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"Hand her the divorce agreement," Stefan ordered.He couldn't be bothered to talk to her, so he instructed Mark to give her the divorce papers straightaway.However, Wanda didn't even glance at it. She thought that since she was pregnant now, her position was secure and unshakeable. Of course, she wouldn't agree to the divorce. Wanda appealed to him. "Stefan, I know I've made many mistakes, but the child is innocent. Can you bear to see this child being born to divorced parents and a broken home? "We're both unlucky people who have been orphaned. We once promised that if we ever had a child, we would give them the best life possible."Stefan finally understood why he had lost his mind and insisted on marrying Wanda. She knew exactly how deeply the loss of his parents had affected him. The two people closest to him were gone. The idea of having a child who shared his blood gave him a sense of belonging.Wanda had constantly reminded him that they were the same as they both lost
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"Then let the media take a good look. They'll see your vanity and greed for the Leach family's fortune and how I kicked you out after I saw through your ugly lies. Who knows whose side they'll take then?" Stefan interrupted her sharply.It was true that giving Wanda nothing made the Leach family look bad and could invite criticism.But Stefan didn't care anymore. He had been humiliated so many times before. Something this minuscule hardly mattered now.Besides, the thought of giving Wanda money and letting her squander it to live a comfortable life was more unbearable to him than anything else."What happened to you, Stefan? You weren't like this before," Wanda lamented pitifully."I forgot to tell you that I've forgotten everything about us. I only know what others have told me. So, your usual tricks won't work on me anymore!""So that's what happened…" Wanda felt a small sense of relief at his words.If it was just temporary memory loss, everything could go back to the way it w
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"Why aren't you saying anything? Was the battle really brutal and you lost some men? Are you grieving now?" Millie made guesses while gently stroking his back in an attempt to comfort him.She wondered if that would make him feel better."Pierce? Can you say something, please? You're scaring me…"It was too quiet. Even his breathing was hard to detect.Although she was holding him, she couldn't feel his warmth. "Pierce, please talk to me. What's going on? What's wrong?"Still, Pierce didn't say a single word.Panic surged through her, and she quickly pushed him away. Suddenly, Pierce changed drastically. His face turned deathly pale, and his entire body was soaking wet. His fingers seemed to be swollen—as if they'd been submerged in water for too long. Drops of water slid from his fingertips and dripped down to the floor.Millie's gaze traveled down to his chest, where there were three gaping bullet wounds. They bled profusely, soaking his shirt.Pierce stared at her with lif
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"Let me drive you home," Tobias offered.On the way, Millie couldn't shake her unease. Why had that dream felt so vivid?"Tobias, have you heard any news about Pierce?" She couldn't help but ask."No, Millie. Don't worry. Pierce will surely be fine," Tobias comforted."Alright," Millie replied absentmindedly, too distracted to notice the slight tremble in Tobias' voice.When she returned to the villa, she didn't go to her room to rest. Instead, she headed to the study. Her workspace was there, right next to Pierce's desk, in the spot with the best lighting and view.Half of the bookshelf was filled with her fashion magazines. Whenever she was tired, she liked curling up on the chaise lounge to read.Their first time had been here, too.Knowing it was her first time, Pierce had bizarrely refused to let anyone clean the carpet. Instead, he had carefully cut out that section, preserved it in a box, and stored it as a keepsake.Millie had been mortified but didn't bother scolding
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When Millie heard those words, her blood went cold. "W-What did you just s-say?" she stammered, struggling to get the words out."I'm no good at all. Don't love me anymore.""You're the one who made me fall for you! You're the one who insisted on keeping me by your side! And now you're telling me not to love you? Pierce, you bastard! You're an absolute bastard!"If I get together with someone else, I won't ever think of you again!""Mills…" Pierce sounded panicked. He called out her name as if trying to stop her.A flicker of hope ignited in Millie's heart. Pierce wouldn't let her go just like that. He had fought so hard to get to her, so he wouldn't give up now.To her surprise, his shoulders suddenly slumped as he let out a heavy sigh. "That's for the best."He uttered those four words in despair. Millie's body went stiff, and all color drained from her face.In an instant, the figure before her disappeared.Millie opened her eyes, realizing she had been dreaming again. Sh
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"Alright. We'll do as you wish. I'll have the doctor come to the villa to treat you," Tobias said.Millie returned to the villa in silence. She didn't say a word the entire way. She was unnervingly quiet, and Tobias couldn't help but worry. If Pierce saw her like this, he would surely be heartbroken.Tobias sighed and wondered where he was.When Millie arrived at the villa, she was surprised to find that she couldn't even get inside. Pierce's parents and Samantha were there. Millie's belongings had been thrown onto the ground in a mess. Her clothes were strewn everywhere, and they were covered in footprints. They had clearly been trampled on countless times.Tobias' anger flared immediately. "Who allowed any of you to do this? Have you lost your minds?""It was me." Samantha stepped out, her gaze filled with resentment as she glared at Millie.If it weren't for her, Samantha wouldn't have been sent out of the country. She wouldn't have missed seeing Pierce one last time. To her
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Millie picked up her phone and dialed 911. "Hello, officer? There are intruders in my house, and things got violent. Please send someone over to handle this."After reporting the incident, she turned to Samantha. "You've trespassed into someone else's house. I'd shown mercy by merely giving you a few slaps. I'll check my belongings later. If anything is missing, I'll press charges for theft.""Are you out of your mind?" Melissa screeched. Then, she fumed righteously, "This is my son's house. I'm his mother. I have every right to be here. All of you are hired by Pierce, so who do you answer to?"The maids spoke in unison. "Mr. Atkinson, of course." "And who did he instruct you to listen to in his absence?""Madam Millie…" one of the maids replied hesitantly."I'll be the one paying your salaries from now on. Get these people out of here immediately!" Melissa ordered.Millie had no intention of trying to stay on good terms with them. Everyone knew about Pierce's strained relati
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Millie got up and opened the door. "What is it?""Why the hostility?" Donald queried."I don't like anyone who Pierce doesn't like," she replied flatly."And how do you know he doesn't like us? Every family has its own skeletons in the closet. Nothing is ever absolute."Donald sat down at Pierce's desk—the very spot Millie had just occupied a moment ago.Millie frowned slightly. She had been sitting there simply because she missed Pierce. But Donald sat there as though it were a seat of authority.Folding his hands in front of him, he said, "My son liked you very much and left you quite a lot. Don't worry, the Atkinson family won't try to take it back."His words made Millie realize that he thought of her as the kind of woman who married for money."I admire your courage from earlier, so I'll give you a friendly piece of advice—cut ties with Pierce. This time, he offended many people. The Atkinson family will publicly sever all ties with him and select a new successor to the co
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Millie gently closed the box.Suddenly, a single tear slipped down, landing silently on the surface. Only then did Millie realize that she had been crying. She wasn't sure if she was mourning the love she once had or if her tears were for something else entirely.No wonder Pierce had told her to look at it in private. He didn't want to see her shedding tears for another man."It's all in the past. Why send this now?" Millie murmured.She wiped away her tears and picked up her phone. "Tobias, do me a favor. Auction something for me. Donate every last cent of the proceeds to charity. Not a single penny should be kept."She then ended the call and looked at the small box again. At least this way, it would be put to good use…Afterward, Millie headed to the study to check on Pierce. He watched her closely, his deep eyes unreadable.Millie pretended not to notice and said, "You keep working. I'm just going to sketch for a while."Pierce pressed his lips together as if he wante
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Millie followed Pierce back home. As she stepped into the familiar space that belonged to just the two of them, her heart felt heavy with emotions.It had been two months since she had last been here, yet everything remained unchanged. Even the wardrobe had been stocked with new seasonal outfits.In those two months, Millie had lost a lot of weight. So, Pierce instructed the kitchen to prepare nourishing meals for her. He was determined to bring her back to full health.Pierce remained bedridden for another half month before he could finally use a cane to walk around a bit. His right leg was still severely injured, and every step sent searing pain through his body, making his face go pale and his forehead damp with cold sweat.Millie couldn't bear to watch him suffer and urged him to rest. But Pierce was stubborn and walked until his legs trembled, and he could no longer stand. Only then would he sit down."Does it hurt?" Millie worriedly asked."It doesn't. I just need to pr
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With that, Millie turned around and left without hesitation. But just as she was about to step out of the room, Stefan's voice called out behind her once more, "Millie, I owe you an apology for everything. I never really said it before. It's late… but at least I'm finally saying it. "Millie, I'm sorry. I was the one in the wrong." Stefan's voice was soft, weakened by his injuries. It sounded as though those few words had drained all the strength from his body.Millie's body stiffened, and her hands were tightly clenched into fists at her sides.Stefan was apologizing at long last.Millie wanted to turn around to see if he was truly sincere or if this was just another one of his manipulations. However, she held herself back. Unimportant people didn't deserve even a second glance.Millie didn't say anything. She didn't say whether she would or would not forgive him. She just walked away.Stefan's face turned even paler. He knew that after everything he had done, he would never
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Millie didn't want to see Pierce struggling alone, bottling up all his pain like a wounded lion licking its wounds in solitude.Upon hearing her words, Pierce simply tightened his embrace around her. "Mills… I'm scared…""I know. I understand," Millie whispered, gently patting his back."I'm afraid I won't be able to lift you anymore, and I'm afraid I won't be able to run or jump. I'm scared I won't be able to fight the bad guys and protect you anymore." Pierce's voice was soft and barely above a whisper. His sorrow was almost imperceptible, but it could be because he still hadn't fully released his emotions.Millie started, "You still have me. If you can't carry me, then don't. If you can't run fast or jump high, then I'll slow down and walk beside you. I can be your crutch and your support for a lifetime, okay?"And listen, Pierce, you may not be able to fight on the front lines anymore, but you're still there in spirit. We can move to the back lines to provide funding and strat
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Pierce didn't tell Millie everything—such as the fact that Stefan had initially wanted to kill him. He spared Stefan some dignity, not wanting Millie to hate him forever.Millie stayed in the hospital to care for Pierce for two days when there was finally a change in Stefan's condition.Before he even regained consciousness, he was already calling her name. Robin anxiously rushed in to find Millie, and she hurried over."The patient's wound has gotten infected, leading to complications. We need to start emergency treatment immediately!""How could this have happened? Wasn't he supposed to wake up?" Robin was beside himself with worry."Millie… Millie…" Even in his fevered delirium, Stefan kept murmuring her name.Millie went over to him. His hand, which had been weakly grasping at the air, finally caught hold of something—her fingers. He clung to her tightly."I'm here, Stefan," she softly uttered.It was as if her words held some kind of magic, as Stefan immediately calmed d
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Every word Pierce spoke was firm and impactful. Each word hammered on Stefan's heart mercilessly.Pierce owned up to his mistakes. But what about him? Could he do the same?All this while, he had been shifting the blame to everyone else. He blamed Pierce for stealing Millie away. Then, he blamed Millie for not forgiving him. He even blamed Wanda for seducing him, and the list went on…He had blamed so many people, holding onto their faults while conveniently brushing aside his own. When it came to himself, he always found a way to justify his actions. He completely ignored that he was the true cause of everything.Stefan's grip on Pierce's collar loosened. He took a few steps back in a daze and stumbled on his own feet, causing him to nearly fall to the ground."Those criminals… They're planning to strike again. I agreed to help them," Stefan said."Why are you telling me this?" Pierce responded."She said… She said that if you died, she wouldn't live either." Stefan's voice was
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Millie gave Pierce a profound look that contained a myriad of emotions. Pierce could have been selfish and not tell her any of Stefan's good deeds. He could've even stopped her from visiting Stefan. Yet, he didn't do that.After giving Pierce one heavy nod, Millie went over to the adjacent hospital room.Stefan was seriously injured too. His health wasn't as good as Pierce's to begin with, so he still hadn't woken up yet.Robin was in his room, sitting beside him. He kept silently wiping away tears at one side."This is my only nephew. If anything were to happen to him, how would I face his late parents?" Robin mournfully said."Does Grandma know about this?" Millie inquired."I don't have the heart to tell Mom about this. She's old and frail. I don't want her to have a breakdown," Robin replied."I'll keep him company, Robin," Millie said.Robin hesitated for a moment and ultimately nodded. He believed that Stefan would want to see Millie upon waking up. So, Millie staye
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"Don't move around. You're still very weak. The doctor said to give you some oatmeal porridge when you wake up. Your digestive system is still quite weak, so you need to eat something that goes down easily."A familiar voice sounded in Millie's ears."G-Grandpa? Why are you here? Where's Pierce? Pierce? Pierce…" After a moment of silence, Millie mumbled, "I forgot… Pierce is dead. Not even his body remains.""What nonsense are you speaking, child? Isn't he lying right beside you?" Bill interjected.Millie visibly froze for a second. Then, she whipped her head around to look. As Bill had said, Pierce was indeed right beside her. Layers of gauze were wrapped around his body, and he seemed to be heavily injured. However, his vital signs were steady, and his heartbeat was rhythmic—he was no longer in a critical condition."Pierce…" Millie tumbled out of bed without a care for the pain in her limbs.Bill quickly went over to support her and combined their beds together."H-How is t
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Millie broke down emotionally. She was done with Stefan's constant self-righteous justification. He always blamed everyone else and deemed himself free of any wrongdoing. He acted as if the whole world had wronged him, while he had never wronged anyone.He painted himself as the pitiful and innocent victim, twisting logic to justify everything he did.Millie was done acting her part. She would let things play out however they should. There was no longer anything tying her to this world. If anything happened to Pierce, she wouldn't live either. Just the thought of being imprisoned by Stefan for three years was worse than death.And so, she locked herself in her room and refused to come out. Every day, the housekeepers delivered her meals. She had no appetite but still ate well.Millie also no longer cared whether Stefan had drugged her food or not. If she turned into a mindless lunatic, maybe that would be better than this painful clarity.…Days passed one after another.One
