The epic face-off of the ML and second ML

The narrator continued, "They stayed the night, cold and hungry," Some faint howling could be heard in the background.

Claude whispered under his breath, "Will, make a frightened expression."

Willow was somewhat hesitant. Well, God knows what that jealous guy would do? But Claude's acting has been so good until now. Maybe he does know what he's doing.

After all, most of the times, he feels like his sister is batshit crazy when she makes him do things for the plot, but it does get them points. Since he couldn't understand these things well, he just decided to obediently do what he was told.

He frowned and said softly, "I'm so scared, brother."

Unwittingly, Claude's lips curved at that. Quickly fixing his expression, he reassured in a hushed tone, "Don't be scared, sister. I'm here with you." He tightly hugged Willow, as if to protect him from the cold with his own body.

The narrator was about to shed tears of happiness here. H-How wonderful! These two kids, they're so into the play! Completely unlike the mother and father. She had to put in so much effort to save the ship they sunk!

Those two were still hugging. Hansel held Gretel tightly, patting her head. The narrator was almost moved to tears by their heartfelt performance.

Filled with a new enthusiasm, the her voice came louder and more enthusiastic as she continued, "The two were very scared as they tried to rely on each other during those hard times-"

"How dare you!" A guy wearing all black and green came up from behind a tree. He was wearing a pointed hat, indicating that he was the witch.

The narrator couldn't understand what was going on for a moment. Why was the witch here? She wasn't finished narrating the miserable struggles of the two!

Maybe that guy got the timing messed up. Thinking that, the narrator tried to get the story back on track. "The evil witch emerged from behind the tree. With a enraged face, she scolds them for eating-"

"You evil bug! What are you trying to do to your own sister?"

Which brings us to our current situation.

Everyone watched speechless as the fiasco went on. Athanasia had her hand on her mouth, horrified. Her brother fell! She couldn't take it...What if he was injured?!

Getting up, she decided that the management would have a lot to explain later! She's going to summon her inner tyranny and ruin this school!

The tug of war with Willow in the middle continued on for some time. Claude and Charlie continued to throw curses at each other. None of them cared about the play anymore. It was a matter of dominance!

"Will is my friend! Get lost, blond bug."

"He was my friend before you even knew him, Mr. Charlie. Taylor."

"Still living in the past, are you? Well, news flash, Mr. Claude Laurent. Will is mine now."

"Yours? What are you implying, huh? Will can have as many friends as he wants."

Taking a step forward, Claude was almost nose to nose with Charlie. "Hey, maybe...Do you consider Will more than a friend, perhaps?"

Charlie's face got redder. It was partly due to anger, but was also embarrassment since Claude hit right at the mark. Yes...He did think of Willow as more than a friend.

His reaction confirmed Claude's suspicion. So this guy does like his Willow like that...Well, looks like he has competition. He sneered, "Did I hit the nail on the head, Mr. Taylor?"

Claude smiled sinisterly and continued in a fake surprised tone, "-You actually like Willow like that?"

The people backstage also heard the whole thing. At first, they hesitated to watch, but things were beyond repair now. It's not like the play can get any worse. Adelia and Louise stood at one side, watching it all go down silently. Ms. Wells was speechless, simply too shocked to show any reaction.