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Chapter 287

Chapter 287 Twists of Fate

Amid the crowd’s buzz, Stephanie went to Milly, grinning, and asked, “Milly, would you like to come to my coming–of–age party?”

Milly’s eyebrow quirked up. puzzled over Stephanie’s move.

What was the deal with inviting folks to the Burnett digs? Milly figured, even if Stephanie had stashed her stuff, could she honestly expect Jordan and Grandpa to play along and act clueless about her?

Before Milly could get a word out, someone in the vicinity started poking fun, “Stephanie, why are you bothering with her invite? Didn’t she just give you a hard time?”

“Seriously, someone as nasty as her shouldn’t even step in your place. She’ll never be on your level, ever.”

“Exactly, just brush her off.”

Following the buttering up, the crowd gradually huddled around Stephanie, leaving her encircled, and drifted away.

At last, they cleared out!

Milly sighed in relief, glad to drop the pretence of a grin.

Yet, she couldn’t shake off her curiosity as everyone grouped around Stephanie for a chat. Meanwhile, Lucius was just there, all stone–faced, not bothering to look their way.

Milly blinked, “You’re not heading over?”

Lucius glanced down at her. “You want me to go over?”

Milly was all for it initially, but then, she caught a whiff of his cold indifference, making her freeze.

“Uh…” a thought swiftly ran through his mind. “We’re all mates here, should be backing each other up. If you don’t mingle, wouldn’t that come off as standoffish?”

Lucius kept his poker face, “Then tag along”

her off earlier. If I go over now, it’ll just rile her

for now.”

“Well, I also…”

“No, you gotta go!”

insistence clearly didn’t sit well with Lucius, his expression turning sour on

“Because, uh…”

stick to the typical story are, could she? Spill that, and she wouldn’t last

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peeved, as my bud, you should help me make amends. Or are you saying you don’t consider

for

should be at a loss for

he owned up to being this person, he’d need to leave right away to be there for Stephanie. But if he kept about who he

way, it’s exactly

up in surprise, her smile reaching her eyes which then locked with a set of dark, mysterious ones. Her smile paused,

eyes was deep, old, worn,

seemed to fail

This gaze sent a shiver of unease through

more, he had already turned

afternoon training session, and since Lucius

something Milly’s making up in her head, but she gets the vibe that

a guy who acts all aloof

good, just as long as he’s not sticking too close to her, he’s free to

was gonna be in the mountains, she figured it was probably just a small hill. But when she got

through the mountains and woods, she could have thought she was in an untouched wild

pretty cool too, offering a refreshing change

scenery.

constantly nagging Lucius, while Xavier tagged along, making sure Stephanie stayed out of trouble. On the

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