“Nancy, is everything okay? Your expression is disconcerting.”

Nancy quickly collected herself and turned around. “You misunderstood me. I just had a sudden facial twitch from the cold.”

Humphrey, trusting Nancy’s explanation, looked at the window, still wide open, and quickly wrapped his coat around Nancy’s slender frame to ward off the chill.

“Put this on. Mrs. Thomas is missing, and I’m going to join the search party. An additional person might speed up the process of finding her,” he said.

“You are not allowed to go,” Nancy immediately countered, her voice rising in sudden opposition.

Humphrey’s desire to go and find Millie was clear, but Nancy’s intense detestation for her made the situation complicated. The idea of him searching for Millie only added to her distress.

lifeless body. Still, Nancy’s refusal to allow

off guard by

venture out there. There’s already a large search team, and one more

to shake off her sudden outburst, she approached him and

said, “Why don’t you stay and watch TV with me

surprised to find Nancy in such an affectionate mood, couldn’t resist her request and replied, “Okay, I’ll watch TV with

was still no sign of Millie. Marcus’ face was grim, his expression cold and fearsome, as if he were an

his usually unflappable personal secretary, dared not approach him

this before, and his heart was

everyone’s attention as someone cried out, “There’s something in this snow pit.

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