Substitutee Marriage: Fallingg For My Ugly Wifee

Chapter: 82

“Millie,” he said warmly.

“T have something to ask you. Is the relationship between Marcus and Leon quite strained?” Millie inquired.

Bruce slipped one hand into his pocket, momentarily taken aback by the question.

His gaze shifted towards Leon, who was engaged in entertaining others.

“Regarding the person you mentioned, he not only has a strained relationship with Marcus but also with me. In fact, it would be an understatement to describe our association as merely bad. It is akin to water and fire, inherently incompatible,”

Bruce explained.

of words. Why did he refer to Leon as “the

Aren’t you three

What you don’t know is that he went missing at the age of three and retuned to the Thomas family when he was sixteen. Unfortunately, his return brought back all the negative influences he had picked up during his time away. Both my brother and I

topic of Leon was palpable, yet upon

with an overwhelming sense of indebtedness, believed he had endured unimaginable hardships and implored us to foster camaraderie with him. Initially, we followed her wishes, striving to accommodate his presence as best as we

her confusion. “He went

her husband’s affection. As time went on, his father continued his affairs, and his mother gradually grew indifferent towards him. When he was three, his mother took him shopping. Witnessing his father in

shock. She had never anticipated that Leon had gone missing at such a young age. Her heart ached at the thought of the countless stories of lost children

Yet,

speculate. Given the resources at the disposal of the Thomas family, the lengthy

clouded with contemplation,