“Millie, we’ve been searching for you. Marcus has come to take you home. Let’s go.”

Millie was taken aback. She couldn’t fathom that Marcus had arrived to escort her.

“[ won’t go back. I’m staying with my friend tonight, and I have no plans to return.

I’m tired of enduring punishment every day. Plus, I don’t believe I did anything wrong. I was merely defending myself,” she clarified, well aware that Celeste’s punishment wouldn’t cease.

Bruce was taken aback by her declaration, yet he tried to persuade her gently.

“Millie, Marcus personally came to collect you. I’ve never seen him do this before.”

found today’s events quite shocking. Marcus, the high-ranking young master of the Thomas family, had never deigned to find someone in the

also the first time I’ve been ousted from my home. No matter how

back to Marcus and reported,

her in this shabby restaurant, only

unsettled, noticing

pondered for a moment, then voiced her

to return. Marcus making the effort to pick

and shook

doubt his intentions are benevolent. There’s likely a punishment awaiting me. As they say, unprovoked kindness is

away, Millie shuddered. She felt that going back would be like diving into a

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