Substitutee Marriage: Fallingg For My Ugly Wifee
Chapter 385

Chapter 385

Chapter: 385

A twitch tugged at the corners of Millie’s mouth, memories of their wedding photoshoot dancing before her eyes. She had only turned away for an instant, and suddenly he was entwined with a female staff member, posing together.

With starlit eyes, Millie threw Marcus a sidelong glance, vowing not to be deceived. This man, she realized, was no saint at heart.

As she began to lower her chin in defiance, Marcus seized it with a forceful hand. “Cease that look!” he demanded.

With her dainty chin held aloft, Millie shot back, indignation in her voice, “What's wrong with looking at you this way? Are you scared I'll belittle you?”

“Mmm...” Her retort was cut off by Marcus's fervent kiss, his lips pressing insistently against hers as if staking his claim. Taken aback, Millie’s lips tightened in resistance, but his teeth still grazed her soft mouth with a fleeting sting. “Mmm...”

After a moment that seemed to stretch into eternity, Marcus finally released her, his voice ringing with authority. “Because you looked at me so, it stirred me to kiss you.”

“You... Wretch...” Millie spat, her hand wiping her lips as if to erase the memory.

“Whenever doubt shadows your eyes, | am compelled to kiss you, to banish the mistrust and force you to look at me with tenderness,” he whispered.

What was he even saying? His words left Millie's head spinning and her thoughts in a chaotic whirl. “You scoundrel!”

“Wish to try?” Marcus’ hand lifted her chin, and his kiss was skillful, prying open her sealed lips and tasting the sweetness within.

“Ugh, release me.”

Millie’s eyes glistened, filled with a sensation of suffocation. This man was beyond reason.

With Millie’s knees weakened by his passionate advance, Marcus finally supported her waist and gently let her go. “Challenge once, kiss once. It seems a fair exchange.”

“You...”