“[ see… You lied to me, Millie. The call you got earlier wasn’t from your neighbour, was it?”


    Exposed and feeling a little intimidated, Millie gulped. Since he sat down, she noticed how he changed


    his sitting position several times, clearly impatient.


    Millie avoided his eyes and said in a low voice, “I didn’t lie. He said he would send the gifts at night?”


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    “Do you really want to lie again?”


    Marcus growled, then raised her chin and forced his lips on her in a brutal kiss for revenge.


    Millie tried to push him away, already feeling like her lips were bruised. However, her strength was no


    match for him. In that instant, she regretted lying to him.


    Her punishment would have gone on much longer had Marcus’ phone not rang and saved her.


    Reluctantly, he stepped away and answered the call.


    It was a call from udia, his grandmother.


    As soon as the call was connected, udia asked, “What is this I’m hearing about an explosion? And


    how did my two granddaughters-inw get involved?”


    Marcus’ face folded into a frown as he recalled the scene again.


    “Someone obstructed the construction project in the west of the city, but Leon didn’t catch on soon


    enough to deal with it.”


    udia stayed silent for a moment after Marcus’ answer before saying, “I’ll talk to him. How about


    Millie? Is she hurt?”


    Marcus nced at the bruise on her neck, his eyes darkening.


    “She got some bruises.”


    “Treat her well. Also, I think there is a misunderstanding. Make sure you do a thorough investigation


    before you divorce Millie and regret your decision. I don’t think she’s as bad as you think.”


    Marcus hung up and looked at Millie who had been listening in on the call.


    “The kidnapper wanted money and he knew he was going to get it. So, what caused the explosion?” he


    asked. When he saw the explosion, he felt like his heart had been broken into a million pieces.


    “Honestly, the explosion was just an ident. When Lois came back to save me, she argued heatedly


    with the kidnapper and identally detonated the bomb,” Millie said, shivering involuntarily at the


    thought of it. She was really lucky to have escaped in thatst second.


    Marcus was shocked. He had no idea Lois could be so courageous. Instead of running away, she went


    back to save Millie.


    Marcus snapped out of his thoughts and found Millie staring hard at him as if there was something on


    his face.


    “What’s on your mind?” he asked.


    “Nothing.” Millie shook her head. She thought the kidnapper had called Marcus with her phone before


    the explosion with her phone, but he didn’t answer. He probably ignored it thinking it was her.