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Unfortunately, Millie was still preoccupied by Pierce's situation that she hadn't picked up on the subtle hint in Julian's comment."Besides, things are fine as they are. Marriage is all about living life with someone. Being with Pierce isn't too bad," Millie said. Then, she lowered her head to work on her design drafts, missing the flash of disappointment that crossed Julian's eyes.Julian wondered—if he had appeared in Millie's life before Pierce, would she have chosen to live her life with him instead?Julian knew that he should be content with the hand that he'd been dealt. After all, Millie was already married. Even if there wasn't much affection between the pair, it would be immoral and against the law to interfere between them.But how could he accept losing the one he loved just because he was a step too late?He had to try.…Millie had recently been focusing on her career.Regardless of the prejudice others held against her, they couldn't deny her talent. Internatio
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Julian was quick to speak up. "I had a little too much to drink… I meant to hand you the phone, but I accidentally answered the call. Pierce seems to have misunderstood something. You should explain what happened to him."Millie replied, "Okay. Did he mention what he wanted to talk to me about?""He was asking if you wanted to visit Mr. Atkinson Senior tomorrow."Upon hearing this, Millie sent Pierce a text: "I'll be there at 10 tomorrow morning. See you then."After giving it some thought, she added, "Julian had a little too much to drink today. I sent him home."After that, she stared at her phone for a while, but Pierce never responded. So, she decided not to dwell on it.It was already 11:00 pm after the meal, and Bertha insisted that Millie shouldn't walk home on her own so late at night—either Bertha or her husband, Augustus Saville, would drive her home. She was also given the choice to stay the night since the guest room had already been cleaned up. Millie didn't want t
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Julian dropped Millie off at the entrance of the nursing home only for her to unexpectedly run into Pierce.Pierce had also just arrived and was stepping out of the car when he noticed Julian's vehicle. His expression turned sour."Should I go explain last night's situation to Pierce? It'd be bad if he misunderstood," Julian said."There's no need. He's not the petty type. He doesn't…" Millie trailed off.Pierce didn't care about her like that. But she left the last few words unspoken nevertheless.Julian then turned his car around and drove off as Pierce approached Millie."Why were you two together?" he asked."I had a problem with my car tire. So, I sent it away for repairs. It's hard to get a cab in the morning, so Julian gave me a ride," Millie answered."So, you stayed over at his place last night." Pierce's tone was icy."I dropped him off last night, and he threw up on my clothes. Mrs. Saville insisted that I clean up before leaving. And since it was getting late, th
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The conversation sounded awkward no matter how it was twisted."Millie, is what Pierce said true? Did you stay over at your male colleague's place?" Bill asked.Under the immense pressure, Millie wished she could find a hole to crawl into.Nevertheless, she hurried to explain what had happened the previous night."So, that's how it is. While those were extenuating circumstances, I still disapprove of your choice. You're married now. It's not right for you to stay over at a male colleague's home. If it had been a female colleague, I wouldn't have said a word," Bill said."It won't happen again, Grandpa." Millie assured Bill."Grandpa, Millie also said that there's nothing she can do about it even if I think that there's something going on between her and the other man. Do you think I'm being too petty?" Pierce asked.Millie and Bill stared at Pierce as if he had grown another head.Pierce didn't have a pitiful, hurt expression at all. Rather, he looked calm and detached and had
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"I knew that they wouldn't have let me starve to death, Pierce. But when you're starving, your mind shuts down. You have no idea what it feels like to be in extreme starvation," Millie began.She continued, "After going without food for three days, I couldn't even think straight. I could barely drag myself around. My vision was blurry, and I started to see things that weren't there. At that point, I would have eaten anything."It felt like countless hands were reaching up from my stomach to my throat, begging me to swallow something. All I could do was drink water until I eventually vomited and had to rush to the bathroom. But even after that brief moment of satisfaction, it was still endless hunger."I was jolted awake by hunger in the middle of the night and struggled to fall back asleep. Eventually, exhaustion overcame me, but I still felt the ache of hunger lingering in my dreams."I was so scared that I took a risk and escaped from the balcony. At that moment, I really thought
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They spent the afternoon having lunch, taking a brief rest, playing chess with Bill, and making some snacks. It was a satisfying and eventful day for both Millie and Pierce.In the evening, Pierce drove Millie back.In the car, Pierce suddenly said, "I realized that I left something behind and didn't bring it with me. Would it be possible for me to enter and retrieve it?""Well, it is your house after all," Millie replied.So, Pierce trailed behind as Millie entered the house. To their surprise, Julian was sitting in the living room."Julian? You haven't left yet?" Millie was taken aback because the maid had called in the evening to inform her that Julian was bringing the car over.As appreciation for his help, she had requested the maid to invite Julian for tea. She assumed that he would depart after he had finished his tea since she wasn't present. But surprisingly, he'd stayed for more than an hour."I remember you had a few issues of ER fashion magazines here. They're no l
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Julian's steps froze, and his fists clenched tightly. He knew he had violated his moral principles and was despicable. However…He turned around and looked straight at Pierce. "I know I shouldn't be doing this, but you've let me down so much. You can't give her the protection and fulfillment she deserves, so why not just let go and allow someone better suited to take over?""Someone more suitable? You?" Pierce sarcastically asked. "Aren't I? Do you really deserve to be with her? Why…""How do you know I don't? I'll tell you the truth—I've been plotting this for a long time. It's not something that can be achieved overnight." Pierce icily interrupted Julian and menacingly marched toward him. He was like a demon from the depths of hell. Julian felt his back slick with sweat, but he refused to back down even an inch. After all, to retreat would be admitting defeat.Then, Pierce said, "I admit that I carelessly hurt her this time, but such a thing will never happen again. Please
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Millie walked over to Pierce with an umbrella."It's fine. I'll just drive slower," Pierce said."You should wait for the rain to stop before leaving. What if something happens?" Millie asked, concerned.The more insistent Pierce was, the more worried Mille became. After all, if anything were to go wrong, she would have to carry the guilt for the rest of her life. In the end, Pierce reluctantly got out of the car. Then, he glanced back at the pouring rain, feeling grateful. Millie said, "Your clothes are soaked through. Quick, take a shower and change into something dry." Then, she turned to a maid and said, "You, go make some hot chocolate for him to ward off the cold.""You should take a shower as well," Pierce said."Mhmm," Millie hummed before walking back into the house. However, she was still worried about Julian. He had left 40 minutes earlier and should be home by now. Still, Millie was worried that something might be delaying his return home. She attempted to call
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"Thank you for stopping me from acting recklessly, Mr. Atkinson," John said, wincing from the pain."You need medical attention," Pierce reminded him. He didn't even spare Yulia a glance while she was lying unconscious on the ground.Soon, Yulia regained consciousness in the hospital. Only her mother, Helena, was by her bedside. She looked around but didn't see her beloved Pierce."Pierce… Is he away to get my medicine?" Yulia weakly asked, struggling to sit up.Helena wept and said, "That man you keep talking about never showed up—not even once.""Impossible!" Yulia gasped in disbelief, her eyes widening. She had been in such a dire state. How could he not come to visit her?Helena went on, "Not only that, but the club is holding you accountable, and Mr. Presta is also demanding compensation. We've received two court notices. The lawyer told me that we need to pay five million dollars in total!""Five million dollars is nothing. If I ask Pierce, he'll definitely give it to
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As soon as Yulia walked in, her eyes were wet with tears. She looked pitifully at Pierce, acting as if the nightclub had forced her into selling her body and that she had suffered countless injustices.She walked straight toward Pierce. "Mr. Atkinson, I never expected us to meet again in a place like this."Pierce frowned because he wasn't exactly familiar with her.While the other hostesses were enthusiastically entertaining other men by pouring drinks and joking around, Yulia was the only one wearing a mournful expression. Clearly, she was dampening the mood."Mr. Atkinson, do you have any idea how miserable my life has been since Mrs. Atkinson kicked me out of Atkinson Group? My father went back to gambling, and those people even took my mother away. If I didn't return to this line of work, I wouldn't have any way to survive."They were originally willing to give me a one-month grace period because I had a stable salary at Atkinson Group. But now… Mrs. Atkinson has ruined me!"
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"Ms. Shaw, if you don't leave now, someone will have to escort you out," Tobias said.So, Yulia slunk downstairs in embarrassment. She even got to see Tobias harshly reprimanding the receptionist."Are you out of your mind? How dare you bring just anyone to the CEO's office? You're fired!" Tobias sternly said.The receptionist argued, "But, Mr. Shaw, this isn't my fault. She's someone Mr. Atkinson seems take special care of—""That was nothing more than a few minor favors. You failed to do your job properly, so don't make excuses. Pack your things and leave," Tobias stated indifferently.The receptionist felt deeply wronged, and her gaze toward Yulia turned resentful.Yulia didn't understand where things had gone wrong. Pierce had seemed to be so concerned about her previously, so why was he being so cold to her now? Had Millie discovered something? Was that why he wanted to cut ties with her completely?Feeling lost and dejected, Yulia left the company, only to run into Carlo
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After that, Millie went upstairs to look for Pierce and told him the story of her firing Carlos and Yulia."Okay," Pierce nonchalantly said. He didn't even look up once, and his tone sounded very calm as well."I've been laying off employees without your consent. Don't you have anything to say about that?"Pierce laughed after hearing what Millie said. "You're my wife, so you also have a say in Atkinson Group. You're just exercising your authority, so why would I say anything about it? I know you're not a reckless person. If you fired them, you must have had your own reasonings." Pierce didn't even question why Millie had fired two employees or the reason behind their layoffs.What's done was already done. He couldn't care less about the two employees who got fired."Does this mean that I can do whatever I want as long as I'm here?" Millie asked."Of course! Whatever I own is also yours. I'll even let you sit on my lap if you want." Pierce sounded exactly like a king back in th
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While some people chose to stay away from Yulia to avoid getting into trouble, there were still a few who sided with her. Then again, these people were just going to use her as a stepping stone to climb the corporate ladder with less effort."You're firing me? What did I even do wrong?" Yulia confronted the HR Department."The case that you messed up here has cost Atkinson Group millions of dollars. This big of a screw-up is enough to get you fired."Even if Yulia filed for labor arbitration, she would not receive any compensation. But of course, she couldn't be bothered by that small amount of money anyway. As long as she managed to keep her job in Atkinson Group, she would still be working under Pierce's leadership and was bound to see him again eventually. Unfortunately, she was about to leave the company for good. Now how was she supposed to see Pierce again?"I have to go find Mr. Reyes," she said.However, when she came to Carlos' office, he seemed to be in a gloomy
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Millie had the distinct feeling that Yulia and her colleague were talking about her, but she had no proof. All she could see were their furtive glances.She became annoyed by their persistent glances and said, "If you two have something to say, why don't you say it out loud? Are you gossiping about me?""Of course not! I have no idea why you'd say that, Mrs. Atkinson," Yulia replied with a smile."You better not be lying."Yulia and her colleague left the elevator when they reached their floor, leaving Millie standing there with a frown.Millie just couldn't bring herself to like Yulia. It led to her pondering whether she should just fire Yulia. That way, she wouldn't have to see her every time she visited Atkinson Group.The strange thing was that Millie had never seen Yulia before when she was still working here. But now, she ran into Yulia almost every single time she came to Atkinson Group.In the end, Millie made up her mind to just fire Yulia.Instead of heading to the CE
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When Yulia tried returning the cleaned clothes, she ran into Tobias downstairs. "Mr. Shaw," she greeted."Who are you?" Tobias didn't even remember Yulia."We met before at the CEO's office.""Oh, I remember you now. Is there something you need?" Tobias curiously looked at Yulia.Yulia showed him the bag in her hand. "Is Mrs. Atkinson coming in today? I accidentally stained her clothes last time, so she told me to have them dry cleaned. They're cleaned now, so I wanted to return them to her. "If she's not here, I can hand them over to Mr. Atkinson instead.""Give the clothes to me then. I'll handle it." Tobias extended his hand.However, Yulia shook her head. "These clothes are very expensive. It's better for me to return them in person. It's going to be troublesome in case something goes missing."Women's clothing tended to have accessories, and some were not cheap either.Tobias was not Millie, so naturally, he didn't know what the clothes originally looked like. If somet
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Millie couldn't help but share with Pierce who she'd met earlier on."Who?" Pierce asked."Do you still remember the young lady who tried to hit on you while we were waiting in line to buy cake last time? She's currently working at Atkinson Group—as a permanent employee, no less! She's probably been working here for a while."Since interns had a three-month probation period, Yulia must have worked for the company for quite some time now if she was already a permanent employee. "Really?" Pierce didn't know this, but neither did he care about it. He simply continued, "By the way, I have something to tell you too. I met her not long ago—she was being forced to work at a nightclub. Apparently, her family was declared bankrupt, and loan sharks were looking for her to collect debt."When I saw her, I couldn't help but think of you. If I had not been sent on a mission and stayed at Arbelton back then, maybe you wouldn't have been forced to a dead end. And in turn, maybe you wouldn't hav
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"Are you all done with your work? Why are you slacking off during working hours? "Yulia, your proposal is terrible. Fix it!" It was Isabella. She just could not stand the arrogant look on Yulia's face.Yulia pouted, but she didn't dare get on Isabella's nerves. After all, she was the top performer in the sales department.When she got the chance to see Pierce, she was definitely going to talk about how Isabella was bullying her.When Isabella walked away, someone immediately took the proposal from Yulia. "I've done something similar before. Let me do it. It won't take me too much effort anyway.""Thank you so much.""Yulia, I bought an extra cup of coffee. Here you go.""Thanks, Wady."So, Yulia sat leisurely at her workstation. The only eyesore was that paper bag. If only it was really Pierce who'd sent it.…Besides getting her clothes dirtied, Millie's body was also sticky, so she decided to take a shower.Once she was done, she got out of the shower wrapped in just a
