“Really now? Reluctant to honor your debt? It’s been only a matter of minutes, not the full ten yet.”


    Millie cast her gaze downward, intent on her task of banana peeling.


    Lifting her eyes to meet his once more, she articted her vexation.


    “You insinuated that I wouldn’t manage to repay it in this lifetime.


    So why squander my time?”


    Observing her vigorous bite into the banana, cheeks awash with color, Marcus couldn’t help but touch


    his temple.


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    “Dearest, may I partake in a bite of the banana? Hunger gnaws at me.”


    “You’re quite capable of peeling one yourself. Those hands aren’t ornamental, are they?”


    Millie’s disposition was far from cid. Yet, as soon as her retort was voiced, Marcus summoned her


    hand, utilizing it to secure a hearty bite of the tender fruit. With a subtle reminder, he urged her.


    “Continue consuming. Sustenance shall bestow on you the vigor to continue tending to me.”


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    Beyond the periphery of the Thomas Group’s precincts, within Humphrey’s vehicle, Nancy’s eyes were


    inmed with fiery ire.


    Agitatedly, she seized her mobile phone, hurling it onto the console.


    The disy fractured upon impact.


    “Compose yourself. Let not anger consume you.”


    Humphrey seized her hand, a balm of reassurance.


    Involuntarily, Nancy’s tirade found Humphrey’s ear, imbued with incendiary frustration.


    “How am I to regainposure? Merely crossing the threshold of the Thomas Group incites a battalion


    of eyes to affix upon me. Millie has once again emerged triumphant, relishing the covert affront she’s


    unleashed today. Deceptively shrewd, that woman.”


    An inkling of Millie’s design prowess had flitted through her consciousness before, but her disdain


    colored her perceptions, assuring her that Millie paled inparison.


    The ignominious defeat sustained today dealt a devastating blow to her morale.


    Topound her chagrin, her tenure within the Thomas Group would terminate, leaving her bereft of


    her mantle as Chief Designer. Such ignominy !


    Humphrey’s gaze clouded, uncertain how to soothe Nancy’s distress.


    Deep within, he too was beset by disquiet.


    Abruptly, his phone mored for attention. Casting an eye to the caller ID, a ripple of unease coursed


    through him as he answered.


    “Ryan.”