My Fake Friend Called Me a Homewrecker Chapter 9

After a strange, awkward silence, Lily finally broke it, as if she couldn't stand it anymore.

"Sophia, you're probably wondering why I hate you so much, aren't you?"

I looked at the undisguised malice in Lily's eyes and nodded.

Lily pressed her lips together and suddenly stepped closer to me.

A strange energy suddenly filled the air around us.

Quinn turned to glance at Lily, then whispered in my ear.

"She's awakened an ability. Level one water element."

I was a bit surprised, looking at Lily with new eyes.

"You were bitten by a zombie?"

I honestly hadn't expected so much to change in just one month away.

Lily's eyes showed a trace of grief.

"Yes, I was bitten by a zombie. But I was lucky—I didn't die. Unfortunately, I only awakened a level one water ability."

According to safe zone regulations, awakened ability users ranked level three or below were considered unable to fight and wouldn't receive zombie cores to level up.

After the zombie outbreak, cores became even scarcer. Someone like Lily with a level one ability wouldn't get any cores whatsoever.

But...

What did any of this have to do with me?

"I was born privileged. In this era, growing up with food and shelter was already incredibly difficult, but I wasn't satisfied with just being ordinary."

"But my aptitude test was mediocre. So I could only be ordinary."

"But you, Sophia—you're inferior to me in every way. Why do you have such high aptitude?!"

Me: "???"

Wait, how did this become about me again?

What aptitude do I have?

How come I don't know about it?

I was still processing this absurdity when a vague thought suddenly flashed through my mind. I instinctively turned to look at Quinn beside me.

Could it be...

Was it really about my aptitude?

"Just because your aptitude sucks doesn't mean everyone else's has to suck too?" I said, looking at Lily with exasperation.

"I never realized you had such a princess complex."

My words made Lily's eyes red.

The advisor couldn't take it anymore and shouted at me, "Sophia! Apologize to Lily right now!"

Me: "???"

Wait, she came to harass me, I defended myself, and now I have to apologize?

What kind of logic is that?