“Mother requested your immediate presence,” Laurel ryed.


    From the outset, Laurel held no fondness for Millie, and witnessing Rnd’s advances only intensified


    her sense of humiliation.


    “I’LL return soon. Leave me to my business.” Rnd’s voice erupted in an impatient yell.


    mping her teeth together, Laurel directed a silent curse towards him within her thoughts. Millie had


    united with the wealthiest magnate of Preagend. How could she possibly align herself with him?


    Millie’s resolute stride resumed its course.


    “Millie, moderate your pace. Await mypany,” Rnd entreated.


    Promptly, Rnd trailed behind her footsteps. Millie, meanwhile, massaged the space between her


    brows, a vexation taking root.


    After a stretch of walking, Millie halted beside a single nk bridge. It marked a route back home-a


    familiar path she chose to tread.


    “Hold on, Millie. Allow me to lead. Recent rains might have eroded the single nk bridge,” cautioned


    Rnd as he interjected, detaining Millie.


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    Halting her advancement, he volunteered to cross the bridge first, seeking to ensure its stability.


    Laurel found herself rendered speechless. Her brother, a true master of ttery, had Left her


    momentarily speechless


    Millie sighed inwardly, the stark contrast between Rnd’s previous animosity and current admiration


    irking her. Superficial, she deemed him.


    Millie perceived a shallowness residing within him.


    Upon his sessful crossing, Rnd waved Millie over, extending reassurance.


    “Millie,e forth. The passage is secure.”


    Millie stepped onto the bridge, and Laurel followed suit. The prospect of a leisurely walk outdoors


    proved more appealing than staying home in boredom.


    However, at the bridge’s center, disaster struck: the bridge copsed, sending them tumbling into the


    ditch below.


    “Ah!” Laurel’s fright reverberated through the air.


    The bridge’s decay was evident, with Rnd’s earlier traverse teetering on the brink of disaster.


    “Help!”


    Laurel’s entreaty mingled with the mudden waters that enveloped them, the chill creeping upward to


    their chests, entangling their very beings.


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