Before that, he had visited her grandmother at the hospital daily, fostering a sense that her grandma was also his.

After those visits, he would follow her back to the rental apartment and stay there.

“Yes, I’ve been quite occupied.”

“What have you been busy with?”

Following a brief pause, Millie wondered if her curiosity was getting the best of her.

“Have you grown accustomed to life without me?” Marcus gazed at her, his lips curving into a smile.

handsome grin, combined with the fragrance of tulips, created an unexpectedly

trace of unease flickered in her eyes,

asking. Don’t read too much into

truth, she was genuinely

she like this? Hadn’t she decided to keep her distance from him? Yet, during these days without seeing him, it felt like something

steps later, a

shyness. After a moment,

her action caused Marcus to

his arm and inquired, “Is your hand

applied much force, so

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