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MillywasabouttorushafterXaviertorifythings,butXavierseemeduninterestedintalkingtoherandheadedupstairsinstead.
Thesituationwasgettingweirderandweirder.
Didtheplot<i>of</i>thenovelchange?Ordidmybeingtrappedinthebookcauseabutterflyeffect?
Ugh!
Frustrated.Millypulledherhairasshecopsedontothesofa.Ifshehadknownshe wouldenduptrappedinthebook,shewishedshehadjustreadand memorisedtheentirenovelinstead,soshewouldn’thavetoguess<b>what</b><b>was</b>goingonnow.
Justthen,aghostlycryechoedfromthedoorway.
“Jordan,youhavetobelieveme!IswearonmyhonourthatIhave<b>no</b>ulteriormotivestowardsMilly!I’mnotsomebeast!
“Andbesides,we’rertedbyblood!EvenifIwereabeast,Iwouldn’tdaryahandonmyownsister!Youknowhowthosepublicountsarelike;they’redrawntonewslikefliestodung,afraidthey’dloseoutonthejuicygossip.I’vealreadyletrkhandleit.Trustme,bytomorrowmorning,thetrendingtopicwillbegone!
“Jordan,please!I’vebeenkneelingforawholeday!Justbelievemeandunfreezemycard.Please,Jordanhavemercyonme!”
Jonathankeptpleading.
MillyturnedaroundandsawJordanapproachingherwithanicyaurasurroundinghim,hisbrowsfurroweddeeply.
Hewalkedquicklyintothelivingroom,followedbyJonathan,whowaslimpingandlookedlikehewasabouttocopse.
What’sgoingon?
Jonathan’seyessnappedtowardsMillysittingonthecouch,andsuddenly,hefelthiswaistandlegsnolongerache.Heslidovertohersideandbeganwipingaway<b>tears</b>.
“Sob…Milly,believeme!Iwouldneverdaretouchyou!Myheartispureandtrue,loyndunwavering!It’slikethepurestheartofanewbornbaby!”
Millywasperplexed.
Thesewordscarryapositivemeaning,butwhydotheyfeelstrange?
Anditsoundslikeaweirdtime tosaythem.
“Jonathan,what’swrong?Slowdown,”sheuttered.
Jonathansniffledandpitifullywipedhistears.“Sob…Jordanfrozemycardandmademekneelforawholeday!Mykneesarestillsorenow…Imightbecrippled,Milly!Sob!”
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Hewasn’tthatupsetearlier,buthearingMillyconsolinghim,hisemotionserupted,makinghimasobbing
<b>mess</b><b>.</b>
Hearinghisdeafeningsobs,Millydidn’tthinkitwasanact.Herexpressionchangedinstantly.“Crippled?Let’sgotothehospitalrightaway!”
Jonathanhesitatedforamomentbeforetryingtolifthispantlegtoshowherhisbruisedknees.Butheonlygothalfwaybeforehearingasound.“Ahem!”
Themanstandingnearbynarrowedhiseyesmenacingly,hisgazelikeice.
Jonathanfrozeimmediately.
“Haha…Milly,althoughI’mcrippled,myspiritisn’t…um,Imean,itseemsmylegsarefine…I’lljustapplysomehydrogenperoxidter.
Ugh,Jordanreallyfavourssistersoverbrothers!
Howdespicable!Hmph!
Millydidn’tnoticeJordan’scolddemeanourandwasstillworriedaboutJonathan’sleg.Hearinghimsayinghemightbecrippledtohimsayinghewasokay,shefrownedslightly,unsureifsheshouldtrusthim.
“You’reokay?Forreal?Youwerejustsayingyoumightbecrippled!”
Herwordshadbarelyfallenwhenasoothingvoiceechoedfrombehindher,apaniedbythefaintscentofmilk.“Don’tlistentohim.Hislegsareperfectlyfine.”
Thenaboxofexquisitecakeswaspresentedtoher.
“Thenewcakeshopdownstairshasjustopened,andIsawmanygirlswaitinginline.Ithoughtyoumightlikeittoo.Want<b>to</b>trysome?”
Milly’seyessparkledwithjoyasshetookthecake.“Thankyou,Jordan.HowdidyouknowI’vebeencravingcaktely?”
Nogirlcouldresistthetemptationofpetitecakes!
Andthiswasnoordinarycake.<b>Jordan</b>hadgoneoutofhiswaytobuyit,andtheaffectionbehinditsurpassedthe<b>value</b>ofthecakeitself!
Seeingherhappyeyesasshehesitatedtoopenthecakebox,Jordancouldn’thelpbutsmile.Heyfullyruffledher hair<b>and</b>said,“Eatitwhileit’sfresh!Ifyoulikeit,I’llbringyousomebackfromworkeveryday.”Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024.
Millynoddedwith<b>a</b>smile.“Okay”
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SeeingthatJordaneasilydivertedMilly’sattentionwithapetitecake,Jonathansuddenly feltapangjealousy.Hesniffeddisdainfullyandstartedtparehimself.“Hmm,justonepetitecake?I’llbuyyouahundredtomorrow!”
“Oh?”Jordanchuckledcoldlyathisboasts,mercilesslypokingathissensitivespot.“<b>How</b>areyounningtopayforthem?”
Jonathanfrozefor<b>a</b>second.
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Hedidn’tsayanythingmore,buthisheartwasalreadyheavywithsadness.Dmnit,mycard’s<i>been</i>frozen….
Ontheside,Millycarefullyunwrappedthe cakebox,revealinganexquisitecakeinside.
Shetookasmallbiteandsavouredthecreamyvour,her<b>eyes</b>sparklingwithdelight.
Atthismoment,shealsosensedthatsomethingwasoffbetweenthetwoofthem.ShesuddenlyrememberedJonathan’ssobsbiningthatwithJonathan’scardbeingfrozenbyJordan….
Sheblinkedtwice,curiosity gettingthebetterofherassheaskedsoftly,“Jonathan<b>,</b>Iheardyoumentioningtrendingtopics.What’supwiththat?Who’strendingnow?”
Jonathanwastakenaback.“Milly…don’tyouknowabouttoday’strendingtopic?”
Millyshrugged,stillunaware.“Idon’tknow.”
Shehadn’tcheckedherphonesincstnightaftermessagingLeonanddidn’thavethemindtocheckagainthismorningduetoworryingabouttakingApollohome.
ButnowthatshelookedatJonathan’sexpression,itseemedlikeitwasrtedtoherself.
ShequicklypulledoutherphoneandopenedTwitter,onlytofindthathernamewastrending.Therewerehundredsofthousandsofpostsunderhername.
WhyamItrendingagain?
Notonlywasshetrending,butevenJonathanandhisagencyweretrendingtoo.
Thesecond–rankedhashtagwas#Jonathan’sRtionshipExposed.
Thethird–rankedhashtagwas#Jonathan’sAgencyrification
Millyfurrowedherbrowandfeltaforebodingsensecreepingupherspine.Shecouldn’thelpbutlookbackatthepersonsittingnexttoherwithafearfulexpressionandasked,“So…dothizensthinkI’myour girlfriend?”
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