Chapter65JustCallMyName
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disorderlymanunexpectedlylookeddowncast,hiseyesswiftlyreddening.
Beforedwellinginself–pityforanextendedperiod,asharpsmacksnappedhimbacktoreality.
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“D*<b>mn</b>it!I<b>was</b>curiouswhyyourbehaviourwasoddcarlier.Apparently,youwerelostinthoughtsaboutmyboss!I’llteachyou<b>a</b>lessontoday!”Williamresembledanenragedlion,liftinghisfisttodeliverablow.
Kenrefrainedfromretaliating,optinginsteadtoshieldhisheadanddodge,expressinggenuinedistress.“Anthony,there’sbeenamisunderstanding.HowcouldIeverentertainthoughtsaboutyourboss?”
Williamscoffed.“Millyismyboss.Areyouimplyingthatyouneverharbouredfantasiesabouther?Youordinarypeople,howdareyoupresumeyourselvesworthyoftheunmatchedbeautyofmyboss<b>?</b>”
Kenfurrowedhisbrow,lookingupathim.“Isn’tMillyyoursister?”
William’sraisedhand<b>froze</b>mid–motion.
Oh,toKen,heappearedtobeMilly’sbrother,Anthony.
“Um,mysurnameisTate,myfirstnameisWilliam,andmyaliasisAnthony.”
Furthermore,wheneverheskippedssandgotcaught,hewouldprovidethenameAnthonytothedisciplinarmittee.Thisnameproveduseful,andtechnically,hewasalsopartlyAnthony.
Since<i>I</i>waspartiallyAnthony,whatwastheharminsometimesbeingcalledthat?
Atthismoment,Ken’seyeswidenedindisbelief,asenseofdreadoveinghim.
“ThenwhoistherealAnthony?”heasked..
Williampursedhislipsandsaid,“Yeah,youjustbeatup
thatguy.”
Ken’spupilsdtedimmediately,utterlyshocked,hisfaceturningpale.
WhathadIdone?
NotowondermyAngelwassoenragedearlier!<i>I</i>hadactually<i>hit</i><i>my</i>brother–inw?
Ken’skneesbuckled.Forgettinghispride,hescrambledtothewindow,pleading.“Myangel,forgiveme.Ihadnoideahewasyourbrother.Iactedrashly.IpromiseIwon’tfightagain.”
Millyfeltaheadacheformingfromhisbabbling.
Now,thewholesswasstaringather.Despiteherusuaposure,shedidn’twanttobethecentreof
attention.
Inhalingdeeply,shehaltedhisfragmentedspeech.“Okay,Igetit.Youcanreturnnow.Oursswillbegin.
Kenpaused.“Whataboutmybirthdaypartyyoupromisedmebefore?”
“SinceImadeapromise,I’llkeepit.Hopefully,thisvisitwillfinallyresolvematterswiththistroublesome
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Ken’sfacelitupwithawidegrin,showcasinghisteeth,ashereturnedtohisyouthful,innocentdemeanour.That’sawesome!Iknewyouwouldn’tletmedown,hehe.”
Millyraisedaneyebrowathim.“Ifyoudon’tleaverightaway,Imightreconsider.”
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“Alright,alright,I’mheadingoutnow!”
Beforehecouldfinishhissentence,hehadalreadydashedfivehundredmetres
<b>away</b><b>.</b>
Hetrulydeservedtobeanathlete.Property ? 2024 N0(v)elDrama.Org.
Millyfinallyexhaledasighofrelief.Theelderswereright.Handlingyoungpeoplewasindeeddraining.
Butbeforeshecouldeaseintorxation,hertranquillitywasabruptlyshatteredbytheloomingpresenceoftwofigures.
Anthonyfurrowedhisbrowandpositionedhimselfbeforeherdesk.“Whatdidyoupromisehim?”
William,withasteamedbunleftuntouched,fixedherwithanintensere.“Tellus,whatareyournningtodo?”
Millygazedhelplesslyatthem.“Don’tfret.It’snothingserious.Hemerelyextendedaninvitationtohisbirthdayparty,whichIhadalreadyeptedbeforehand.Itwouldn’tbepropertorenegeonmyword.”
Thoughherexcitementforthepartywacking,shehadmadeapromise.Renegingnowwouldonlyadd<b>to</b>theawkwardness.Besides,shereasoned,shecouldsimplydeliverthegiftandmakeaswiftexit.
However,AnthonyandWilliamremainedresoluteintheiropposition.
“No,youmustn’tgo.Thatguyundoubtedlyharboursulteriormotives,Anthonyassertedfirmly.
Williamechoedhissentiment.“Precisely,youcan’tattend.”
Millycouldn’thelpbutfindamusementinthewaythetwoofthemwerebehaving.It<b>was</b>asiftheyweretreatingherlikeadelicateporcindoll,fearingshemightshatterthemomenttheyavertedtheirgaze.
“Ididn’taskeitherofyoutoapanyme.Iassureyou,I’mperfectlycapableofhandlingmyself,”shereassuredthem.
Anthony’shandmmeddownonthetablewitharesounding<b>thud</b><b>.</b>“I’vemademydecision,andit’sfinal.Asyourbrother,youhavetolistentome!”
William,refusingtobeoutdone,broughthishanddownonthetablewithasharpp.“Imaybeyour….subordinate,andImayheedyouradvice,butifyouchoosetogo,I’llloserespectforyou!”
Milly’ssilencelingeredforamoment.
Feelingincreasinglyembarrassedbytheirbehaviour,shecouldn’thelpbutwonder.Whatonearthwasgoing
on?!
OnaSaturdayafternoon,MillyreceivedamessagefromKen.
Afterponderingfor<b>a</b>while,sheoptednottoinformAnthonyandhaileda<b>taxi</b>tothespecifiedlocation.
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ItwastheParamountHotel,arenownedfive–starestablishmentundertheFitzgeralds‘businessdomain.
Despitebeingawareofthehotel’sreputationforopulence,shecouldn’thelpbutfeeltakenabackbythvishdecorasshestoodattheentrance.
ItwasnosurprisethatKenexudedsuchconfidenceandarrogance.Withafamilybackgroundlikehis,<b>maintaining</b>alowprofilewaslikelyoutofthequestion.
BeforeMillycouldstepinside,shespottedatallfigureeagerlywavingatherfromtheentrance.“Angeleoverhere!”
His enthusiasticvoicedrewthegazeofnumerouspassersby.Eventhoseacrossthmercialstreetcouldn’tresiststealingancetocatchsightofthissupposedangel.
Milly,whopridedherselfonhermentalfortitude,wishedshecoulddisappearintoaholeatthatmoment.
Unawareofherinnerturmoil,Kendashedovereagerlylikeanexuberanthusky,hisfaceflushed.Whetherfromtheheatorhissprint,itwashardtotell.“Angel,youlookstunningtoday.”
Millyraisedaneyebrowinconfusion.
Stunning!
Today,shewassimplywearingawhitet–shirtandshorts,herhairtiedupinacasualmanner,almostidenticaltoherusualschottire.Whicheyedidheusetoperceiveherasdressedup?
“StopcallingmeAngelfromnowon.Justusemyname.BeingcalledAnglwaysfeltstrange.”
“Yourname?”
ThesuddenjoyleftKenutterlystunned.Hiseyeswidenedwithexcitement,andhisalreadybashfulfaceturnedsoredthatitlookedlikeitmightstartbleeding.“Can…canIreallycallyoubyyourname?”
<i>Did</i>myangelpermittingmetousehernamemeanthatthegapbetweenuswasnarrowing<i>?</i>
Ohmygod,amIdreaming?
Millycouldn’tfathomwhyhewassothrilled.Isn’titnormaltoaddresssomeonebytheirname?Callingsomeoneanangelisn’texactlyappropriate,isit?
“Sure,fromnowon,justcallmebymyname.”
Thoughhewastall,Kensuddenlyappearedshy.Hehesitated,thenawkwardlymurmured,“Mil…”
Millyfrowned,correctinghim,“It’sMilly!”
Ken’sfacefellslightly.“Alright,Milly.”
Millyhandedhimthegiftbox,speakingformally,“Hereisyourbirthdaypresent.Thankyouforinviting
metoyour<b>party</b>,butIhaveanotherappointmentandneedtoleavenow.”