Guilt flooded his chest as Marcus realized he had unjustly blamed Millie.

In the end, he released his grip on Bria. She crumbled to her knees, entreating, “I’m so sorry. I never should’ve harmed Mrs. Thomas.”

“What else did you do to frame her?”

With a trembling voice and a lowered head, Bria confessed, “I accidentally broke the vase in the study, but I manipulated it to make it seem like Mrs. Thomas did it.

Please forgive me, Mr. Thomas.”

Marcus, understanding he’d misunderstood Millie yet again, was distressed.

it was too late

Bria all along, who had

was begging

driven Millie away, she wouldn’t have perished in the explosion. If he had informed her about the negotiations with Leon in advance, she wouldn’t have rashly exchanged

and glanced at Bria kneeling on the floor, puzzled

I’ve learned that Mrs. Thomas knelt before Leon until

“Kneeling?”

operate on her grandmother, but he

Marcus was ready to confront

sense. She wasn’t foolish, but rather comered, forced to barter herself for Lois to save her grandmother. suddenly,

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