Chapter: 22

The servant did not respond for a while, but after some hesitation, she suggested, “Madam, you should apologize to Sir Marcus. We’re not allowed to give you any food until he says so.”

Millie’s expression instantly wilted. She would rather starve than apologize to Marcus.

As the sun went down, nightfall quickly followed. Millie dragged her famished body to the mirror and examined her reflection. She felt thinner than she did that morning.

She pinched her cheeks, wondering if she would be the first wealthy man’s wife to starve to death.

Millie grabbed her mask and put it on, realizing that complaining would not help her situation. She swallowed her saliva, hoping it would quell her hunger, and began drawing the outline of a ring with a highlighter pen.

while, she heard a knock

the person outside was

are you there? This is Bruce,” a man’s voice

know anyone named Bruce. Millie wrinkled her forehead thoughtfully, and then she

interrupted when the

his hand, Bruce poked his head into the room. When he

right? I heard you’re the most

wearing a mask, so you

gaze. What a venomous tongue the brat

approached Millie even after she showed no

won’t allow you to eat. How

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