“This serves as a caution. Should you dare to harm Millie anew, this shall be your fate.”


    The gun receded, and Marcus’ message was delivered.


    “Release her.”


    As the ropes ckened, Lois crumbled to the ground, her strength drained.


    Retracing his steps to the room, Marcus found the light still aglow. Swiftly, he entered the suite.


    Millie pivoted, her gaze falling upon the tall, handsome figure of Marcus. A wave of unease that had


    gripped her heart dissipated instantly.


    Discarding the phone, she threw herself into his embrace, finding sce in his sturdy hold.


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    A nightmare had gued her—visions of Marcus coughing blood and copsing.


    Roused abruptly from slumber, she reached out instinctively, discovering emptiness. Anxious, she


    hastened to retrieve her phone, dialing Marcus in haste.


    Providentially, he returned just in time.


    “Where have you been?”


    Nuzzling her head into his shoulder, Millie spoke with a trace of sulky yfulness.


    “An evening stroll to tame my restlessness,” he replied, his hand gently tending to her hair.


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    Lifting Millie, Marcus transported her to the bed, his arms enveloping her waist in aforting


    embrace.


    Sleep eluded Millie, her gaze transfixed by his handsome profile. Contemting the day’s events, she


    recounted her thoughts aloud, her voice weaving through the air.


    “Today, the vice department dean led our lesson and posed a question,” Millie continued.


    “And then?”


    “Nobody in the ss could answer,” Millie replied.


    “And then?”


    Her voice held a note of pride. “I provided the answer.”


    Marcus, absent from sses, had crossed her thoughts incessantly.


    “You possess remarkable intellect, my wife,” he murmured, his hand caressing hers with relief.