A Film Queen

Chapter 78 Leon’s Present

Engaging with Milly seemed to ignite a competitive streak in him, vying for her attention.

A man can be bested, but never shamed!

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“Why doesn’t he just let me have the seat? He’s the older brother, after all, Anthony grumbled, feeling exasperated.

Jonathan rolled his eyes at the sudden appeal to fraternal bonds. Anthony didn’t bring that up when they had the scuffle.

“Respect your elders. You gotta give respect to get it,” Jonathan asserted firmly.

Observing Anthony’s mounting frustration and his hand inching towards Jonathan’s hair, Jordan stepped in. “Hey, swap seats with Xavier. Join me over here.”

The table was laid out with Jordan at the head, Milly and Jonathan on the right, and Xavier and Stephanie

on the left.

Xavier didn’t argue. He pretended not to have seen the scuffle earlier and stood up. “Sure. Take my spot, Anthony.”

He then moved to the other side of Stephanic.

Anthony settled into his seat opposite Milly, snatching a lobster and crunching its head with audible relish, almost as if he were getting back at Jonathan.

Unfazed by the gesture, Jonathan merely smirked, digging into his own meal. Whether his good spirit stemmed from triumphing over Anthony or other reasons remained ambiguous, but contentment adorned his features.

Xavier kept his attention on his plate, yet a glint of animosity danced in his eyes.

Stephanie’s earlier grievances about feeling sidelined suddenly made sense. Even Jordan and Anthony were now keeping their distance from her. Initially skeptical, Xavier now discerned a subtle shrewdness in his new stepsister’s demeanor.

The swiftness with which she had turned Jonathan, who harbored resentment towards her, showcased her strategic prowess.

No wonder Stephanie found herself at odds with her.

“Miss, there’s a visitor asking

raised an eyebrow. “For

she couldn’t fathom who would

“Yes, a young man in his twenties wishes to speak

sprang to mind, but the servant’s uncertainty

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Chapter 78 Leon’s Present

stumbled upon a secret.

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remarking, “Milly, is this one of your acquaintances? You’ve always had such social finesse, unlike me. I grew up in a more reserved

She could taste the sarcasm flowing in the air. It almost overpowered

her food.

was close to

his name? Did he

when they recalled

Leon? My brother’s here!

of excitement, she sprang to her feet, paying no heed to the chair’s grating against the floor. and dashed out in her nightgown, leaving the rest at the dining table

too late. Wrapping up affairs in the country, he got wind that his sister had aced her

sense of letdown lingered in

on the fence about attending, uncertain

voice pierced

nightgown, akin to a nocturnal sprite,

that moment, she seemed like his

ethereal figure threw herself

you here?” Milly’s expression held both

the school’s graduation, they hadn’t crossed

but chiding gently. “Why the mad dash? What if

reprimand, his voice dripped with

blurted out, “I’m not afraid. I

a serene pond, sent ripples

Leon murmured softly, “Yeah, I’ve

His

the night breeze, were barely audible.