“Are you blind? Look at the crowd. Why the rush?” A woman’s voice piped up behind Humphrey, her annoyance evident.

“Fancy attire, but lacking in manners,” the woman added with disdain, her comment trailing after Humphrey.

Millie pivoted, catching sight of Humphrey closing in swiftly. The anger ablaze in his eyes set off alarm bells within her, a foreboding sensation taking root.

The intensity in his gaze was a telltale sign that they had Likely deciphered her true intent behind selling her work.

Clutching the recorder pen hidden within her bag, Millie wasted no time, her swift retreat a calculated response.

“Excuse me, please.”

Nancy caught up to Humphrey, positioning herself by his side.

a trap. She’s undoubtedly making

pace, determination driving him to pursue Millie relentlessly. Retrieving the recorder

Angela’s Library

yet

ever nearer, Millie abandoned her pursuit of a taxi. Fueled

Humphrey’s grasp became Millie’s

a stark reality. Despite her efforts to lose

glow of the streetlamp illuminated Millie’s form, her

when a passerby accidentally knocked

alley, Millie leaned against the wall, attempting to catch her breath

the recorder pen. There’s no escape,” a

landing on the man standing a

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