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Bonnieleftaftertheconversationconcluded.
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Notlongaftertheyleft,aboominughfromPhilipechoedfromoutside.Itwaspowerfnddeafening.
“Hahaha,thisisfantastic!YoushouldhaveseenDoug’sface;hishairpracticallystoodonendfromanger.Jim,ontheotherhand,appearedasifhewasabouttolosehismind!Humph!Servesthemrightformockingmebefore.
“Thisisjustkarmaatwork.Theygotwhattheydeserved!
“Tomorrow,let’sheadtothemilitarydistrictandchallengetheotheroldfoolsandtheirsons.Letthemseewhatwe’remadeof,hahaha!”
Everyonewasspeechlessandboastful.
Immediatelyafter,Philipstrolledinwithhishandsbehindhisback,notevenneedinghis<b>cane</b>.Theoldmanlookedenergised.Trailingbehindhimweretwochildren.
OneofthemwasbouncingaroundexcitedlyandchattinganimatedlywithPhilip.
Theotherone,however,seemeduninterested,followingbehindwithasullenexpression.Hisfurrowedbrowsclearlydisyedhisirritation.Hiswholedemeanourscreamed‘Stayaway’andthefaintglintofangerinhisred–tingedeyeswasenoughtosendchillsdownanyone’sspine.
Assoonasthatboysteppedintothelivingroom,somethingcaughthiseye.Instantly,hishostileauravanished.
Inthenextsecond,heranovertoMillyandcircledherexcitedlywithbright,adoringeyes.“AwoolAwoo<b>!</b><b>”</b>
Millycouldn’tunderstandwhathewassaying,butshecouldguessfromhisbeamingeyes<b>.</b>Shereached<b>out</b>andgentlypattedhisheadassheusuallydoesandpraised,“Goodboy,Apollo<b>.”</b>
Apolloappearedtobeadogreceivingaffection.Hehappilyclosedhiseyesandsaid,“Awoo!Awoo!”
ApollowasentirelyfixatedonMilly,circlingherasifnooneelseexisted.Wheneversheappeared,hiseyessawnooneelse.However,thesuddenpresenceofthisunfamiliarboylefteveryoneelseincollectiveshock.
Jonathan,inparticr,leapedupandgesturedusingly.
“Whoishe?!”
Millyhesitatedtoanswer.“Hmm
Shewasmomentarilyatalossforhowtoexin.
Ifshesaidhewasafoundling,Jordanwoulddefinitelyinvestigate.IfhediscoveredApollowas<b>a</b>testsubject,hewouldnever allowhimtostaywiththeButs.
PhilipbelieveditmostlybecausehetrustedGeorgeimplicitly.AnythingGeorgesaid,Philipwouldbelieve.
<b>But</b>Jordanwasn’tso<b>easily</b>swayed!
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Jordanwasrational,calm,andhighlyintelligent. Hewouldknowifshewaslying,sohecouldeasilydeducethetruth.
Shewouldn’tbeabletoprovethatApollocamefromanorphanage.Theadoptionprocesswaplex,astheButswouldknow,
Nousibleexnationscameto<b>mind</b>.
Shecouldn’tsayhefellfromthesky.
Millyhadconsideredeverything,butsheforgotabouthowsmartJordanwas.
GeorgecouldhavearrangedforApolloto<b>assume</b>afalseidentity.
Whileshedebatedwhetherteclean,Philipinterjected,“Heisyourbrotherfromnow.TheyoungestheiroftheButs.”
“What?!Brother?”Jonathanfelpletelyshocked,asifstruckbylightning.
Onlyadayhadpassedsincehisdeparture,andnowanewbrotherhadarrived.
Coulditbe…
“Ishemydad’sillegitimatechild?!”
Nosoonerhadhespokenthanasolidwoodencanecameflyingathisleg,hittinghard.“Ouch!”
Jonathanhoppedaroundononeleg,clutchinghisinjuredlimb,wincing,andprotesting.
“Grandpa,whydidyouhitme?!”
Philipsnortedcoldly,givinghimadisapprovinglook.Hescolded,“Consideryourselflucky:Ididn’tbeatyouto apulp.Allyou’vedoneisagewithoutgaininganywisdom.Doyoureallythinkyourfathercouldhaveanotherchild?”
Jonathancouldn’trebukethat.
Hearing hisgrandfather’swords,Jonathanloweredhislegandthoughtfullyrubbedhischin.Afteramomentofcontemtion,henoddedsolemnly.
“True,mydad’saman;hecan’tgivebirth.Thenitmustbe….
Heppedhishands,excitedlydering,mymom’sillegitimatechild!”
Everyonewasdumbstruckandstruggledwithwords.
Millyrubbedherforeheadinfrustration.
Indeed,Jordanwasright;Jonathanmusthaveeatencalciumtabletsthatmadehimstupidasachild.DidhenotrealisethatifApolloweretrulyhismother’sillegitimatechild,Philipwouldn’tbring<b>him</b><b>back</b>totheButs?
NotjustPhilip;Millyalsowantedto<b>grab</b>thecaneandwhackJonathan.Thislevelofintelligence…
No<b>wonder</b>hisgradeswerenoorl
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<b>As</b>expected,Jonathanreceivedanotherhitonhisleg.
“Ouch!<b>Grandpa</b>,Ithinkmyreasoningisspoton.Whydidyouhitmeagain?”
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“Hmph!”<b>Philip’s</b>eyebrowsshotupinanger.Hescolded,“<b>Your</b>brainmustbeconnectedtoyourcolon.Allyoucandois<b>call</b>You’reuseless.”
Jonathanwasatalossforwords.
“ThisboywasbroughtbackbyMilly…Philippaused.Hestillfeltawkwardaddressingherbyname,sohechangedthefocusandsaid.“BythatgindGeorge.Isawhehadpotential,soIkepthim.Withmynurturing,maybesomedayhe’llbeagenerndcarryonmylegacy.”
<b>Jonathan</b>shuthismouthinstantlyuponhearingthatitwasMillywhobroughthim<b>back</b>.
Asadevotedbrother,hisfirstrulewastounconditionallytrusthissister.
Jordanlightlytappedthetable.Hisdeepeyesrevealednothingofhisthoughts,andhehadremainedsilentthroughout..
Stephanie,whohadbeenquiet<b>all</b>thistime,suddenlyspokeup.
“SoitwasMillywhobroughthimback,but ourfamilyisareputableone.Bringingsomeoneinwithoutcautionmightberisky.Whatifhehasulteriormotives?“,
Sheevencoveredhermouth,feigning<b>concern</b>towardstheendofherspeech.StephaniethenlookedatPhilipapologeticallyandsaid,“Sorry,Grandpa,Ididn’tmeananything.I’mjustworried.Youwon’tbeupsetatme,right?“.
Philipalwaysdotedonher.Thatoldmancouldn’tbeartoscoldher.
Hesaidwithasmile,“It’sokay.Georgeisacarefulboy.Ifhebroughthim,there’snoissue.”
Stephaniebitherlip,unwillingtogiveup.“Ofcourse,ifGeorgebroughthimin,thereshouldn’tbeanissue.Butconmenthesedaysaregettingmoresophisticated,makingithardtoguardagainstthem.Ithinkit’ssafertoinvestigate,justtobesure.Afterall,itwouldn’thurtanything.”
Philipseemedtoconsiderherpoint.Hefrownedslightly<b>and</b>agreed,“Stephaniemighthaveapoint.Maybeweshould.
Beforehecouldfinish,Anthonyinterrupted,“Investigatewhat?Grandpa,didyouforget?Justnow,Apollohelpedyoutakedownthreemensingle–handedly.Ifhehadanyillintentions,doyouthinkthetwoofus,anoldmanandaweaklingwouldhavemadeitbacksafely?”
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