Chapter 820 More And More Like A Leader


    The first thing Benjamin saw when he woke up early the following morning was Anthony''s face right


    in front of his. Thetter''s expression was as ck as thunder.


    Benjamin knew Anthony''s biggest pet peeve was others sleeping in his bed, so he immediately shot


    his older brother a sugary smile upon seeing him. “Good morning, Tony.”


    Although Anthony returned the smile, it did not reach his eyes. “Did you sleep well?”


    “Pretty well,” Benjamin answered, nodding.


    However, Anthony''s face darkened further at his reply. “But I didn''t sleep well.”


    “Why not?” Benjamin asked.


    Without saying anything, Anthony shifted his gaze to Benjamin''s body. Upon noticing that, Benjamin


    followed his brother''s line of sight and saw that he had the thick nket tangled around him. Then,


    he looked back at Anthony, who did not even have a small corner of the nket covering him.


    Uh-oh...


    Benjamin felt a shiver run down his spine, and he immediately let go of the covers wrapped around


    him. He lifted his eyes to look at Anthony. “I probably only just did that... Right?”


    “What do you think?” Anthony retorted through clenched teeth.


    Benjamin chuckled sheepishly. What can I do? It''s a sleeping habit I just can''t change...


    rmed to see how Anthony was glowering at him, he quickly held up his wrist to check his watch.


    “Gosh, look at the time! Oh, dear. I''m a bit hungry, so I''ll go and have breakfast first.”


    Before Anthony could respond, he had already rolled off the bed, put on his slippers, and hurried to


    leave the room. He moved as deftly as though he had practiced it beforehand.


    He waited until he was at the door before pausing and turning toward Anthony with a smile. “Tony, if


    I recall correctly, you were the one who covered the nket over me. Am I right?”


    After saying that, he broke into a triumphant grin, then closed the door behind him and dashed off.


    Anthony sat on the bed and watched as the door closed. After Benjamin left the room, his grim


    expression gradually turned into a look of resignation.


    Sighing, he got up and quickly made the bed before going to wash up.


    By the time he went downstairs to the dining room half an hourter, everyone else was already


    there, leisurely having breakfast.


    Denise stopped midbite as Anthony walked over and asked, “Do you know what time it so? Why are


    you sote today?”


    Exasperated, Anthony settled into an empty seat and took some food before replying in an


    unhurried tone, “Ask Benjamin.”


    “Ben?” she echoed, looking toward her other brother.


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    Hearing that, Thalia and Miguel also turned to Benjamin. What does he mean? What''s going on?


    Benjamin, who was engrossed in eating, froze when he heard Anthony''s reply. He lifted his gaze


    and stared at Anthony, then replied helplessly, “It''s not like I did it on purpose...”


    “So are you saying what you did is okay because it wasn''t on purpose?”


    “If it''s such a big deal, you can have it all to yourself tonight!”


    “No need for that. Just stay out of my room from now on,” said Anthony, giving him a dirty look.


    Benjamin nodded. “Okay, okay. I won''t go into your room anymore, okay?”


    Here, Thalia jumped in to enquire, “What happened? Did you two sleep in the same roomst


    night?”


    The two boys looked at each other upon hearing her question, neither uttering a word.


    Thalia frowned.


    Seeing the scene before her, Denise could not help butugh.


    “What''s going on? Would someone care to exin?” Thalia asked.


    Denise answered softly, “Ben has an odd sleeping habit. He likes sleeping with the nket wrapped


    around him. I''m guessing he hogged the nket and left Tony to sufferst night.”


    “Really?” Thalia turned to Benjamin for confirmation after hearing that.


    “I... I didn''t mean to. Who knows how that nket got wrapped around me?” Benjamin was not


    about to admit that he was the one to me in the matter.


    Thalia burst outughing at his response, then said to him, “Well done!”


    No sooner had she said that than Anthony shot her a re. Unfazed, she replied, “What''s the


    matter? It wasn''t me who made you suffer, so why are you ring at me?”


    Anthony nced at her before turning away helplessly and continuing to eat.


    “Someone like him should be made to suffer a little,” Thalia whispered to Benjamin, leaving him at a


    loss for words.


    I really didn''t do it on purpose!


    The atmosphere around the dining table was rather rxed, and Miguel also joined in theughter


    as he watched them banter with each other. However, after they stopped teasing and joking, he


    asked, “Master, what are our ns after breakfast?”


    At the mention of that, Anthony replied promptly, “We''re going to look for recruits, of course.”


    “We''re still going to look for those people you mentioned?”


    Anthony nodded. “That''s right.”


    Thalia looked at him at once. “Wait a minute. Speaking of which, I haven''t asked you about that yet.


    Didn''t you hear what Kyle said yesterday?”


    “I did.”


    “Then, why are you still going to look for them?”


    “That and building a team are two different matters, aren''t they?” Anthony retorted.


    She stared at him, momentarily bereft of words. Well, if he wants to be technical, there''s no problem


    indeed.


    Fixing his gaze on her, he continued, “I don''t think me paying someone to do something is


    considered viting Darz''s principles, does it?”


    That may be true, but from what I know about him, he''s just switching up his argument. After


    pondering for a moment, Thalia said, “You can sway me with your rhetoric, but that doesn''t mean it''ll


    work on Kyle.”


    He nodded at her response. “If it works on you, that''s enough. I never thought of convincing Kyle.”


    Thalia went quiet, finding that his words carried a hint of an insult.


    Anthony looked straight at her and added earnestly, “You can act as though you don''t know


    anything or choose to tell Kyle, but regardless, there''s no way I''m giving up on this matter.”


    “Well, can you at least tell me what are your ns?”


    “I''m determined to look for people for my team. After this affair with Vermillion Base passes, they


    can be members of Darz. Before that, however, nothing can stand in my way,” he replied


    slowly and clearly.


    I knew it. I knew that regardless of what anyone said, Anthony wouldn''t give up on his n that


    easily. However, he does have a point that can make me change my mind. If those people join


    Darz in the end, then what he''s doing can''t be taken as an act of betrayal against the


    organization. Although it may be a bit of a stretch, technically, there''s nothing wrong with it. The


    concern is more about the sequence of events, but if pushes to shove, we could argue that


    he''s helping to find talents for Darz.


    At the end of the day, Thalia still harbored a sense of protectiveness that stemmed from the time


    she had spent with Anthony and her rtionship with Natasha.


    With those thoughts running through her mind, she looked at him and replied, “Very well. Because


    you said that, I won''t say anything to Kyle. In fact, I''ll continue to help you until you aplish your


    goal.”


    Anthony lifted his eyes and met her gaze. Although he did not utter any thanks and merely smiled at


    her, his smile epassed many unspoken emotions.


    After a while, he withdrew his gaze and turned to the others, looking more and more like a leader.


    “All right, then. Let''s hurry up and eat. We''ll get to work once we finish eating.”


    “Okay!” Everyone nodded in agreement.