Upon seeing Marcus’ baffled expression, Millie held up the bowl of porridge in her hand.

“I’m on my break. I’m heading to the hospital to deliver this porridge to my grandma.”

With that, she walked out of the restaurant, standing at the roadside to hail a cab. A high-end car pulled up, and the occupant inside rolled down the window.

“Hop in. I’ll give you a lift.” It was Marcus.

Millie scanned the road. Finding a taxi seemed like a tall order at this hour, so she stepped into the car without a second thought.

The drive was marked by silence. Millie kept replaying Derek’s words in her head.

be

expression. There were moments she

voice broke the silence when the car pulled up to a stop but Millie was

the door handle but stopped short

“Thanks.”

furrowed his brows. “For

telling Marcus

for the ride

the car, Millie noticed Marcus following suit. Did he

coming to see my grandma with

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