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Could Pierce hear her at all? Did anything she said make a difference?Millie began doubting herself even more. Was the doctor wrong? And had she been mistaken too?Millie stared fixedly at Pierce, who was still lying motionlessly on the bed. 23 hours had passed. When the doctor came by, he shook his head and sighed.Jacob arrived shortly after. His expression was grave and tinged with sadness, as though he was mourning the loss of a promising and talented young man.Everyone in the room was deep in sorrow."Pierce, are you… not going to wake up?" Millie's voice was hoarse. She hadn't eaten or drunk anything. Her nerves were so frayed that she was on the brink of collapse."I knew it. I'm not enough to wake you… I was never that important." Millie let out a bitter laugh. She then said, "If you die, I'll have to carry the guilt of your death. Every time I think of you, I'll feel responsible. They all pinned their hopes on me, but I couldn't wake you. "Am I supposed to take
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Millie slowly regained consciousness. Her head felt heavy, and her limbs felt weak. When she tried to sit up, a wave of dizziness washed over her.It took her a while to fully come to her senses, and she realized that she was still in Pierce's hospital room. However, the bed next to hers was now neatly made, and Pierce was nowhere to be seen.Millie's heart sank. She glanced at the clock and saw that the critical 24-hour period had passed.Where was Pierce?She had fainted before he woke up, which most likely meant he never regained consciousness. Did the hospital already take care of Pierce's body?The thought of that sent Millie into a panic. She jumped out of bed in a rush and didn't even bother to put on her shoes.As she stepped out of the room, she overheard two young nurses chatting."He was so young, and he's gone just like that. What a shame," one said."Yeah. I heard he was a highly valued officer with a bright future. And he was so handsome too. It's such a pity,
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Every step Millie took required immense courage.Finally, she stood in front of the body. Her hands shook even more violently as she reached out, inch by inch, until her fingers brushed the edge of the white sheet.She took a deep breath and pulled the sheet back.But before she could fully see Pierce's face, a large hand suddenly covered her eyes. "Don't look. He died horribly and was disfigured beyond recognition. I'm afraid it'll scare you," said a familiar voice from behind.Millie's mind went blank.The voice belonged to Pierce. She would never mistake his voice—not in this lifetime.The hand over her eyes was real too. Her back was pressed tightly against his chest, and the warmth radiating from him was undeniable.Pierce was alive.Millie's lashes trembled and lightly brushed against his palm. Then, hot tears uncontrollably fell from her eyes."Millie, I can't hold on much longer. Will you catch me?" His voice was hoarse and strained. Upon hearing that, Millie's h
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Pierce's voice was soft, yet it shook Millie to her core. She felt proud of him, yet deeply uneasy at the same time.By the time she pushed Pierce back to his hospital room, her eyes were all swollen. Her emotions weighed her down so much that even breathing felt constricted."Will you die, Pierce?" Millie asked, realizing how foolish her question sounded.Hadn't he just narrowly escaped death? Someone like Pierce, who risked his life constantly, was living on borrowed time."Millie, I can't give you any guarantees, but I can tell you this much—with you in my life, I'll live a little longer. With you around, I don't want to die," Pierce replied."But this time, you almost did," Millie said, her voice trembling."That's because you didn't want me anymore," he murmured.Pierce's voice was so low that it was almost inaudible, but Millie understood his words by reading his lips. Her mind buzzed, and the silence around her became deafening."Let me think about it, okay?" Millie de
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Millie believed that she had to take it slow because getting this clam to open up would take patience.Pierce's face turned ghastly pale as if Millie had just exposed every dark secret he had kept hidden. Her tone was full of disdain, and her sharp gaze felt like daggers.Pierce could deduce the decision she'd made. After all, someone as complicated and difficult as him would be way too exhausting to deal with.Pierce had no idea who he could confide in. He wanted to tell Millie all about himself, as she was the one person in this world he trusted unconditionally. She was also the one he was willing to give everything to.But how could a man say such things? It would sound too sentimental—and worse, it would make him seem like a complete lunatic."Alright, I understand," Pierce muttered, lowering his head. His voice was heavy with resignation.Millie was caught off guard. "You understand? Understand what?""Leave. I won't blame you," he softly said."You still have the nerve to
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"Ten years old," Pierce said, forcing himself to endure the shame as he uttered those three words.Millie's eyes widened. Pierce was five years older than her, which meant that she had been five at the time he had developed feelings for her."How is that possible? We were just kids. How could you have feelings for me that young?""You've forgotten, but I haven't. Samantha and I were kidnapped, and you were there too," he explained."Me?" Millie was stunned.Pierce began to recount the story. Millie's mind became a confused mess as fragmented memories surfaced—a boy covered in blood, his eyes cold yet resolute.Millie couldn't recall anything else other than that. Emily had told her that she'd been a mischievous child who had once fallen and hit her head. That must have happened during the incident Pierce mentioned."The police coordinated with you to raid the abandoned factory. When the kidnappers realized that you were working with the police, they were furious and tried
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Millie had never been able to afford Emily's medical treatment and had constantly worried that the hospital would demand payment. Thankfully, the hospital never pressed them for money. She had assumed it was simply a debt she would have to settle later.When Stefan stepped in to help, she paid the hospital bill in full, believing her luck had turned. It never occurred to her that Pierce had been silently assisting her all along.At that time, she did have fleeting suspicions, but the chaos in her life left her no room to dwell on them. Once Stefan entered the picture, she dismissed the matter entirely and attributed it all to sheer good luck.Millie thought that she'd gotten lucky and that perhaps the Jordan family just wasn't meant to end so tragically."What else have you done? Tell me everything. I want to know," Millie demanded, her gaze unwavering as she stared at Pierce.She had always been the one left behind. Before her younger brother was born, her parents had loved her d
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"You said you'd forgive me," Pierce muttered. His confidence was deflating, and he looked kind of pitiful.Millie's anger flared again. How dare he act like the wronged victim now?"Fine, let's hear it. What kind of tricks did you pull? I'm doubtful about you managing to manipulate Stefan to such an extent," Millie remarked, her tone skeptical.Pierce recounted, "Wanda's first husband came from an affluent family. His parents were capable and kept him in line. But after the couple passed away, he revealed his true nature. He drunk, gambled, and hit Wanda at home, causing her life to become unbearable."All I did was accelerate the collapse of that household. I arranged for someone to lend him high-interest loans and encouraged him to gamble even more recklessly. I also rigged the odds so that he lost far more than he won. It didn't take long for him to squander everything."Eventually, with no money to repay his debts, he set his eyes on Wanda. I sent someone to subtly suggest t
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"Take good care of yourself. Make sure you eat or I'll worry," Pierce said to Millie."How long… How long till you'll be back?" Millie asked."I don't know. It could be a month. If longer… maybe three months. I'll definitely be back within three months."Three months. That was such a long time.But that was fine. Millie had plenty of days left in her life, so she could wait three months.She wanted to pack a suitcase for Pierce. But due to the urgency of his assignment and the fact that he needed to travel light, he ended up bringing only a backpack. Inside were a few sets of clothes and nothing else.Millie saw the gun that Pierce was bringing with him—the one that she applied for.She stroked the gun lightly. It was cold to the touch, without a hint of warmth.Millie pressed a kiss to the cool metal.She hoped the gun would protect Pierce in her place.Her lashes trembled. Tears slid down her cheeks uncontrollably, dripping onto the gun.Pierce witnessed the entire scene f
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Millie and Pierce sat at the dining table in silence. She ate quietly with her head lowered. After taking a bite, she noticed that the dish was bland.She quickly picked up the plate."This tastes a little off. Let me reheat it and add some salt to it.""There's no need for that. It tastes fine.""No! It's not!"Millie stubbornly took the dish back into the kitchen.She added a pinch of salt and reheated it."The plating doesn't look good. Let me use a different plate," she later said.And again, she added, "This doesn't taste right. It's too sweet. I'll add some water to it."Suddenly, Millie was bustling around the kitchen.If this were just an ordinary meal, and there were countless more to come, Millie wouldn't have cared as much.But this time, she knew he was about to go on a mission with no clear return date. Judging by the serious look on his face, she could tell it was a dangerous mission. She was terrified. That's why she wanted to make this last meal as perfec
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"Are you jealous?""Yes, I am. I know you two have been through a lot. Stefan is like a thorn in my side. Every time he appears, it reminds me of how you put yourself in danger for him, over and over again. You don't even care about your own safety!"When you were inside talking to him, I was out here praying that he would never wake up again, that he would just die. I know it's a terrible thought, but I couldn't help myself. "What game is he playing at now? Is he pretending to have lost his memory and that he's gone back to the time he loved you most? What is he trying to do? Is he trying to take you away from me?"If he could get Mrs. Leach Senior to find you once, he could easily do that again. The thought of my fiancée repeatedly appearing in front of her ex just because of a call or a text is unbearable."Millie was taken aback by his outburst. It was rare for the usually reserved Pierce to say so much at one go. Normally, he would just bottle things up."Why aren't you kee
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Millie took a deep look at Stefan, who was lying on the hospital bed. Even though he was in a sorry state, she didn't feel an ounce of pity for him.The only kindness that she could muster at the moment was to hold back her emotions and not say anything hurtful. Whatever happened to him next would have nothing to do with her.However, the thought of pouring her heart out to recount the past in an attempt to wake him up disgusted her."Stefan."She gently brushed her hand over his oxygen mask. "If you end up not waking up, I will take care of Mrs. Leach Senior for you, so there's no need to worry about her. I will make sure she's cared for until the very end."She stared at him from above, and her gaze had zero hint of warmth.She talked to him for almost half an hour, but nothing changed. Finally, she left the room."Mrs. Leach Senior, I'm sorry. I tried talking to him about the past, but he's still…"She put on a sad face when she said that. But before she could finish, the do
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Agnes had always been healthy and strong. However, after all that had happened lately, it felt like she had gotten much older all of a sudden. Her back was hunching more. Now, she had to rely on her walking stick.Robin left the room with them. When he noticed Pierce was still in the room, he didn't know what to do. After all, Millie and Pierce were currently a couple."Mr. Atkinson…" Robin decided to ask Pierce to step outside after a moment of hesitation. His priority at the moment was to save Stefan."Why don't you step outside?" Millie suggested first."Will you still be mine when you leave this room later?" Pierce asked.Millie replied somewhat exasperatedly, "Of course I'll still be yours. Go on. I will be out shortly."Upon hearing that, Pierce nodded and left the room. However, he was still worried. He could not tell whether this was Stefan's plan. After all, Pierce himself had pulled the same move before.Back then, Pierce would always use Bill as an excuse. Now, Agne
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The surgery went on for three hours, and Stefan was finally pulled back from the brink of death. A lack of oxygen supply to the heart had caused his body to go into shock. The doctors also managed to clear up a large amount of blood clots in his lungs.But what happened next was crucial. As he was still in a coma, they needed to get him to wake up as soon as possible.The longer he stayed in a coma, the more irreversible damage it could cause to his brain. In short, Stefan needed to wake up, and he needed to wake up fast.Agnes wiped the tears from the corner of her eye as she stared at the unconscious Stefan. This was not the time to cry. She had already experienced the pain of losing a daughter. She could not afford to lose him too.Agnes held his hand and said many things to him.As a child, Stefan had always been cheerful and smart. That was the reason why other family members liked him. As he aged, he slowly became more dependable."You have always been your parents' pride
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This time, Wanda was truly panicking. She had always managed to manipulate him, but Stefan was not having any of it now.After all, threatening to end one's own life could only work so many times.At that moment, the only feeling Stefan was left with was annoyance.Soon enough, the divorce papers were delivered.Wanda read through them and discovered that she was not leaving the marriage empty-handed. In fact, she would even receive a small fortune. She would still be able to lead a life of luxury even without Stefan. He had gone above and beyond with his terms.But Wanda was still unsatisfied. "Stefan, must you be so cruel? Have you forgotten our vows from before? You said you would love me forever. Have you forgotten all that?" she cried."But are you still the same Wanda from before? Or maybe you've always been this person, and I've just never truly known you. Wanda, sign these papers right now, and you can still receive everything listed in there. If you don't, then I'll dr
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Wanda had no choice but to bribe this driver. As long as she was successful in getting back her position tonight, then Stefan would not do anything to him on her account.The driver had also profited a lot. After all, money could move even mountains, and he was only human. He definitely did not have it in him to refuse. "I've brought Mr. Leach. When he sobers up tomorrow, please speak up on my behalf, ma'am." "Don't worry."After the driver had left, only the two of them were left inside the house. Wanda started removing Stefan's clothing, like how she had done many times before.Stefan became aware of the movements and groggily opened his eyes. He fixed his gaze on the person in front of him."M-Millie?" he murmured gently. This drove Wanda nuts. She wanted to stop everything right then. After all, she had her pride too. But, this was a rare opportunity. If she didn't go through with it tonight, who knew how long she would have to wait again. The most important thing she had
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"What happened between us already constitutes me taking advantage of you. I always thought we were referring to the same thing."Millie closed her eyes, nearly passing out again. This truly was one heck of a misunderstanding! "Forget it. The misunderstanding has been cleared now. Let's consider this chapter over.""Mills, you're also taking the initiative to get closer to me, right? You got the drug for yourself, yes?""That's a secret!""Can I hold you, Mills?" With that, Pierce gathered her back into his arms. Even though the action brought lustful ideas to the forefront of his brain again, he still wanted to hold her tightly.Kisses and embraces were important to women, especially when they were provided after sex. His chest was broad, warm, and exuded strength. To be held by him tightly gave her the sense that she was needed by him. It was a wondrous feeling. Eventually, Millie dozed off again. By the time she woke up next, night had already fallen, and Pierce was no lon
