Ghost Exorciser: The Oust Fake Heiress Strikes-Chapter 129: Dignity

Shaking her head, Lana decided not to delve into the sorrowful memories and changed the subject and held her head.

"Sh*t... now I have to complete other missions to earn the credits."

Hearing her sorrowful murmuring, Mr. Crow suggested, "Why not ask your sponsor to buy the herbs required for Yellow Rank?"

Lana rolled her eyes, a hint of detachment flashing in her eyes. "Hm? No."

Her refusal stunned Mr. Crow, and he frowned. "If you accept his black card, accept his gifts, and even live with him, then why not request something from him?"

"That’s different." Lana shook her head. "I follow his lead. Not to mention... if I can earn it, I will never beg for it."

Mr. Crow sighed. From his perspective, Lana was too prideful. What’s the use of pride? As long as she lowers her head a bit, she will be able to deal with her urgent problems.

Lana returned to her usual cheerful self. Compared to Mr. Crow’s belief, Lana wasn’t prideful.

If she were, she would have disdained the methods she had been using. She would have disdained her own fake personality.

However... she didn’t. She just wanted to maintain her dignity. Even when others had crushed it ruthlessly in her past life... Lana wanted to maintain it and act as if it were still there.

In her past life, when she had begged and schemed to stay in the Almond family, she hated herself for crushing her own dignity.

In this life... she vowed to never let it be crushed.

That same day, Lana returned to the mission hall.

Unlike other universities, Shadowridge remained open 24/7.

The only difference was that the university rooms and halls became inaccessible to students after 10 pm, as they were used by the teachers.

One of the primary benefits that attracted talented individuals to Shadowridge University was that the cultivation room wasn’t just built for students but also for the teaching facility.

Lana marched up to the teacher in charge and told her experience. After knowing Lana’s experience and description, the teacher in charge quickly reported the issues and thanked Lana.

Lana returned the bag to the teacher-in-charge before accepting another mission and returning to Lucian’s mansion to cultivate and draw talismans.

The next day, she took a quick shower, attended her university, and informed Axel about her new mission.

Cultivation was useless to her now, because she was stuck at Quasi-Yellow Rank.

Even if she cultivates for the next 10 years, she won’t be able to reach the Yellow Rank unless she either soaks in the herbal bath or consumes herbs.

In fact, Lana still had $1 billion in her bank account, but she was saving it as an emergency fund.

The mission she had accepted this time was posted by a young man named Sterling.

Sterling lived in a highly respectable suburb of Xila City. He had played a game and attracted a ghost he couldn’t deal with.

Since he couldn’t afford to hire a priest or celestial master, he used his savings to post a mission in Shadowridge University.

On the way, Lana’s phone buzzed. When she saw Naina’s name flashing on it, she accepted it.

"My dear Lana, how are you?"

Though Naina’s voice was cheerful, Lana froze, her stern expression softened slightly, and she said, "I am good. Why are you sad?"

"Hm? Sad? What are you saying? I am completely fine. I called to ask if you are free tomorrow. Shall we watch a movie?" Naina’s voice was laced with nonchalance, as if Lana was truly mistaken.

Before replying to her, Lana was silent, rethinking her plans before she replied, "I am busy this week, but we can meet tomorrow night."

"Really? That’s very sweet of you!" Naina sounded thrilled. "By the way, what’s your favorite color and food?"

Lana told her preference and got to know Naina’s. They talked till Lana reached her destination.

"I will hang up now." Naina’s relaxed voice was tinged with helplessness.

"Hm. Take care. And whatever is troubling you... Just remember, some people love you and are waiting for you to smile." Lana’s words sounded ambiguous, but both Naina and Lana knew that Lana wasn’t talking about herself.

Naina stared at her phone with a dazed expression, then stared at her reflection. The gaunt figure in the mirror had red eyes, while traces of tears could be seen.

"How perceptive are you, Lana..."

Naina’s mood was truly ruined.

She had survived a life-and-death situation, but her parents hardly cared. In the hopes of receiving some kind of consolation, Naina told them everything and requested them to come and see her. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

The response?

"Sweety, we are busy. And have you heard of the saying? If a person survives a misfortune, what lies ahead is a vast fortune. So now nothing will go wrong. I will hang up now; my meeting is going to start."

Naina sat on her bed, her head resting against the headboard as she stared at the ceiling.

The empty silence and the occasional sound of the fan’s rusting flaps filled Naina with an indescribable agony.

A painful realization hit her at that moment.

Maybe... to her parents, she was nothing but an object. An object that can be forgotten... and an object whose emotions don’t matter, and an object they just need to pay money to maintain.

Every birthday, every holiday, and every special occasion of hers was missed by her parents.

Their meetings and jobs were way more important to them... than hers.

"Will they only come to visit me when I die?" Naina murmured. Feeling her mood worsening, she called Lana.

After the chat was over, Naina smiled, a kind that was filled with bitterness and unwillingness.

"Truly, Lana... is there anyone else who is waiting for my smile?"

Her eyes slowly fell on the calendar, and she chuckled.

On the cherry blossom calendar, a big circle was drawn on tomorrow’s date. A cute side note was written, marking it as Naina’s birthday.