NovelEnglishShera knelt down in front of Celeste and sobbed.
“Mrs. Thomas, I beg you.”
“What are you doing? Get up quickly!” Celeste hurriedly helped her up.
Shera sobbed, her face pale as she begged, “Mrs. Thomas, I know firsthand how it feels to be imprisoned. I can’t be locked up again, please.”
Celeste’s heart softened.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“Get up. I promise to talk to him.”
In the Cloud Villa.
“Mr. Thomas, it’s almost tfor your appointment with the supplier,”
Trenton said, coming in. Marcus sat on the sofa in a suit, Looking like he had no intention of leaving.
Marcus asked, “How long?”
Trenton frowned.
It took a moment before he understood that Marcus was asking how long the meeting with the supplier would take.
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“The meeting will take about two hours,” he answered hesitantly.
Marcus frowned.
“That’s too long. Let’s round up in an hour.”
Trenton nodded.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm“Okay.”
Marcus stood up, buttoned his coat and strode out.
Trenton walked behind him, confused.
The order this taround was a large one. Two hours was a reasonable tfor the duration of the meeting. How could Mr. Thomas think it was long?
“Mr. Thomas has dressed up to the nines today. He looks like a different person. It’s so strange.”
“Yeah, right? I think he has to see someone very important today.”
It was only after listening to the servants gossiping that Trenton’s confusion cleared. Marcus was dressed up for Millie.
She was also the reason he wanted the meeting to finish fast. He wanted to rush back and see her.
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