Chapter 4My Sister Stole the Janitor's Family, So I Took the Billionaire's Empire

The cafeteria table was loaded with food: BBQ ribs, steamed eggs, garlic butter wings, roasted vegetables, and clam chowder.

Oakridge Prep truly lived up to its reputation as the best private school in the state; the food was incredible.

I scratched my head again. "Ah, I accidentally ordered way too much."

"Wasting food is a sin, and you probably haven't had dinner yet, right? Want to help me finish this?"

Riley remained silent for a moment before finally picking up a fork and taking small, hesitant bites.

I looked at the wrists peeking out from her uniform sleeves. They were painfully thin, practically just bone.

Honestly, girls like the class president were the ones who truly needed saving.

But because they weren't conventionally glamorous, and because they suffered in silence without crying for help, they were treated like invisible weeds in the background. They didn't even qualify to be the female lead in a teen romance.

In this life, I wasn't just going to save myself. I was going to save her, too.

Having made up my mind, I spoke up.

"Ugh, AP Calculus is literally killing me. I don't understand a single thing the teacher says."

"Riley, you're a genius. How about you tutor me?"

Riley sat there with a piece of rib halfway to her mouth, looking at me with an expression that screamed, Are we even friends? I didn't give her a chance to refuse.

I threw an arm around her shoulders and smiled brightly. "Awesome, it's settled then! I'll pay you top hourly rates!"