k him. I’m sure he’ll gladly tell you the answer.” smiling mockingly, Leon walked away from them.

Millie felt a shiver run down her spine at the sight of his smirk. When she turned to Marcus, she caught the way his face flushed with wrath, looking extremely hostile and unapproachable.

Their eyes locked, and she felt a lump form in her throat as if a dagger had been thrust through her by his penetrating gaze.

Then, it occurred to Millie that Marcus’ expression of displeasure was prompted by what Leon had just said about her being his weakness. He probably thought she would prevent him from achieving his goals.

Millie rolled her eyes. She took a deep breath, approached Marcus confidently, and tapped his chest.

weakness, and I have no plans to

brazen behavior shocked Marcus. Seriously, he had never met a woman like

and waved it playfully. She looked adorable and feisty at the same

out a snort. “You

handy in the farming field and at fishing in the river. So, yes, I think I’m pretty

his eyes. Her naive confidence

you can fend for yourself and avoid starving means you won’t

her

myself be an easy target. I’ve gotten this far by not giving up. I’m resilient, and I face problems without fear. I won’t be

as his wife, she was a prime target for any attempts made against him. After all,

since she was a child.

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