NovelEnglish“Mr. Thomas, Mrs. Thomas, I’m so sorry for my daughter’s behavior. I apologize for any trouble she may have caused.”
Millie shook her head, offering a reassuring smile.
“No need to worry.
She’s just a child.”
“Thank you. I’ll take her for a snack.”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThe girl’s mother promptly led her away, leaving Millie to let out a relieved sigh.
“Why did you have to look so stern and make the poor child cry?”
Left with no real answer, Marcus guided Millie towards the beach.
“You obstinate woman, why must you always school me? Don’t you realize that girl could be your rival in love? You’re being too careless. Imagine if I were spirited away by another woman; I doubt you’d even notice.”
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Millie took a deep breath, her voice laced with sarcasm.
“Oh yes, that three-year-old child is a real threat to our love. Don’t be so full of yourself. In twenty years, you’ll be an old man, and she’ll be a lovely young lady. By then, she won’t give you a second glance.
And if you’re not as handswhen you’re old, I certainly won’t want you either.”
Marcus scowled. Millie was getting cheekier by the day. Now she even had the audacity to say when he wasn’t handsshe didn’t want him around anymore.
Motioning to the pristine pool beside them, Marcus playfully warned, “What if I toss you in there?”
Millie touched her delicate chin, her eyes twinkling with mischief.
“You seem eager to apologize over a bed of durian spikes when we get home. I’ll make sure to pick up a large durian later.”
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmMarcus responded, half-exasperated, half-amused, “You’re a handful, you know that?”
Millie retorted, “Nah, I’m not the handful here. You’re completely whipped. Crossin the future, and you’ll find yourself kneeling on a durian.”
Marcus eased into a beach chair shaded by a sun umbrella.
“You should seek out sshade, or you’ll regret it later.”
Taking his advice, Millie felt the perspiration on her nose and sensed her skin start to prickle. She hastily sat down beside him under another sun umbrella and uncapped a water bottle to rehydrate.
It would take weeks for her complexion to recover if she got too sun -kissed.
Elsewhere, under a pergola adorned with budding flowers, Mylo folded his arms and leaned against a pillar. His eyes followed Judie, who was gently swaying on a swing.
“I have sfree days next week. I’m thinking of a trip to Mirror Sea for a couple of days. Care to join?”
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