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Chapter 134

Chapter 134:

Milford’s unexpected reaction took Eileen by surprise. With a puzzled look, she questioned, “Why would you think I’d scold you?”

“‘Because I’m not a good kid. I’ve gotten involved with the wrong crowd,” Milford admitted, trying to keep his tone light, despite the uncharacteristic sarcasm on his young face.

Eileen, catching on to something, sat next to him and said, “Who’s to say those people are all bad? Many people who commit major crimes look ordinary. Looks alone can’t tell you who’s good or bad, Milford.” Looking thoughtful, he played with the hem of his trousers without making eye contact with Eileen.

Eileen continued, “You should practice more before going out there to confront those people. At least, don’t embarrass yourself next time.”

Back in her school days, Eileen would cross paths with intimidating figures at the school gates, their presence alone enough to send chills down her spine.

But as she grew older, she realized that those tough-looking characters were all bark and no bite, only able to scare those unacquainted with the real world.

Eileen said, “You were not this timid when you were up to your pranks. To whom did you send the footage of the—”

Milford’s demeanor suddenly turned stormy at the mention of the surveillance footage.

He tilted his head with a sly grin. “I warned you about trying to change me. Feeling remorseful now? Give me seventy percent of the tutoring fees, and I’ll hand over the proof that clears your name. Then, we’ll be done with each other. Deal?”

Milford’s insistence on squeezing money out of Eileen revealed his thoughts. He clearly cared about money a lot.

“Why are you so desperate for money?” Eileen questioned bluntly.

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Milford replied, “Being poor gets you scorned, while wealth earns you respect. Everyone is chasing the almighty dollar.”

“But did you ever stop to think that your way of making money is flawed? That the amounts you’re snatching are limited? Put in the work, use your smarts, and earn your keep honestly. You’ll gain the respect that money can’t buy,” Eileen said.

She bit her tongue on asking how he had gotten so cynical about money at such a young age.

For now, she could only skim the surface in her efforts to reason with him. It barely yielded any results.

“‘You just want me to take your classes; you don’t really care about me,” Milford accused, his anger boiling over as he stood up and stormed out.

Eileen didn’t mind that. She hadn’t expected Milford to change so easily, after all. As she stood up, her gaze scanned the trash can.

There, among the refuse, lay the cracked bead.

She hesitated briefly. Then, with resolve, she picked up the bead, wrapped it in a scrap of paper, and slipped it into her pocket.

She knew she still needed to find an opportunity to handle the issue of the photos by working on Milford.

greeted by the mouthwatering aromas of a meal in preparation. In the kitchen, Bryan was

kitchen’s door, watching. There seemed no need for

tutor Milford tonight

she decided to dedicate her time to Milford, hoping to get to

Bryan replied, not bothering to look

culinary task and turned off

the dishes to the dining table,” he told

Eileen quickly brought the dishes

prepared four dishes and a soup in less than half an hour.

decent before, but she

join

began eating quickly without any lack of

meal, Bryan reminded him,

a look at Eileen, clearly

he eventually

unexpectedly compliant

interrupted the silence. She answered promptly. It

resonant and full of life,

dealt with the issue?”

catching that Milford had something to say to Bryan, stood up and moved to the living room for the call

Bryan’s expression turned stormy, his gaze following her as

in a soft

unable to see her face, could only guess how tender

on the line? Why did she need

grew chilly. He continued

ending the call, Eileen came back to find Milford

the

Eileen said to Bryan, “Sorry if I misunderstood you earlier. Thanks for your

casually resting a hand

lip, a wave of guilt washing

reaching his office, Bryan came to a

the car. The car

left behind tousled Eileen’s

guilt turned into

just sharing a meal with Bryan wasn’t enough to bridge the gap between

forced smile, she headed

she texted Phoebe on WhatsApp,

to Bryan’s place, she grabbed a sandwich for her meal and took