After their departure, Millie’s lips tightened.

Was Nancy truly leaving? She suspected that Nancy might not really want to go.

Marcus slid Nancy’s application into his drawer, then tured to Millie, his brow furrowed.

“Wait, you didn’t finish the story. How did you fall into that snow pit?”

Millie waved her hand in dismissal. “It’s nothing, really,” she replied, brushing off his concern. “The pit was hidden, and I stumbled into it. I was lucky to survive.” ©

She resolved to drop the issue with Nancy for now, especially since Nancy was leaving, and she had no proof.

knew Millie was withholding the truth from

had already pieced together a theory based on Nancy’s

of water and drank, her mouth

glass and reclined on the bed, fatigue overtaking her. She needed rest to care for her grandmother as soon

had not improved significantly despite her

mild fever, she slowly opened her heavy eyes to find Marcus sitting by her bedside, clad in

was leaning forward, placing his elbows on his knees,

room. Upon hearing a rustle from the bed,

Millie asked, eyeing the

when you feel

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