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.

night view. Is there a problem with that?” Millie’s heart fluttered. She had

she inadvertently

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

had company. But when you talk to me, show some

not my superior, and I’m not your underling,” Millie countered, irritation creeping into her voice. His demeanor made her feel as if she were

yet he failed to show a sliver of warmth.

wasn’t alone?

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

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

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

signaled the arrival of a mosquito, which took a bite from her pale leg before fluttering away. Millie felt a tickle