Thinking of this, Millie ranted, "I don't think she is fit to be a designer, especially here in Skrix. She might have won an award, but it doesn't erase the fact that she's still a rookie designer. On top of that, she's got an attitude. Since you're close to Kaliyah, you should tell her about how incompetent her assistant is. Her reputation will slowly go bad if she keeps this woman by her side."

Maggie clenched her hands. Aside from getting angry at Millie's comments about her, she dreaded Sanford's response.

Would he tell Kaliyah to fire her to satisfy Millie's ego?

Silence filled the room again.

After a moment, Sanford broke the silence, looking at Millie. "You're going to be a part of my family soon, Millie. You should learn when to be assertive and when to be modest. More importantly, you should know that asking someone to kneel before you for absurd reasons is offensive and child-like. Only those arrogant and stupid women would stoop that low."

His voice wasn't loud, but each word resounded in the closed room.

Maggie's heart skipped a beat, looking at Sanford, who was exiting the room.

He didn't say that he would tell Kaliyah about this or force her to fulfil Millie's request.

Instead, he did the unexpected: chide Millie.

Millie's smug smile froze as she watched Sanford leave.

Did he just indirectly call her arrogant and stupid? Why was he suddenly cold to her?

He was affectionate to her just moments ago, while they were picking out wedding dresses.

"Can we get started with the measurements?" Maggie inquired, regaining her composure.

Millie's look was piercing as if it could cut through anything.

"Maggie Shear, let me be clear. He's my fiancé and we're about to get married. You need to back off and maintain boundaries! If you don't, you'll regret it."

Maggie felt a pinch in her heart but kept quiet, focusing on taking the measurements instead.

Meanwhile, Sanford took a brief break to use the restroom before settling back into the lounge area.

After a short while, Maggie completed Millie's measurements, and Millie came out.

“Sanford, we're all set here. Let's head out," she said, eager to leave the place and Maggie behind.

Maggie's presence always seemed to rattle her.