Instinctively, Millie picked up the mask lying on the nearby chair and secured it in place.

“You don’t need to wear that around me.”

He felt the need to remove her mask for her face to breathe freely. No matter how altered her appearance, he assured her that he would never disdain her.

Millie hesitated momentarily, then proceeded to put on the mask.

“No matter how you look, I won’t look down on you,” Marcus affirmed.

Millie arched an eyebrow, asking, “Really?”

agreement came

warmth washed

know, I’ll have to delay my return by a few more days. I need to wait for my allergy symptoms to improve before I can take my grandma back to the countryside. Only after she’s

to the rural area, Marcus subtly

arrange for someone to take your grandma home. You

want to be the one to accompany my grandma back. Only when I know

fought hard to bring back from the brink. Only once she had ensured her grandmother’s wellbeing could

returning to the countryside to live a simple life

the matter any further, silently accepting her

“Marcus, Millie.”

two turned to find Bruce approaching, a bottle of red

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