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.

seized Millie. Had she shared her

way. He wouldn’t deign to share a bed with

it have been an

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

undeniable evidence remained: she had shared her bed with a man. Judging

violation. Yet the thought of unknowingly sharing her sanctuary with a stranger agitated

She vowed to find the perpetrator

in the heart of a pavilion, a restaurant perched on a lake, enjoying

bun, appearing listless and entangled in her thoughts, looking as if she

an army of caterpillars was invading her body. Her teeth ground together in

of the restaurant, all eyes became fixated on her. According to the company’s chronometer of civility, the breakfast would commence promptly at half past seven. Millie had arrived late, exuding

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