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CHAPTER 755
By the third day, Millicent’s voice was gone. She hung from the bindings, her head lolling, her consciousness flickering like a dying candle. She prayed for the darkness to take her, but their cruelty was precise; they ensured she stayed awake to feel every insult."That's enough," Evelyn finally said on the third evening. She stood and smoothed her silk skirt. "Untie her. And listen well: not a scrap of food. Not a drop of milk. If she wants to eat, she can pray to the God of strays. Let her rot in that cellar until she learns that a Griffin husband is not for the likes of her."The guards roughly cut her down. Millicent collapsed into the dirt, her body a map of pain. She crawled, inch by agonizing inch, toward the service entrance and down into the darkness of the cellar.Hours later, the heavy door creaked open. Millicent flinched, pulling a tattered blanket over her ruined back, expecting another blow. Instead, a shadow fell over her. Martha knelt by the cot, her face a m
CHAPTER 754
"Sir? The mistress is asking for you in the solarium. The gala committee has arrived."Martha stood in the doorway, her face a mask of iron. She didn't look at Millicent, but her presence was a physical barrier. Harold stiffened, the predatory heat in his eyes flickering out as he straightened his silk tie. He stepped back, giving Millicent one last, warning look that promised this wasn't over."See to it she finishes the dusting, Martha," Harold snapped, brushing past the older maid with cold arrogance.As soon as his footsteps faded, Millicent collapsed against the shelves, her breath coming in ragged hitches. Martha moved quickly, shutting the door."I told you," Martha hissed, though she gently squeezed Millicent's shoulder. "He’s a beast in a suit. Now, move. You can't be found here like this."***Six Months Later,The seasons shifted, and so did the weight Millicent carried.Her uniform, once loose and crisp, was now a prison of tight fabric. She had mastered the art of th
CHAPTER 753
The girl staring back looked older, the light in her eyes replaced by a hard, flickering survival instinct."I need to leave," Millicent said, turning back to Martha. "I can't stay here until the baby... until it's too late.""You need money," Martha said, standing up and smoothing her own uniform. "And you need a plan. For now, you go upstairs. You serve breakfast. You smile at the children. And you wait."Millicent nodded, her hand instinctively drifting to her stomach. It felt as though a ticking clock were now buried deep inside her. As she walked up the basement stairs, the transition from the dark, damp cellar to the sun-drenched, opulent hallways felt more jarring than ever.The smell of fresh coffee and expensive lilies was suffocating. She was halfway to the dining room when she saw them. Harold was standing by the large bay window, his back to her, sunlight glinting off his silver hair. Evelyn was beside him, adjusting his tie with a tender, adoring smile. They looked
CHAPTER 752
Millicent looked at Martha, her chest heaving as the walls of the basement seemed to pulse with the rhythm of her racing heart. She was terrified, a cold, paralyzing fear that made her knees feel like water."She’s a woman," Millicent countered, her voice gaining a desperate, hysterical edge. "She loves her husband. She... she won't let him do this. She has to know what he’s doing in her own home!"But as the words left her mouth, a jagged realization pierced through her panic. Her mind searched frantically, clawing at the empty spaces where memories should have been, trying to find the moment it had happened. The car came back to her, the roar of the engine and the terrifying impact of her head against the wood, but after that, there was only a void.A dark, suffocating silence.No memory of the act. No recollection of his touch, his weight, or the moment her life had been stolen from her."I don't... I don't remember," she whispered, her eyes widening in horror. "Martha, I can't
CHAPTER 751
Millicent felt the stone wall press against her spine, its damp cold seeping through the thin fabric of her uniform. Harold was too close.The air in the tiny room, already thin, now felt entirely claimed by his presence."I have work to do, sir," she whispered, her voice a fragile thread. "My place is where the chores are. I am a maid. I shouldn't be anywhere else.""Your place is where I decide it is," Harold hissed.He stepped into the final inch of her personal space, his shadow climbing the wall behind her until it eclipsed the small, flickering light bulb overhead. He reached out, his fingers grazing the starch of her collar before snagging a lock of her hair."I’ve been patient. I bought you silks. I tried to show you a life beyond the dirt. And you? You hide in the steam? You treat me like a monster after I gave you everything?""I never asked for the silks, sir," Millicent said, a sudden spark of desperation giving her the strength to look him in the eye. "I only asked for
CHAPTER 750
A week had passed, and Millicent had mastered the art of being a ghost. She had calculated every movement, every breath, to ensure her path never crossed with Harold’s. She volunteered for the most grueling shifts in the laundry room, where the steam was so thick it acted as a veil, and she stayed tucked in the corner of the kitchen, peeling vegetables until her fingers were raw.As long as she was surrounded by the other staff and the clatter of copper pots, she felt a sliver of safety. But the walls of Griffin Manor were beginning to feel like they were closing in."Mill! Grab the list. We’re heading to the market," Martha called out, jingling the van keys.Millicent’s heart did a nervous skip. Going out was a double-edged sword. It meant a few hours away from Harold’s heavy, searching gaze, but it also meant being under the watchful eye of Martha, a woman who had been with the Griffins for twenty years and saw everything.As they drove into the city, Millicent stared out the wi
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