Millie’s heart raced, and she stammered, “Oh… it’s nothing. They’re just work documents. I’ll head back


    to the design department now.”


    As Millie turned to leave, Marcus grabbed ahold of her bag. His expression was stern as he unzipped it.


    “Don’t,” Millie blurted out.


    However, Marcus had already spotted the weapon inside, and his tone turned more inquisitive as he


    looked at her.


    “You went out for lunch with a gun?”


    Millie couldn’t shake the feeling that he somehow knew she had taken his gun.


    “Why are you silent?” Marcus continued his questioning.


    Millie sighed.


    “What more can I say?”


    She finally realized that Marcus must have figured out what she had been doing just now. Otherwise,


    he wouldn’t have known about the gun in her bag.


    She had been meticulous when she took it outst night, and he shouldn’t have been able to see it.


    “Why did you decide to take it out?” Marcus inquired further.


    A N G E L A ‘s L I B R A R Y


    Millie nervously moistened her lips.


    “Well, once, while I was doing some chores, I stumbled upon it and thought it looked impressive. So, I


    decided to take it out for fun.”


    Admitting that she had taken it out to pressure Bruce into handing over the antidote for the Bloody Herb


    would imply that everything she did was for Marcus, and his traditional sense of masculinity might not


    ept that she had risked everything for him.


    “Impressive?”


    Marcus, standing behind her, gently ced the gun back in her hand.


    “Shoot one of the cups on the shelf and demonstrate how impressive it is.” Millie was taken aback as


    the weight of the gun was thrust back into her hand. He still wanted her to shoot a cup on the shelf?


    “I’ve never learned how to shoot. How am I supposed to hit that target?”


    Millie quickly discarded the gun on the sofa. Although it was harmless as long as the trigger wasn’t


    pulled, the idea of its power unnerved her.


    Seeing her disy a hint of fear finally, Marcus let out a sigh of relief.


    “Bruce called me. Now, tell me, why did you decide to confront him with a gun?” Marcus went straight


    to the point.


    Millie was utterly surprised. It was Bruce who had called and informed Marcus. She began to see Bruce


    in a different light.


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    “Didn’t I tell you to stay away from Bruce? Did youpletely ignore my words?” he asked.