Chapter 76


    Chapter: 76


    “Can | link arms with you?”


    Every man who showed up to the party was apanied by a woman. It was a kind of etiquette for them to go arm-in-arm as a


    pair.


    Marcus looked away from Millie for a second, then back at her. She interpreted his silence as his approval and reached out an


    arm to link with his.


    The two walked forward, side by side and in perfect unison, making for a lovely sight.


    “Why are you so adamant about attending Grandma’s birthday party? Is there buried treasure here that you want to dig up? How


    were you nning to go in if | hadn’te?”


    Millie shrugged nonchntly.


    “| would’ve found someone else to go in with me if you hadn’te. How’s that even a question? Well, there was no way you


    wouldn''t attend her birthday celebration. You''d get criticized.”


    Marcus''s eyes glinted sharply and disapprovingly. She not only suggested he was an unfilial grandchild, but she also considered


    bringing another date to the party. The nerve of the woman!


    “Once we''re inside, go and sit somewhere quiet to wait out the party. Don’t wander around,” Marcus instructed sternly.


    Millie pouted.C0ntent ? 2024 (N/?)velDrama.Org.


    “No way. | didn’te here to sit in a quiet corner.”


    As soon as those words left Millie’s lips, she felt Marcus’s body stiffen. He also stopped walking.


    Marcus would have pushed her back into the car right now if they had not already reached the entrance of the venue. Even


    before entry, she was already being so defiant and against him. The woman was going too far.


    They entered the lively dining hall and saw udia, who looked resplendent in her red gown, seated in a chair amid a throng of


    guests.


    Marcus was about to withdraw his arm and put some space between himself and Millie, but she beat him to it and pulled away


    from him first. She blinked her beautiful eyes and cast a quick nce around the dining hall. The whole ce was sovishly


    decorated that she could almost smell the scent of money in the air.


    For a brief second, Marcus was stunned. It seemed the woman had no intention of remaining hispanion at all.


    “That’s Marcus and his wife, right? Come here, you two.”


    When udia saw Marcus and Millie, she immediately beckoned them toe over. Despite her advanced age, her voice was


    strong andmanding, capturing the attention of everyone in the dining hall.


    Millie was taken aback at first, but she quickly stered a sweet smile on her face and approached the woman.


    “Hello, Grandma.”


    As Millie came closer, udia gave her a thorough once-over.


    “you must be Millie. | guess my daughters-inw are telling the truth. You’re really wearing a mask to cover your face.”