Chapter 523

Koven closed the notebook. “Lucy, I underestimated you before. Do you know that if you had a good mentor, you would've definitely surpassed me?”

Lucy was pleasantly surprised by Koven’s evaluation. He had already praised her highly before, but Lucy thought that he was just saying it to save her from embarrassment. Listening to him now, Lucy realized that he had high expectations for her.

Being held in such high regard, Lucy felt uneasy all of a sudden. Flustered, she was beginning to doubt herself. Was she really as capable as Koven said?

“Koven, I just read the books like you asked. Aren’t you exaggerating?”

“What? Don’t you believe me? Look at what you’ve highlighted. It’s not easy to express understanding of things you’ve never learned before. When I was first starting out, I didn’t have your insight and skills.”

Lucy was even more embarrassed now. Was Koven really being sincere? Lucy was still doubtful.

“Y-You’re making me shy.”

“There’s no need to be shy. You must accept th