NovelEnglishHis arm was injured. That was the only thought Millie could grasp.
“When were you injured? Have you not healed at all from the previous wound?”
Millie’s mind kept drifting to the injury on Marcus’ arm. He had insisted that it was nothing serious. Though she harbored doubts, she had chosen to trust him.
As Millie’s hands reached to unfasten his coat and examine the wound, Marcus seized her hand with an anxious look.
“Millie, I’m fine. Let’s go back first. I’m worried you’ll catch a cold,” he pleaded.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“No, I need to see your wound.” Millie’s voice quivered with fear and apprehension.
Marcus’ face fell. It was impossible to conceal his secret any longer.
Yet, if revealing it could clear up the misunderstanding, then it was worth the sacrifice.
“I’m sorry. I lied to you. The wound on my arm has never healed, and it’s getting worse.”
Millie’s eyes widened, and she questioned him, “Since it’s not healed, why would you hide it from me? Don’t you consideryour wife?”
She had assumed that he was perfectly healthy. Now, she wondered if his recent fever during his trip to the countryside had been caused by the lingering wound.
Recalling the nights when she awoke to find him smoking alone on the balcony, she realized it must have been due to his pain.
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These thoughts filled Millie with sorrow.
She thought Marcus didn’t tell her the truth because he didn’t regard her as his wife and didn’t want to inform her of his injury.
A stunned expression crossed Marcus’ face, his hand frozen mid-air.
He was at a loss for words. It wasn’t like that; he hadn’t told her out of profound concern for her well- being.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmBut, above all else, he knew he couldn’t lose Millie.
Tossing aside all reservations, Marcus pulled Millie close, embracing her tightly.
“I hid this from you because I love you so dearly. I feared that it would cause you worry and distress. Millie, you said you’d risk your life for me, and I feel the same. You’ve been suspicious of my late return recently, haven’t you? I only chere to tend to my wound.
The woman you were quarreling likes Harlan, and I haven’t spoken a word to her.”
Narcus’ sincere words echoed in Millie’s head, repeating the fact that he had concealed the truth to keep her from worry.
Tears brimming in her eyes, Millie buried her head in Marcus’ arms and whispered, “Stop, I believe you. But you have to promisethat you will never hide anything fromagain.”
Marcus escorted a rain-soaked Millie back to Harlan’s villa, both of them drenched in the process.
Upon entering the room, Millie’s gaze shifted to Harlan and Mavis.
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