Millie was certain that she wanted to kiss and hug Pierce right now. Her kisses were tender, and they lingered on Pierce's lips.Millie was very serious about the kiss. She pried Pierce's lips and teeth open with her tongue before entangling her tongue with his. Their breaths mingled with each other's, and she felt his strong arms lifting her off the floor. Pierce clasped Millie's ample buttock, and she responded by pinching his firm waist with both her feet. Then, he raised her higher and lifted his head to kiss her harder. The kiss became more intense by the second, both of them longing for the other's sweet nectar. Eventually, however, Pierce regained his rationality and let go of Millie's lips. In spite of this, his gaze was laced with deep and sensual desires.His voice was hoarse as he said, "Stop it."Given their position, it just so happened that Millie was pressing against Pierce's groin. She could clearly feel how hard and searing it was. On top of that, it was pro
If Pierce ever hurt Millie, even just a little, she would retreat immediately, too afraid to take another step forward. So now, dealing with her would require a lot of time and patience."Millie, do you know why they chose me to go undercover?" Pierce asked"Why?" Millie didn't understand why Pierce was bringing this up out of nowhere.Pierce answered, "Because I'm patient enough. I won't reel in the line until the fish bites down completely, no matter how long it takes. When I take on something, I see it through to the end. There's no challenge I can't conquer." He gazed at her with unwavering determination.Millie felt a little embarrassed under his intense stare. "I… I might not be so easy to conquer.""Then let's wait and see," Pierce simply said.Just then, the nurse knocked on the door. "Um… are you done talking? I need to come in and change the IV. Once I'm done, I'll be off my shift."Millie, startled like a frightened rabbit, quickly jumped off Pierce's lap. She scurrie
Millie's mind exploded like a bomb the moment she heard those words. Her brain went blank, her ears buzzed, and she couldn't make out anything else William said after that. The phone trembled in her hand."That day on the boat, the man who assaulted you was Officer Pierce.""Officer Pierce…"Pierce Atkinson. How could it possibly be him?Millie exclaimed, "You're lying! You're trying to deceive me, to drive a wedge between us and take revenge on Pierce, aren't you? Don't even think about it! Pierce would never do something like that. He just wouldn't!"William replied, "You think he's some righteous gentleman? When he was undercover, he got involved with my sister. They went through everything together—even held a wedding in the Golden Triangle. He's ruthless and will do whatever it takes to achieve his goals. You've never truly known him!"Do you know what happened to my sister? She took a bullet for him, saved his worthless life, and he repaid her by cruelly sending her to pr
Millie, in a hospital gown and barefoot, was wandering the street. She appeared disoriented and was muttering to herself. A passerby mistakenly believed that she was mentally ill and called the police. Soon, nearby police located her."Millie?" Jason exclaimed, instantly recognizing her.When Millie saw him, she instinctively wanted to run away.Jason sprinted after her, calling out, "Millie, what's going on? Why are you running?""Let me go!" Millie shouted, struggling in distress. However, overwhelmed by her emotions, she fainted.After that, Jason quickly called Pierce.…As Millie awakened, she found herself in a familiar ward. She stared at the ceiling, her eyes devoid of life and emotion."Millie, are you okay? You're scaring me," Pierce asked in concern.Upon hearing that familiar voice, Millie's mind was flooded with memories. It was the same voice that haunted her from the incident on the boat when she was sexually assaulted. Pierce was such a liar.Pierce took
Pierce clenched his fists and met Millie's gaze without a hint of guilt. "I won't divorce you unless I die."Millie trembled in fury. "You can't stop me, Pierce. Using your grandfather to pressure me won't work as well. He's your family, not mine. Why should I care about you, a rapist?"Back then, Millie struggled to support herself despite her illness and eventually collapsed from exhaustion. Ultimately, Pierce collaborated closely with the police. If he had not resigned, he would have received another medal of honor.Everyone else was just acting, but Millie had been fully invested. She felt like destroying her own eyes and questioned why she would have trusted a man.Pierce slowly stood up and cast a condescending glance Millie's way. "You've misunderstood." His voice was calm and gentle, as it always was. Yet, his eyes were deep like an endless black hole. Once someone was drawn into that gaze, escape seemed impossible. Millie looked at Pierce and trembled in fear. Pierce t
Pierce said, "I've warned you not to push me. You have no idea who you're dealing with. Millie, I've given you chances time and again. This time, you made the first move. I see no reason to let you go now. "I've been patient, but there are limits. Some things are better left untouched, while others demand our utmost effort. Don't be afraid. This is just the beginning."After that, he decisively left.After Pierce left, Millie collapsed onto the bed, dazed and drenched in sweat. She wondered what kind of person she had offended. Pierce appeared upright and resolute, yet beneath the surface lay paranoia, darkness, and an unsettling air. Millie couldn't bring herself to dwell on it any further.She realized more guards were watching over her, making it nearly impossible to escape the hospital. Anxious for a way out, she unexpectedly encountered Samantha, who was in the same hospital. Samantha was still recovering from a gunshot wound in her leg and was still in her wheelchair.
For a long time, Millie had harbored a deep-seated grudge against Samantha. She mercilessly yanked Samantha's hair and slapped her.With an injured leg that left her unable to defend herself, Samantha cried out in agony.Soon, the elevator door opened. Millie then calmly stepped out and lightly dusted her hands. Meanwhile, Samantha sat in the corner with her swollen nose and face, and her hair in a tangled mess. With a hint of grievance, she trembled and called Pierce. "Pierce, Millie bullied me. She... She beat me."She was crying and complaining when Millie suddenly turned around and showed her fists, frightening Samantha into silence.…Half an hour later, Pierce arrived at the hospital after watching the surveillance video in his car. This time, Samantha hadn't provoked Millie, yet she'd still ended up getting beaten. Pierce rubbed his temples, unsure whether to be angry or to laugh. Nevertheless, he decided to comfort Samantha first.Upon seeing him, Samantha burst
"So, it was great to give Sammy a lesson." As Pierce drew closer, his warm breath brushed against Millie's cheek, causing her heart to race. Embarrassed, Millie instinctively took a step back. For a brief moment, her mind went blank, and she thought that he might kiss her.Pierce gazed at her intensely, his eyes ablaze with emotion. No longer hiding his feelings, his gaze became unmistakably seductive. It was as though he yearned to consume her entirely. Millie's heart raced wildly and pounded like a drum. She quickly looked away. "Pierce, do you deserve your profession? You know the law but still break it. Aren't you afraid..."He asked, "What should I be afraid of? You can report me for sexually assaulting you, and I'll just plead guilty. Go ahead and sue me.""You think I wouldn't dare to do so?" Millie angrily asked.Pierce remained silent, his gaze fixed on her. Then, he unexpectedly stepped closer and lifted her off the ground."What are you doing? Let me go!" Despite
Stefan and Wanda bared their hearts to each other, revealing everything honestly.Wanda had cried uncontrollably by the sea side, and each tear that fell from her face felt like a hit to Stefan's heart."I didn't betray you. It was your parents who told me to marry him. They said that it was the only way to make you completely give up. I shouldn't have tried to look for you… Just leave me," Wanda said.Stefan was furious when he heard that, but what he felt even more was heartache for her.He held Wanda incredibly tight, completely unwilling to let her go.Stefan had been with many women before, but the first was always the most unforgettable.Wanda was his first.Wanda hadn't gotten a divorce, and he was still with Millie. So, the two of them couldn't be together openly.But Stefan's trips abroad became more frequent. His parents had passed away, and Agnes was in poor health. Millie was completely unaware as well.Nothing could stop him from pursuing his love.Later on, Agne
Just as Stefan was about to knock on the door, he heard Agnes' words from inside. His whole body stiffened as his hand froze in mid-air."Mrs. Leach Senior, it's all in the past now," Millie softly said.Agnes sighed. "How unfortunate for the Leach family. Now, the family will never rid itself of Wanda. You don't know this, but her family used to be on par with the Leach family. However, her parents were greedy and unscrupulous. "They went down the wrong path, which eventually led to their assets being seized by the government. Her parents couldn't bear the thought of going to prison and ended up jumping to their deaths instead."Agnes continued, "Out of respect for the ties between our families, we extended a helping hand, and Wanda and Stefan had a marriage arrangement. "We felt that the sins of the parents should not pass down to the daughter. So, when we saw that Wanda had inherited her parents' deviousness, we'd hoped to guide her and prevent her from going astray."If thi
Stefan said, "Didn't you once say that you'd be willing to share a husband with Millie if it were ancient times? Didn't you say that since she divorced Pierce, it was the perfect chance for me to make her my mistress? "Wanda, it hasn't even been that long since you said all of that. Have you already forgotten? "If it bothered you, you could have just told me directly. I would have been considerate of your feelings. Instead, you've been acting so hypocritical. You say one thing to my face and do something else behind my back!"Stefan continued, "I admit that I do have some inappropriate thoughts about Millie. She frustrates me to a degree that I've never felt before. But my feelings for her are borne out of competitiveness and my desire to outmatch Pierce. "It's possible that my feelings for her are shallow and that you're the one I've always truly loved. But the way you're acting will only make it harder for me to let go of Millie. It's making my love for you slowly wear thin as
The guests came over from the hall due to the ruckus."Wanda, have you gone mad?" Stefan asked in exasperation."Have I gone mad, or have you gone too far? Look at what I've been through! Yet, you're still sneaking around behind my back. Where's your conscience?" Wanda howled.Stefan's face darkened in utmost displeasure, and Agnes was so furious that she almost fainted."I didn't cheat! A maid accidentally got my clothes wet, so they're being dried. It'll be done soon. Can you stop causing a scene?" Stefan tried to explain.Wanda exclaimed, "You're lying through your teeth without even trying to make it believable now! "Listen here, everyone. The woman Stefan is cheating on me with is Millie Jordan. The two of them had been in a relationship for three years before he married me. Even after Stefan and I got married, they've kept their relationship alive. "This isn't entirely Stefan's fault. It's that shameless vixen, Millie, who's behind everything. She's skilled at playing me
The maid had just caught a glimpse from afar, so she wasn't exactly sure what she'd seen. But since Wanda asked, she had to answer.Wanda felt her blood rush to her head upon hearing that. She knew it!Stefan had stopped her from coming to this family gathering but invited Millie—an outsider! It was obvious that they wanted to create an opportunity for her and Stefan to get closer.Wanda knew that Agnes disliked her. Plus, since she was still recovering and unable to be intimate with Stefan, Agnes had seized the chance to help Millie gain favor. Otherwise, why else would she have shown up right when she was at a disadvantage?It was all a conspiracy—a scheme!As Wanda was fuming with anger, she stormed off in the direction that the maid had indicated. Meanwhile, another maid had already informed Agnes about this. Agnes frowned when she heard that Wanda had arrived. "Where did she go?" she grimly asked."She's heading to the laundry room," the maid reported."I'll go over.
"You're overthinking it. I never once thought about trying to match you two together," Agnes said."Are you sure you never thought about it?" Stefan felt his pride take a hit upon hearing these words.Agnes retorted, "Do you think you're such a catch? If I had a daughter, and she wanted to marry you, I would break both her legs. "What I'm trying to say is that Pierce will be coming over with Millie later. Whatever gripe you two have, I don't care. Just don't cause trouble here.""Pierce? Why is he coming? They're divorced! This is a family gathering! What right does he have to be here?" Stefan's face darkened."Since when does being divorced mean that they can't show up together?" Agnes sharply responded."Of course it does! Divorce means it's over. They're nothing to each other anymore. Why does he keep clinging onto her? Where's his dignity?"Agnes' face turned cold. "Oh, so you do understand that after breaking up, you're not supposed to interfere in their life anymore. Then
Bill was in a tough spot. Handing over the phone did not seem right, but not handing it over was also not an option.Bill hesitated and kept hold of the phone. "Mrs. Leach Senior, Millie can go, but only if Pierce goes with her.""And why is that? What's their relationship now? They're already divorced. Stop dragging things out! Your grandson might have no shame, but Millie does!" Agnes responded."Fine, then neither of them will go!" Bill exclaimed before hanging up the phone abruptly.Millie felt a bit flustered. The two of them were over 150 years old combined, yet they argued like children."So, Grandpa, should I go or not?""Go… Go, but take Pierce with you. I'll have him bring you back here later. I still need you around, Millie.""But we're divorced.""Pierce can still visit Mrs. Leach Senior.""But this is a family gathering.""He's shameless enough to crash it without an invitation."Pierce stood by the door with a dark expression. He seemed to want to blast Bill ou
"You're overthinking it. It won't happen," Stefan said."Then take me with you!" Wanda retorted.Stefan considered backing down, but he remembered what Millie had said before. Millie never wanted to see Wanda again. He was quite concerned for Wanda. He was worried about her discovering that she would never be able to have children again, especially when she had not even finished recovering from her miscarriage. How would she handle it?Besides, she should not be going out during her recovery period in the first place. He was just trying to take care of her in every way."I said, stay home and rest!" Stefan's tone turned harsher.That was no longer a discussion but a command.Wanda's face turned pale. She stared at him in disbelief. "Stefan, who are you choosing, me or Millie?"Stefan furrowed his brow as he felt the frustration bubbling inside. "Why are you bringing this up again? Of course, I would choose you!""Is it because I had a miscarriage? Do you despise me? Do you wa
Pierce tried to push Millie away. But just as he managed to push her a little farther away, she quickly snuggled back against him."Hug me..." she mumbled, clinging to him even tighter. Her soft, pliant chest clung to his arm.His breathing became ragged.Pierce had no idea how he made it through the night, desperately holding back his desires. He didn't even dare move.He began to doubt himself, wondering if something was wrong with him, given how calm he was in such a situation.Time seemed to drag on endlessly.The next morning, Millie woke up feeling refreshed and energized—she had slept well through the night. She couldn't help but stretch her arms.Unexpectedly, she touched something firm and warm.She froze for a moment, and her mind went blank as she stared at Pierce. His clothes were crumpled—they were the same ones from yesterday.How did she end up in bed with Pierce?Pierce's eyes snapped open. They were red-rimmed, a clear sign of a restless night. Even his voice