“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.

eyes betrayed a different truth. They revealed an

the maid had managed to captivate Harlan’s curiosity

seized hold of

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

“Attempting evasion, are you?”

merely resuming my

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

do you harbor feelings for Marcus?” Harlan’s eyes briefly darted towards the album clutched

the reason behind the affection

on haste, Millie swiftly rebutted, “No, I assure you, I do not

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