In a determined tone, he interjected, “Let me have a look.”

His hand inched out again, and this time, Millie withheld her evasion, her breath suspended.

As Marcus peeled away the mask, his gaze deepened in response.

Before him lay Millie’s countenance, adorned with an array of crimson pimples. The mask, it seemed, had concealed her unsightly face.

“What’s the matter? You didn’t bear these this afternoon.” Puzzled, Marcus inquired, a hint of a furrow forming on his brow.

Millie reclothed herself in the mask; her reflection in the mirror was unbearable, prompting her to bow her head.

was fine earlier, but then an allergic reaction surfaced. Please don’t gaze at

Marcus pulled out his phone, offering, “I’ll dial the

refusal met his offer, with Millie asserting, “No need. I already swung by the hospital and got some

What might have triggered it?” Marcus stowed

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surmised, “Possibly, I inhaled

her—an allergy manifesting even in moments of stillness and

apparent to Millie, her conjectures soared. Could he not bear the sight of

Millie ascended the staircase to her

Millie clutching a quilt en route to another

spotting Marcus, she addressed

adjacent room for a few days. You, on the other hand, should

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