NovelEnglish“Hello, do you happen to have an envelope for me?” Millie inquired.
The receptionist smiled and responded, “Certainly, we have one. It was delivered by a courier around noon.
“Thank you.”
Millie accepted the envelope from the receptionist, and from its appearance, she deduced it was from Preagend University.
Upon opening the package, she discovered a graduation photo featuring all her university friends. Gazing at the image of her classmates in their traditional cap and gown, their youthful faces filled with promise, Millie couldn’t help but smile knowingly. The memories of her university days felt as if they had occurred just yesterday. She delicately placed the photo back inside the envelope.
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Glancing towards the entrance, she noticed that it was now deserted, with everyone having departed.
Yet Shera’s triumphant smile continued to unsettle her.
Meanwhile, Marcus wore a grave expression, indicating his dissatisfaction with the personnel arrangements for this occasion.
“Why is Shera here? Wasn’t it supposed to be the charity department’s director and vice director attending?”
“The vice director’s child fell ill and had to take leave, so the director brought Shera along.”
Seated in the front passenger seat, Trenton began to feel increasingly uneasy.
In the foreseeable future, the prospect of Marcus and Shera engaging in any joint activities appeared increasingly unlikely.
Trenton stole another glance at Marcus’s troubled expression via the rearview mirror, detecting little sign of improvement.
“I’ll reach out to Mr. Perez and ask him to bring Shera back,”
Trenton proposed.
Wearing a stern expression, Marcus retorted, “No need. It’s better if she doesn’t stay in Preagend.”
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmThat woman was far too conniving. Keeping her under his close scrutiny was the best way to thwart any further schemes against Millie.
In the trailing car, Mr. Perez glanced at Shera beside him.
“Shera, the road ahead may get challenging once we depart Preagend.
Given your current condition, do you think you can handle it?”
At that moment, Shera was deeply immersed in her scheming.
“Shera?”
Shera snapped back to reality and answered, “I can manage, Mr. Perez.
You can count on me.”
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