Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

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-

back,

if she didn't already

on; who else could it be but

when Millie thought she wouldn't get a response, a deep, resonant voice came

"Come in."

she smiled and

"Murray..."

up at the woman

fabric around her chest revealing more than it hid, with thin straps draped over her

did you get back? Working late again? You've been at it for weeks, you must be

found a reasonable excuse for the man's half-month absence and smiled as if their last explosive argument had never happened. Murray looked at her nearly ingratiating smile, feeling

his burden

could not alter

not

made Millie think she had his tacit

hands on Murray's shoulders, and seeing no resistance, boldly reached

away for weeks, don't

caught her wandering

Millie froze.

touching

would I know?" Millie chuckled, "Though, Beverley is the likely suspect. But I don't