Chapter 777
Portia glanced up, her eyes flashing with annoyance and a touch of concern for Mavis.
Uriah looked like he'd just bitten into a slice of burnt toast. His face soured
instantly.
"I'm her mentor. Of course she should listen to me. Why would I ever hurt her?" he snapped.
Portia arched an eyebrow. "Aren't you hurting her, though? We all know Norton's a good guy-solid character, no red flags, loaded, good-looking, gentle as a lamb. What's not to like?"
She leaned in, smirking. "Or is it that you, Mr. Stewart, say you don't care about our Mavis, but deep down, you're head over heels? Is that why you can't stand to see anyone else making a move on her?"
"If that's the case, you're way out of line as a mentor, aren't you?" she teased. "You like her, but you won't make it official!"
Uriah's jaw clenched. "I do not like her like that! She's my apprentice, that's it. I'm just looking out for her. Since when do mentors fall for their apprentices?"
shot him a look. "Oh, really? Then why do
like a rapid-fire round of Nerf darts,
whole table went quiet, the cheerful clinking of cutlery replaced by an awkward
let's just eat, okay? You love this clam chowder. Have
got the message. She'd said enough; one more jab and Uriah
let's eat before everything goes cold. There's nothing worse
to their plates. The conversation slowly picked up again,
stayed mostly silent, even as Norton kept fussing over Mavis-offering her more roast
shouldn't overthink it. Mavis was his apprentice. He couldn't, shouldn't, wouldn't like her. End of
dinner went smoothly enough,
notice that Monty and his crew
only to find Monty
under protest. She'd never go back to being broke. She needed Calliope's help,
saw Calliope, Monty rushed over. "Callie, your mom
you give
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