Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

The visitor was Murray's assistant.

He mentioned that Mr. Sherwood had left some crucial documents in his study and had sent him to retrieve them.

Given their importance to company secrets and the urgency, Beverley hurriedly led him to the study.

"Is this the one?"

Assistant: "Should be, yes."

"Great, better rush it over to Murray, then."

Millie dawdled her way towards the guest bedroom, pretending to casually pass by the two, when suddenly, she noticed the study door was ajar.

Looking around and finding the upstairs hallway eerily quiet, Beverley must have escorted the visitor downstairs by now.

With a sly glance, she gently pushed the door open...

The study boasted a Western-style L-shaped bookcase, crammed from top to bottom with neatly arranged files.

By the window stood a coffee table, topped with a set of walnut wood coffee service.

To the left, a light-colored solid wood desk harbored a pencil holder and a few scattered books.

cleaning on a schedule,

forbidden

she

desk to find two leather document holders, both

up, opened it, and glanced at a sheet from inside - it was

out and tucked it into the other document holder

footsteps, echoed, "Sadie, where's Millie? Wasn't she just here? Where

of panic, hurriedly left the

against the wall, she took out her phone, pretending

you say you were going to sunbathe? How did you end up upstairs

weak

just wasn't feeling it anymore. You know

en

of speaking, annoying as it was, she chose not to make a big deal of it. "Whatever

Millie just smirked.

evening, Murray made

to grab two sets of documents, planning to leave

Suddenly, his actions paused.

standardized document holders, they

factories varied slightly in color; one was darker,

remembered placing the darker one on top and the lighter beneath, but now their positions were switched... Someone had been in