Chapter 175 Charles Has Given Too Much
"Lori, cut the crap about Charles, alright? I'm seriously gonna lose it!" Jessica snapped, her voice dead serious, no hint of joking around.
No matter how much Lori trashed Charles, actions spoke louder than words!
Was Charles really that bad to her?
Did he really not care?
What a joke!
Jessica loved playing the piano, and when Charles found out, he went and bought the priciest piano in the world.
That thing cost seventy-seven million bucks!
Sure, Charles might not be the smooth-talking type, but he showed his love through what he did!
He bought that crazy expensive piano just to make Jessica happy. wasn't that way better than some cheesy sweet talk?
And the best part? He didn't give that world-famous piano to any other girl, just her.
Last night, he even texted Jessica to let her know about it.
Isn't that proof enough of how much he cares?
As Jessica stared at the crystal piano in front of her, all her doubts about Charles started to melt away.
She felt so touched, she was on the verge of tears.
This wasn't just seventy-seven million dollars; it was a symbol of how much she meant to Charles.
How many guys out there would go to such lengths for a girl?
"Jessica, could this piano be a fake? How could it possibly be the world's number one piano worth seventy-seven million dollars? I still can't believe it!" Lori argued.
"Lori, how many times do I have to tell you, stop trashing Charles, he's done so much for me.
Do you know this villa was bought by Charles for me? He's spent millions on gifts during my live streams.
Last night, he said he'd get me a piano.
Now that I think about it, he must've been at a charity auction at the time.
In a place like that, there must've been tons of gorgeous, attractive girls!
But Charles didn't give that piano to anyone else; he gave it to me.
Just me, got it?
How stupid was I? For the sake of so-called friendship, I kept doubting him, testing him, and never standing up for him.
I regret it so much, I really do!"
Tears streamed down Jessica's face as she realized how unfair she'd been.
Charles bought her a seventy-seven million dollar piano, the most romantic and beautiful gift ever, and then sincerely asked her out on a date today.
But she turned him down!
For her childhood friend, she turned down Charles's invitation.
Between her friend and her beloved man, she chose her friend.
Even when Lori was mocking Charles, she didn't defend him or take his side.
Ridiculously, she was even swayed by Lori's words just now.
Thinking of Charles leaving the villa just now.
So desolate.
So lonely.
She felt like a terrible, two-faced person!
Heartbroken!
Torn apart!
Full of regret!
Putting herself in Charles's shoes.
He had meticulously prepared everything. He spent millions, trying to create the most romantic and gorgeous scene to spend a beautiful day with his beloved.
But after setting everything up, she walked in to find another dude chilling inside.
And this guy invited her boyfriend to play video games!
He ditched her to game with his buddy!
How would she feel?
What kind of mood would she be in right now?
Jessica imagined herself in Charles's shoes.
She might've lost it!
But Charles didn't say a word, just took it all in stride.
Regret!
Anxiety!
Heart-wrenching pain!
"Wait, this villa is also a gift from Charles? Why didn't you tell me sooner? If I'd known, I wouldn't have misunderstood him so much!" Lori's voice got smaller, like a kid who knew they messed up, seeing Jessica cry.
"Alright, Jessica, I get it, I was wrong. I won't badmouth Charles anymore. He's a good guy, the most handsome guy in the world, okay?"
Just as Lori started to apologize, Charles had already left the beachfront villa.
He grabbed a taxi to the Cultural Confluence Promenade, one of the busiest spots in Seattle.
Billy Nguyen's place was near there.
In the taxi, Charles was about to hit up some other girls to see if they were free to check out the building with him.
Suddenly, a system prompt popped up in his mind.
Jessica: Favorability +1
Jessica: Favorability +1
Current favorability: 98 points.
'Since the favorability of the simp binding target has exceeded 95 points, each additional point of favorability will reward the host with 10 enhancement points!'
'Rewarding the host with 20 enhancement points! The host currently has 29 enhancement points!'
This sudden reward made Charles pause for a moment.
But he quickly figured it out.
Back when they were playing basketball at school, Jessica's favorability towards him had already hit 96 points.
Now it jumped by two points.
Could it be she already figured out the true value of that crystal piano?
Charles thought Jessica would need some time to realize how valuable the piano was, or she'd find out accidentally with his help.
Then she'd definitely be moved.
But he didn't expect her to find out so fast!
Of course, Charles wasn't gonna brag about the piano's value himself!
Because hearing it from someone else and bragging about it yourself feels totally different.
Jessica was probably already crying her eyes out now!
A smile crept onto Charles's face.
He could even picture Lori's shocked expression, and it must be priceless.
[Charles, I'm sorry!] Jessica suddenly sent an apology message on Facebook.
[What's up? Why are you apologizing?] Charles played dumb and replied.
[Charles, you've done so much for me, and I feel so guilty thinking that I've never done anything for you. Today I realize that I'm such a selfish person. Charles, I'm sorry, I like you, I really like you. Don't be so good to me anymore, let me be good to you!]
Seeing Jessica's message, Charles was stunned!
Was this a confession?
The campus princess just confessed, and he wasn't even ready!
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