Chapter 642 Too Expensive


    After a brief hesitation, Celine sent him another friend request, but this time, she added a text: I’m sorry


    for what I did just now.


    Just as Rowen was about to pick up a bottle of soda, he received a notification about a friend request


    he had declined earlier. Isn’t Linnie the girl brought by that dude? The dude stole my jungle role. Argh, I


    can’t believe she gave the other team eighteen kills while ying support.


    He had encountered girls like her on many asions and knew that she was only interested in riding


    on his sess after noticing his achievements. She thinks she can curry favor with me with that


    apology, huh? How cheesy.


    Rowen had no interest in pursuing girls while gaming. In fact, in real life, countless women tried to get


    his attention, but he showed no interest in them, let alone the girl online who might be an uncouth man.


    Rowen grabbed his phone, intending to decline the request, but he identally clicked the ept


    button instead.


    He knitted his brows, and another notification popped up.


    The person sent him another text message: I’m so sorry. It’s only my second time ying the game.


    Earlier, I was apanying my friend, who was on a mission in the game. I didn’t y dirty on


    purpose. I’m sorry.


    After ncing at the screen, Rowen opened her page and was ready to strike the person’s face.


    Yet, he was surprised to see that there were only a total of four games on the page.


    He was instantly rendered speechless, believing her apology to be sincere. Nheless, he had no


    intention of replying to her message. Just as he was about to unfriend her, she sent another message:


    I’m so so so sorry. To make it up to you, I’ll buy you new skin, okay?


    Têxt ? N?velDrama.Org.


    After Celine sent him that text message, anxiety overwhelmed her. In truth, she was not a generous


    person, but Chermond’s constant reminders about her dirty tricks during the match, along with seeing


    Xen suddenly stopped moving when he could almost obtain the crystal, made her realize that he must


    be angry with her.


    At the beginning of the game, she was clueless about the strategies. Following Chermond’s advice,


    she avoided sticking with her team’s yers in a duo and instead went to support the marksman. Later,


    when Enzer asked her to buy a gem, she recalled Chermond’s words and finally understood why Xen


    had told her not to follow him earlier.


    Throughout the entire game, Xen had only spoken one sentence at the beginning, but after twenty


    minutes, everyone was already arguing. Enzer med the mage and topner for forming a duo, while


    the mage and topner criticized her and Enzer for doing the same.


    Celine kept mum throughout the argument, and Xen acted as if he was not involved at all.


    However, if she put herself in his shoes, she could understand why he was furious. Dealing with


    gamers like the four of them could actually drive people nuts.


    Chermond’s constant reminders made her realize she had treated Xen unfairly, so feeling a pang of


    guilt, she came up with a solution to make it up to him.


    Xen, who had not replied to any of her messages, finally texted back: That seems like a sincere


    apology. I want Venantius’ Honor Collection.


    Rowen wanted to see if she was willing to give him a skin set worth more than five thousand. Why


    should I turn her down since she wants to give me something for free?


    Celine had limited knowledge about skins in the game. Upon receiving his reply, she went to the store


    to look for the skin instead of replying to him right away. She learned that the skin he wanted was not


    avable for sale.


    She went to check with Chermond. Upon receiving her message, he texted back: Are you crazy? That


    collection is worth over five thousand, and you won’t be able to purchase it. You have to draw crystals


    to get it! Why would you want to buy the skin all of a sudden? It’s just a game. It’s not worth spending


    so much on it!


    Celine instantly gasped after reading his reply. What? That costs more than five thousand?


    Nevertheless, she was not someone who would go against her words. Even though she had no idea


    who Xen was, she still felt desperately guilty for not being able to fulfill his request. She texted him: I’m


    so sorry. The skin you asked for is too expensive. How about another skin?


    Rowen, who was about to load a new game, thought he had frightened her off with his demand, but


    that was not the case.


    After reading her message, he responded with a brief reply: Forget it.


    Upon sending the message to her, he noticed she had already gone offline. It was gettingte, so he


    chose to exit the game and went to the bathroom to freshen up. I better hit the sack now since I need to


    go to school tomorrow.


    Celine woke up early the next day. Despite going to bed early the previous night, she could not sleep


    well due to the unfamiliar surroundings of the Lewis residence.


    The bed she slept inst night was much morefortable than any she had slept in before, and the


    room was also brighter and more spacious than her previous living quarters. However, she could not


    sleep a wink as she was not used to the new environment.


    She only managed to sleep for a short while before the rm on her phone rang.


    It was her first day at the new school, so she wanted to reach there on time.


    After freshening up, Celine walked out of her room and saw Lewinn at the dining table. Upon meeting


    her gaze, Lewinn shed a grin. “Good morning, Celine.”


    “Good morning, L-Lewinn...” she stammered. Feeling embarrassed, she lowered her head, her cheeks


    turning red.


    She was still not used to calling him by his name.


    Lewinn smiled warmly and handed her a ss of milk.


    At that moment, Joshua and Katherine emerged from the kitchen. Katherine had been spending most


    of her days at home, as she had decided to take a long break from filming projects in recent years.


    “Celine, you’re awake. Did you manage to sleep wellst night?” Katherine asked.


    “Yes, I did, Mrs. Lewis.” She then shifted her gaze to Joshua. “Good morning, Mr. Lewis.”


    Joshua nodded in response. “Good morning.”


    As the four of them settled at the dining table, Katherine took the initiative to sit next to Celine, eager to


    make her feel morefortable by sharing information about the new school.


    As Celine listened, she nodded in acknowledgment obediently.


    Katherine was growing increasingly fond of Celine. She had always longed for a daughter, but Joshua


    had secretly undergone a vasectomy, and no matter how much she tried to persuade him, he refused


    to have another child. That was why Lewinn was their only son.


    There was nothing she couldin about when it came to Lewinn, but she could not help but notice


    that he was starting to behave more and more like his father.


    Joshua had nomunication problems with Katherine, but he tended to act indifferently in front of


    others. Somehow, Lewinn had picked up on his father’s aloofness. Recognizing that it might be


    challenging for Katherine to handle two such individuals in the household, Joshua was willing to do


    anything to make her happy.


    He supported Katherine’s decision to adopt Celine, as he knew she had always been interested in


    raising a daughter.


    After breakfast, Katherine personally drove Celine to her new school.


    Katherine always perceived Celine as gentle and soft, someone who could be taken advantage of. She


    had wanted to apany her to the ssroom, but Lewinn said he had asked Rowen to take care of


    her. Furthermore, Celine was not a young child anymore. Escorting her to the ssroom might lead to


    other ssmates gossiping about her. Katherine eventually abandoned the idea.


    “I’m gonna go in now, Mrs. Lewis. Drive safe,” Celine said.


    Her gentle voice instantly warmed Katherine’s heart. “All right. You better hurry. I’ll leave once you enter


    the school. Go on.”


    “Okay,” Celine responded in a sweet voice before turning around and walking into the new high school


    she was enrolled in.


    As it was her first day at Gautier High School, she was not familiar with theyout. It took her more than


    ten minutes to locate the ssroom she was assigned to.


    Many of the students in the ssroom had started their morning revision. After all, they were already in


    the second half of their sophomore year.


    When Celine’s unfamiliar face appeared in the ssroom, several students looked her way. Soon, a girl


    with chubby cheeks and pink-framed sses walked over, her voice friendly as she started, “You must


    be Celine Lewis, right? I’m the ss monitor, Rhianne Laydock. Your seat is at the back. I’ve already


    picked up your new textbooks for you. I’ll take you to get your school uniform at recess.”


    Rhianne was warm and kind, and her tone naturally softened when she saw Celine’s adorable face.


    “Thank you.” Celine nodded, expressing her gratitude.


    “You’re wee. This will be your seat for the time being. Don’t worry. Once the monthly exam is over,


    we’ll reconsider the seating arrangement,” Rhianne consoled her, understanding that the current seat


    might not be suitable for her petite frame.


    “All right,” Celine responded, then carried her bag and walked to her seat.


    As she walked past her ssmates’ desks, she noticed they were covered with textbooks and exercise


    books. However, in contrast, not a single book was seen on her deskmate’s desk.