Chapter 29

Lucy stared at her phone screen, her stomach growling, but it wasn't hunger or anything of the sort. It was a nervous ache, causing her to furrow her brow and fidget from time to time.

"Do you want to go to the bathroom?"

"Shh!"

Jaesun chuckled, but he was just as attentive as Lucy.

"One hundred... ninety-seven. And... um... eighty-four?! Why did I get eighty-four on this test?"

"Lu, eighty-four is still a good grade."

"No, I deserve better than this. I studied so hard! Did I do that badly? Should I have studied more?"

"Come on, stop pressuring yourself so much."

"I have to. Without good grades, how will I get into a good company?" Ryeon, who was heating up some coffee they made in the morning, observed Lucy's anxious face.

"And the DriveJen opportunity?" he chimed in. Lucy was sitting on the floor, so he sat on the couch next to her. "