Chapter 77 Jonathan Jealous

Observing Anthony’s departure. Milly guided Jonathan into the room and placed a bottle of disinfectant on the table. “Let me attend to your injuries, Jonathan.”

Jonathan was caught off guard. “You…

How had she found out? He hadn’t even mentioned his wound.

Milly seemed to perceive his bewilderment and explained, “I have a keen olfactory perception for blood. I could detect it as soon as you approached.”

She couldn’t quite elucidate her peculiar ability, but fortunately, Jonathan didn’t press for further details.

After cleansing the bloodstains, neutralising any toxins, and fetching the bandages, Jonathan coolly declared. “I’d rather not use the green ones.”

His obstinacy was like that of a child rejecting a certain flavour of candy.

Milly sighed and opened the bandage container. “Then pick one that suits your preference.”

The box, modest in size, contained an assortment of bandages in different hues: red, green, blue, purple each adorned with whimsical cartoon motifs.

Interpreting his silence as disapproval, Milly suggested, “The injury isn’t severe, so you don’t necessarily have to use them

“Blue. I’ll go with the blue ones.”

“Okay.”

She proceeded to affix the blue bandage, featuring a small dog motif, to his palm.

Jonathan appeared content as he inspected the bandage. He quickly tallied them. There were seven and a half cat motifs on the green bandages, while there were eight for the pup. I have half a motif more than Anthony.

“Ready to go?” Milly packed up her supplies and opened the door, wondering if three minutes had elapsed.

Jonathan lingered behind Milly, his gaze fixed on her with a silent intensity that seemed to hint at displeasure.

Perplexed, Milly questioned, “What’s wrong?”

upset

raised his hand. “My hand hurts too,”

“Huh?”

“But you

on

feeling a sense of urgency. She approached him and blew a few

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his hands back into his pockets and raised his chin arrogantly. “This is so childish. Only kids will believe that. Who would believe in

the back of his

to question their maturity levels. Are they

or Anthony. Even Jonathan, whom she’d only met for the first time. She couldn’t help but wonder if her previous mental struggles had been resolved. Was she no longer resistant to

stairs, they encountered Anthony,

stopwatch on his phone and scoffed, “Three minutes and one

Anthony’s meticulous timing. “I was

“Alright, I’ll let it slide this time. He glanced cautiously at Jonathan behind her, then leaned in, whispering in her ear, “Did Mr.

Milly answered, “Nah.”

tries anything, just give me a heads–up. I’ve got some tricks up my sleeve. Remember those embarrassing bed–wetting pics from back in the day? I could totally drop those online, and

cut Anthony’s sentence short as a throw pillow connected squarely with

crimson, his jaw clenching with frustration. “Cut it out with the gossip,

I’ll pull it up.” With that, Anthony fished out his phone,

flared, his grip tightening on Anthony’s shoulder. “Enough, Anthony! I challenge

Milly felt a

five younger siblings, particularly teenage boys prone outbursts, was no walk

signaled Ivan. “Toss them out, Ivan. They

eyeing

they pulled each

seemed odd to him–boys usually threw punches, not hair–pulling and spitting. Isn’t that a bit…

to

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their pinky while they

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