The thing is Lucy wants to send her son to a SPECIFIC high school (which happens to be the most prestigious in the state). We know that he was not able to get in based on his academics/sports/connections otherwise Lucy would not need to be here. The first issue with this is that it is just one high school we have in story confirmation that there are others, the second is whose to say that Lucys kid would do well/finish at the school? That means objectively she is doing carnation stuff for just a CHANCE for her son to attend the school with no guarantee beyond that to compare Rose wants her problem to be objectively solved. (wannts x amount of dollars to 100% pay off loans/debt)
Her doing this makes even less sense when you consider the fact that we know there is a very prestigious college which Mihir is a part of. Unless the ONLY way to into Mihir's College is to attend that specific high school then Lucy is barking up the wrong tree. Assume that Lucys kid gets into the best high school......is she going to be back doing carnation stuff when he goes to college? Will he suddnely be good enough to get by on his own (while his mom is doing prostitution stuff every weekened)?
The thing is, the only Information that her Son was not good enough comes from a highly suspicious Person. The sick fucker of her colleague has shown how much he loves to hurt her. He would say/do anything to get her in a position where he has power over her. So i call Bullshit on everyything he said about her and i'm sure he meddled with her Sons Test results. Besides that, there was simply not enough time invested into Lucys Character so we could learn more about her and assess such Details with more certainty.Also generally there is a reason that schools have standards, the classes are set to those standards. The school does not magically make people smart or capable so her son is far more likely to fail/drop out than he is to succeed. She is paying a high price for something that is never going to happen, so far she is most tragic character imo.
The more that i think about Lucy the more pains me her lot. And the lesser get's my interest to continue the game despite how much i like it otherwise. Argh damn why do i fall so easily for fictional characters and care for them...