As soon as she finished speaking, Millie noticed her grandmother had fallen silent, studying her with a smile. Millie felt a bit flustered, wondering if Grandma could see through her.

But then, to her surprise, her grandma nodded approvingly.

“That’s nice, dear,” the old woman replied.

Millie hung her head. She had been foolish. She’d grown up under her grandma’s watchful eye. Of course, Grandma would know if she was fibbing.

Moreover, she had never taken Marcus to visit her grandmother. It was peculiar that he had never met her grandma even once since their marriage.

She wanted to make up for this oversight. She pulled out her phone to search for Marcus’ photos online. Even if he couldn’t visit in person, she wanted Grandma to at least know what he looked like.

But something was amiss.

find any photos of Marcus online. Weren’t there plenty of pictures of him in the news?

as if Marcus had had them all removed.

knock sounded at the

and Grandma turned their heads towards the

elegant in an exquisite suit, making an entrance like

was taken aback. What was he

the elderly woman resting on the bed.

Had she heard it wrong?

stoic as usual. It was evident he wasn’t accustomed to addressing someone of her grandmother’s age

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