Becoming Their Guiding Spirit

# Chapter 82: Dad, Lucas is my boy... boy.... Two days later.

This manor was located in the most expensive district of Columbia’s capital. A single square meter of this land, if sold, would be enough to bankrupt an ordinary person. And in such a priceless location, this manor occupied over a thousand acres. This manor was the property of Raythean Industries, the number one corporate giant in Columbia, and indeed, all of Terra.

A luxurious extended limousine came to a steady stop at the manor’s main gate.

A waiting attendant respectfully opened the rear car door.

Jessica, dressed in an elegant evening gown, was the first to step out of the car. Usually plain-faced, she had specially allowed the styling team to apply light makeup for tonight’s banquet. Under the light makeup, the originally cute and youthful Jessica had a hint of maturity.

As Jessica emerged.

The various guests who had come to attend the banquet near the manor all paused and focused their gazes on her. At this moment, Jessica seemed to be the center of the world. After all, as the direct heiress of Raythean Industries, she was the focal point wherever she went, even when meeting various royal families.

These gazes made Jessica slightly nervous, but she forced herself to remain calm and managed to keep a smile on her face.

In the past.

Jessica would never have attended such a banquet.

She hated this feeling of being the center of attention. These gazes were as scorching as if countless ants were crawling on her. Everyone wanted to curry favor with her, and for Jessica, who was not good with words and not good at socializing with others.

This kind of forced social interaction was more painful than death.

But, there was nothing she could do.

Born into this family, she was destined to be the center of attention.

Sometimes...

Jessica even wished she had been born into an ordinary family.

In the past.

Even when she attended such events, it was only because her parents forced her to. She would basically hide behind her parents the whole time like a shy country girl, not daring to speak to anyone.

This time, attending so openly.

This was probably a first for Jessica.

*Hooo...*

*Hooo....*

*Calm down, Jessica...*

Jessica kept comforting herself in her heart.

*You’re different now. You can’t embarrass yourself in front of Lucas.*

Immediately.

Jessica forced a smile and waved her small hand, greeting these elders she had never met before with a grand gesture, while in reality, her heart was in a complete panic. And Jessica’s actions also left many of the surrounding people stunned.

Is this the direct heiress of Raythean Industries?

Has she changed that much?

As Jessica led the way out of the car.

The other three also emerged.

Franka wore a form-fitting gown with exquisite makeup that perfectly brought out her foxy characteristics, giving her an indescribable charm. There was even a hint of nervousness mixed in with her allure. This combination of coquettishness and ’purity’ instantly captured the hearts of many young masters from wealthy families around.

Liskarm was much simpler.

Her black evening gown, though showing off a good figure and a pretty face, seemed somewhat plain under the radiance of a ’great beauty’ like Franka.

”Fat Fox, I can’t believe Jessica is really the heiress of Raythean Industries...”

Liskarm said in a low voice. They still found it a bit hard to believe.

”Mmm~~”

*Puff~*

Franka’s face was flushed red from excessive embarrassment, and white steam was continuously evaporating from her head, as if she had turned into a pressure cooker.

So embarrassing! So embarrassing!!

The social death that had been delayed for a month finally erupted today.

To think I had *that* kind of dream in front of the real heiress of Raythean Industries!!

*Sob, sob, sob~~~

My prestige as a senior is completely gone!!!

Franka was on the verge of tears. She could even imagine what Jessica must have been thinking at the time...

So embarrassing!!

Luckily, Liskarmy doesn’t know. Otherwise, she’d have another thing to mock me about...

Finally.

As the grand finale of the group.

’Ceobe’ slowly stepped out of the car.

Even Lucas had to marvel at the skill of the professional styling team. Makeup truly was one of the ’dark arts.’ Ceobe’s original appearance, like Jessica’s, was purely in the cute style, completely unrelated to handsomeness. But after being worked on by the professional stylists.

Her cute little face now had a touch of handsomeness. Her chestnut hair was tied back into a sort of androgynous long ponytail.