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, aren't

she

light was on; who else could it be but

Millie thought she wouldn't get a response, a

"Come in."

her excitement, she smiled and pushed the

"Murray..."

up at the

dressed in a red lace nightgown, the fabric around her chest revealing more than it hid, with thin

did you get back? Working late again? You've been at it

a reasonable excuse for the man's half-month absence and smiled as if their last explosive argument had never

his burden to

could not

not just ignore

his calm appearance made Millie

shoulders, and seeing no

you've been away for weeks, don't you miss me, or

her wandering

Millie froze.

the study, touching the files? You

"Though, Beverley is the likely suspect. But I don't think she did it: on purpose. What insurmountable