“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.

would discover her lifeless body. Still, Nancy’s refusal to allow Humphrey to go on such a mission

widened, caught off guard by her intense

large search team, and one more person won’t make a significant difference,” Nancy stammered, attempting to rationalize her

in a state of shock, unable to shake off her sudden outburst, she approached him

TV with me for a while? We haven’t

find Nancy in such an affectionate mood, couldn’t resist her request and replied,

had been exhaustively searched, but there was still no sign of Millie. Marcus’ face was grim,

usually unflappable personal secretary, dared not

seen Marcus like this before, and his heart was heavy with worry

flashlight caught everyone’s attention as someone cried out, “There’s something in

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