This Time, I'll Be the Villain's Favorite Daughter novel Chapter 333

Chapter 333 Stay in School

But Lucy had the distinct feeling Edric had just sized her up from head to toe.

This man is dangerous.

No, extremely dangerous.

Her heart sank. She could tell he wasn’t pleased with her.

It wasn’t personal.

It likely came from a simple instinct to protect his sister from anyone getting too close.

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“I assume you’re done here?” Edric looked at the officer in charge, then pointed at Lucy. “We’ll take her.”

At last, the middle–aged man was acknowledged.

Being ignored by the Clarks had been wearing on him.

He holstered his gun fully, took a breath, and forced a nod. “Fine. We’ll leave her with your family.

“Stand down.”

If he stayed any longer, he’d probably end up watching another round of being sidelined in their family drama.

Lucy didn’t speak.

She watched the officers file out. The second they were gone, the tension drained from her face. She sat down on the floor, stiff with exhaustion.

Maya broke away from George and went to pull her up.

“You okay?”

“I’m fine.” Lucy had been ignored from start to finish. She pointed at Edric and closed her eyes for a second. “Maya… who is he to you?”

If she remembered right, he was the first one they ran into earlier.

“Oh, he’s my…” Maya met Edric’s look, swallowed the word “enemy,” and corrected herself. “My oldest brother.”

“And him?” Lucy asked, even though she already knew, pointing at George with a trembling linger

“My second brother…”

Before Lucy could point again, Maya rushed to get ahead of it. “The one with the sharp mouth is my third brother, and the murderer is my fourth brother. Sorry!”

She sounded like she was apologizing to the entire world.

Chapter 333 Stay in School

Lucy’s lips curved slightly. She’d seen plenty of celebrities and influencers.

But Maya’s brothers were on a different level.

Before this, she’d imagined them as a bunch of talkative types who liked lecturing their sister.

She hadn’t expected… this.

Lucy let out a quiet breath. “So your enemies are actually your brothers?”

Is that some kind of crime–family thing?

“I don’t get it. With your background, why were you running with me…” Lucy looked genuinely puzzled.

Maya was still half–trapped in George’s arms. She leaned out to answer.

“If I don’t run, they’ll lock me in school. Then you won’t get to see me anymore.”

What freedom is there in school compared to being an assassin?

“Middle schoolers are supposed to be in school. Your brothers aren’t wrong,” Lucy said, even as the whole situation felt absurd.

A wanted assassin telling a teenage assassin to go back to school.

The whole thing felt surreal.

“You said before your brothers were always and/I didn’t get it. Now I do.”

Think about it.

running

mad,

If she had a younger sister around with dangerous organizations instead of going to school, she’d lose her mind too.

And with Maya’s background, school really was the safest place

“Did you hear that?” Toby finally spared Lucy a glance. “Even your friend knows kids should be in school.”

“Wait.” Maya cut in fast before it turned into another lecture. “We finally meet up, and this is what you want to talk about? Can we talk about something else? I’ve got another friend. Ernest took him,

“Edric, do you know who’s running this organization?”

Edric spread his hands casually. “No idea.”

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