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Chapter 101 Not About You

“If you don’t speak up, I’ll fire you myself!”

The maid quivered with fear, quickly blurting out the details, “It’s right here…”

She took a small box from the drawer under Leah’s nightstand and handed it over to Milo.

“Mr. Milo, Ms. Leah has kept everything in this box.”

Milo took the box with a neutral expression and unlocked it with a small snap.

Inside, there was a collection of trinkets, items that appeared to belong to a much younger girl.

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Leather bracelets, necklaces, amulets, little cards, and tiny dolls–nothing of any significant brand or value. All were simple, plain things, but the box was filled to the brim.

Milo stood motionless, a whirlwind of complicated emotions swirling inside him.

He stared at the items, muttering under his breath, “These … belong to Charmaine?”

The maid hesitated, unsure how to answer. She wouldn’t dare to make assumptions!

Milo, usually easygoing with the staff, now appeared as cold and stern as ever. His tone left no room for argument, “Tell me.”

“I can’t say for sure, but when Ms. Leah brought

motion, Milo slammed the box shut, spinning on his heel and walking away.

after him. “Mr. Milo? Where are

returning them to their owner.”

another word, he paused by the stairs and glanced back.

view, the maid felt a lump rise in her throat, her

Beneath the large windows, which reflected the neon city lights, a man

face flushed with a shy smile, dressed in a sparkling gold

you, I’m able to enjoy

eat as much as you

him to pass the untouched plate in front

to eat, Mr. Emyr?”

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the perfectly sliced steak toward

as ever, shifted from the

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with a simple, “I’m not hungry.”

faltered, the bluntness of his refusal

she pulled her hand back and took a bite

silence between them grew heavy, almost

an eternity, Veronica sniffled, her voice barely above a

known you didn’t like it, I wouldn’t have bothered

for women who cried, especially when they hadn’t shed a single tear during all the hardships on the island.

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