Daniel had expected this and showed no reaction. He was smiling as usual. "Sorry for the trouble, Mr. Johnson."He was polite and courteous. Alex opened the door of the backseat. Daniel got in and fastened the seatbelt.Once seated, he looked outside the window.Rebecca had gotten into the passenger seat of the car Caleb was driving. They seemed to be in a conversation. The car door was still open. One of Rebecca’s legs was still outside of the car. Rebecca was smiling beautifully and gazing at Caleb.If he could, Daniel would watch for a long time.Unfortunately, Alex didn't give him that chance.After fastening his seatbelt, Alex glanced at Daniel from the rearview mirror. He followed his gaze and realized what he was looking at. He smirked as he quickly drove away while denying Daniel any opportunity.What were you looking at?In the past, when Rebecca was still with you, why didn’t you look at her more? Instead, you believed the words of that woman who was still in prison
Rebecca's gaze remained fixed on the lanterns. She was trying to memorize the scenery.Such scenery was something she had never seen before in other countries.Even during the New Year celebration, what she had seen in other countries was not as impressive as the sight in front of her now.As for Seardale, a chaotic and lawless city, it naturally didn't have culture like this.It didn't even have its own culture, let alone the culture of the country she was from.In the past, when she read about the concept of returning to one’s roots, she didn’t understand it. She believed that life was a journey and that it was the same everywhere. It was only after traveling thousands of miles that she realized the meaning of those words.She didn't want to go back to Seardale anymore."Shall we take a stroll around here for a while?" asked Caleb.He didn't rush to interrupt Rebecca's thoughts. He watched as her gaze slowly shifted away from the scenery in front of her before gently probing
SUN smiled and said, "Don't be so polite. If you don't mind, just call me Carissa."SUN's real name was Carissa Stevens, which could be found on the official name list of the club. In the past, players who were socially awkward never exposed any of their personal information online. But as the competitions went on, whenever the player appeared on stage, fans would jokingly mention their name in the comment section. Sometimes, during award ceremonies, there were also many comments joking about how players had lost their real names.Rebecca didn't have a strong impression of other players, but she greatly admired Carissa. After learning that many clubs didn't accept female players, she was even more impressed by her journey.Many clubs had no explicit rules against female players, but it had become an unspoken rule in the industry. A female who joined a club despite this would suffer blows to her self-confidence. Carissa thought she had a chance, but she was rejected time and ti
Carissa didn't allow herself to get too comfortable with her drastically increased wealth. Instead, she quickly organized her life. Carissa quit her several part-time jobs, which usually helped sustain her living. She redirected most of her time to hosting live streams and stopped offering services to game with her fans. After all, many only paid to play with her for entertainment. Her skills and in-game awareness would only dwindle if she spent too long on such services.So, she packed her schedule with training sessions instead.After the qualifying matches, she usually had training game sessions with people on her friend list. She could also broadcast those gaming sessions as live streams, so her income increased by the day.Generating online traffic was easy for her. Whenever she hosted a live stream, one fan watching would eventually bring in more groups of people.Carissa stopped hosting live streams for a long time after her income stabilized. In her spare time, she would
Carissa inevitably felt sad about it. Yet, pleasant surprises soon came one after another.Alex recommended her to other clubs willing to take in female players. Because of that, she didn't need to join the youth training camp and could advance straight to the clubs' tryouts.Still, Carissa ended up going to the youth training camp. She wasn't refusing to use her connections with Alex out of pride. Instead, she wanted to experience life in the training camp after conversing about it with Alex. Besides, she couldn't join competitions regardless of whether a club would sign her. That was because the competition season only started after the youth training camp ended. So, her wish to experience the camo wouldn't affect anything.She could also familiarize herself with a competitive environment. She'd train with the youth training camp's players.Carissa had also asked for Alex's opinion before she signed with the Flashfocus Esports Club. She wasn't trying to trouble Alex. Carissa si
Carissa continued planning for her life after having a big cry.Apart from her original practice schedule and finding a partner to train one-on-one, she added an hour of live streams to earn more money. A career in the gaming industry was indeed unstable. Carissa had also experienced days when no one would watch her live streams in the early days of doing it. The worst part was she had to pay for her electricity usage.No matter what, Carissa made it through to today. So, she seized the chance to earn as much money as possible. Otherwise, things would be less stable once she retired, and society would lose its buzz for her. Without earning enough money, she could only obey her parents' wish to marry someone and have children.That would be terrifying for her. Although Carissa wasn't against marrying, she still feared it because she wasn't prepared and hadn't met the right person.She could only earn as much money as possible while she was young. That way, she could give herse
"It's Gina Jackman. I used to live in the apartment unit below your parents, but I guess you don't know me since we seldom saw each other, huh?" The woman wiped her hands on her apron. Her hands were oily because of the dishes she cooked at her food stand. Her hands would still appear unclean even if she rinsed them. So, she wiped them against her apron while flustered.Carissa had finally remembered who this woman was. "I remember you. It's just that we haven't seen each other in a while, so I couldn't recall at first glance. Please don't take it to heart, Ms. Gina."One couldn't blame Carissa for not remembering. In truth, most neighbors seldom saw each other despite living in the same apartment. Carissa's memories of Gina were from her days as a junior in high school. She would go downstairs to the activity area, where Gina's child would play in the sandbox.Carissa never interfered with the child and would only watch from afar. She couldn't help reflecting on her childhood n
Carissa felt like confetti had burst in her chest when she heard Gina's words. She never thought she'd become someone else's role model. After all, not winning first place was pointless in her parent's eyes. In high school, Carissa only had average grades in her class, so her parents didn't treat her any better. Even if people called her an elite student after learning she attended the top middle school in the area, she didn't feel like she was one.That was because there were exceptional students around her, many of whom had better grades than her. Carissa just refused to fall too far behind. So, she could only spend more time working hard to get a middle rank in her class.Yet, Gina stood before her and said a younger girl now saw her as a role model.Carissa found the situation bizarre as she felt wasn't worthy of such a role. At the same time, she was giddy with joy that someone saw her as an inspiring figure.Gina didn't hold back any information. Since it was late, ther