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

so? Aren’t you three cousins

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

the topic of Leon was palpable, yet upon witnessing Millie’s insatiable thirst for knowledge, he relented

believed he had endured unimaginable hardships and implored us to foster camaraderie with him. Initially, we followed her wishes, striving to accommodate

expressed her confusion. “He went

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 the embrace of

that Leon had gone missing at such a young age. Her heart ached

Thomas family spared no expense in searching for him. Yet, it took thirteen years to locate him

Thomas family, the lengthy duration of the search seemed rather unusual. Perhaps Leon had no desire to return to the Thomas

scratched his head, his expression clouded with contemplation,