Millie, appreciating the old woman’s warm-heartedness, agreed without hesitation. The elderlydy’s


    kindness reminded her of her own grandmother and Marcus’s grandmother.


    “I’ll help you with the cooking.”


    As Millie and the old woman chatted and cooked in the kitchen, they shared stories. Millie learned that


    the old woman’s son, aged 35, worked as a doctor in a town 20 kilometers away. He only returned


    asionally and mostly lived in the town. Her husband had passed away.


    She also had a loyalpanion, a dog named Waldo.


    “The fish is cooked!”


    Millie opened the pot which released a mouthwatering aroma that filled the air.


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    However, the harmonious atmosphere inside the house was disrupted.


    Ryan’s men had arrived and encircled the building.


    Marcus and Trenton, aware of the situation, returned to the room, their expressions grave.


    As Millie exited the kitchen to invite them for dinner, she noticed herpanions cautiously retreating


    into the room. The air grew tense.


    Millie sensed that something was amiss. ncing out the ss window, she spotted figures in the


    yard, triggering a surge of anxiety.


    Marcus signaled to her and whispered, “Take her to hide in the kitchen.”


    “I will.” Millieposed herself and nodded.


    As soon as she led the old woman back into the kitchen, bullets pierced through the window into the


    hall. Marcus and Trenton took cover on both sides of the window.


    “It’s dangerous. Stay down,” Millie urgently instructed the elderly woman, pulling her to crouch by the


    kitchen door.


    The woman waspletely bewildered, inquiring, “What’s happening?


    What’s the cause of these gunshots?”


    “I can’t exin right now. I’m sorry to involve you in this. Please trust that we mean no harm and will


    protect you,” Millie reassured her.


    Marcus took aim through the window and fired. He was a skilled marksman, ensuring that every shot


    hit its target.


    The gunfire persisted, but none of Ryan’s men could breach the room.


    Suddenly, a dog’s barking echoed from outside.


    The old woman stood up hastily, cracked the door open, and peered out.


    “Waldo, it’s dangerous. Hide!”


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