Substitutee Marriage: Fallingg For My Ugly Wifee

Chapter: 176

Startled by the unexpected voice, Millie reacted with a slight shiver. The stern and cold voice interrupting the quiet night felt utterly startling. Her legs even shivered from the fright.

Turning toward the voice, she noticed Marcus seated imperially not too far away.

“Why are you still up?” Millie asked. “I went for a casual walk around the neighborhood,” she added.

Marcus held a scrutinizing stance, his gaze lingering on Millie’s luminescent legs.

He wondered if he was spellbound or something. Of all the attractive women he had encountered, none had ever ensnared his attention in such a way. But Millie, she had a bewitching allure.

problem with that?” Millie’s heart fluttered.

inadvertently

well-acquainted with the area? Haven’t you thought about the potential dangers, like being kidnapped

But when you talk to me, show some

I’m not your underling,” Millie countered, irritation creeping into her voice. His

express a shred of gratitude? She’d rescued him once, yet he failed to show a sliver of warmth.

alone?

felt akin to a sharpened blade, threatening to slice through Millie’s delicate

to coil within her. Over the course of their interactions, she’d come to understand that this man wielded a formidable power, one capable of obliterating any obstacle. His scrutinizing stare

break free from the grip of Marcus’ invisible hold, yet it felt as though her feet were bound,

the arrival of a mosquito, which took a bite from her pale leg before