Cover of The Housemaid's Secret

The Housemaid's Secret

by Freida McFadden


Genre
Thriller, Suspense, Mystery, Crime
Year
2023
Contents

Chapter 61

Overview

After the police tear apart Millie’s apartment, Enzo helps her clean while Millie fears forensic evidence could still be hiding in the clothes the police seized. Their quiet time together turns into a frank reckoning about Brock, with Enzo challenging Millie’s self-blame and Brock’s absence. The chapter ends with Millie and Enzo finally kissing, shifting Millie’s emotional allegiance as her legal peril continues.

Summary

Enzo comes to Millie Calloway’s apartment to help her clean up after the police search, which has left the small space looking wrecked. Millie is grateful for the company, even as the mess reminds her how serious her situation has become.

While sorting laundry, Millie realizes something is missing: the police took the clothes Millie wore the night before. Millie panics internally, worrying that even if there was no visible blood, forensic testing could find microscopic traces—unless Enzo’s theory is right that there was never any blood at the scene in the first place.

Enzo’s playful teasing briefly distracts Millie, but the conversation shifts to Brock. Enzo bluntly questions why Brock is gone if Brock was truly “a good guy,” and Millie explains that Brock left because Millie withheld parts of her past and Brock felt he didn’t know her.

Enzo insists Millie’s identity is more than what happened when she was a teenager, and he argues Brock should have seen who Millie is by now. Millie admits the connection with Brock never fully felt right and confirms the relationship is over.

Testing the new boundary, Enzo asks if Brock would react if Enzo kissed Millie. Millie warns she might punch Enzo, but Enzo kisses her anyway; Millie realizes she has wanted this for a long time, understands why she hesitated to commit to Brock, and chooses not to stop Enzo.

Who Appears

  • Millie Calloway
    Narrator; cleans after police search, worries about seized clothes, ends Brock chapter, kisses Enzo.
  • Enzo
    Helps Millie clean; reassures her about identity and Brock; initiates and shares a long-awaited kiss.
  • Brock
    Millie’s ex; discussed as having left after learning Millie hid parts of her past.
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