Chapter 4: Not anyone's first choice
There was bafflement and surprise in Lucia's face when Cosette uttered such words. But she was still relieved that the latter seemed ready to reach out to her father. After all, their relationship was just growing further by the years that Cosette even addressed her father as Master or Chairman.
After Cosette finished the delicious meal she had never had before, she had nothing else to do but stay inside her room. Lucia told her that Cosette took a week's leave from her school. Since this was a world inside the novel, she didn't question it.
"Sister Cosette's life is very… different from mine. Although we share the same name, we really lived different lives. That's why… I felt empowered whenever she appears in the novel." Cosette laid on her back, staring at the intricate ceiling while thinking about the novel.
"I never had such delicious food, or rather, everything I ate for the last five years is just bland." Not that she also had the appetite to eat, but it still felt nice that she had got to enjoy food after many years.
"Once I wake up from this dream… I will surely re-read the novel." She smiled subtly, feeling blessed at this opportunity granted to her. Her smile didn't last long, though. Because while she was thinking about this opportunity, she thought that once she woke up, there was no telling she would dream about this again.
Cosette suddenly got up, wide-eyed. "I have to meet the other character while I'm at it," came out a panicking voice.
Although it was a decade too early before the main story would start, the backstories in the novel gave away almost everything.
For example, around this year, the villain was still a high school delinquent, the male lead living a perfect life of an heir in an academy, the female lead living a peaceful and simple life in the countryside, some important side characters living their life before meeting their respective masters.
"That right!" Cosette raised her fist, motivated to meet as many characters as she could so she could fangirl over them. She had already seen Cosette, and it was already a dream come true, but she was greedy and wanted to meet all of them before this 'dream ended.
"I don't have anything to do and it's still early." Her lips stretched from ear to ear until her eyes squinted. "Kyahh~!!! I'm so excited!!"
Without a second hesitation, Cosette rushed to the large bathroom and showered, going through Cosette's walk-in closet and picking up the simplest designer clothes right after. In between her activity, she couldn't help but be in awe that Cosette's life was truly a life of a modern princess.
From the bedroom to the bathroom, even her toilet didn't have a speck of dust in it. Her walk-in closet was only full of designer clothes, bags, accessories, and different types of footwear. For a sixteen-year-old to have such a lifestyle, there was no wonder why many women envied Cosette — even the female lead voiced that out during her confrontation with the villainess.
Cosette truly had it all… except that she had every material thing in life, except love. No material thing could've fulfilled that void Ezekiel Stone left in her heart.
"Shalaa~!" she grinned excitedly, staring at herself in the full-body mirror. The simplest clothes she could get from this room was a black jumper dress worn over a beige sweater, matched with black Chelsea boots.
Cosette thought that the black beret hat looked cute, so she put it on as the cherry on top of her outfit. Surely, even without trying, Cosette would look good at everything.
"Sister Cosette is so pretty." She blushed, cupping her cheek. If she could worship herself, she would've done it. "No, no! I should focus! Since sister Cosette's father gives his daughter a lot of authority in the house, I can ask someone to drive me to my today's agenda!"
She nodded with her fist up, thinking of her itinerary for today. To keep herself compose, Cosette just grabbed a small black sling bag and rushed back to her room. She sat down in front of the desk, taking one notebook and pen, and started jotting down the details of each character's location.
"Right… the male lead is actually sister Cozie's schoolmate. Since the Academy was big, they didn't get to meet each other even after graduation. I can't blame them, though, since the male lead, Asher Quinn, and sister Cozie, are too busy trying to be perfect." Cosette nodded, as that was the explanation given in the novel.
Not that these two characters didn't know each other's existence, but it just didn't matter to them back then. Only a few years later would they truly get to know each other, since both of them were successful CEOs who inherited their family business.
"I'll start with him since he's the closest and then…" her eyes lit up at the thought of her next target. "… my number one favorite character, Maxen! Kyah~! Should I look for him first?"
For a good five minutes, Cosette spent it fangirling on who to pay a visit first. In the end, she chose the villain of the story, Maxen.
Why? Because the villain was never anyone's first option. The male lead had it all and even if she see him now, she was certain all she could do was watch him from afar.
On the other hand, Maxen… was on his road to becoming the monster he would be after a decade. Although in the novel, it was said that Maxen, during his teens, was a delinquent with a temper. Cosette was unsure if he would even bat an eye at her. Even so, she still wanted to see him first.
Because at the end of the day, among all characters in this world, Maxen was the first person she wanted to console because he deserved a little bit of warmth the author deprived him of.
Gifts
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received Weekly Power Status
-- Power
Ranking 
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