Chapter 624

If we slink away like this, what will happen tomorrow?

I'll be the laughingstock of the whole school!

No way!

Absolutely not!

Frustrated, Anderson kicked the iron gate to vent his irritation.

Clang!

Maybe the security system had been shut off, or maybe earlier adventurers had broken it.

Either way, one kick sent the gate swinging open.

Anderson: ...

Good fortune had come so suddenly, without the slightest warning.

"Ahem. That was my plan."

Wearing an expression that said just as I expected, Anderson strode into the villa's front courtyard, head held high.

It was called a courtyard, but it was at least the size of a football field. Trees lined its edges, with a manicured lawn in the middle. A straight concrete path led to a circular fountain before the villa. Beyond the fountain, two curved staircases rose toward the front door, which stood another ten meters away.

The Mediterranean-style villa resembled a small castle. It rose to five stories at its highest point, its white exterior accented with pale blue. Broad floor-to-ceiling windows gave it the look of a castle from a dream.

"This villa is incredible."

Anderson spread his arms as if he could embrace the whole thing.

"I, Anderson, swear I'll buy a villa like this someday. Just wait! Pepper... how would you like to be its mistress?"

"Sure." Pepper nodded.

Peter curled his lip and muttered, barely above a whisper, "In your dreams."

Michelle: ...

Anderson might have been a big name at Maple Grove Public High School, but that was as far as it went. Neither his family circumstances nor his abilities offered any real basis for his grand declaration.

Was it possible?

Yes.

A chance infinitesimally close to zero was still a chance.

Pepper, the prospective "mistress," knew Anderson well. That was precisely