“Why return so late?”

“I was out shopping with Grace, and we ended up indulging in hot pot, hence the delay.”

She had optimistically assumed that Marcus would be working into the late hours, allowing her to slip in.

However, Marcus sported an unwavering countenance, with disappointment evident in his eyes. The office grapevine had painted Millie and Bruce with the same brush of suspicion. She was even in the mood to venture out to revel in her own amusement.

As her spouse, why hadn’t she explained the circumstances to him?

In the depths of his desolation, Marcus couldn’t help but question if her devotion to him was somehow lacking.

its entirety was bathed in the glow, as

“Darling, have you dined?”

pondered if Marcus’ pique still lingered, fueled by the images that had linked her

silence that spoke

I was ensnared in a setup. Bruce

you to keep a distance from

interrogated with a glacial

Millie offered her account.

isn’t he a member of our family? You

Bruce, Marcus’ visage darkened

a respectable distance from him.” Marcus’ tone carried the weight

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