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Joanna handed a glass of water to Millie as the latter watched on in silence.
She waited for Millie to accept the glass of water, as that would signify that Millie acknowledged her as the lady of the house. She didnât care for anyoneâs acknowledgment except for Millieâsâit was important that she received Millieâs approval.
Millie felt bitter when Joanna handed her the glass of water. Things had changed.
Smiling wryly, she finally accepted the offer. âThank you, Ms. Lowell.â
Joannaâs eyes lit up with joy. No one could cheer her up so much by accepting her offer of water. Only Millie could do that.
Millie took a sip of water and placed the glass aside. Joanna had initially planned to leave for her home to grab something, but she decided to linger around Winstonâs villa after Millie showed up.
Removing her thin jacket, she settled down from across Millie and initiated a conversation. âAre you joining the cruise party tonight as well?â
âYes.â Millie stole a glance at the second floor, wondering how long itâd take for Winston to wrap up the meeting. If she had to wait longer, she would leave without meeting him, as she wouldnât want to chat with his current girlfriend at the villa where she once called home.
âMs. Caldwell, make yourself at home. Eat anything you want.â Joanna displayed the grace of a hostess.
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Millie smiled at the fruit platter on the coffee table. She was about to reach for a grape when Joanna started speaking again. It was at that time she noticed Joanna wearing a lovely butterfly necklace.
Millie paused. She took another look at Joannaâs neck before frowning. âThat necklaceâ¦â It looked like the same necklace Winston had won at the auction abroad.
Joanna lowered her gaze and stroked the necklace with a happy smile. She gazed at Millie tenderly. âOh, is this the necklace youâre talking about? Itâs a gift from Win.
âHe placed it on the coffee table because he was too shy to give it to me in person.â sighing, Joanna rambled on, âToo bad Iâm not into
butterflies. I would have loved it more if it came with a moon or
star charmâ¦â
Millie looked a little dejected as she listened to Joanna. Butterflies were great. She loved butterflies because they broke out of their cocoons and transformed into gorgeous beings. They were powerful and free.
Chuckling, she couldnât believe that Winston went back on his
word to sell her the butterfly necklace and gifted it to Joannal instead.
He seemed like he could do anything for Joanna, even reneging on his promise.
âMills,â Joanna called out to Millie softly.
Millieâs lips moved, but she said nothing.
Joanna asked, âDo you know what made Winston fall for me?â
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Millie was confused by the question.
Joanna continued, âGuess the r son he unconditionally doted on me for the past three years.â
âHe loves you.â That was the only answer Millie could think of, as love could conquer anything. He wouldnât have let Joanna have her way if he didnât love her.
Joanna looked Millie in the eye. âTo be honest, he doesnât love me.â
It was a fact Joanna had known for a while. His âloveâ stemmed from her lie of saving his life.
Joanna had snatched Winston away from Millie, his true love. Even then, she failed to win Winstonâs heart, which irritated her.
âMillieâ¦â Joanna grasped Millieâs wrist without warning. A murderous look flashed across her eyes.
She would make sure that Millie wouldnât come home safely from the cruise party later that night.