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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.

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

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

tutor Milford tonight and

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

not bothering to

he completed his culinary task and turned off the

the dishes to the dining table,” he told

brought the dishes

soup in less than half an

being decent before, but she hadn’t anticipated such an improvement

was debating whether to ask Milford to join dinner, Bryan

at the table and began eating

him, “Take a break, then prep yourself.

stopped and shot a look

eventually replied,

unexpectedly

interrupted the silence. She

voice, resonant and full of

dealt with the issue?”

and moved to the living room for the call to give them

by her, Bryan’s expression turned stormy,

French windows, bathing Eileen in a

face, could only guess how tender her demeanor

on the line? Why did she

He continued his meal in

ending the call, Eileen came back to find Milford had

tidied the table,

Eileen said to Bryan, “Sorry if I

hand on the steering wheel,

lip, a wave of guilt washing

to a stop

got out of the car. The car then

wind it left behind tousled

turned into

realized just sharing a meal with Bryan wasn’t enough to

a forced smile, she headed back to the education

leaving for Bryan’s place, she texted Phoebe on WhatsApp, telling Phoebe not to wait

way to Bryan’s place, she grabbed a sandwich for her