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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.

bustled in, announcing, “Miss, there’s a visitor asking

an

she couldn’t fathom who would

“Yes, a young man in his

young man in his twenties? George sprang to mind, but the

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Chapter 78 Leon’s Present

stumbled upon a secret.

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affected surprise, remarking, “Milly, is this one of your acquaintances? You’ve always had such social finesse,

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

her food.

to calling her

his name? Did he

answered the servant when they

Leon? My brother’s here!

the chair’s grating against the floor. and dashed

arrived just a tad too late. Wrapping up affairs in the country, he got

sense of letdown lingered in his

was a big moment, yet he oddly found himself on the

A clear, cheerful voice pierced the

sight of a young girl in a white linen nightgown, akin to

like

threw herself into his arms,

here?” Milly’s

at the school’s graduation, they hadn’t

her question but chiding gently. “Why the mad

reprimand, his voice

blurted out, “I’m not afraid. I know you’ve got my

like pebbles in a serene pond, sent ripples

softly, “Yeah, I’ve

His

audible. Milly strained