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.

Bruce’s choice of words. Why did

is that so? Aren’t you three cousins by blood?” Millie

nothing but a nuisance. 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

on the topic of Leon was palpable, yet

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

her confusion. “He went missing?

mother was pregnant, his father engaged in extramarital affairs, causing his mother to harbor resentment. She believed that his existence was the reason she lost 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

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

expense in searching for him. Yet, it took thirteen

Leon in the distance, Millie couldn’t help but speculate. Given the resources at the disposal of the Thomas family, the

scratched his head, his expression clouded with contemplation, before