Chapter 870 Emotional Maniption
Seeing that Anthony didn''t speak, the group of people had no intention of letting him off the hook
just like that.
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“Why aren''t you talking?” Thalia asked.
Denise crossed her arms. Although she didn''t know what was going on at the moment, she couldn''t
shake the feeling that they were the ones who did everything, yet Anthony had taken credit for it.
Leaning backzily, Denise adopted a questioning stance and said, “Yeah, Tony, why don''t you tell
us?”
Benjamin was definitely siding with the majority, and he said directly, “You''ve upset two girls. If you
don''t exin yourself, I''m afraid you won''t get through this!”
At this table, besides Miguel, three people were looking at Anthony with the same expression in
their eyes.
Anthony was definitely the type who refused to give up until he was facing irreversible defeat.
Looking at the others, he stubbornly refuses to admit anything. “You should ask Magus about this.
How would I know?”
“You can just exin it!” Thalia insisted on making Anthony confess.
Anthony replied, “Or maybe Magus has a keen eye and thinks I''m the smartest? So he treats me a
little differently?”
The other three people were speechless.
Miguel, who was standing nearby, couldn''t help but speak up. “Master, aren''t you just invoking
resentment from the others by saying this?”
Anthony turned to look at Miguel. “This is the best answer I could think of!”
Thalia sneered, “Anthony, it seems like you''re itching to be taught a lesson!”
Anthony responded, “Thalia, a gentleman settles a dispute throughmunication instead of a
fight!”
“What a coincidence! I''m not a gentleman; I''m ady!” At that, Thalia stood up and walked toward
Anthony.
Anthony was most afraid of this. Seeing her making a move, he immediately spoke up, “All right!
Fine! I''ll tell you! Okay?”
Seeing that Anthony was about to confess, Thalia looked at him and said, “You''re always like this!
You never confess anything until you''re being cornered!”
With that, Thalia sat back down in her seat, her gaze fixed on Anthony. She opened her mouth and
said, “Go ahead!”
Anthony thought for a moment. “Let me organize my words!”
“All right, you have ten seconds!”
Anthony was rendered speechless. She originally wanted to retort, but seeing Thalia looking like
she could get up at any moment, he simply gave up.
Anthony thought for a moment and gathered his recent experiences. Then, he finally spoke up just
before the ten seconds were up. “Actually, it''s not a big deal. We offered to help him, and in return,
he gave me some food and chatted with me for a bit. Personally, I don''t think it''s too much. What do
you guys think?”
“Don''t you think it''s strange that we did all the work, but he never treated us like this?” Thalia asked.
“Yeah, it was me and Ben who apanied Lina and made her happy, and it was Thalia who went
to help Magus find Lina. Why didn''t he treat us the same way?” Denise asked.
Benjamin agreed and nodded from the side.
When it came to confronting situations, it was better to let the girls handle it. Their somewhat
aggressive demeanor was just right to handle someone with Anthony''s personality.
“That''s because you didn''t have the need back then. If you were in the same situation, how would
you know if Magus wouldn''t do the same?” Anthony retorted.
Even so, it still sounded like Anthony was trying to talk himself out of this situation.
Thalia couldn''t out-talk Anthony, but she had the advantage of understanding him well.
Moreover, Denise was quite a talker. She wasn''t inferior in any conversation or argument, and she
never seemed to be at a disadvantage. However, when it came to facing Anthony, she found it hard
to argue her case. Perhaps it was due to the absolute authority of Anthony''s identity as her older
brother.
At that moment, Thalia and Denise exchanged nces.
Thalia looked at Denise and asked, “What do you think?”
“Hecks sincerity!” Denise shook her head.
“Shall we take action?” Thalia raised an eyebrow.
Denise nodded with a serious expression. “You do it. After all, he''s my own brother, and I can''t bear
to attack him!”
“All right, leave it to me!” Thalia said, flexing her wrists and preparing to stand up.
Upon seeing the situation, Anthony immediately spoke up. “Is it possible that Magus has a
preconception because of his first impression of me and assumed that I am the one behind all these
actions?”
After Anthony finished speaking, both Thalia and Denise looked at him.
“Right? I think he might think that way!” Anthony said.
As Thalia and Denise were deep in thought, Benjamin, who was beside them, spoke up. “Yeah, so
that''s what you''re thinking, which is why you''re beating around the bush like this. We will do the
work, and you will get all the credit, right?”
Upon hearing this, Thalia and Denise instantly understood. They turned their heads to look at
Anthony and said, “That''s right! Among us, Magus considers you the ''boss''. So, no matter what we
do, he thinks it''s all arranged by you. It turns out that we''re the ones doing all the work, while you''re
the only one enjoying the benefits!”
“Well... I didn''t expect this either!” Anthony still refused to admit it.
Perhaps others might be deceived. But as someone who was the same type of person as Anthony,
Benjamin instantly understood what was going on at this moment.
Benjamin moved closer and looked at Anthony. “Tony, are you trying to ''emotionally manipte''
him?”
As soon as Benjamin finished speaking, Anthony was stunned.
Benjamin noticed Anthony didn''t move. Raising his eyebrows, Benjamin continued, “Are you really
doing that?”
Anthony immediately denied, “I don''t know what you''re talking about!”
Regardless of whether or not Anthony admitted it, Benjamin continued, “Actually, ever since you
came here, you knew Lina was Magus'' soft spot. You also knew that Lina had a child before, but
you didn''t know whether it was a boy or a girl. So you sent both of us, just to awaken Lina''s will to
live. No matter if her child is a boy or a girl, one of us would definitely be the one. I believe that
when you did this, there was an element of sympathy, but there is also definitely a secret n
behind it. Am I right?”
As soon as Benjamin finished his analysis, Thalia was stunned!
Her gaze turned to Anthony, and seeing his expression unchanged, she instantly became convinced
of Benjamin''s statement.
“Anthony, is that really what you think?” Thalia asked in surprise. If it were true, she would feel like a
complete sucker!
How could I not sense anything at all before?
“I...” Anthony spoke.
“That''s right!” Denise spoke up. She stared straight at Anthony and said in a resentful tone, “Tony is
different from others. If someone guesses what he''s thinking, he has a habit of pausing when he
looks at them. No one else knows this, only Ben and I do!”
Upon hearing this, Benjamin nodded in agreement once again.
Thalia was rendered speechless. The gaze toward Anthony was instantly filled with murderous
intent.
As soon as Anthony caught Thalia''s gaze, he was instantly rendered speechless.
What should I say?
Anthony maintained his usual grace while watching Thalia approaching him bit by bit. “D-Don''t be
impulsive! Being impulsive leads to evil!”
However, Thalia wasughing while gritting her teeth and approaching Anthony. Her delicate
features carried a subtle threat. “Anthony, do you want to exin to me the meaning of the phrase
''emotional maniption''?”
Watching her eerie smile, Anthony responded with a ttering grin. “In my opinion, those two words
aren''t quite appropriate. I used my sincerity to influence him. The reason Magus is slightly different
must be because he was touched. How could this be called emotional maniption? Am I right?”
Thalia smiled awkwardly and asked, “So, you admit that all of this was done on purpose by you?”