Seraphina Redgrave picked up the mutton skewer in front of her and ate with relish.
It's been too long since she had normal food. Even these street food stall mutton skewers tasted delightful to her.
No comparison, no harm—this was a thousand times better than the "delicacies" on Veridian Isle.
Seraphina's mouth was greasy from the food, and she could only think of one thing.
In this world, only love and food are worth not disappointing.
Nothing is difficult if you set your mind to it.
Someday, she'll survive here, without relying on anyone, and walk out of Hibiscus Garden independently and bravely.
A capricious person like Ethan Sterling, staying by his side one more day is a day's danger.
Looking like Ethan's sister isn't a big deal; what she worries most about is being discovered as a normal person, pretending to be crazy.
From what she observed about Ethan, if he ever found out she was deceiving him, her life would definitely be at risk.
She might even be brutally torn apart, limb from limb.
Compared to Seraphina, Ethan seemed more like a lunatic.
"Young Master Rhodes, your forgery skills are truly divine, that's amazing!"
"It's all thanks to the contrast with peers, mere trickery, not worth mentioning. Hey, isn't that my goddess Mia Redgrave in the news?"
Next to Seraphina, a group of street hooligans was drinking and bragging.
Seraphina perked up a bit after hearing their words and looked up to see Mia Redgrave's stunning face on a half-old, half-new TV.
The sight of that face successfully disgusted her.
Seraphina threw away the skewer in her hand, sneering with disdain.
"Miss Mia, your hard work and effort have finally helped these poor children find a place in the world, truly commendable."
A host was flattery showering praises onto Mia Redgrave.
Mia's expression remained unchanged, clearly accustomed to such accolades. She wore an exquisite school uniform, smiling radiantly at the camera.
Sovereign Academy.
Long ago, it was the university Seraphina desperately wanted to get into. But after that incident, she gave up on such wishful thinking.
On camera, Mia touched her hair and said, with a smile, "Oh, I haven't done much. You all praise me too much. I just thought the kids were so pitiful, so I stepped in to help a bit, that's all."
"Miss Redgrave, you truly do good deeds without seeking fame. It's said you're in the art department now; do you plan to pursue a career in art?"
The host wouldn't miss this opportunity to further flatter her.
"My goal is to create works that will last through the ages; I suppose this is the height every artist aspires to reach in their lifetime."
Mia was clearly well-prepared, answering flawlessly.
"Since that's the case, can you tell us about your love life? As we all know, Leo Lynch publicly confessed to you, how do you feel about him?"
The host teased.
"We're just classmates, really. I don't mind what you say about me, but you better not say anything about him! Be careful he doesn't sue you for slander."
Mia smiled charmingly, making a heart gesture at the host.
The audience gasped, each one saying they'd been charmed.
Boring.
Who would've thought that in these few years, Mia had become more pretentious.
At that moment, one of the hooligans suddenly smashed a bottle to the ground, "Damn it, I'll get around to banging that woman Mia!"
Tsk tsk, you must be blind.
Seraphina didn't bother to pay attention, continuing to grab the large mutton skewer in front of her, eating with unabashed gusto.
"Yo, there's a beauty over there! Rhodes, take a look!"
Ronan Yates was in the middle of bragging when he was inexplicably interrupted by the others.
Annoyed, he turned his head to see Seraphina eating voraciously as if she had the ultimate delicacy in front of her.
This girl looked just peaceful, like a schoolgirl sneaking out to eat.
Her table was full of lamb skewers, crispy chicken bones, popcorn, fries, fried chicken wings, spicy braised crabs, steamed beef, and even a bowl of inexplicable white porridge.