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 bed with

deign to share a bed with her. It

have been an

hastily scanned herself, relieved to find no signs

Judging by the size and breadth

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

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

of a pavilion, a restaurant perched on

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

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

company’s chronometer of civility, the breakfast would commence promptly at half past seven. Millie had arrived

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