“Have you not slept yet?” Millie inquired, puzzled by his choice to remain in darkness despite not being asleep.

Marcus observed Millie from head to toe, unsettling her. He then clenched his fists, causing her to furrow her brow in apprehension, wondering if he was about to engage in an argument.

It seemed that Bria had already informed Marcus about Millie’s conflict with Celeste earlier in the day. If this were indeed the case, it wouldn’t bode well for Millie.

“Millie, how dare you argue with my mother?” Marcus accused her sharply.

Despite his harsh words, Millie tried to calmly explain.

“I’m sorry about what happened today. Unfortunately, my grandmother’s condition is worsening, and I need to be at the hospital. I hope you can understand my situation.”

willing to concede, as

he

justified. The woman in the hospital is your grandmother, and it’s your duty to protect her. However, my mother is older than you. Why

asked,

an answer, she decided to head to the bathroom. When she emerged, she noticed that the bedroom

fallen into slumber, Marcus reentered the room from the balcony and silently

her face. Large hands gently grazed her skin, and she instinctively raised

her uncertainty, holding onto

soup, and accompanying her recovering grandmother at the hospital. With her attentive care, her grandmother’s health gradually

relationship with

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