Chapter 356

Chapter: 356

“she was really scared earlier. Try not to be hard on her for the time being. It's uncommon for maids to work late into the night.

So, as their employer, you owe it to them to be more understanding and sympathetic,” Harlan advised.

Millie was on the phone with Grace, who had returned from her trip and would be heading to work the next day, when Marcus

entered the bedroom.

“Grace, did you have fun?” The corners of Millie’s lips were turned upward in an unmistakable smile.

“I'm glad to hear that. No, don’t apologize. It’s fine. I’m not that tired yet.”

Soon, Grace was regaling Millie with tales of the delectable foods she had tried during her trip.

Millie could feel Grace’s joy from the other end of the line and could not help but share it. This call could not have come at a

better time; it had already alleviated a lot of Millie's stress for the night.

“alright. I'll call you later. Bye.”

After talking for quite some time, the two finally decided to end the call. Millie put her phone down, grabbed a pillow, and hugged

it to her chest. She also wanted to go ona trip with her grandmother.

“Did what happened earlier scare you?” From the balcony, Marcus walked into the room and approached Millie.

For a moment, Millie was too shocked to respond. Was he concerned about her?

She then answered truthfully, “Yeah. | know who orchestrated it, and | won't let her off the hook.”

Her tone was one of firm resolve. Some people, like Gianna, simply could not deal with seeing anyone happy. She hated Millie

because she was now a member of the Thomas family, and she wanted to destroy her.

“Do you know who's behind it?”

Millie nodded. “Yes, it’s my stepmother, Gianna Brown. The kidnappers mentioned that the person who hired them wore dragon

and phoenix-shaped earrings. | remember Gianna owning a pair of them.”

In fact, Gianna wore them all the time. Only she, out of everyone Millie knew, owned such a pair of earrings.

“You're planning to invest a large sum of money to the Brown family’s company, right?” Millie's heart sank when she remembered

that piece of information.

The Thomas family was obligated to invest money in the Brown family’s company after she married Marcus. Millie grimaced. The

situation was totally unfair.

Gianna had taken over as the company’s majority shareholder, so most of its profit went into her pocket. She felt like she was

giving a large sum of money to the person who had been mistreating her since she was young.

“Yes, it’s about time that | do,” Marcus confirmed.

Millie’s mouth twitched at the corners in apparent displeasure.

“Why don’t we just refuse to give it to them? It’s not like I’ll benefit from it. In the first place, why do we have to give them money

just because we're married now?”

If she had caring parents, she would not hesitate to help them financially. However, her parents were far from caring. Her

stepmother was abusive, and her father basically did not care about her.