Chapter 281 The Holdup

In situations like these, Lucius typically finds punishment somewhat rewarding. Still, this time, it was evident that she was taking the fall for something she didn’t do.

Going out of her way to ensure the story remained on track, she had been determined to set Lucius up with Stephanie. A deeper look showed that Lucius was actually not at fault

Ultimately, she had no one to blame but herself.

Taking a deep breath, Milly moved forward. “Instructor, Lucius didn’t do anything wrong. This was my

mistake.*

Hearing her, Xavier squinted and pivoted slowly, an apparent displeasure in his eyes.

But Milly was no stranger to those looks.

His gaze always held disdain or sarcasm–nothing she hadn’t seen before.

With a hint of irony, Xavier asked, “And you have an explanation for this?”

Milly explained, ‘Instructor, noticing how Stephanie seemed isolated coming to our school alone, I thought it’d be nice to introduce her to a friend. Since Lucius and I hit it off well, he came to mind. Unfortunately, this led to confusion, resulting in what happened.”

Before Xavier could say anything, Lucius mocked, “You were introducing me to someone?”

Milly quickly tried to silence him. “Lucius, not now! I’m trying to get us out of this mess!”

Lucius replied indifferently. “Hmph.”

Milly pressed, “Could you not?”

Lucius repeated. “Hmph”

Frustration bubbled in Milly. “Make that noise again. See if I don’t lose it!”

She thought, even though she had felt a pang of guilt earlier, and willingly came forward. She might have let him fend for himself if she had known his stubborn attitude.

Xavier seemed sceptical. “Just a misunderstanding?”

Instructor is doubting me,

her mind. Valuing her reputation, Stephanie wouldn’t possibly admit

without her confirmation, and he was forced to

with confidence, Milly waited

was sliced by a

That voice… Anthony?

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that had begun to form on Milly’s lips stiffened.

did he have to arrive right

Talk about bad timing.

did and knowing Xavier’s knowledge of Stephanie’s carlier scheming, the wise

an easy way to divert

this was a perfect chance to set things straight

to Anthony, sternly asking. “Your reason for

there’s no need to attend the training program. Given that today’s session was on

attention to them, and students from other classes even stole

one thing to be confident, but outright declaring mastery? That certainly raised more than a

awfully

undeniable confidence as if saying, “What’s got your attention?‘ clearly feeling like a

shooting skills all summer, he’d reached a point where

to him.

hint of menace, Xavier looked at him and asked, “What’s

replied, “It’s just who

make it easy on you. Hit the bullseye with every shot, and not only will I let you skip training, but we’ll also forget about you

“And if I miss?”

“If I miss by even one

expression turned

the ninth ring, and all is forgiven. Anything less, and

Milly needed clarification.

blatant way to

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