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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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Millie swiftly took some photos and handed the phone back to the guy."The photos you took look great, miss," one of them couldn't help but praise."Thanks for the compliment," Millie said with a smile.That person was so mesmerized that they stood there in a daze, unsure of what to do. Even when Millie had already walked away, he still hadn't snapped out of it."What's wrong? Do you like her?"Nathaniel Yates finally came to his senses. "N-No. Cut the nonsense. I just appreciate her photography skills."Meanwhile, Millie had gone over to sit by the water and noticed some fish in the lake. It reminded her of the last time she went fishing with Piercy. She was so lost in thought and didn't even notice that Nathaniel was secretly taking a photo of her from behind.He was using an instant camera, so the photo developed quickly.As Nathaniel stepped forward, Millie suddenly heard the noise behind her. She immediately turned around and saw an unfamiliar man, which startled her.
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Millie quietly left the room so that Pierce could bid his gun a proper farewell. Then, she went downstairs for breakfast. However, breakfast felt tasteless.Pierce went downstairs after half an hour.Though he didn't have work that day, he dressed in formal attire to make the handover look more proper.The gun was wrapped in a paper bag. He casually set it aside as if nothing was wrong and began eating breakfast."It tastes delicious, you should try some," he casually uttered, serving Millie some food.Millie saw through Pierce's act but chose not to say anything.After that, Pierce remained silent the entire way to the CBP. The atmosphere in the car was heavy.Soon, they arrived at the police station, and Jason came out."Pierce…" Jason whispered, his voice slightly choked. He knew what it meant for Pierce to return the gun this time.Pierce looked at Jason's uniform and couldn't help but give him a firm pat on the shoulder. "Do your best. I have high hopes for you."Jas
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Millie had once loved Stefan wholeheartedly, leaving herself no way out. But now, her love for Pierce was only six or seven on a scale of ten. She kept reminding herself that she shouldn't give anyone the chance to hurt her deeply again.Millie had even planned her retreat. If they broke up, she would be the one to walk away the most effortlessly.Once bitten, twice shy.Millie was well aware of her problems. Both she and Pierce had their fair share of flaws, and nobody was perfect. That was human nature."Pierce, you're way too extreme," Millie said."I know," Pierce answered.The most terrifying part was that he knew his flaws too well, yet he had no desire or intention to change.Pierce had suffered for his whole life. As an illegitimate child of the Atkinson family, he'd lost his mother at birth, and his father never loved him. The only place he ever felt a sense of belonging was with his grandfather. He was inherently a cold and unfeeling person, and the first time he bec
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The call was quickly answered."Where are you?" Millie asked."I'm still on a business trip," Pierce replied."Then turn on the video. I want to see your face."There was a brief silence on the other end of the call. Millie knew Pierce was lying. "Are you still not willing to tell me the truth? Jason came to the house, asking to take back your gun. What's going on? What happened in the days you were away?""I'll tell you when I get back home." Pierce's voice was a bit muffled.He then hung up the call and removed the bandage from the corner of his eye.The wound was right beside his eyebrow. Since he had dark eyebrows, the scar shouldn't be that noticeable. He could only cling on to this wishful thinking.With that, Pierce returned to the villa.Millie hadn't seen him for days. She felt that he had lost a lot of weight and looked even more exhausted after the trip."How did you get injured again?" she asked.Pierce initially thought it would take her a long time to notic
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Jacob eventually calmed down and said, "Do you still insist on doing this when you know it doesn't exactly benefit us?"Pierce replied, "I wouldn't dare to deceive you, neither do I dare to contact you in private. But this doesn't affect our operations, which was why I dared to do so. I want to find someone, but I can't no matter how hard I've tried, so I had no choice but to ask for their favor.""You… Are you still doing it even though we won't get anything good out of this?" Jacob asked.Pierce fell silent and clenched his fists. "Yes. I will resolve whatever problems I've caused. After that, I'll kill them in my own way."Jacob threw his cup at Pierce upon hearing this.With Pierce's skill, he could have dodged it. However, he chose to stand straight.The cup hit him right at the corner of his eye, causing him to bleed."You…" Jacob angrily stood up. "W-Why didn't you dodge?" he asked in a shaky voice."I did something wrong. It's right for you to punish me," Pierce simply
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Gideon really admired Pierce's calm and composed demeanor."What's the matter?" he asked."I need you to help me find a lady who went missing. I have to know if she's still alive or not," Pierce answered. "I need her, dead or alive. I can't do this on my own, but with your help, it'll be much easier."He had used every legal method he could think of. But desperate times called for desperate measures, and there was only one option left—to enter the underworld."You're making such a big scene just to look for this one person? What? Is she like your lover or something?" Gideon asked."She's an enemy, the kind that I want dead more than anything."The way Pierce paused after each word made him sound eerily intimidating."Is she also like us, from the underworld?""No, she's just a nobody."Gideon felt chills running down his spine. Having dealt with Pierce for this long, he thought he knew his true nature well enough—a righteous police officer who always played by the book. But ri
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Pierce felt like he was drowning, but if someone were to pull him out of the water right now, he would survive.Sometimes, Millie couldn't imagine what would happen if she left Pierce one day because of her disappointment in him. Would he still be able to move on?Pierce survived by clinging onto his sheer will. At first, it was the fixation on avenging his sister's death. But now, it was all because of Millie."What are you going to do now?" she asked."I can't tell you just yet, but I promise it won't take longer than three months."Since Pierce wasn't planning to elaborate, Millie didn't bother to keep on asking either.For the past few days, Millie had been carefully taking care of the wound on Pierce's neck. Even though a small patch of new pink flesh had grown over his wound, it still looked pretty hideous. Fortunately, Pierce always wore suits with collars that were high enough to cover his neck. Millie would always start tearing up whenever she saw his scar.She said,
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Pierce was aghast. Mills! His poor Mills!Everyone around Pierce had accused him of committing a crime, but he didn't do it. He had been trying so hard to find out the truth, but in the end, he still got nothing.Did he really betray Millie? Did he really taint himself by sleeping with Sarah?Even if he truly believed that Piercy didn't do anything, he still couldn't find any evidence to prove it.Sarah and Piercy were nowhere to be found either.How was he supposed to prove his innocence? He felt like a trapped beast that couldn't find its way out.Just then, Millie made a subtle twitch. It startled Pierce, and he immediately withdrew his arm around her and pretended to remain unconscious.Millie didn't sleep well at all. The first thing she did after waking up was to check on Pierce. The monitor showed that Pierce's heart was racing.She then brought out a warm towel and gently wiped his face.She began, "Your hair has grown so much longer, but you didn't even properly
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Millie rushed forward and saw the disconcerting look in Pierce's eyes.Pierce hadn't rested for two days, so his nerves were stretched to their absolute limit. His eyes were completely bloodshot too.The moment he saw Millie, he grabbed her like he was a drowning man who finally got his hands on a life buoy. His large hands clamped down on her arm with such force that it felt like he was going to crush her bones.Pierce howled, "Tell him to come out, please! He listens to you. Ask him to come out, Millie. I don't care if he takes over this body. I just need him to tell me the truth! Did I betray you? Did I mess around with another woman? I'm begging you…""Pierce, calm down please." Millie tried to soothe him."How can I calm down? I want to be with you, but if I really did betray you, then at least let me die knowing the truth! What am I supposed to do now? How long does he plan to torture me?"Pierce shoved Millie aside, frantically searching around the room. He even lunged at
