Simultaneously, Nancy closed the gap between them, her fury palpable as she placed her hands on her hips in a stance of indignation. In that moment, her intense desire to confront Millie was unmistakable.

Nancy drew a deep breath, poised to confront Millie head-on.

“Fool me, you wretched creature? I’ll make you pay for this. You’re dead!” Nancy’s rage erupted in a fierce proclamation.

Abruptly, Millie’s hand shot upward, flinging a dark object towards a nearby corner.

“Fine, you win. I’ll hand over the recorder.”

Seizing the momentary distraction, Millie swiftly darted into the nearby alley.

Humphrey’s assistant hastened to retrieve the object Millie had tossed, only to discover that it was a mere pencil.

deception. This isn’t

in a punch against the adjacent wall, yet he remained skeptical of Millie’s chances of eluding capture. A dead-end loomed ahead, terminating at the riverbank. The river raced with a formidable current, making a

Millie’s steps faltered suddenly,

“ARI”

the handrail, her gaze dropping to the churning waters of the

was stark. The fractured railing had brought her perilously close to tumbling into the river’s depths. Millie swiftly regained her footing, her

evade Humphrey’s grasp, she faced a daunting choice, either scale the

she leaped, aiming to reach the wall’s crest, but her fingertips

Angela’s Library

Millie’s anxiety, causing a cold

on the opposite side of

hand,” Harlan urged

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