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MillyncedatIvan,theexecutiveassistantassignedtofollowheraroundbyherolderbrother.Shecouldn’thelpbuttwitchherlips.
DidJordanseriouslytreatmelikeachildwhenhesentanannytokeepaneyeonme?
thistotake<b>care</b>of.Ihavetoleavenow.”
Leoncheckedhiswatchandsaid,“Milly,Ihavesome
Millylookedathimwithahintofreluctance.Sheasked,“Already?Leavingsosoon?Wehaven’tevenhadamealtogether<b>.</b>”
Inthisstory,theonlyoneswhotrulycarefortheoriginalowneraretheSmiths.Theirbondgoesbeyond.justtheoriginalowner’sbody; evenMillyherselffeltaconnectionwiththebrotherinfrontofher.
Leonaffectionatelyruffledherhair.Hiseyeswerestillfilledwithwarmthandjoy.Hforted,“Milly,begood.Ijustcamebackfromabroadandhavesomethingstoattendto.AfterIfinishmybusiness,I’llget<b>in</b>touchwithyou,andwecanspendsome qualitytimetogether,okay?”
Millywapelledtoagree<b>,</b>“Okay.”
Withthecollegeentranceexamapproaching,sheneededtimeto study.yingnowwouldnotbeenjoyable;itwasbettertowaituntilLeonwasfreeandtheexamwasoverbeforehavingfuntogether.
Leonputhislefthandinhispocket.HetousledMilly’shaironcemorewithhisrighthandbeforeheleft.
Justbeforeleaving,hecastanceatGeorge,whowasstandingnearby.Therewasasurgeofunmistakablehostilityshinginhiseyes.
Georgeraisedaneyebrow,meetinghisgazefearlessly.
Leon’semotionquicklychanged.BythetimeGeorgetriedtoreadthe emotioninLeon’seyes,hehadreturnedtohisusualgentleandrefinedappearance<b>,</b>asifthepreviousncewasanillusion.
WatchingLeon walkaway,Georgenarrowedhiseyes.
Therewassomethingaboutthismanthatdidn’tsitrightwithhim.
Hisgazewasn’t merelyasimplewarningordisdain,butrather<b>a</b>deeperandmoreterrifyingintenttokill.Thiskindofgazecouldn’tbeacasualorasionaldisy;itwasn’tsomethinganordinarypersonwould
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So,whowashereally?Whatwashismotiveforgettingclosetothelittlehedgehog?
RegardlessofLeon’shiddenagenda,if<b>George</b>discoveredanyillintentionstowardsMilly,hewouldn’thesitatetoeliminatethethreat.
UnawareofthescrutinyofGeorgebyherbrother,MillyturnedtoGeorge,whowasstillbyherside,andfurrowedherbrow.“DidyouhaveahandinthedownfallofMnie’sfamily?”
George<b>set</b>asidehisinnerspection.Hegazeddownathernomittablyandasked,“Whydoyouassumeit’sme?Perhapsyourbrotherintervenedonyourbehalf.”
Millydidn’tbeataroundthebush.Shestated inly.Theonlyfamilycapableofbankruptingthe
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Initially,shehadconsideredthepossibilityofJordan’sinvolvement,butuponcloserinspection,sherealiseditwasunlikely.Herfamilckedtheresourcestooverpowertheirenemiesinoneswiftmove.
George suddenlyburstintughter.
Itwasn’tamockingorforcedsmile,butagenuineexpressionofjoyfromtheheart.
“Thelittlehedgehogisquitesharp.Yes,itwas<b>me</b>,”headmitted.
HisconfessionsurprisedMilly.Stunned,shechosetoignoretheterm“littlehedgehog”heused.
“Whydidyoudothis?AsfarasIknow,therewerenogrievancesbetweentheSpencersandyours,right?”sheasked.
Georgesmiledsmuglyandrevealed,“Nogrievances?Theirdaughterbulliedmyfiancée.Isn’tthatagrievance?”
Millywasspeechless.
Iknewit!Ishouldn’thaveasked!
“I’vetoldyoubeforethatI’mnotyourfiancée.Don’tyoudaretocallmethatinthefuture.Ifthereisanexttime,I’mgoingtoforciblysilenceyou!”Sheclenchedherfist,andthemesofangerburnedbrightlyinhereyes.
Itseemedlikeshetrulyintendedtouseforcetoshuthimup.
Georgeraisedaneyebrowashelookedat thelittlehedgehog,whohadreturnedtoavigntstate.Herpoutingexpressionwastrulyadorable..
Ifhewasn’tafraidthatthe littlehedgehogwouldstinghimifhecontinued,hewouldn’thavewantedtostophere.
HelookedatMillywithahalf–smileandsaid,“Sinceyouaren’tmyfiancée,youshouldreturnthebracelettome.Itisinappropriateforyoutokeepitbecausemygrandmothergaveittothefuturedaughter–in-<bw</b>.”
Millyrolleduphersleevesandlookedat thebraceletonherwrist.Itshimmeredwithamilkywhiteglowinthesunlight.
Shewasn’tsureifitwasjustanillusion,butthe braceletseemedtotrembleagain.
Actually,shedidn’twanttokeepit.Millyhadtriedeverythingthesedays,evenusingpliersintheend,butshecouldn’ttakeitoff,<b>as</b>ifitwereattachedtoherwrist.
Itwas reallyodd.
Georgelookedatherexpressionandknewshecouldn’ttakeitoff. Thesmileinhiseyesdeepened.Well,it seemedlikeallofhisefforttoprayto<b>his</b>grandmothereverydatelyhadpaidoff.
“Howaboutthis?I’llhaveajewelrydesignerfrommpanytakealook.Althoughthisbraceletisquiteold,theessenceremainsthesame.Thedesignershouldknowwhattodo.”
Millylookedathimscepticallyandasked,“You’renotup<b>to</b>somethingagain,areyou?”
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Georgesmiledfaintly.“WhatideascouldIpossiblyhave?Mygrandfatherlikesyousomuch,<b>and</b>Idon’tdaretoforceyou.Sinceyou’vedecidednottobemyfiancéeanymore,astheheadoftheTates,Ican’tjust
rushthings<b>.</b>”
Hetookastepbackandsaid,“Ifyouhaveabetterwaytoremovethebracelet,youcantry.
Millyfellsilent.
She<b>had</b>nootherway.Shehadtriedeverythingshecouldinthepastfewdays.
However,whenshethoughtaboutitcarefully,George’ssuggestiondidmakesense.Hecouldn’tforceher.Asthe<b>high</b>andmightypresidentoftheTates,thismancouldmakethecountry’sfinancestremblewithastompofhisfoot.Whatkindofbeautifulwomancouldn’thehave?Wasitworthputtingineffortforahighschoolstudentlikeher?
“ThenwheredoIfindthosedesigners?”Millyasked.
“Atmyhouse,”Georgesaidcalmly.
“What?Yourhouse?”Millystaredathimwide–eyed.Thetrust,whichhadjustbeenestablished,crumbleduponhearingthosewords.
Georgeremainedcalmandspokewithastraightforwardtone,“ThejewelrydesignersoftheTatesaretheeliteintheindustry.Theyarecrucialtothebusiness.Thesehighlyconfidentialprofessionaltalentscannotjustappearcasuallyinotherces,understand?”
Millypursedherlips.Shehadneverbeenincontactwithjewelrydesign,buthearinghimspeaklikethis.seemedsimrtotheconfidentialityagreementsofactors,wheretheycouldn’trevenyinformationaboutthemovieafterfilmingtoensurethattheaudiencewasn’tspoiledwiththeplotandtomaintaina<b>sense</b>ofmystery.
Lookingatitthisway,it seemedunderstandable.
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