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.

had intended to recline upon the bed, simply to acquaint himself with its touch, before promptly departing. However, little did he anticipate that he would find

that he slept in her

uncanny feeling that if Millie were to discover his nocturnal intrusion, her reaction would not mirror the delight of a woman

Millie listlessly forked a piece of bread and chewed, she allowed her palm to prop

was wondering who that man last night was.

the night and surreptitiously shot him a

had unlatched the window in

steak, the profile of

was so precise they

her side, and interrogate him

under the weather.