“Are you truly planning to procure poison?” he inquired.

“Absolutely. Since I’ve been painted as the villain, why not enact it?” Millie affirmed.

As the words left her lips, she clenched them in defiance, her eyes aflame with anger.

In a fleeting moment, Marcus’ expression shifted, a blend of perplexity and realization coloring his gaze. His bewilderment stemmed from the sight of Millie still clutching the container.

“Why are you still holding it? Set it down,” he commanded.

Millie met his gaze with a fiery resolve, her grasp unyielding.

your assumption that I broke it, I’m going to mend it and

repair; she would seek retribution

been unmasked. Millie recognized the true extent of

had been broken. It can’t

flicker of pain crossed Marcus’ countenance. The reverence he held for his great-grandfather was unshakeable. The vase,

was plausible, he

an unfamiliar emotion briefly dart through Marcus’ eyes,

repaired,” Millie

the clock before departing

At the cosmetic hospital.

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