This Time, I'll Be the Villain's Favorite Daughter novel Chapter 28

Chapter 28 Threats

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In the end, Maya kieked Toby, and while he flinched from the pain, she snatched the remote and switched

back to her cartoon.

Toby’s face went pale for a second from the hit, and when he saw her watching another silly cartoon, he covered his eyes, feeling a deep sense of absurdity.

He was convinced he couldn’t let Maya keep running wild like this.

She needed discipline.

Toby took a breath and made a call.

The next day, an etiquette tutor showed up at their house.

Toby told Maya this person had been hired specifically to teach her how to become a proper young lady.

The tutor would come every weekend to train her.

As expected, Maya felt like her world had collapsed.

Wendy didn’t agree at first. She thought her daughter was perfectly fine as she was, so why learn all that iseless stuff?

But even though Toby was a jerk, his brain worked fast. “Mom, it’s not just etiquette. Ballroom dancing, ocial conversation, dining manners… These are all essential for young ladies.

We can’t let Maya fall behind at the starting line, right?

She doesn’t have to learn. It’s not forcing her. It’s giving her the choice.

When she needs it someday, she’ll be glad she learned.”

Finally, he delivered the finishing blow with a soft smile.

Whatever other girls have, Maya should have too.”

After that round of persuasion, Wendy was completely convinced.

Toby claimed he was just helping correct the bad habits Maya picked up at the orphanage.

But Maya felt like he was straight-up provoking her.

So the next day, she gave him a book in return.

‘Emotional Intelligence 401: From Beginner to Burial.”

Toby was stunned.

“She’s mocking my emotional intelligence?”

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Alfred replied, “Looks like it.”

Finished

Toby let out an incredulous laugh. “Your EQ is even worse than mine. Why didn’t she give you one?”

To be fair, Toby’s EQ wasn’t low, He just couldn’t be bothered to pretend in front of Maya.

At school or in any social setting, he performed perfectly, with polished smiles and elegant manners.

At school alone, the number of girls who had feelings for him could line up from elementary to middle school.

Alfred, on the other hand, was the true emotional disaster of the family.

The boy tilted his head calmly. “Maybe she just finds you more annoying. After all, Maya likes me best”

Toby immediately shot his brother a cold glare.

Grinding his teeth, he locked the book in a drawer. Out of sight, out of mind.

Toby got wrecked by Wendy’s training, while Maya suffered under the tyranny of the etiquette tutor.

Each of them had their own punishment.

Both were miserable.

Raymond saw the two kids going at each other, too. Whenever he passed by, Maya would throw herself into his arms and fake-cry.

“Dad, I’m so sad. Even the greatest Chopin couldn’t play out my sorrow. I don’t wanna learn etiquette.”

She hated all these upper-class rules.

Raymond enjoyed the affection, gently patting her back, trying to process what she meant.

Does Maya want me to kill the tutor?

“Can you… fire her for me?” the girl asked pitifully.

Raymond chuckled. “I didn’t hire her. You should talk to Toby.”

If she wanted him to kill someone, that would be easy enough.

But firing someone? That was beyond him.

These old-school house staff trained by families like the Clarks were stubborn Without the owner’s orders, they wouldn’t leave

Maya slumped completely in his arms.

No, this won’t work.

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Ivan’t just sit there and take it.

Finished

Maya stormed straight into Toby’s room. Seeing it wasn’t locked, she kicked the door open. “Toby, get rid of that tutor, or I’ll tell Mom you’re dating!”

His teasing expression instantly turned dark.

“If you tell her, I’ll kill you.

“You should know by now the gun I had before was real.”

His face was cold, every word carrying a chilling weight.

Maya didn’t doubt him. He really would kill her.

Clearly, that girl matters a lot to him.

So much that he can’t even let Mom know?

What will happen if Mom finds out? She’s so gentle. It’s not like she’ll kill the girl… right?

Maya found it a little unbelievable. “If she’s that important, maybe don’t make it so obvious.”

“How was I supposed to know your nose works like a dog’s?” Toby stared at her, warning again. “If you let Dad or Mom find out, you’re dead.”

Maya almost felt bad for that girl.

Getting tangled up with someone this insane? Her life was basically over.

“Get rid of the tutor,” Maya shot back. “Or I won’t just tell Mom. I’ll tell Dad too.”

Toby’s expression turned ugly. He stepped forward, ready to teach her a lesson.

But Maya had already prepared. She slammed her head into his stomach, knocking him back hard, “I’m leaving.”

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