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.

announcing, “Miss, there’s

an

fathom who would seek her

young man in

twenties? George sprang to mind, but

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Chapter 78 Leon’s Present

stumbled upon a secret.

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surprise, remarking, “Milly, is this one of your acquaintances? You’ve always had such social finesse, unlike me. I grew up in a

flowing

her food.

close to

Did

the servant when

Leon? My brother’s here!

grating against the floor. and dashed out in her nightgown, leaving the rest at the dining table

too late. Wrapping up affairs in the country, he got wind that his sister had

sense of letdown

on the fence about attending, uncertain if she’d feel let down by

clear, cheerful voice pierced the night’s

around, he caught sight of a young girl in a white linen nightgown, akin

seemed like

ethereal figure threw herself into his

you here?” Milly’s

parting at the school’s graduation, they hadn’t

affectionately tousled her hair, sidestepping her question but chiding gently. “Why the mad dash? What if you took

the reprimand, his

“I’m not afraid. I

words, like pebbles in a serene pond, sent ripples

murmured softly, “Yeah, I’ve got you covered, always just

His

carried on the night breeze, were barely audible. Milly strained to catch

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