She Outshines Them All (Athena and Matthew)

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 handsguys?"

"Alaric isn't like those flirty boys. Hr

just a simple boy who loves basketball. Athena, please just let him go."

"Alaric 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

like Alaric, who only know how to play sports and study, can't compete with a cunning girl like Athena..." Athena

remained calm and unbothered, while Alaric was furious

He stepped in front of Athena, hands on his hips, glaring 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 a nerve with his female admirers. A beautiful

tiful girl stepped forward, challenging Athena. "Athena, do you like Alaric?"

Athena poked her head out from behind Alaric and replied, "I like him."

Alaric instantly beamed, his chin lifted high, looking as if he had just won the lottery.

The pretty girl

girl pressed on, "Is he your boyfriend?"

Athena shook her head. "Nope."

The girl continued, "So do you plan 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 glances at Athena's words.

The pretty girl smirked, turning to Alaric. "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

Alaric turned complex, disappointment evident in their eyes.

Alaric's

c's expression darkened, and he prepared to retort.

But Athena smiled and spoke up first. "No matter how you try to provoke our relationship, it's useless because...

She raised her voice, dropping a bombshell: "Alaric is my brother. We share the sparents."

Suddenly, the surroundings fell silent.

Everyone froze, astonished as they stared at her and Alaric,

Even the beautiful girl was left speechless, unable to respond.

Only Alaric 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, playfully hitting him. "Con, Alaric, you didn't introduce us to

your sister!"

We're

e're all good buddies. Do you really think we'd bully your sister?"

"Athena, we're sorry! If we had known you were Alaric'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, Alaric retorted sarcastically, "I was afraid of girls like you bothering me, which is why | said that. But |

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 The crow

The pretty girlpted in laugh angrily before storming off.

| stomped her foot

Alaric 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 teating with your sister, we won't let you pay. It's on us!"

A group of people surrounded Alaric 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 Alaric 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 Alaric is

Athena's brother, then his family background must not be great either." "Has anyone been to Alaric's home? Is

his family really that poor?

The girls exchanged glances.

"Alaric wins scholarships 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 ne s 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 Alaric's family is poor, your parents wouldn't

agree to you dating him, right?"

Zoe had just joined the club, and these girls were all members.

The requirements to join the Kitmore University 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 Noy fiapgeshe

loved, Wii helpaded e the tension

ahd Win over the other girls goodwill

and acceptance. Among these girls,

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especially when they saw someone

smarter, prettier, or from a better

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Swere overly vain or ambitious, always striving to climb the social ladder. They would suck up to wealthy

students while distancing themselves from those who were less fortunate.

Then there was Daisy Gardner, who openly admires Alaric.

Hearing that Alaric and Athena

seemed close made Daisy view

Athena as a rival, spreading rumors

about her. Now, discovering their

siblings left her tho R nil

both jesloys that Attend had all

arlds attention and concerned that

Athena might retaliate. When she

heard Zoe's question. Daisy

self-soothed. "Alaric is so handsome

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and skilled at basketball. He's bound

to becfamous and won't have

money problems later." Zoe pondered

for a moment. "You need to know

your opponent well to conquer them.

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She spoke genuinely yet with ulterior motives. "Perhaps the Donovan family is actually wealthy? Or maybe

Alaric'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. "Alaric has a group of buddies, right? One of them is ask him to

help bring you and a few others along to Alaric's house. ne you. You can

The girls nodded in agreement. That

makes sense. Alaric is very loyal. If

his friends want to vi {thishousé he

el hayea AN refuse unless

his his really shameful." Daisy

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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 swould intentionally try

to discredit the Donovan family.

Thinking of this, Zoe smirked cunningly to herself.

Daisy asked, "Why don't you calong?"

Zoe shook her head. "I'm not as good as Athena, having gone to the shigh 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 and cback to tell you."

Zoe sneered, "Alright, take plenty of pictures while you're there. | want to see what kind of family can raise a guy

as handsas Alaric"