Chapter 139

"You scared them away," Millie said irritably. But just as she stood up, she was pulled into a warm embrace.

"I'm all dirty…" she muttered, trying to pull away, but Pierce only held her tighter.

"Why did you come out? Didn't I tell you to stay put? The more you worry and rush out, the more pleased he gets. How did I not see before how awful his character is? He can't handle losing—"

"Can we not talk about him?" he interrupted her, clearly not wanting to hear Stefan's name.

Not sure what was wrong, Millie simply nodded obediently.

His embrace chased away the chill of the night air that had clung to her.

Not far away, Stefan watched the scene unfold and felt a sharp sting in his eyes. The woman who had been devoted to him for three years and depended on him for everything had moved on so quickly and found someone new, leaving him behind.

He even started to doubt that those three years meant anything, that maybe she had only been pretending, stringing him along. Now that she had fo