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“Tony, Tony!”
“Howling in your sleep, are you now?”
“What were you up to last night?” Donna snarled.
Tony lay motionless in his slumber as the voices of Ben and Donna pierced his ears. “Silence!” Tony growled with a scowl.
“But the moon has already risen, Tony. Do you plan to rest the entire night?” Donna inquired after hearing Tony’s protest.
Her question only deepened Tony’s frown as he slowly opened his eyes. The darkness was consuming the daylight, just as Donna had foretold.
He reached for his timepiece to discover that it was already five in the afternoon and he had slumbered for a long stretch.
Donna approached the edge of his bed, her gaze filled with suspicion. “What were you doing last night, Tony? Why do you seem so weary?”Copyright by Nôv/elDrama.Org.
The mention of it caused a smile to creep upon Tony’s face, impossible to conceal.
“This smirk… Aha! There is mischief in the air!” Ben declared as he locked his gaze on Tony.
Finally, Tony sluggishly rose from his bed. His eyes narrowed, a mischievous glint in them. “I fear informing you, my companions. I worry it may stir up jealousy within you both.”
Ben and Donna exchanged a knowing glance upon hearing Tony’s response. They were on to him. Tony harbored secrets behind their backs!
“Jealous? Pray tell, what could provoke our envy?” Ben questioned. “Indeed,” Donna added in agreement.
However, Tony remained silent, his grin lingering upon his face.
“So you refuse to tell us?” Ben raised an eyebrow and shifted his gaze to Donna as Tony continued to keep them in the shadows. Their shared glance conveyed unspoken messages.
Tony sat on the edge of the bed, his lips pursed as he retreated to the memories of the previous night.
“It seems I must resort to that tactic!” Donna extended her small hands toward Tony after observing the expression on his face, attempting to tickle him.
Tony , fearless and bold, feared nothing except Nelly and the torment of being tickled.
At the sight of Donna reaching to tickle, Tony’s eyes widened, and he instinctively dodged. “No, no, no!” Sleepiness evaporated from Tony’s being. “Will you relent now?” Donna smiled, a glimmer of triumph in her eyes.
“Very well, very well! I will divulge,” Tony surrendered. Ben interjected, “Speak.”
“And yet, I shall remain silent. This is for your own protection!” Tony acted as if he had no choice.
Without hesitation, Ben signaled Donna , who swiftly pounced on Tony once again.
This time, fear gripped Tony’s heart, forcing him to exclaim, “Alright, I will unveil the truth!”
“This is your last opportunity. Should any trickery befall us again, you shall face our wrath!” Ben threatened.
Standing alongside him was Donna , who nodded in agreement.
In that moment, Tony comprehended that his status as their elder brother would not shield him from their vengeance. Weighing the odds, he relented.
“Uh… It is nothing significant. Nelly and I merely conversed all through the night,” Tony confessed. The mischievous smile lingered on his face as he savored the sweet memories.
Caught off guard, Ben and Donna exchanged yet another glance. “What did you converse about?” Donna inquired.
“Everything. From profound life philosophies to mundane matters of our daily existence. But most importantly, Nelly now shares our secret.”
The confession left Ben and Donna momentarily speechless, their minds shocked by the unforeseen revelation.
“Y-You confessed?” Ben looked at Tony in astonishment.
“In a sense.” Tony proceeded to explain the events of the previous night. His explanation rendered Ben and Donna momentarily mute.
“What is the matter? Shouldn’t you be joyous that we no longer need to conduct our affairs secretly, fearing Nelly ‘s discovery?” Tony asked.
“We do not know if she will treat us differently in comparison to you! We have not confessed,” Donna asserted.
“Fear not. Nelly did not exhibit anger,” Tony reassured her. Finally, Ben and Donna felt a sense of relief wash over them.
“But that is not what I intended to disclose!” Tony exclaimed as he moved closer to them. “I have also uncovered a newfound secret!”
“What secret?” Donna’s curious eyes blinked as she inquired.
Meanwhile, Ben fixed his gaze on Tony with equal curiosity.
Unable to resist their insatiable curiosity, Tony couldn’t help but return to his secretive nature.
Undoubtedly, Tony’s behavior left Ben speechless once more, and Ben had no intentions of allowing Tony to have his way.
Thus, Ben signaled Donna without delay. “Donna , proceed!” “Understood!”
Tony immediately conceded upon seeing Donna reaching out again. “Halt! I will tell you!”
“If you persist, we shall show you no mercy!” Donna threatened.
Tony stared them down and declared, “While conversing with Nelly last night, I unearthed her deep affection for our father since their youth!”
The revelation left the other two dumbfounded, prompting Ben to question, “Nelly shared this with you?”