A Film Queen

Chapter 348 Two Sneaky Figures

Milly simply doesn’t like me, so how could she like the apples I sliced for her?

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With these thoughts, Xavier stiffly stood up and slowly walked outside, eventually disappearing into the dark twilight.

His entire demeanour exuded loneliness and desolation, blending seamlessly with the chilly winds of early

autumn.

After pondering for a moment, the servant decided to wrap the apples on the table in plastic wrap. She thoughtfully glanced upstairs.

Meanwhile upstairs..

Milly finally managed to get Apollo to sleep. She was completely exhausted and it felt like a battle.

If she moved even slightly, Apollo would wake up instantly. He would stare at her in terror, as if afraid she would leave him again. He would rush out of bed, barefoot, grabbing onto her, babbling incoherently.

She had no choice but to stay.

Apollo was clearly very tired, his little head nodding, but he struggled to keep his eyes open to ensure she was still by his side. Only when he saw her did he finally close his eyes, but soon he would open them again to check.

After two hours of this back and forth, Apollo finally fell into a deep sleep. Milly rubbed her stiff neck and let out a heavy sigh.

Indeed, no matter the age, putting a child to sleep was an arduous task.

She quietly left the room and was about to head back to her own when a voice called out from behind. “Ms. Milly, please wait for me.”

Turning around, she saw a servant carrying a large tray.

was about to say she didn’t want a midnight snack when she

as evidenced by their slight oxidation and

sent it to their rooms, they were never intricately carved or served when they were no longer fresh. However,

there a new chef in the house? These carvings are quite impressive. Maybe I can learn from him in at few days,” Milly said joyfully. She picked up one of the

After George’s discharge from

turtle

a chef. They were carved

expression froze. “Xavier? Oh,

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the tray. Milly said, “You can take them away. I have

evident, and the servant couldn’t ignore it. She also knew Xavier genuinely cared for Milly. She attempted to convince her by asking. “Ms. Milly, would you like to try one? Mr. Xavier

away, expressionless. She said, “No, I don’t

she walked away.

apples. Since Milly returned, she has noticed significant changes in the Burnett brothers. Although they

They had worked in the Burnett household for a long time; some had watched the young masters grow up. They understood the

polite and well–mannered, she lacked sincerity. Her relationship with the Burnett brothers

other hand, treated everyone with genuine kindness. She never puts on airs,

brothers could live happily together, without misunderstandings affecting

They wanted to help, but they couldn’t do much. It was

her

the window,

pitiful look, eventually settling on

Xavier…