Marcus’ face fell slightly at the news. “Is it a man or a woman?” he asked, not hiding his discontent.

A flicker of guilt crossed Millie’s face as she detected the unhappiness in Marcus’ eyes.

“He’s just an ordinary friend; you don’t need to worry,” she assured him.

However, Marcus’ displeasure was clear when he learned that her friend was male.

Millie felt hurt, sensing Marcus’ controlling tone.

“It’s alright for now, but please understand, I’d feel more comfortable if you kept a certain distance from other men. People can have ulterior motives, and I worry about you,” Marcus explained, his voice tinged with concern.

taken aback, feeling as though Marcus was painting all men with a broad brush,

making people behave selfishly, and Marcus could feel himself

stemmed from Millie’s natural beauty, which never failed

felt more at ease and allowed herself to lean into Marcus’ embrace, feeling

reached for a strawberry and took a bite, savoring the

ID and saw it was Rhea. Glancing at Millie, he

answer it if you like,” Marcus teased,

mixture of arrogance and amusement, Millie shook her head, refusing to take the

asked,

to you? Hurry and answer it.

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