaps the Donovan family is actually wealthy? Or
maybe ric’s parents will like you?”
Daisy was intrigued. “I want to visit his house, but I’m afraid he won’t take me.”
You can’t go alone.” Zoe feigned deep thought. “ric has a group of buddies, right? One of them is
ask him to help bring you and a few others along to ric’s house.
ne you. You can
The girls nodded in agreement. That makes sense. ric is very loyal. If his friends want to visit his
house, he won’t have a reason to refuse unless his home is really shameful.”
Daisy said with a smile, I’ll ask ric’s friend tomorrow to ensure he helps us out.”
Zoe replied, “Take a few more people, both boys and girls. That’ll make it lively and avoid any
awkwardness.”
The more people who went, the more witnesses there would be to the Donovan family’s poverty,
and the more likely it was for word of their poverty to spread.
With so many people, it was likely some would intentionally try to discredit the Donovan family.
Thinking of this, Zoe smirked cunningly to herself.
Daisy asked, “Why don’t youe along?”
Zoe shook her head. “I’m not as good as Athena, having gone to the same high school. She
wouldn’t look at someone like me. I’ll pass
The girls felt relieved but also praised her. “If the Donovan family is poor, there probably won’t be
anything fun for us. We can go ande back to tell you.”
Zoe sneered, “Alright, take plenty of pictures while you’re there. I want to see what kind of family
can raise a guy as handsome as ric”