Chapter 472

k him. I’m sure he'll gladly tell you the answer.” smiling mockingly, Leon walked away from them.

Millie felt a shiver run down her spine at the sight of his smirk. When she turned to Marcus, she caught the way his face flushed

with wrath, looking extremely hostile and unapproachable.

Their eyes locked, and she felt a lump form in her throat as if a dagger had been thrust through her by his penetrating gaze.

Then, it occurred to Millie that Marcus’ expression of displeasure was prompted by what Leon had just said about her being his

weakness. He probably thought she would prevent him from achieving his goals.

Millie rolled her eyes. She took a deep breath, approached Marcus confidently, and tapped his chest.

“Don’t worry. | won’t become your weakness, and | have no plans to bring you down.”

Her brazen behavior shocked Marcus. Seriously, he had never met a woman like her before.

Millie retracted her hand and waved it playfully. She looked adorable and feisty at the same time.

Marcus could not help but let out a snort. “You think you’re made of steel and invincible, don’t you?”

“For your information, I’ve been honing my survival skills since | was young. I’m handy in the farming field and at fishing in the

river. So, yes, | think I’m pretty invincible,” Millie declared confidently.

Marcus fought the urge to roll his eyes. Her naive confidence was once again at play.

“Do you really think that just because you can fend for yourself and avoid starving means you won't be my weakness?” Marcus

retorted in his distinctively deep voice.

Millie raised her head defiantly.

“No matter what, | won’t let myself be an easy target. I’ve gotten this far by not giving up. I’m resilient, and | face problems

without fear. | won’t be your Achilles’ heel, so stop worrying about it.”

She realized that, as his wife, she was a prime target for any attempts made against him. After all, people tended to go after their

enemies’ families and friends first.

However, she was no easy target, having overcome many obstacles since she was a child. Upon seeing Marcus’ doubiful

expression, Millie shook her head before continuing her persuasion.

“T lost my mom when | was still a child. Not long after that, my pathetic excuse for a father married another woman, Gianna.

She’s a very vicious person, and no one knows this but me. I'd been tormented by her more times than | could count. Look at

this scar. | got it when she poured boiling water on me. | remember crying and rolling around on the floor in pain after it

happened. In the end, though, | survived my childhood unscathed. That’s why | can confidently say that I’m indestructible.”

Millie pushed up her sleeve to reveal a red scar on her arm, glanced at Marcus, and then rolled it back down.

Gianna had no qualms about harming a child. The woman wanted to cause permanent physical and emotional harm to her, but

she always found a way out of harm’s path.

Actually, there were occasions when she was not able to escape unscathed.