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In situations like these, Lucius typically finds punishment somewhat rewarding. Still, this time, it was evident that she was taking the fall for something she didn’t do.

Going out of her way to ensure the story remained on track, she had been determined to set Lucius up with Stephanie. A deeper look showed that Lucius was actually not at fault

Ultimately, she had no one to blame but herself.

Taking a deep breath, Milly moved forward. “Instructor, Lucius didn’t do anything wrong. This was my

mistake.*

Hearing her, Xavier squinted and pivoted slowly, an apparent displeasure in his eyes.

But Milly was no stranger to those looks.

His gaze always held disdain or sarcasm–nothing she hadn’t seen before.

With a hint of irony, Xavier asked, “And you have an explanation for this?”

Milly explained, ‘Instructor, noticing how Stephanie seemed isolated coming to our school alone, I thought it’d be nice to introduce her to a friend. Since Lucius and I hit it off well, he came to mind. Unfortunately, this led to confusion, resulting in what happened.”

Before Xavier could say anything, Lucius mocked, “You were introducing me to someone?”

Milly quickly tried to silence him. “Lucius, not now! I’m trying to get us out of this mess!”

Lucius replied indifferently. “Hmph.”

Milly pressed, “Could you not?”

Lucius repeated. “Hmph”

Frustration bubbled in Milly. “Make that noise again. See if I don’t lose it!”

She thought, even though she had felt a pang of guilt earlier, and willingly came forward. She might have let him fend for himself if she had known his stubborn attitude.

sceptical. “Just

her ground. “Absolutely. If the Instructor is doubting me, feel free to ask

crossed her mind. Valuing her reputation, Stephanie wouldn’t

hands were tied without her confirmation, and he was

Xavier with confidence, Milly waited

by a loud

That voice… Anthony?

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did and knowing Xavier’s knowledge of Stephanie’s carlier scheming, the wise move would’ve been to chalk it all up to a misunderstanding.

found an easy way to divert

set things straight with them alongside

attention shifted to Anthony, sternly asking. “Your

if we can show mastery in all our subjects, there’s no need to attend the training program. Given

everyone turned their attention to them, and students

declaring mastery? That certainly

sounded awfully like

saying, “What’s got your attention?‘

all summer, he’d reached a point where missing the bullseye

to him.

menace, Xavier looked at him

“It’s just who I

I’ll make it easy on you. Hit the bullseye with every shot, and not only will I let

if I miss?”

I miss by even one ring, feel free to do whatever

expression turned cold.

ninth ring, and all is forgiven. Anything

Milly needed clarification.

way to shift responsibility!

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