She shook her head, firm in her decision. “No need, we’ll take the bus ourselves.”

As she reached to open the car door and help her grandmother out, Bruce swiftly intervened.

“Don’t, Millie. I’ve already spoken to your grandma. I’m giving you both a ride back to the village. Grandma said she’d gift me some local products. Grandma, I’m correct, aren’t I? You promised to give me some local products. You can’t go back on your word now.”

Bruce flashed a knowing wink at her grandmother.

This left Millie’s grandmother in a rather awkward spot. Realizing that Bruce was Millie’s younger cousin-in-law, she didn’t want to appear rude, yet found it hard to resist his endearing address as “Grandma.”

Aware that they were on their way back to the village, Bruce was insistent on chauffeuring them.

“This…”

Bruce with some local products

dedicated ride for Grandma, especially since she’s just been discharged

a brief moment. “I’ll call Marcus and let him know. We haven’t informed him yet that we’re going back to the

understandingly. “Sure, go ahead and make the call. Just let him know

best of his knowledge, Marcus was currently tied up in a

was unable to reach

in contemplation before she reluctantly climbed into the car. Bruce hadn’t interfered with her attempt

car glided smoothly down the road, Bruce’s eyes flicked to the rearview

Marcus had already cautioned

been lost on Bruce; she wasn’t concerned about imposing on him,

a stretch of silence, Bruce initiated

kind of local products do you

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