Esper Harem in the Apocalypse Chapter 84 - Anthony

Chapter 84 - Anthony

"Rudy?! What are you doing here?!" the princ.i.p.al asked in a loud voice.

"...!"

'What is he doing here?! This is so random!'

Rudy was freaking out because he was caught doing a part-time job when it was against the school rules.

Meanwhile, Angelica was also confused, but she was confused for another reason.

"Who is he?" she asked.

It was Angelica's first time seeing the princ.i.p.al, and she had no idea who he was.

Of course, Rudy had no time to reply to Angelica because he was thinking of an excuse.

"Uhh.."

"Firstly, get off the chair," the princ.i.p.al ordered.

Rudy jumped down the lifeguard chair and landed beside the princ.i.p.al.

"Whoa! Be careful! This is a waterpark; there is water everywhere. You should be cautious even while walking, and you are jumping here," the princ.i.p.al scolded with a furious look on his face.

'He is such a tsundere…' Rudy thought.

"Your mother— Rebecca doesn't have anyone beside you. What would she do if something happened to you?"

"Sorry, sir."

SIGH!

The princ.i.p.al sighed and placed his hands on Rudy's shoulders. Then, he said, "Listen, I don't need your sorry. I am just asking you to take care of yourself. You have a bright future waiting for you."

"I will be careful, Sir." Rudy nodded and turned around after saying, "Well, then. See you at school."

"Wait a d.a.m.n minute!" the princ.i.p.al tightened his grip on Rudy's shoulders and said, "Where do you think you are going? I asked you a question."

'What was I thinking? There is no way I can fool the princ.i.p.al himself!'

Rudy turned to the princ.i.p.al and said, "I am not working part-time here, Sir."

"Oh?" The princ.i.p.al looked at the lifeguard's chair, and then he looked at Rudy's lifeguard clothes.

"So…" he pointed his gaze at the clothes and asked, "What's this?"

"It's not a part-time job if I don't get paid for it, right?"

"..."

"I am not doing this for money. I am doing it because I want to," Rudy replied with a proud face.

"Why… would you want to do that?" the princ.i.p.al asked with a confused look on his face.

"The manager-slash-owner of this place is a friend of mine. So I am simply helping her out," Rudy responded in a calm voice.

The president squinted his eyes at Rudy and sighed.

"I can't believe you found a loop in the school's rules," he groaned. "Well, If you are just helping out, then I can't punish or stop you. But make sure to study hard. The finals are coming soon."

"...we just finished our midterms last week…" Rudy muttered.

The princ.i.p.al turned around after saying, "Time pa.s.ses faster than you think."

But, he stopped and turned back to Rudy to say, "By the way, sports week is starting soon. You have to partic.i.p.ate. No excuses will be allowed!"

"If I partic.i.p.ate, I will break all the world records…" Rudy scoffed softly.

Rudy climbed the lifeguard chair again and resumed his job.

"Who was he?" Angelica asked again.

Angelica was hanging on Rudy's back, playing with his hair and squeezing her b.r.e.a.s.t.s against his back to distract him.

"First of all, sit on my lap."

Angelica sat on Rudy's lap and looked at him with an innocent look on her face.

Rudy patted her head with a gentle smile on his face and said, "You didn't disturb me while talking. Good job."

Angelica squinted her eyes and said, "I don't think you should be patting me, mister Rudy."

"Why not?" Rudy asked. "You always make me head pat you when you give me a b.l.o.w.j.o.b."

"Did you forget we are in the open, and people can't see me?" Angelica asked with a knowing look on her face.

"..."

Rudy glanced around to see if someone saw him moving his hand or smiling for no reason. But fortunately, everyone was busy doing their own thing.

SIGH!

Rudy sighed in relief and said, "Don't you want to swim?"

"Can I?"

Rudy shrugged his shoulders and said, "Why not?"

"But… I am not sure if I can swim or not. And besides, I don't want to leave you alone like this."

Angelica hugged Rudy and asked, "Who was that person? You were calling him Sir, or… was he a teacher from school from another department or something?"

"No, he is the princ.i.p.al," Rudy replied. "You might not have seen him because he is usually busy with other things."

"He knew your mom, though…" Angelica muttered with a hesitant look on her face.

She didn't want to pa.s.s any jokes or comments on topics related to Rebecca, but her curiosity had no limits.

"His name is Anthony, and he was… my father's friend— old friend, to be exact," Rudy stated." You already know my family's condition. And actually, it's a lot better than it was when I was a kid. So Anthony took care of all my school expenses. He bought me clothes, books, he also gave me scholarships, and he still pays for my fees."

"Oh!" Angelica exclaimed with a surprised look on her face and said, "That's very kind of him."

"Yeah," he nodded with a distant smile on his face.

After a brief pause, Rudy said, "I had three fathers in my life. First is, of course, my biological father. The second is Joe. And the third is Anthony."

"And what about mothers…?" Angelica asked with a grin on her face.

Rudy had a faint idea what Angelica was trying to say, but he decided to play dumb. He squinted his eyes and uttered, "What do you mean?"

"Well…" Angelica averted her gaze and muttered, "Nevermind."

"It's too late to hesitate now."

"Your mom is Reb…becca… right?" For some reason, Angelica stuttered while calling Rebecca's name.

"Hmm," Rudy nodded.

"And… maybe Lucy's real mom— Joe's wife also has a good relationship with you…?" Angelica uttered in a low voice.

"Uhh… I think I only met Lucy's mother once in my past life. She looked a lot like Lucy.. or should I say Lucy looks a lot like her…" Rudy chuckled.

"I see…"

Rudy raised his brow with a curious look on his face and asked, "And who is the third mother…?"

"Anthony's wife…?"

"She is… dead…." Rudy responded with a bitter smile on his face. "That also reminds me, Anthony also paid my university's fees until a certain incident occurred."

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