As Marcus attended to payment, a young girl handed Millie a note from Nancy.

“The lady asked me to give this to you,” she said.

Glancing towards Nancy, Millie read the note.

Each word was virtually searing, a testament to Nancy’s rage: “Don’t grow too proud. I will torment you sooner or later. Await my retaliation.”

With indifference, Millie discarded the note, unshaken by Nancy’s threats.

Upon settling the bill, Marcus was met with an unexpected gesture.

Millie approached, her face illuminated by a smile, tenderly grasping his robust arm.

A ‘s L I B R

the delicious and

awry. Allow me to

our matching outfits

radiant,

conduct, discerned a deliberate display of public

presence, and despite his earlier encounter with Harlan, Marcus’ focus remained on Millie. The world around him

over Nancy, noting her worsening

Marcus from the restaurant, preempting Nancy’s

restaurant, Marcus

Confused, Millie turned.

“Why’d you stop?”

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