“Why return so late?”

“I was out shopping with Grace, and we ended up indulging in hot pot, hence the delay.”

She had optimistically assumed that Marcus would be working into the late hours, allowing her to slip in.

However, Marcus sported an unwavering countenance, with disappointment evident in his eyes. The office grapevine had painted Millie and Bruce with the same brush of suspicion. She was even in the mood to venture out to revel in her own amusement.

As her spouse, why hadn’t she explained the circumstances to him?

In the depths of his desolation, Marcus couldn’t help but question if her devotion to him was somehow lacking.

When Millie illuminated the room, its entirety was bathed in the glow, as if chasing away shadows of doubt.

“Darling, have you dined?”

detected the palpable tension and pondered if Marcus’ pique still lingered,

a silence that spoke

the silence? Is it because of the pictures? Please know that it’s not what it seems. I was ensnared in a setup. Bruce and I were engaged in an innocuous chat; the

told you to keep a distance from other men?” With

with

Millie offered her account.

he a member of our family? You two have always been on

of Bruce, Marcus’ visage darkened instantly. They would

from him.” Marcus’ tone

surmised that Millie was susceptible to Bruce’s

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