After Rebirth, I Became a Billionaire — and Choose the Poor Girl
Copyright© 2026 by BillMax
Chapter 7: Teacher, I report her for secretly reading novels during classes!
Ethan Cole knew that Grace Bennett’s pride was fragile.
She wouldn’t accept it if he directly offered her lunch.
So he put up this act.
Under the sincere gaze of Ethan Cole, Grace Bennett hesitated for a moment before accepting it.
Softly, she asked, “How much do I owe you?”
“Four dollars.”
“Oh, okay.”
Grace Bennett pulled a few pieces of paper money out of her pocket.
A two-dollar note, a one-dollar note, and two fifty-cent coins.
Ethan Cole didn’t hesitate to accept it.
Grace Bennett gave a slight smile.
Upon opening the lid, the aroma filled her nostrils.
A dish of fish-flavored shredded pork, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, a piece of fried fish, and some green vegetables.
Grace Bennett’s nose twitched as her stomach unconsciously rumbled.
It smelled so good.
Though four dollars was somewhat expensive, occasionally splurging like this was acceptable.
She ate bite by bite.
Ethan Cole observed that she ate the rice and green vegetables first, leaving the meat until the end.
He couldn’t help but sigh at the saying, “Different folks, different strokes.”
He remembered how he used to serve lunch for Chloe Winters.
She wouldn’t eat meat that was too lean or too fat; it had to be marbled. She didn’t eat water spinach or bitter melon, only a few kinds like tomatoes and cucumbers.
Half of a serving of food would be wasted.
Unlike Grace Bennett, who ate all her food cleanly.
No picky eating at all.
Grace Bennett gently touched her slightly bulging stomach.
It had been a long time since she had experienced the feeling of being full.
Her body was warm and she felt energized.
Then Grace Bennett noticed Ethan Cole’s heated gaze.
She was a bit overwhelmed.
“Um, I’m going to wash the lunch boxes...”
After finishing her sentence, she picked up the two lunch boxes and hurriedly left.
Watching her retreating form, Ethan Cole chuckled to himself, “My wife is so adorable.”
“Today’s food was terrible.”
On the way back, Chloe Winters was complaining constantly.
The line was too long.
By the time it was her turn, the food was cold.
Before, Ethan Cole always got her food for her, when it was still hot and at its best.
That was when it tasted the best.
Hannah Reed thought to herself that it wasn’t his fault that she had made things difficult for herself.
As Chloe Winters’s desk mate,
when Ethan Cole used to get food or buy snacks and milk tea, he would always bring her something as well.
Now that Ethan Cole no longer did that, she lost an extra perk.
“Hey, look, isn’t that Grace Bennett? What’s she carrying...” Hannah Reed noticed Grace Bennett.
Chloe Winters’s gaze focused sharply.
She also noticed the lunch box in Grace Bennett’s hand.
She recognized it instantly; it was Ethan Cole’s.
One of them was even the one she used exclusively before.
Chloe Winters’s face fell.
It felt as if something that belonged to her had been taken away.
She stopped Grace Bennett, who was walking with her head down.
“Ah ... Winters ... Winters...”
Grace Bennett almost bumped into her in surprise.
Chloe Winters’s eyes were blazing with anger, “Why do you have Ethan Cole’s lunch box?”
“I...” Grace Bennett was somewhat flustered, uncertain how to explain.
Hannah Reed jumped in, “Grace Bennett, I hope you have some self-awareness.”
Don’t you really think that Ethan Cole would like someone like you who has average looks, common academic performance, and a poor family background, do you?
Ethan Cole getting close to you is just to annoy Chloe Winters, that’s all.
Don’t get too carried away.”
Grace Bennett was biting her bottom lip slightly, feeling somewhat aggrieved.
Not being good with words, she didn’t know how to explain herself.
Chloe Winters commanded in an authoritarian tone, “Clean the lunch box and give it to me!”
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