Wanda took a long time to reply, and Samantha saw the screen was stuck on "Typing…"Finally, Wanda sent a short message, "I believe Stefan won't be fooled by her." Samantha rolled her eyes at the screen. It was typical of Wanda to avoid direct confrontation and keep her cool. But Samantha didn't care. As long as Wanda knew what was happening, Millie would face trouble later.Samantha didn't reply but called Pierce instead, "Pierce, where are you?""I'm almost at the hospital. What's up?""Wait for me at the entrance. I'll come find you."Samantha quickly went downstairs and soon saw Pierce's car.Pierce had gone back to the villa to get some food, thinking Millie might not like the bland hospital meals.Even if the food had to be plain, it should still be tasty and healthy.Just as Pierce was about to go upstairs, Samantha stopped him, "Pierce… I need something. Can you get me some sanitary pads?"Pierce frowned. "If you're in so much pain, maybe you should just go home and
"Pierce, just pretend you didn't see anything and don't tell Millie you were here. I'm trying to get on better terms with her. If she finds out, she might not trust me anymore," Samantha said, sounding worried."Don't worry, I won't tell her," Pierce replied."Let's go before Millie sees us," Samantha said, pulling Pierce out of the room and talking as they walked."When a girl is sick, she feels weak and upset. Millie and Ste were close for three years, so it makes sense she'd call him first when she's in pain," Samantha said, trying to explain."Millie called Stefan first?" Pierce asked, stopping."Yeah. The doctor checked her wound, and it seemed to be getting worse. She was in so much pain she meant to call you, but somehow called Ste instead," Samantha explained.Samantha told her lie unblinkingly. Pierce, who was good at reading people, looked at her closely. Her eyes seemed sincere, and it was hard for him not to believe her.Samantha was right; three years of dating wasn
"Why are you here?" Millie asked, frowning when she saw Samantha."I came to check on you. Pierce is busy with work and couldn't come," Samantha chirped."How do you know?""Pierce told me. Didn't he let you know? It's fine, though. I'm here to see you."Samantha's happy tone annoyed Millie."Pierce should have come to see you, even if he's busy. You just had surgery. I told him he should come.""No need. I can manage by myself," Millie said firmly."I'm going to sleep now. If you're okay, you can leave.""Alright, I'll come back and see you tomorrow morning."Samantha left with a satisfied smile, clearly pleased with herself.…The next morning, Millie woke up and saw Julian sitting next to her bed."Julian, what are you doing here?" she asked, surprised.She tried to sit up, but it hurt because of her wound, and she winced in pain."Don't move around," Julian said quickly, speaking gently. "Just stay still.""I was worried when you didn't come to the studio yesterday,"
"Shouldn't I be asking you that? Don't you have something to say to me?"Millie felt confident; she had nothing to hide. But Pierce? Would he admit what was going on with himself, along with Samantha's attitude?Pierce pressed his lips together, refusing to admit he had visited yesterday, let alone bring her a meal.While she was here enjoying Julian's chicken soup, savoring every drop, she had no idea how disappointed Pierce felt when he left yesterday."I've got nothing to hide. Nothing to say," Pierce said.Millie almost lost it. Nothing to hide? Yeah, right.She suddenly didn't want to see him anymore."Just go. I don't need you here," Millie said, not hiding her anger."Yeah, you've got plenty of people to take care of you," Pierce replied coldly."That's right, I do. So why would I need you?" Millie snapped, getting more upset as she thought about how he didn't show up at all yesterday.Any good friend would've come right away. Even Stefan, who was usually heartless, ca
"Why?" Julian shouted, grabbing Pierce by the collar."You knew I liked her. Why did you go after her and take her away from me?" Julian was furious."You've got it wrong," Pierce said calmly. "We were married before you even showed interest in her. You're the one who was chasing after my wife.""Then why didn't you tell me right away? Was this just a game to you?" Julian's voice shook with frustration."I'm sorry," Pierce said. "Because our marriage was private, we couldn't tell anyone. I tried to warn you that she wasn't available. I told you she was already married."Julian was shocked. He had thought Pierce was just being biased before, and he didn't realize it meant they were actually married.Millie had never given him hope, and then she admitted she was with someone else. It was his own fault—he had been fooling himself.Julian's face was full of frustration, but he quickly calmed down.He took a deep breath and said, "I'm too late. I give up. I won't bother you while yo
Staying any longer might lead to more problems."You came at an inconvenient time. I'm about to head for a check-up, and you've seen enough. Please leave…"Millie was trying to get Stefan to leave when Wanda walked in and stopped her.Millie thought Wanda would make a fuss, but instead, Wanda came in with a bunch of expensive supplements and was really nice."Wanda… let me explain," Stefan said, sounding worried.He felt a bit awkward. Even though he felt he had good intentions, he thought maybe he shouldn't be there.Wanda just smiled and seemed fine with everything."You should have told me you were coming to see Millie," Wanda said kindly. "I care about her too. I wouldn't have stopped you; I would have come with you to visit her.""Are you okay?" Wanda asked Millie. "If I hadn't been picking up Stefan, I wouldn't have found out he was here visiting you. Both Stefan and I are worried about you. We want you to get better so we can all relax.""Yeah, if you're okay, then Wand
"Can anybody really help me with this?" Millie wondered.Pierce helped her into the bathroom and started to pull down her pants."No, no, you don't need to do that!" Millie said, feeling embarrassed."Your cut is on your lower stomach. Bending over will hurt. Let me help you. Besides, given what we've been through, there's no need to be shy," Pierce said with a slight smile.Even though Pierce was right—they had been through so much together, from him helping her after she lost her virginity to her assisting him with his needs—Millie still felt a deep sense of shame."If you're embarrassed, just close your eyes. Remember, you helped me when I was hurt," Pierce said gently."I… I'll do it myself," Millie said, trying to be independent despite the pain.Her face was bright red with embarrassment. Even though she kept telling Pierce to leave, he wouldn't budge. "I can't leave. What if you fall and hurt yourself?" Millie was frustrated and finally gave up.Pierce smirked as he
Millie cried for a while, and once she felt she had let it all out, she stopped."I'm sorry… I got your shirt dirty," she said, feeling embarrassed.Pierce's shirt was soaked from her tears."It's okay. It's good to cry. It's all in the past now," Pierce said gently.He wiped her face, which was streaked with tears."Are you hungry? I'll get you something to eat," he offered.As Pierce was about to leave, his phone rang. It was a video call from his grandfather. Pierce answered, and Bill's face appeared on the screen."I don't want to see you. I want to see my granddaughter-in-law," Bill said right away.Pierce sighed and turned the camera to Millie."Grandpa," Millie said softly, trying to sound cheerful.Bill saw her red, swollen eyes and looked worried. "Millie, what happened? Did Pierce do something to you? Your eyes are so puffy.""No, it's not like that," Millie replied quickly. "I just twisted my ankle. Pierce didn't do anything." She avoided mentioning her surgery