Substitutee Marriage: Fallingg For My Ugly Wifee

Chapter: 187

Once seated, though tardy, Millie found her appetite missing. An unbearable weight clung to her heart.

Apart from Marcus, the others at the table were the company’s brass, the power holders. As Millie occupied her seat, their expressions morphed into inquisitive masks.

Marcus, unfazed, picked up his milk glass, leaned back leisurely, and cast a sideways glance at Millie.

He remembered how he had slipped back into his room at the crack of dawn, guilt gnawing at his conscience as he stole a glance at Millie’s flushed, peaceful countenance in slumber.

His initial intention was merely to find solace in Millie’s bed, troubled by sleepless nights. But seeing her sleep so peacefully, his heart faltered, succumbing to the temptation of staying longer.

acquaint himself with its touch, before promptly departing. However, little did he anticipate that he would find himself on the cusp of slumber, lingering in the embrace of sleep until the break

in her bed

discover his nocturnal intrusion, her reaction would not mirror the delight of a woman who had won a

chewed, she allowed her palm

man last night was. Such

night and surreptitiously shot him a sidelong glance. Could he be

he had unlatched the window in the

his steak, the profile of his face radiating authority. No signs of

the timing was so precise they almost locked eyes, but Millie managed to avert her gaze

by her side, and interrogate him about Marcus’

under the weather. Shall I escort you to