Chapter 313 - A Secret Scheme
"Sophie, are you free? Do you wanna grab some snacks with me? It's my treat!" Marcus said, inviting Sophia.
He knew Jade's class schedule so Marcus went to see Sophia immediately after their Mathematics Class was dismissed.
Sophia, on the other hand, didn't expect that she would see Marcus today. She was surprised that he even invited her to have snacks.
"Uhm, you already treated me a lot last Saturday," Sophia was embarrassed as she remembered that Marcus shouldered everything during their friendly date last weekend.
Marcus couldn't help letting out a soft chuckle.
"Alright, then why don't you treat me today instead?" He asked her with his suave tone matched with his charming smile.
Seeing his pleading look and charming smile, Sophia didn't have the heart to reject Marcus.
"Hmm, Okay," Sophia shyly said with a faint smile on her face.
Marcus raised his fist in the air, rejoicing as Sophia accepted his invitation. Soon, he extended his right hand to Sophia, asking for her hand.
Sophia looked at him in confusion. She didn't know what she should do. She peered around their surroundings and found several pairs of eyes looking in their direction.
"Ahem, Marcus, what are you doing? Everyone is looking at us," Sophia said anxiously, feeling a little bit uncomfortable with the attention the two of them were getting from the bystanders.
But Marcus didn't care about them as he gently grabbed Sophia's hand, pulling her away from the session hall going to the School Cafeteria.
"Don't mind them," he just simply said, giving Sophia a reassuring smile.
When they left, the people who witnessed that scene had different reactions. They couldn't help but speculate something regarding the relationship between Sophia and Marcus.
The gossipers and bystanders started murmuring with each other, sharing their thoughts.
"I'm not imagining things right? Marcus, the Campus Hunk and Ultimate Crush, just dropped by to see and invite Sophia?"
"Are they going out? As in… exclusively dating? But how did they know each other?"
"Is Marcus the reason why Sophia suddenly transformed into a beautiful young lady in just one night? She looked very different from last week. We didn't recognize her this morning when she entered the room."
"Is that true? Then how about the Campus Belle Athena? I thought Marcus is courting her?"
"Well, We don't have any idea as well. Why don't you ask our Queen Jade? She might have an answer to that question."
Meanwhile, Jade, Emma, and Nyka were also shocked beyond belief when Marcus suddenly appeared outside their session hall and disappeared immediately together with Sophia. He didn't even greet Jade and her friends.
"What is the meaning of this?" Nyka asked exasperatedly.
"Don't tell me Marcus is being serious in wooing that nerdy girl?" she added, looking bitter.
"Oh no. Did Sophia use a love spell to charm Marcus?" Emma also commented.
"Hey Calm down, girls. Hahaha. Maybe this part of his plan to build a connection with Sophia and gain her trust. There are still five days left to go before the acquaintance party. Marcus has to pretend that he is interested in her so that Sophia will not suspect him once he tries to fulfill the challenge." Jade told her friends so that they won't make a fuss about this.
But honestly speaking, Jade also had no idea what her brother was trying to do here. The ladies just got out of the session hall when John and Lester approached them.
"Hey, sweety, do you have a new classmate? Who is she?" Lester asked his girlfriend, Nyka.
"New classmate?" Nyka frowned, giving the two men a questioning gaze.
John was the one who answered her. "Yes, a new classmate. The one who just left together with Marcus. She's pretty."
Jade, Nyka, and Emma exchanged meaningful glances with one another. Even John and Lester didn't recognize Sophia. Just like them, the two men also thought that Sophia was a new student because this was the first time they saw her.
The most depressing part was that John and Lester also noticed that Sophia was quite pretty with her current looks.
So the three girls were certain that John and Lester would also be surprised once they learned that the woman was none other than Sophia.
"The girl you saw with my brother just a while ago… she's Sophia, our nerd classmate."
Jade was the one who dropped the bomb on John and Lester.
Lester: "Eh? Are you kidding us, right?"
John: "What?! That pretty girl is Sophia?!!"
Both John and Lester gave the girls an overdramatic expression. Nyka and Emma could only shake their heads while Jade nodded at them to confirm it.
"Holy Crap! It seems that Marcus is very motivated now to accomplish the challenge since his target turned into a beautiful lady," John blurted out suddenly.
"No wonder, he is very excited to go here. We thought he came here for Jade," Lester said, still wondering at Marcus's action.
"Oh, right timing, guys. We are about to look for you. We have something to tell you." Emma immediately remembered what they had discussed a while ago.
"What is it?" The two men asked them in unison.
"Speaking of the challenge, please don't mention anything to Marcus regarding the video recording. Just keep this within ourselves in the meantime. Marcus doesn't need to know about our plan." Nyka informed them.
"Huh? But why?" Lester asked.
"Because he might back up once he learns that we will record his intimate moment with Sophia. This might ruin our plan," Jade was the one who explained to them.
"Eh, Do you think hiding this from him is a good idea? What if Marcus gets mad?" Lester was a little bit hesitant to hide this from Marcus.
John patted Lester's back and said, "I trust Jade. So don't worry too much, bro." Then he turned to Jade. "Whatever wish you will ask me, I fulfill it for you, Miss Beautiful."
Jade just rolled her eyes skyward. John was trying to hit on her again. But it's not working. He's not her type.
"Just leave everything to me. I will deal with my brother if ever he gets mad."