Substitutee Marriage: Fallingg For My Ugly Wifee

Chapter: 190

A terrifying realization flickered in her mind. Should Marcus discover that she’d shared her bed with an unknown male, his world would shatter.

As the lofty CEO and heir to the illustrious Thomas family, Marcus would undoubtedly be devastated by the revelation that his wife had slept with a man so repugnant and distasteful.

However, she swiftly quashed the horrifying thought. She couldn’t allow Marcus to stumble upon this truth. Even if she didn’t harbor much affection for him, embarking on a self-destructive path simply to wound him seemed absurd. The price was too high.

Distracting herself, Millie took a bite of her breakfast. “Indeed, I couldn’t find peaceful sleep. Given that I spent the first half of the night thwarting the ill-intended advances of two miscreants, I am understandably a little out of sorts.”

Marcus’ gaze, penetrating as ever, held her in its iron grip. It was evident he was skeptical of her explanation.

is sated.

those words, Millie dabbed at

few strides, she stopped abruptly, pivoting on her heel. She

their conversation earlier?” Millie

are you referring to?” Marcus’

the consequences. I recommend dispatching someone to seek him out immediately. Such loathsome beings disgust me, and if you manage to

you certain?” An eyebrow arched upward in Marcus’

have you fixed your gaze on

his previous confusion dissipated. Piecing together Millie’s earlier outburst and the gossip

was probable that she’d woken up this morning to discover signs of an overnight intruder. Now, she

turned out the villainous creep was merely a pawn in Brock’s game—one of the people he’d overpowered. Busy with their assassination plot, they wouldn’t have had the time or inclination to peep