Marcusâ eyes smoldered with wrath.
âI instructed you to disembark.
Is your hearing impaired?â
Were she a man, he would have summarily ejected her from the car.
Kaya quivered, overtaken by fear.
âI, Mr.
Thomasâ¦â
âIâm disinclined to lay a hand on a woman, but that doesnât mean I wonât.
â
Marcus swung the door ajar without preamble.
Kaya yielded, disheartened; her teeth clamped in determined resolve as she alighted.
Twenty minutes ensued.
A screech of brakes punctuated the ambiance.
And then Millie disembarked from the vehicle.
Marcusâ composure finally relaxed upon sighting her.
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A smile surfaced.
Millie had indeed come to retrieve him.
Approaching with a glow etched upon her features, Millie stood alongside a disconsolate Kaya.
Witnessing Millie, Kayaâs distress compounded.
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Millie cast an indifferent gaze toward Kaya.
Kaya, in turn, drew her attire closer, shielding her frame.
Millie was now privy to the identity of the girlâ-Kaya.
Turning away, Millie directed her emotionless gaze toward Marcus.
âHere you are.
â
Marcusâ fists clenched, and he cleared his throat, a fleeting smile gracing his countenance.
Millie, vexed by what she perceived as his jest, declared, âIâm not here to collect you.
I happened to be on my way to visit Grandma at the hospital.
â
Millie pivoted, on the cusp of boarding the car.
Seriously?
But Marcus seized her, tugging Millie to his side.
âThatâs enough; thereâs nothing between me and her.
If youâre skeptical, go ahead and verify.
â
Verify?