Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed novel Chapter 310

The visitor was Murray's assistant.

He mentioned that Mr. Sherwood had left some crucial documents in his study and had sent him to retrieve them.

Given their importance to company secrets and the urgency, Beverley hurriedly led him to the study.

"Is this the one?"

Assistant: "Should be, yes."

"Great, better rush it over to Murray, then."

Millie dawdled her way towards the guest bedroom, pretending to casually pass by the two, when suddenly, she noticed the study door was ajar.

Looking around and finding the upstairs hallway eerily quiet, Beverley must have escorted the visitor downstairs by now.

With a sly glance, she gently pushed the door open...

The study boasted a Western-style L-shaped bookcase, crammed from top to bottom with neatly arranged files.

By the window stood a coffee table, topped with a set of walnut wood coffee service.

To the left, a light-colored solid wood desk harbored a pencil holder and a few scattered books.

Other than Sadie, who came in for cleaning on a schedule, the study was usually locked.

And Millie was expressly forbidden from getting anywhere near.

Yet here she was, inside.

Feeling a smug satisfaction, Millie approached the desk to find two leather document holders, both unsealed.

She picked one up, opened it, and glanced at a sheet from inside – it was full of professional jargon and figures she didn't recognize.

Not knowing what it was but curious, she took a single page out and tucked it into the other document holder before rearranging everything to look untouched.

Just then, Beverley's voice, along with footsteps, echoed, "Sadie, where's Millie? Wasn't she just here? Where could she have run off to?"

Millie, feeling a rush of panic, hurriedly left the study before Beverley could find her.