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?”

her ground. “Absolutely. If the Instructor is doubting me, feel free to

crossed her mind. Valuing her reputation, Stephanie

confirmation, and he was forced to see it as a

with confidence, Milly waited for the

air was sliced

That voice… Anthony?

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had begun to form on Milly’s lips

he have to

Talk about bad timing.

as she did and knowing Xavier’s knowledge of Stephanie’s carlier scheming, the wise move would’ve been to chalk it all up to a

unexpected appearance, Xavier found an easy

chance to set things straight with

attention shifted to Anthony, sternly asking. “Your reason

you mentioned yesterday that if we can show mastery in all our subjects, there’s no need to attend the training program. Given that today’s session was on shooting and

to them,

confident, but outright declaring mastery? That certainly raised more than

awfully like a

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

all summer, he’d reached

to him.

menace, Xavier looked at him and asked,

replied, “It’s just who

it yourself? I’ll make it easy on you. Hit the bullseye with

“And if I miss?”

laughed dismissively, locking eyes confidently. “If I miss by even one ring, feel free to

expression turned cold.

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

Milly needed clarification.

blatant way to shift

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