Chapter 665
The moment the words left his mouth, Jethro realized his mistake.
He turned and hurriedly explained to Vance, “Maybe I saw wrong I’m sorry. 1..”
Vance walked away without waiting for him to finish
Jethro felt terrible, blaming himself for speaking out of turn. But he clearly remembered seeing, Va base of that crystal ball. It couldn’t have been meant for Dazen.
He rushed over to Darren. “Let me see this!”
He picked up the crystal ball and quickly checked the base. It was completely blank.
“How is that possible?” he muttered, then put it down and ran off.
He sprinted back to class, where Vance was sitting perfectly straight, working on problems.
“Vance…” He approached, no longer playful. “I’m sorry. I just checked. It’s not the same crystal ball.”
A sharp voice cut through. “Vance Bradford!”
Jethro turned around to see the math teacher arriving.
“Come here!” The teacher pointed at Vance.
Jethro groaned, knowing this was the consequence of last night’s game. He felt genuinely sorry for Vance.
“It has to be something good,” Jethro agreed. “A feast on the weekend.”
“No problem!” Jenny promised, patting her chest.
The two boys stood through the classes until school let out. Jethro exaggeratedly limped around, but the moment his basketball teammates called, he perked up.
Then he remembered Vance and turned back. “How are you holding up? Can you still play? You’re not like me, you’ve never been punished before. You’re delicate.”
Vance stood tall and walked steadily. “I’m fine, but I don’t have time today.”
He slung his bag over his shoulder and left quickly for his shift at the bakery. At the same time, Rebecca headed off to the dance studio.
At the school gate, he spotted her getting on the bus.

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