In the latter part, it seemed that Millie was assuring herself more than anyone
else.
The plush carpet had cushioned the pen’s fall. It looked intact from the outside,
but Millie remained concerned. She carefully removed the pen cap and inspected
the pen’s nib, the most fragile part.
She had a bit of savings, but replacing this pen would certainly be beyond her
means.
Millie lowered her gaze and held her breath.
“No, it's not damaged.” The nib was just fine. Millie could hardly contain her joy.
She was all cheer, moving about excitedly on Marcus’ lap.
“See, it’s not broken!”
She held the pen out to Marcus, implying that he had no reason to hold it against
her in the future.
Just then, Marcus’ phone began to vibrate on the table.
“Pass me my phone.”
“Sure.”
Millie fetched the vibrating device from the table and handed it to Marcus. The
call was from Bruce.
Sliding his finger across the screen, Marcus held the phone to his ear.
“Hello.”
“Marcus, it's pretty late, and you're still up. What are you doing?”
“If Pm sleeping, can you reach me? Say things.”
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Hearing his words, Millie decided to
seize the opportunity to make a quiet
exit while Marcus was occupied with
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“ah!”
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But no sooner had she attempted to
stand than a strong hand pushed her
back onto his lap. Caught off guard,
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“Marcus, what on earth are you and
my cousin-in-law doing? Wow, you're
so committed to your work that
you're taking calls in the midst of it.
It's tough being single.” On the
opposite side of the connection,
Bruce promptly listened attentively.
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Marcus knitted his brows. “What?”
Bruce continued, “Don’t be so intense; she might not be able to handle it.”
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