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.

Had she shared her bed with a stranger last

to share a bed with

it have been

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

man. Judging by the size and breadth of the indentation, it certainly was not a

saved her from violation. Yet the thought of unknowingly sharing her

Millie. She vowed to find the perpetrator and ensure he faced her

group were ensconced in the heart of a pavilion,

his gaze, Marcus spied Millie, her hair in a haphazard bun, appearing listless and entangled in her thoughts, looking as if

felt as though an army of caterpillars was invading her body. Her teeth ground together in anger.

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 an air of

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