NovelEnglishChapter 414
Chapter: 414
“Um...” Millie coughed, picking up her teacup and sipping quickly, readying herself to leave and continue her design work. “Millie, have you finished your design?” Mylo asked, his voice filled with curiosity.
Millie noticed that Mylo had been paying close attention to her progress.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtShe shook her head, answering with sincerity, “Not yet.”
“Not yet? Con, speed it up! You're up against the renowned Nancy,” Mylo urged, his face creased with worry. “| know,” Millie assured him, gently caressing the clear glass and nodding her understanding.
Mylo turned to Marcus and asked, “What's your take on Millie and Nancy’s contest?”
Marcus’ face tightened, his thin lips pursed, and he stayed silent, his thoughts hidden from the room.
“Millie, if you lose, will you have to bark like a dog? That would be embarrassing,”
Mylo bantered.
Millie looked at him, puzzled by his question. She always thought that Mylo had complete confidence in her, which was why the question caught her off-guard.
“If Lose, I'll accept the punishment,” she declared.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmMylo’s face brightened, and he gave Millie a thumbs up, exclaiming, “I admire your courage!” “You should pay attention to your own business,” Marcus cut in, sounding impatient.
Mylo took the hint, ending his questioning and embracing his girlfriend instead.
Millie placed her glass on the table, stood, and said to Marcus, “I’m full. I’ll go back to my room now.”
Marcus cast a quick glance at the two people waiting for him and nodded his approval. As Millie left the room, rubbing her satisfied belly, she caught the sound of Laurel's voice from the next room. “I'm so angry. How could Millie deserve that hairpin? | want to snatch it and destroy it,” a drunken Laurel grunted.
“Nancy, give it your all to defeat Millie and erase today’s humiliation. You're an extraordinary designer. You can outdo anything Millie makes,” Laurel continued, her voice filled with conviction.
The door to Laurel’s private room swung open, and a man stepped in. Millie could hear Laurel shouting, “Brother!”
So he was Laurel's brother, the one who had bought Nancy that bracelet and the Mr. Morgan people had talked about in the banquet.
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