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.

shared

wouldn’t deign to share a bed with her.

it have been an

against her chest. She hastily

evidence remained: she had shared her bed with a man. Judging by the size and breadth of

Yet the thought of unknowingly sharing

to find the perpetrator and ensure he

a pavilion, a restaurant perched

and entangled in her thoughts, looking as if she had been drained of

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

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 an

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