Ariana stares at them four from a distance. She chooses to keep silent while deep in her heart, she is very curious. Ariana is a girl from a wealthy family but does not dare to approach arrogant Leonardo, cruel Raphael, and cold Raymondo. But Jasmine, this ordinary girl who has no family name and comes from nowhere, easily eats together with them.
[Who are you, Jasmine?] Ariana thinks in her mind.
"Hey, why keep staring at them blankly? You don't eat?" Ariana's friend asks her. The food on her tray is intact.
"I'm stuffed." Ariana answers.
"Don't you gape when see them? Me either. Maybe the girl uses supernatural power to seduce them." She talks to Ariana while staring at Jasmine also.
"Don't be silly!" Ariana speaks up for Jasmine, defending her.
"But ... you see her, how could a poor girl like that eat with the three Young Masters from the four biggest families." Emory, Ariana's Best Friend, judges Jasmine.
"Maybe they have known each other since childhood." Ariana is still looking for Jasmine.
"Tsk, you're so naive, Ariana. I think if she does not use supernatural power like an enchanting spell, then having sex. Maybe that girl had been sleeping with them all."
"St... stop it, Em! Don't you afraid if there is one of them will hear you and will make them angry?" Ariana tells Emory to shut up her mouth and don't disturb the heir of big families. If They are angry, Her family business that built from zero with sweat and tear will be scattered in one night quickly.
"Yes, I Know!" Emory stops her hate speech and continues her lunch. At the same time, Ariana is glancing at Jasmine.
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The spring breeze fondles Jasmine's face when the school end bell rings.
[LEON: I'm waiting for you at the car park.]
Jasmine smiles when she reads Leon's message. She rushes to pack her belonging into her bag. Ariana looks for Jasmine.
"Jasmine, wanna go home with me? I can drive you home." Ariana braves herself back to approach Jasmine when the end bell rings.
" No, thanks." Jasmine refuses. She carries her bag on her shoulder.
"Wait! You said wanna be my friend. Why do you keep rejecting my offer?" Ariana pulls Jasmine's elbow.
"I'm already promised to go home with The Lion. He will be angry if I don't keep my promise." Jasmine pulls her hand from Ariana.
"You're so close with Leonardo. Are you guys dating?"
"No, we are just friends." Jasmine brushes off Ariana's guess. Precisely, Leonardo is a food source for Jasmine. Their relationship is a mutual symbolism. Like shark and remora fish, Leon gives her food, and Jasmine smiles at him.
"Ah... I go first!" Jasmine says goodbye to Ariana.
"Okay, Be careful." Ariana waves her hand. Jasmine doesn't reply to her.
Jasmine scratchs her head. It seems like she is too outrageous with Ariana just because she knows about her relationship with El Richo. Even though Ariana maybe didn't even know the meaning of 'hate' at that time. And Jasmine is only a few months above Ariana if she forgets her childhood memories let alone Ariana.
"Sigh ... you dumb! forget your feeling, Jasmine!" Jasmine brushes off her pity feeling for Ariana. This emotion only makes her weak. If she is weak, She can not succeed, let alone avenge El Richo.
At the edge of the parking lot, Leon is waiting for Jasmine. Leonardo leanings against his green car while playing with his cellphone. His act, of course, becomes the center of interest to all school citizens.
"Why so handsome?!" Jasmine bites her lower lip, asking for herself, Wondering why one of these God creatures can look gorgeous, although he is just leaning at the car.
[How much is his skincare price? It must be more expensive than all of my money!] Jasmine approaches him with a jealous mind.
"Don't show off your face!" Jasmine bangs on Leon's car with her bag. She doesn't know Leon's supercar is worth more than one million bucks.
"Why?" Leonardo asks; he doesn't feel he did anything wrong.
"Everybody is looking at you." Jasmine pouts her lip.
"Ck, You jealous, aren't you?" Leon smiles and pinches Jasmine's cheeks affectionately.
"No! Don't be so confident, Kitty!!" Jasmine pats Leon's hand.
"It's OK if you are jealous. I like it, Jasmine." Leon opens the car door for Jasmine.
"No way!" Jasmine denies her feeling before she goes inside the car. Leonardo shakes his head and smiles at this flower's cute behavior. She doesn't want to confess her feeling and instead covers them up with the opposite words.
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