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    "I''ve told you already! It''s not that I don''t want to leave, it''s that I can''t!" Angelo groaned. "You have no idea what my old man is like! If you can actually get me out of here, I''d be seriously impressed! Hello? Hello? James, are you even listening?"


    Angelo nced at his phone screen, confirming that James had hung up, and angrily tossed the phone onto the bed. He''d been stuck at home for days, and all James seemed to care about was Sophie. Couldn''t he spare a thought for his own apprentice? If it weren''t for helping James get close to Sophie, Angelo wouldn''t be locked up by his dad right now.


    With a sigh, Angelo sneaked a peek outside his bedroom door. As soon as Viona saw him, she mmed the door shut, not caring if it might hit his head.


    Luckily, Angelo was quick enough to block it and grinned, "Viona, let me tell you a joke."


    "Not interested."


    "Do you know why I''m smiling at you?"


    "Because it''s hard to hit a smiling face!"


    "1


    Viona turned away, clearly unamused.


    Still grinning, Angelo tried a different tactic, "Hey, Viona, we''ve been getting along so well. You wouldn''t rat me out to my dad if I wanted to step out for a bit, right?"


    But Viona just yelled down the hallway, "Master! The young master is trying to sneak out again!"


    "You little rascal! If you try to run again, I''ll break your legs!"


    Angelo''s smile vanished instantly. "Nice one, Viona. I open my heart to you, and you y tricks on me! Just wait, once I''m head of the Pord family, you''ll be the first I fire!"


    Viona rolled her eyes dramatically. Expecting someone who wears SpongeBob pajamas and cuddles a Doraemon pillow to be the head of the Pord family? Was the family crazy, or was she?


    "Listen, Devonport is a mess right now. I need to go and help my friend. Without me, she could die!" Angelo pleaded.


    "Young master, the life and death of others aren''t my concern. My job is to make sure you stay safe here," Viona said earnestly. "Besides, the master said if I keep an eye on you, I''ll get triple my sry. Triple


    Viona gestured the number three with her hand.


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    "What''s that to me? If you let me out, I''ll give you five times your sry!"


    "Young master, my monthly sry is thirty thousand. Five times that would be a hundred and fifty thousand. Do you even have that much in your allowance?"


    "How much? Thirty thousand?! Is it


    really that easy to make money as a


    maid in the Pord family these days?" Angelo was utterly shocked, then said seriously, "May I ask, does our family need a male servant? I''d eagerly sign up!"


    "Young master, please stop causing trouble. Isn''t it good to just be the young master at home? If you keep acting out and reveal your identity, it''ll only bring harm to the Pord family." Viona earnestly tried to persuade Angelo.


    But Angelo frowned, "Viona, we grew up together. Do you really want me to end up like Kiran?"


    Viona was taken aback.


    "Kiran has always been better than me in everything since we were kids, and we''ve been the closest. I''ve never seen you as just a maid, but as a friend. We used to y and get into trouble together; I always thought you understood me best."


    Viona''s expression softened, but the responsibility of her duty weighed heavily on her.