Chapter 4

Julian was throwing up everything, and Mia was frantically patting his back, her voice cracking with tears.

"Julian, don't scare me! Is the blood bad? Should I give you a drop of mine?"

As my former Blood Servant, he had never suffered like this. He shoved Mia away. "Enough!"

"What can a single drop of blood do? It’s not even enough for a snack!"

Mia looked incredibly hurt, clutching her skirt in silence.

The next day at noon, in the academy’s public cafeteria.

I sat with Asher by the window.

On our table was a premium Wagyu ribeye steak and two glasses of fresh juice.

Asher was quietly cutting the meat, placing the most perfect piece onto my plate.

Just as I was about to eat, an annoying voice ruined my appetite. "Clara, you still have the nerve to eat here?"

Julian stood by the table. His face was paler than usual, with dark circles under his eyes.

He wasn't even wearing his school uniform today—just a wrinkled shirt that made him look completely miserable.

Mia stood behind him, holding a bowl of free cafeteria potato soup, looking extremely embarrassed.

"You cut off my credit card?"

"I went to the blood bank this morning, and they told me my access was denied!"

"Do you know I threw up all night? I don't even have the strength to walk today!"

I picked up my fork, tasted a piece of meat, chewed slowly, and then spoke. "You are Mia's servant now. Why should I pay for you?"

"If you don't like her cheap blood, complain to her. Why are you bothering me?"

Julian slammed his hand on the table, furious.

"Don't play dumb with me! You cut off my card and brought this beast here for a fancy meal just to trigger me, trying to force me to apologize, right?"

He pointed at Asher, his eyes full of contempt. "Isn't it pathetic that you're using this filthy thing to make me jealous?"

"Reactivate my card right now. Get me ten bags of custom blood, throw this dirty dog out, and maybe I'll forgive you."

Asher slowly stood up, his massive frame completely casting a shadow over Julian.

Julian instinctively took a step back. "What? You wanna fight?"