Marcus, momentarily distracted from his phone, asked with a serious tone, “What’s the matter?”

Millie turned to face Marcus, his figure enveloped in a brown windbreaker, a picture of refined masculinity. Compared to the grotesque man they had painted, Marcus was the epitome of elegance, which would stir envy in many.

A thought fluttered in Millie’s mind. If only it had been Marcus last night, it would have been a different story.

No, Millie chided herself, her hand reaching up to slap her face lightly. What on earth was she thinking?

“Mrs. Thomas, is something amiss?”

Some speculated that Millie was ensnared by some bewitchment, their gaze shifting between her and Marcus.

looks of the executives, Marcus

enjoy your breakfast at the nearby table.

finished speaking, Marcus accepted the laptop handed to him by

done with their meal. Millie scanned the surroundings to find that the entire restaurant had

the other, she made her way to an empty

emerged from his corner. The sudden eclipse of her daylight told her she wasn’t alone; she lifted her gaze to find the source of her momentary

something bothering you?”

tumbled like startled birds

for her? What twist of fate had led him

an unseen adversary? Did someone provoke your wrath?” His voice betrayed a trace of discomfort, though he endeavored

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