"What's the matter?" Pierce asked."My zip is stuck. Can you call the salesperson over to help?" Millie said."Allow me.""I-Is this appropriate?""Millie, we're legally married. You keep making me feel like we're having an illicit affair."Millie's face flushed. It was just a zipper after all.Pierce walked into the dressing room. The room was actually quite big, but because of his overwhelming presence, the room felt cramped.The dressing room was so quiet that they would be able to hear a pin drop. The sound of the zip was the only thing they could hear.His fingertips unintentionally brushed against her back.Her skin was as smooth as porcelain. It was completely flawless.It looked like it should be used as a canvas for a beautiful painting.Using the sweat on her body, he wanted to mix colors on her skin to paint a beautiful picture of a flower.At the thought of this, his eyes darkened."Are you done yet?"Millie felt very uneasy, as though a predator had set its s
After the two separated, Pierce's gaze was predatory and lustful. Millie felt like he was going to swallow her whole any second.Soon, the desire in his eyes completely vanished, as though it never existed."Let's go. The party is about to start."Millie steeled her nerves. After Pierce got down, he opened her door like a gentleman. The two of them got onto the cruise after flashing their invitations.People immediately came up to greet Pierce. They all noticed Millie standing next to him."Who is this, Mr. Atkinson?""Hello, my name is Millie Jordan. I run a fashion design studio. This is my name card." Millie quickly tried to sell herself.Suddenly, she felt like it was inappropriate to be taking her name card out right now. She snuck a glance at Pierce, scared that he would get angry."Mr. Wales, I hope you'll support her business.""Of course."When Millie heard that, she sighed in relief. Her speech grew even more animated and lively.At that moment, someone called ou
The waitress, Mila Granger, paced back and forth, as though she was looking for Millie. When she spotted her target, she immediately walked over.There was a champagne flute on her tray. "Miss, would you like a drink?""I don't want to drink now, but I want to see someone else drink. You should drink that. I'll pay you a hundred thousand dollars if you drink that. What do you say?"Mila smiled nervously. "I wouldn't dare. These drinks are for our honorable guests. I'm not worthy of drinking them. Not to mention, I have a sensitive stomach. I get a stomach ache when I drink—""I'll pay you a million dollars.""Really?" Mila's eyes light up. She was ready to switch sides."Yes! So, are you drinking it?""Sure, I will."Now, it was Millie's turn to be puzzled. She wondered what was in the drink. Did Mila even know what was inside? If she did, she wouldn't be wearing this expression right now.Was it spiked with a date rape drug, or something else?At that moment, someone came ov
"Don't look at me. You'll sully your eyes.""Huh?""Use your hand… Use your hand to help me… Don't look. There's nothing to see…"Pierce's voice was extremely hoarse, and he stammered and stumbled over his words.Millie was surprised to hear traces of embarrassment in his voice.Pierce was actually embarrassed too.Her hand touched something.He gripped her hand, slowly exerting force.…Before they knew it, it was finally over.Millie didn't dirty her clothes or her body.As she sat quietly on the bed, she heard sounds of flowing water coming from the bathroom.She wanted to remove the blindfold, but Pierce wouldn't let her do it. So, she had no choice but to listen to him.After a dozen minutes, Pierce came out. Millie could hear the rustling of fabric as he put on his clothes.He seemed to be cleaning up the place. Then, he wiped her hands with a wet towel."Forget what happened just now."Pierce spoke in a commanding tone."Okay."Millie nodded.She didn't sacrif
Millie finished the wine in one go."Let's go over there."Putting an arm around Millie's waist, Pierce led her away.The ship sailed for another hour or so before they finally reached the island.Everyone shared the cake, which was several feet tall. Then, they presented the birthday gifts.Millie felt like her horizons were broadened. The birthday banquet went on until midnight before it finally came to an end.Pierce still had matters to deal with, so Millie went back to their room to rest.Millie was about to close the door when a large hand suddenly gripped the edge of the door.Millie was startled. Then, she watched as Stefan squeezed in through the gap.She immediately frowned."What are you doing? What if someone sees you?""What were you and Pierce doing in the room?"Stefan asked slowly.Millie couldn't help but laugh. She thought that Stefan had turned over a new leaf, but as it turned out, he hadn't."I'm his partner, and we're even going to sleep together ton
Stefan was at a loss for words. He felt his anger bubbling within him with nowhere to go."Pierce, are you turning against me for a mere woman?"With a cold look on his face, he straightened his back. He refused to be intimidated."Remember, our families have very close connections, and we have numerous partnerships in business. It's not worth it to abandon all that for the sake of a woman, let alone a woman who would make use of everything to survive."Did you know that she surrendered herself to her kidnappers just to stay alive? Your parents wouldn't allow a dirty woman like that to be married into the family.""That's my business. Don't worry about it.""Alright, then." Stefan smiled despite his fury. He gave Pierce a sullen look. "I'll just stand by and watch, then!"The two parted ways in a foul mood. Stefan got up straight away and walked off.On his way back, Pierce noticed a message Millie sent to him a dozen minutes ago."The moon looks beautiful tonight. I'm off to
Millie's eyelashes gently brushed against Pierce's palm."Don't look.""Is she… dead?"Millie's voice trembled as she spoke, and her whole body stiffened.It was quite traumatic for her to see a dead person right before her eyes."Walk ahead and don't look back.""What about…""We don't have to do anything about this. I'm not the police. Someone will be here."Pierce only wanted to take Millie back.After returning to the room, Pierce was still a little worried. After making sure multiple times that she was unharmed, he finally let out a sigh of relief."Why would you go near the sea at night? Don't you know how worrisome that is?"Pierce returned to his senses and began reprimanding her.He looked so fierce that his expression could frighten Millie to tears.But when Millie remembered that Pierce was just concerned about her safety, she wasn't scared anymore."So, you didn't want me to die?""I don't care… whether you die or not. But I need you to trick Grandpa with me.
"Are you that curious about it?"Pierce suddenly had a cold air about him.Millie felt like she was falsely accused. She was just asking a question. She wasn't committing a crime or anything!"Stefan told me to stay away from you. He said that you're seducing me just to get on his nerves, so I mustn't allow myself to be used by you. Say, should I let you take advantage of me?"Pierce suddenly got closer to her. Startled, Millie reeled backward.Pierce grabbed her waist."If I were you, I would've done everything to gain my favor. I would've made sure that I'm hopelessly in love with you and want no one in the world but you. Then, when you bring me along to show off to Stefan, those two will get so pissed.""I… I can't possibly do that.""If you don't try, you'll never know. Why don't you seriously seduce me first and see if I'd take the bait?"His words were just too suggestive.Seduce…That was an extremely embarrassing word too."I might be easy to bait, you know."He le