The rooftop remained in need of repair, a task that would be tackled before their anticipated journey back to Preagend.

Upon awakening, Marcus discovered Millie’s absence.

He had the breakfast she had thoughtfully kept warm before venturing into the yard.

There, he found the area tidied up, a testament to Millie’s efforts.

Yet a sudden twinge of pain surged through his arm. Despite this, his temperature had now subsided.

Gazing upon the vivid expanse of blue sky, Marcus contemplated the possibility of a leisurely stroll with Millie. His thoughts were abruptly disrupted as the door swung open, and he found himself enveloped in a back-embrace.

Instinctively recognizing the embrace as Millie’s, Marcus began to inquire about her behavior. However, her lips trembled, and she spoke with a hint of sulking in her voice.

“Honey, I’m done…”

face compelled Marcus’ concern to intensify. Grasping her hands, he tenderly stroked

down on her trembling lip, Millie withheld her words, grappling with her inner turmoil, How could

her hands away

unfamiliar-a vulnerable side of Millie he had never witnessed. An overwhelming sense of helplessness

“Darling, please don’t cry.”

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were a palpable ache

she had encountered some form of physical assault during her absence, he sought to ascertain the cause of her distress, However, the

creature’s big pincers gripped her flesh firmly, exuding an air of defiance as

momentarily stunned, Millie had been ensnared by a crab. Yet, the situation defied logic. What had unfolded to lead to

quivered under the pressure of her emotions, Millie teetered on the brink

vegetable garden. Accidentally, I stepped on a crab. It wasn’t intentional, but

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