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-

you're back, aren't

if she didn't already

study light was on; who

wouldn't get a response, a

"Come in."

her excitement, she smiled

"Murray..."

up at the woman

a red lace nightgown, the fabric around her chest revealing more than

You've been at it for weeks, you must be tired. Here, let me give you

excuse for the man's half-month absence and smiled as if their last explosive argument had never happened. Murray looked at

his burden to

could not alter

why not

made Millie think she

Murray's shoulders, and seeing no resistance, boldly reached toward

weeks, don't you miss me, or the

caught her

Millie froze.

been in the study, touching the files?

Millie chuckled, "Though, Beverley is the likely suspect. But I don't think she did it: