Flipping through the latest month's video files...

Millie had already been asleep when the sound of the front door opening downstairs jolted her awake, a smile creeping onto her lips despite herself.

Leaving with such final words, and now, just a few hours later, she's back?

Hmph, Beverley, that old witch, always playing games!

Daring enough to leave her here all alone, huh? Well, she still had a cool five million in her account.

Who's afraid of who?

If Beverley's back, that means Sadie and Lara must be coming back too. Just perfect, Millie was starting to feel peckish. Maybe she'd ask Lara to whip up some chicken soup... Millie wandered around the living room before checking the kitchen, but there was no one around.

She looked around, puzzled.

Suddenly, she noticed a pair of men's leather shoes by the entrance!

Was Murray back?

Her mind racing, she quickly changed into a nightgown and tiptoed toward the study.

Knock, knock, knock-

you're back,

if she didn't already

who else could

get a response, a deep, resonant voice

"Come in."

her excitement, she smiled

"Murray..."

up at the

more than it hid, with thin straps draped over

You've

their last explosive argument had never happened. Murray looked

was his burden to

not alter

not

his calm appearance made Millie think she had his tacit

Murray's shoulders, and

away for weeks, don't you miss me, or the

caught her wandering

Millie froze.

in the study, touching the files?

chuckled, "Though, Beverley is the likely suspect. But I don't think

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