Marcus contemplated driving, but considering his injury, Millie hastily unfastened her seatbelt and suggested, “Your arm is injured. You shouldn’t drive. Let’s take a taxi.”

“No, I can still drive, even with the injury. I drove here earlier, remember?”

Seeing him struggle to grip the steering wheel, Millie refused, saying, “No, I can’t let you drive with an injured arm. Let’s get out of the car and take a taxi.”

Millie was insistent, and Marcus yielded. He found it a pleasantly yielding concession. He realized that she was genuinely concerned for him.

“Alright, let’s take a taxi.”

They then hailed a taxi and headed to the old house.

been missing Millie since the explosion

of loneliness in the quiet old house and believed that only Millie’s

felt honored by Claudia’s attention. As soon as she arrived, Claudia

candies? If you

presented Millie with a delightful

“Thank you, Grandma.”

hard to resist such kindness. Millie chose a shiny candy and started

chimed in, “These candies used to be

a fondness for candies. She

with sparkling eyes, while

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