Once dinner was over, Millie began to clear the table and headed to the kitchen to wash the dishes. To her surprise, Marcus followed her.

Millie was puzzled.

“Let’s go wash them together,” Marcus told her.

Although Millie had thought that men generally disliked washing dishes, she was pleased when he offered to assist her with the chores.

She handed him a pair of gloves, saying, “Put these on.”

In the confined space of the kitchen, as they washed dishes together, Millie’s eyes wandered to Marcus. Dressed in his crisp white shirt and black trousers, he was tidying up the kitchen. She found herself smiling and picked up her pace.

prepared a fruit salad, planning to enjoy it with Marcus as

on a phone call on the balcony when Millie brought out the fruit salad and set

a seat on the sofa, Marcus turned on the TV

joyful in a long while and wished she could feel this

settled into an engaging series, Millie began to savor the fruit. Due to her demanding work schedule, she hadn’t had the leisure to watch

the tranquility of the

TV

the screen shared a passionate

nearly choked on

but his face was impassive

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