“Freyja, that won’t be possible. I’m in the countryside right now.
But tell grandmother that I will cand see her as soon as I return to Preagend.”
Freyja frowned in confusion.
“Why are you in the countryside? Is there something you need to take care of there?”
“My grandma had a car accident. I had to cback and take care of her.”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“Oh my God! Is she alright? Shouldn’t she be brought to Preagend for treatment?”
“Thanks, Freyja, but that won’t be necessary. It’s better that she stay put than travel. She’ll be treated in the countryside for now.”
Claudia who was listening in on the conversation furrowed her eyebrows slightly. Then, she motioned for Freyja to ask how the accident cabout.
Freyja nodded and asked into the phone, “Mrs. Thomas, was your grandmother’s accident actually just an accident?”
Millie shook her head on the other end of the line.
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“It wasn’t.
Someone deliberately hit my grandma.”
“A deliberate act, I see. And who is the culprit? Have they been arrested?” Freyja and Claudia exchanged a meaningful glance as Freyja kept talking on the phone.
“We reported the case to the police and the person was caught and arrested. However, the police are still doing sinvestigations to find out the mastermind behind it,” Millie explained.
Freyja nodded and said, “Please take good care of yourself over there.”
Millie smiled softly and asked after Claudia.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm“I will. What about grandmother? How is she doing?”
After a small nod from Claudia, Freyja said, “She’s fine. Don’t worry about her.”
After the call, Claudia’s brows were still furrowed. As soon as Shera returned, Millie had to go to the countryside. This was no coincidence. It was giving Shera ample tto get closer to Marcus.
““Freyja, send someone with shigh-quality supplements to go and visit Millie’s grandmother in the countryside tomorrow,” Claudia instructed after a while.
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Marcus returned hand found Shera standing at the door, hugging her arms to herself. When she saw Marcus coming, she stared at him with watery eyes, shivering like an injured little deer.
“Marcus, you’re finally back.”
“What are you doing here?” Marcus asked coldly, placing his thumb on the fingerprint lock to open the door.