Chapter: 186

After the final wisps of his second cigarette joined the night, he disrobed, slipping beneath the quilt with practiced ease.

The sun heralded a new day, and Millie rose at the last possible moment.

‘As she prepared to tidy the bed, she was taken aback by the evidence of an uninvited guest—an indentation suggesting company.

A shiver claimed her as she noticed the window ajar.

The previous night’s memories flooded back—the window she had secured with conviction, the upright pillow now flattened.

Millie. Had she shared her bed with a stranger

deign to share a bed with her. It couldn’t

have

hammered against her chest. She hastily scanned herself, relieved to find no signs

she had shared her bed with a man. Judging by the

the thought of unknowingly

vowed to find

a pavilion, a restaurant perched on a lake, enjoying their morning

haphazard bun, appearing listless and entangled in her thoughts, looking as if she had been drained

her body. Her teeth ground together in anger. She yearned to find and extinguish

restaurant, all eyes became fixated on her. According to the company’s chronometer of civility, the breakfast would commence promptly

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