Frowning, Leon approached, dissatisfaction apparent in his features.
“She’s showing concern for you. Why are you acting so hostile?” he chided,
helping Fiona to her feet.
“Leon, don’t be mad at her. She's just been through something traumatic. She
must be feeling distraught.”
Fiona even tried to put in a good word for Millie.
Millie's eyes were locked on Fiona, anger bubbling within her. She wished she
could silence Fiona forever.
Leon noticed Millie’s continued glare and his lips tightened. He couldn’t fathom
her rapid shift from fear to fury. Were all women this capricious?
With her back to Leon and Fiona, Millie said coldly, “Thank you for coming to my
rescue. Now please leave.”
It was clear to her that Leon, despite saving her, would always side with Fiona.
Fiona was evidently important to the usually stoic Leon, evidenced by his
willingness to go shopping with her.
“Leon, let's go. My knees are aching again,” Fiona whimpered.
Glancing one last time at Millie’s proud and lonely figure, Leon uttered, “Let's go.”
Once they were gone, Millie broke down in tears. Her sorrow that night was
overwhelming.
If only Marcus had been there, she wouldn't have felt so alone. But the thought
only deepened her sadness.
When she took a shower, she rubbed her skin until they turned red. Just as she
came out of the bathroom, her phone rang. She went to pick it up and saw that
Marcus was calling. singly Disappointed
His wound was not healing. In fact, it was getting worse, with his physical
condition deteriorating rapidly.
The doctors said his high fever, which hovered around 40 degrees Celsius,
wouldn't break until the wound healed.
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“Are you asleep?” Marcus’ voice came through the phone, laced with concern.
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