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Milly thought Oliver’s post was already super cringe, but then she saw Jonathan’s post and realised things- could get even worse!
Jonathan: “Even if everyone else turns against you, I’ll be right here behind you, ready to turn against the world. @Milly
Milly sighed.
I want to change my name!
The name Milly just feels tainted now!
She started doubting their identities again.
Were they eight–year–old kids? Were they just elementary school kids? How did they become top influencers? Were their fans blind?
Milly closed her eyes, trying to erase the garbage she had just seen from her mind. She quickly turned off her phone and tossed it aside.
Finally, some peace!
Milly quickly got ready to go downstairs and tell Jonathan to delete the post.
As soon as she opened the door, there was a “thud,” and just like usual, a ball–shaped figure rolled in again.
Having experienced it before, Milly was calm. “Apollo, didn’t I tell you to wait for me on the sofa? I’ll be down soon.”
“Ah–woo?” Apollo didn’t understand her, but his eyes were still shining and he looked super excited.
“Ah–woo, ah–woo….
Milly smiled and patted his head. He really was a clingy one.
Last night, when they got back from the hospital, Jordan told her that Apollo’s registration was done and he was now officially part of the Burnetts, listed as thirteen years old.
She didn’t expect Jordan to be so quick and efficient. It was practically lightning speed.
But… What can a thirteen–year–old do?
Kids from other families should be in elementary school by thirteen, or maybe even starting middle school. Apollo’s situation was special, and he couldn’t speak yet, so school was out of the question for now. But she couldn’t just give up.
“Apollo, how about we get a tutor to teach you how to speak and write?”
Apollo tilted his head. “Ah–woo?”
Milly looked at Apollo’s confused little eyes and sighed softly. Never mind, no need to rush. Take it slow. Haste will ruin everything.
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Meanwhile, downstairs.
A roomful of people sat properly at the dining table, all looking very aggrieved.
Even Matthew, the second brother, who had returned from the design studio, and Stephanie, with a bandaged head, were present,
Anthony had it the worst. He’d been dragged out of bed in the morning for what was supposed to be training, forced to run nearly three kilometres and do a hundred pull–ups. Now he was slumped over the table, looking completely out of it.
“Grandpa, I’m so hungry. Can I please have some food?”
He was feeling exhausted, hungry, and on the verge of nodding off.
Philip snorted in annoyance and snapped, “Food? What do you mean by cating? You’re thinking about food when others haven’t finished their tasks? Have you forgotten the Burnetts‘ rules? Write fifty lines later, and I’ll review them!”
Anthony was taken aback.
Seriously?
All I want is to grab a meal.
Wait… This doesn’t make sense…
“Grandpa, does the Burnetts rulebook actually say we can’t eat until everyone’s done?” Anthony asked.
Philip shouted angrily, “Why wouldn’t there be? Isn’t unity one of the Burnetts principles?”
“But that’s not related to not eating…
“What do you mean it’s not related? What do you mean?” Philip pounded his cane on the floor in frustration, yelling, ‘Back in our day, we all ate together, and couldn’t even touch our utensils until everyone was there. You know what that means? It’s about unity!
“Five people united are as strong as a tiger, ten as strong as a dragon, a hundred like a mountain! Look at you now. If this were back then, you’d be seen as a troublemaker and beaten!”
Anthony fell silent.
I shouldn’t have said anything!
Argh! No, I should’ve just kept quiet!
Watching the scene unfold, Stephanie clenched her hand into a tight fist under the table, a flicker of bitterness crossing her downcast eyes.
It was the day of ancestral worship. As per their usual tradition, they should have been at the temple early, offering incense, instead of waiting around like this.
It was clear who they were waiting for
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mood. He looked at her pale face with concern,
furrowing his brow. “Grandpa, maybe we should let Stephanie rest upstairs first? Her injury hasn’t fully healed.”
Philip gave her a stern look.
At this moment, Stephanie did indeed look miserable, with a pallid face, as if she could collapse at any
moment.
Philip’s heart softened eventually; after all, she was his beloved granddaughter whom he had cherished for over a decade.
But before he could say anything, a loud voice interrupted, “No! You’re breaking unity!”
Everyone was taken aback.
Anthony didn’t slump over the table anymore. He stood tall, his back straight, and said passionately. “Grandpa said it! The Burnetts need unity! They say ‘Five people united are as strong as a tiger, ten as strong as a dragon. Right now, thinking about going upstairs to rest is like disrespecting Grandpa, disrespecting the Burnetts, disrespecting our ancestors!
“Before our homeland is unified, before our people are prosperous, how can you even think of resting? I am ashamed of your slack attitude!”
Everyone fell silent.
After saying this, he looked at Philip with sparkling eyes. “Grandpa, I believe I have deeply understood the Burnetts‘ principles. However, it seems that Stephanie still doesn’t quite grasp it. I think she should do the copying as punishment. She needs to catch up on her understanding!”
Philip hesitated.
Punishing Anthony didn’t trouble him. After all, boys needed toughening up. But Stephanie,
as a j
girl
Xavier couldn’t bear it anymore. He slammed the table and stood up, his face turning pale with anger. “Anthony, that’s enough! Stephanie is still recovering from her injury. Isn’t this a bit too much?”
Anthony blinked. “If she’s still recovering, she should be lying in the hospital. What’s she doing here?”
Xavier was furious. “Stephanie wants to join us for the ancestral worship today too. She has good intentions!”
“Good intentions? Hmph!” Anthony rolled his eyes. “It’s so she can see that person from Tate family, right?”
Everyone knew the Tates and the Burnetts were worshipping their ancestors together on the same day.
Because both families were close and because Philip and Andrew were wartime comrades, they always commemorate their fallen comrades together every year.
In past years. Stephanie hadn’t always been so keen; sometimes she would join, and other times she wouldn’t. Because of Grandpa’s concern for her, nobody ever made an issue of her absence. But this year, despite her serious injury, she was persisted in coming to the ancestral worship, which seemed a bit
unusual.
After thinking it over, the most likely reason was that she met George this year and perhaps developed
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