Chapter: 16

This time, it was Rhea’s face that went pale.

“Rhea, you were with Marcus last night? Didn’t I tell you…”

Celeste abruptly stopped talking, causing Millie to become curious. What did she tell Rhea?

“No, that’s not what happened, Mrs. Thomas. She just made that up. I never asked Marcus to buy me a bag. I simply said that the bag looked nice and asked him if it would look good on me. It was her who told Marcus to buy bags for us,” Rhea hurriedly explained. ©

Celeste nodded in understanding.

good to hear. Marcus has a lot of work to do in the daytime, so avoid bothering him at night. I don’t care about the bags. If you want anything, just tell me, and I’ll get it for you. Just don’t

I’ll keep that

whipped her head and sent Millie a

tumed to

tell anyone that you’re Marcus’s wife. If you breathe a word about it, I’ll never

responding to Celeste’s threat, Millie

go outside for a

she stood up, Rhea’s foot showed signs of restlessness, priming itself to trip her

her for what she was

a scream echoed in the

straight ahead, but her foot managed to land squarely

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