Chapter 713

“Calm down. It’s not what you think. I’m sorry I lied to you. I admit that I really didn’t go on a business

trip, but I wasn’t with Rhea. I was running a high fever, so I was hospitalized and given an infusion. I

didn’t tell you about it because I didn’t want to worry you.”

He might really lose Millie if he kept hiding the truth from her.

Millie examined Marcus from head to toe, and her eyes watered a little because the man looked too

healthy for someone who had just recovered from a high fever.

“You’re still lying to me.”

It came as a complete surprise to Marcus that Millie still did not believe him.

His heart sank when he saw the disappointment in her eyes. However, he had to convince her that he

was telling the truth this time. God knew how much he missed her while he was hospitalized.

As it turned out, loving someone meant constantly craving their company. Marcus grabbed Millie’s

hand.

“Let’s go to the hospital.”

“No, I’m not sick.” She assumed he thought she was losing her mind.

“We won’t be seeing a doctor, but I need to prove to you that I was in there for the last few days. The

doctors and nurses can testify for me.”

Millie’s beautiful features flickered with astonishment before she felt something bumpy at the back of

Marcus’ hand.

She looked down on it. His hand had a black and purple bruise on the back of it. It seemed that he was

really given an infusion.

“[‘m not lying to you this time, Millie. I was really in the hospital getting an infusion. The bed there was

very cold. I missed you so much, so I called you, but you didn’t even want to hear my voice.”

Millie kept her head down. Marcus sounded sincere. The bruise on his hand’s back was evidence of

that.

“Rhea did come to see me in the hospital, but I didn’t want to see her. I chased her away every time

she came. Don’t worry. We’ll confront her about whatever she did.”

For a couple of minutes, nobody said a word.

Marcus declaring that he would confront Rhea only indicated that his conscience was clear.

Millie frowned; her thoughts were jumbled. She withdrew her hand and went to the kitchen. When she

returned, she was carrying plates of dishes.

She would rather believe Marcus than Rhea, but she was still confused about why he hid the fact that

he was sick from her.

He said he lied to her because he did not want her to worry, but she continued to have the impression

that something was amiss.

The silence in the dining room was deafening as the two wordlessly ate their food.

Millie was at a loss for words, while Marcus was reluctant to speak for fear of upsetting her further.