Chapter 4

Brittany's loud shout drew the department faculty, who hurried to the scene.

Brittany was already slumped on the floor, her face contorted in pain.

I looked at Dr. Alex, who shrugged and said four words: "I can't help her."

I almost burst out laughing. I knew Brittany was suffering from the backlash.

Leo knelt beside her, gazing at her with loving eyes.

"Is the medicine not working?"

Brittany was sweating profusely, shaking her head frantically. She turned to the faculty.

"Teachers, please control Chloe! She's going to kill me!"

The teachers didn't question me. Instead, they asked Dr. Alex to examine Brittany.

After a thorough check, Dr. Alex presented the results to everyone.

The conclusion was that Brittany was perfectly healthy.

Brittany became even more convinced I had harmed her. "It was Chloe! Chloe tricked me into taking this medicine!"

"Chloe, you must be in unbearable pain too right now, you're just faking it to trick me into taking the medicine!"

I sneered. "Brittany, words mean nothing. I could say you're slandering me!"

"There's surveillance in this room. It'll be clear who's lying and who has ill intentions."

The department faculty nodded and had the surveillance footage pulled up.

After watching it, Dr. Alex spoke.

"Chloe had a headache, and this is headache medicine. Who knew Brittany would snatch it and take it all herself?"

Brittany's face turned beet red as she tried to argue, "You're lying! You clearly said you had a Special Healing System, and besides, Chloe's 'illness' wasn't a headache at all!"

Brittany was spiraling out of control.

The faculty members were normal people; they had no idea what a "system" was.

After Brittany's prolonged tantrum, even the most patient department faculty couldn't help but get angry.

"Brittany, while the department is pleased you won an award, that's no excuse for you to target Chloe like this!"

"The award ceremony doesn't need to be postponed. It's canceled altogether."

The faculty didn't linger.

Only Chloe, Dr. Alex, Brittany, and Leo remained in the room.

Hatred flickered in Brittany's eyes. She once again demanded to know what I had "poisoned" her with.

I stated the truth again. "I told you, it's the backlash from abusing the system, isn't it?"

Brittany still didn't believe me.

Her eyes narrowed. "Chloe, you're a classic case of not seeing the coffin until you're in it!"

"Since we were classmates, I'll let you choose how you die."

"Do you want to be crushed by something falling from a height, run over by a car, or stabbed by thugs?"

I smiled faintly.

"Sorry, I choose none of the above."

Brittany still didn't realize her Bad Luck System was gone.

"You don't get a choice!"

"If you don't choose, I will. Let's go with getting run over. That'll be a beautiful sight."

"People like you don't deserve to live!"

I was about to tell Brittany to stop dreaming when a voice cut in.

"Yeah!"

A crowd of classmates suddenly poured into the room.

They surrounded Brittany, united in their resentment towards me.

"Brittany, we just heard what happened. We totally believe Chloe hurt you."

"Yeah, Chloe's so selfish. She's nothing like you, Brittany, so kind and beautiful."

...

I looked at each person speaking: Ashley, my desk-mate, and Jessica, my childhood friend. They used to be my best friends.

After Brittany won the lottery and handed them a few crumbs, they all turned on me and sided with Brittany, isolating me instead.

Yet, I had never treated them badly before.

I never even used the Good Luck System to win a lottery myself. I only used it a handful of times, always to help others.

Brittany, her face pale from the backlash, lifted her chin, basking in their compliments.

Leo lifted his eyelids slightly and addressed the students surrounding Brittany.

"Since you all think Chloe is so despicable, why don't you beat her up and let Brittany vent her anger?"

Ashley and the others hesitated.

Brittany's face darkened. "You won't even help me with something this small? Are you not truly my friends? You can forget about getting any more favors from me in the future!"

Ashley and the others began to step closer to me.

Beyond disheartened, I spoke calmly.

"If Brittany is so great, why doesn't she share her good luck with all of you?"

Ashley and the others froze.

When Brittany won the lottery with the Good Luck System, she gave Ashley and the others benefits every day.