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.

in for cleaning on

expressly forbidden from getting anywhere

she

the desk to find two

picked one up, opened it, and glanced at a sheet from inside - it was full of professional

it was but curious, she took a single page out and tucked it into

along with footsteps, echoed, "Sadie, where's Millie? Wasn't

panic, hurriedly left the study before

wall, she took out her phone, pretending to

were going to sunbathe?

weak smile, "It's

You know how we pregnant women have a hard time with

en

Millie's barbed manner of speaking, annoying as it was, she chose not

Millie just smirked.

Murray made

the study to grab two sets of

Suddenly, his actions paused.

document holders, they were printed

used by these factories varied slightly in color; one was darker,

beneath, but now their positions were switched... Someone had been in