A Film Queen

Chapter 284 I Must Have Her

What’s the first move?

15 Pende

As Lucius returned to the team, he positioned himself before her without noticing. His pale, almost see- through fingers took the gun she was pointing forward. “Focus straight ahead. I’ll take a look at the magazine for you.”

Milly couldn’t help but feel a bit uneasy with him so close.

Yet, saying she felt uneasy wasn’t quite the correct description. It was more than that–not just unease but a type of resistance akin to the natural aversion one might feel towards physical contact with the opposite

sex.

Having no other option, she had to rely on Lucius–after all, he was the only ally she had here.

Milly took a deep breath, trying to calm her nerves, though she couldn’t completely hide her tension.

Lucius seemed to pick up on this, halting his actions and narrowing his eyes sharply. “You’re scared of me.”

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Why did he always press on this matter, asking the same question repeatedly?

Shouldn’t a Yandere character like him be more unpredictable rather than firating on one response?

She felt trapped between her answers; nothing seemed to fit just right..

Overwhelmed by the tense atmosphere, she was on the brink of collapse when she heard Xavier’s stern voice cut through. “Who said you could just leave the team without notice? Get back to base now!”

It was Xavier.

Through her tears, Milly saw Xavier, decked out in heroic attire, coming to her rescue like a knight in shining armour.

said heroes could only

though he was a bit of a handful at times,

moment he exited, Milly sensed the atmosphere clearing up

She inhaled deeply.

thought, He’s gone. Note, how am I supposed to fire?

Make sure the safety’s off and that

and turned her

adored Stephanie enough to metaphorically twist his head off to please her is

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baffling and utterly perplexing. Individuals donned in heroic attire were different from your

a chill. “Why are you staring at

replied, taken aback,

and place your cheek close to the stock to line up your eye, the sighting groove, and the target. Take a deep breath, concentrate,

involves aligning the front sight notch, the sight, and the target in a straight line, no matter the

up, go

pace, and his words were

The three–point line.

pressed on the firearm.

the trigger? Which type of firearm are you handling? You can nail the target in one go now. The careful squeezing of the trigger is something seasoned shooters do. When firing shot after shot, the bullets go off track, often upwards;

feel more at ease doing it this way.”

herself, her justification sounded

overconfidence? But then, Anthony did have some fundamental skills, so

say?

by the subtle smell of gunpowder lingering at the barrel. Upon reopening them, she fixed

Bang, bang, bang.

followed was indeed a rapid succession of shots.

the score. Ten

crowd went from silent to loudly astonished in

or mistake? Why does it look like all tens?”

more readily believe the machine’s busted.”