Chapter 1099

When Marcus reached Millie’s hospital room, he found her looking despondent.

“Why do you look so down?”

Marcus settled himself on the edge of the bed, taking Millie’s hand that was free from the infusion.

Pressing her lips together, Millie met Marcus’ gaze, a trace of sadness flickering in her eyes.

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“I was watching television earlier. D.S Jewelry had a press conference to unveil their new products, but

those products are the Swan series I created for Miss Fairclough. They released the jewelry first,

rendering my design drafts nothing but useless scraps of paper.”

Marcus’ face registered shock at the revelation.

He understood the relentless effort Millie poured into her designs.

For a quality piece, she would forsake sleep, food, and drink.

“But how did they get their hands on your work?” Marcus asked, utterly baffled. Since the designs were

with Millie, how could they have been obtained?

Millie dropped her gaze for a moment, then lifted her head and drew a deep breath.

“If I tell you what happened, you must promise not to be angry and to trust me. Can you do that?”

Seeing the apprehensive expression on Millie’s face, Marcus was momentarily stunned but then gave a

reassuring nod.

“Go ahead.”

“I once encountered the owner of D.S Jewelry. He dragged me into this pitch-black room, and I was

terrified. I had my designs with me at the time. He acted very strangely, sitting silently and not letting

me leave. Eventually, someone seemed to be looking for him, so he let me go. When I got out, I

discovered my design drafts were missing. I was too frightened to go back and retrieve them.”

Marcus’ face tightened, his mind racing with unsavory thoughts. No man would be at ease with his wife

being pulled into a secluded room by another man.

It could easily lead to misunderstandings.

Observing Marcus’ reaction, Millie grew more anxious, realizing her promise not to get angry was

failing.

“Honey? You have to believe me. I swear I did nothing to betray you in that room, or may lightning

strike me.”

Marcus’ eyes narrowed. He had already delved into the background of D.S Jewelry’s boss, Mr. Morgan,

who was none other than Ryan.

Ryan’s actions were motivated by animosity towards Marcus, and Millie was an unfortunate pawn in his

game.

He recalled the phone number that had sent a message to Millie previously. He had asked Derek to

investigate, discovering it was Ryan.

Millie continued to watch him, her eyes wide with fear that he might not trust her. Observing her

distress, Marcus’ features softened, and he pulled her into a reassuring embrace.

“I believe you. But you must promise to tell me if anything like this happens again in the future.”

Upon reflecting on this, Marcus felt gratitude toward Leon for facilitating Millie’s exit from Ryan’s

company.