Chapter 65

Chapter 65

Zeke frowned. “Why? Is something the matter?”

Millie pursed her lips without saying anything, which caused Zeke’s frown to deepen. “Millie, what’s wrong? Why do you suddenly look so tense?”

Millie swallowed. “Uh, it’s just… it’s just that my boyfriend might be around.‘

“Oh.” Zeke’s expression dropped slightly at that. He didn’t understand the sudden tightness in his chest.

He managed to smile. “I didn’t know you had a boyfriend, but what’s the problem if he’s around? I might as well say hi to him and warn him not to hurt you since I care about you.”

Millie’s heart raced slightly, but she quickly chastised it, telling it to stop acting so foolishly because Zeke obviously didn’t mean it the way she thought.

“So, are we going in or not?” Zeke prompted after some seconds.

With her heart in her mouth, Millie nodded and unlocked the door.

“Francis?” she called out. “Are you home?”

She saw him sitting in the living room. His eyes blazed when he saw her. Millie was just about to warn him that she wasn’t alone, but she wasn’t fast enough.

“Didn’t I tell you to come home early today? Why are you arriving at this time?” he demanded, storming towards

her.

he heard the way her boyfriend spoke

down upon seeing Zeke Before Zeke could say anything, Millie quickly

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Francis. And Francis, this… this is Zeke. I briefly worked at his house as a housekeeper three years ago.”

way her voice shook slightly.

see,” her boyfriend said calmly as he smiled. “But you said three years ago, so how come you two are still acquainted? And why is he bringing

Why did he feel like

late. Zeke saw me by the road and offered to drop me off, and I…

overreacting then. You know how worried I get when

okay. And I’m sorry.”

you

don’t come

her phone had definitely not been off. The man was lying, and she was going along with

and immediately grabbed her face,

his eyes away, feeling that the kiss looked a little too possessive. It was almost like the man was trying to

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out

like she was his property. Forcing a smile, he took

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