Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Chapter 269

Chapter 269

Millie was no longer the girl she used to be. The remnants of her old life no longer suited the woman she had become. "These... take a look and see if there's anything you can use. Want anything, take it; the rest, please help me toss it."

"Wait, you're getting rid of all this?"

"Yeah."

Her roommate just stared in disbelief.

After a quick trip to her dorm, where she picked up nothing, Millie walked out of the college gates and dialed her driver to pick her up.

Amidst the surprised, envious, and speculative glances of those around her, she calmly got into the backseat of her car and drove away with a flourish.

That evening, Millie was surprised to find that Murray had unusually come home early.

Smiling, she greeted him, "Murray, I've got great news. I've submitted my withdrawal application to the college today. From now on, I can focus on taking care of you and our baby."

Murray had just finished dealing with a troublesome bid at work.

he even had the

as if she

you even realize

tears. In a soft voice, she said, "Murray, are you worried about me? I've thought it through. You and

have to make it sound like you're doing it for

own prospects;

People are inherently different.

was worlds apart from

these, Murray almost wanted to slap some sense into

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an end to the rainy season and ushering in warmer

flourishing and the roses climbing over her

and full of

buried in lab work recently, fully committed to compiling

in haste, she had little time to care for her

less hectic morning, she carefully watered the flowers, loosened the

she greeted everyone before diving

already completed the collection of 42 sets of data, with 12 single variables and 15 control groups left to analyze. The workload was immense and demanded

full attention.