Chapter 178 Elicit Sympathy

Secing Apollo’s distress was like a needle pricking Milly’s heart.

She was about to reassure him with gentle words but chose to swallow them, accepting the situation with a resigned sigh.

Forget it. After all, he’s still a child; there was no rush.

There was plenty of time to teach him.

Plus, he had just been rescued and was still fragile. It would be cruel to be too ste

with him now.

Softening, Milly reached out and gently grasped Apollo’s arm. She looked at George and made a decision. “I’ll stay with him tonight. He’s clearly feeling very insecure, and it’s not right to leave him alone like this. He can take the bed, and I’ll sleep on the floor.

Apollo seemed to grasp that she was not abandoning him and relaxed a little, tilting his head as his big eyes glistened. “Ah…

Yet, as soon as she spoke, a cold draft made Milly shiver.

It’s not even fall yet; why does it feel so chilly?

“He’s an experimental subject; he’s not as delicate as you think. If you’re setting rules for him, the first one should be for you not to break them yourself.

“Do you want him to remain alienated from society, forever just an experimental subject and not a real person?”

piercing as he spoke in a calm but firm

still so young; isn’t

it’ll end up hurting

lip,

to raising a child; failing to instill discipline now could

properly to society. Any leniency now could harm his future–a

hand instead. Looking into his eyes with a stern expression, she instructed, ‘Apollo, tonight you’re staying with another

afraid her resolve might waver. Then, she turned

away.

panic surged within him, and he attempted to follow, crying

Chapter 178 Elicit Sympathy

to soften her

Apollo’s cries

trembled. With a heavy heart, she forced herself to open it. Then, with a loud “bang,”

go of Apollo’s wrist

had made him uneasy, prompting him to grab medical

his palms turned red, and stank of

closely. “Though you don’t understand words well, you respond distinctly to emotions. So, you’re not entirely cut off from

intense gaze locked

gone was any trace of his previous distress, replaced by a guarded and cold expression akin to the one he wore while confined in the

chill surrounding him, a stark contrast to his earlier vulnerability next to Milly. He now resembled a fiend

no move to engage further,

his stride from behind, “Do you

unable to

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