“you do not find favor in me? Is it because you deem me wanting, foreseeing a life of hardship? Rest assured, my wealth would usher you into a life of opulence and perpetual delight.”

Harlan couldn’t comprehend why the maid refused his company. Was she out of her mind?

Different ladies aspired to become part of his affluent family in matrimony.

Millie shook her head in astonishment, her words a genuine reflection of her sentiments. “No, your excellence eclipses my own. I am but a humble servant; duty beckons me back.”

With resolution, she rose, the album held close, an attempt to depart thwarted by Harlan’s grasp.

She rejected his advances and still sought escape. Harlan’s grip on Millie remained resolute; a tussle of wills unfolded.

her eyes betrayed a different truth. They revealed an absence of romantic sentiments towards

span of three encounters, the maid had managed to captivate

Harlan swiftly seized hold

and her gaze met Harlan’s, his eyes seeming to hold depths

“Attempting evasion, are you?”

merely resuming

hanging like suspended mist. Why did Harlan’s unexpected proposal escape

you harbor feelings for Marcus?” Harlan’s eyes

the affection from numerous

an urgency that bordered on haste, Millie swiftly rebutted, “No, I assure you, I

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