The Woman From Hell

"Was that woman named Millicent?" I tried asking leisurely.

"Millicent... Yard..." The old lady adjusted the reading glasses on the bridge of her nose, revealing a perplexed expression. "Perhaps. I can't remember clearly." The old lady was getting on with age, and I could not force her to try to remember, so I had to give up. "It's okay. Thank you, Madam."

At this moment, her partner came out, and the old lady hurriedly pulled him over. "Was the woman who built the primeval town 30 years ago named Millicent Yard?" The old man was stunned for a moment before he smiled. "Yes, that's the name. You're so forgetful. I remember it clearly."

"Who said I forgot about it? I was just checking with you. This young lady was asking." The old lady pointed at me.

I was overjoyed when I heard the old man's answer, and I nodded at him. "Hello, Sir."

"Hello, there. You were asking about our village?"

"No, I just heard about the Lover's Yard Bridge and wanted to learn more about it since I found it interesting," I explained, not wanting to cause a misunderstanding with them.

a very interesting story. I remember it clearly. The woman was named Millicent Yard, and the

Madam!" Munchkin waved to

my mind while we made our way back to

the village remembered them as husband and wife. It seemed they had turned their backs on

eventually befall a relationship not blessed by others. The day when Millicent's parents heard the news was the

parents came here just now." I felt a little regretful

responded lightly, "They're old. It's good enough that they remember their names. It might

softly, "Do you think Millicent was locked up after she was taken back? Since it was an unrecognized marriage, the Yards definitely wouldn't have allowed Millicent to see John

look at Theo when I said the last part.

said,

and I felt a sudden pain. "The Yards are a big family. It should have caused a storm in the city back then, but no one has ever mentioned it. News about