Millie was close to tears. She felt extremely indignant.Pierce didn't dare continue. He feared that he wouldn't be able to control his wild thoughts.He blamed it on Millie for having a youthful and beautiful body, which was filled with allure.He let go of Millie, who kept backing away. She even had a weird gait as she walked.She bit her lip, her eyes reddening a little. It made Pierce look like he had done something unforgivable."If you say that again, you'll regret it."Millie angrily turned around to leave, but he called out to her, stopping her."Take this."Pierce opened a bedside drawer and retrieved a box from within."Here, the emerald necklace your grandmother gave you.""The emerald necklace?"Millie couldn't be bothered with anything else. She hastily opened the box and peered in to see only half of the pendant attached to the necklace. The pendant was inlaid with gold, and the broken edges were smoothed out as well. There was also a carving of a little rabbit
Pierce should have behaved like that as well. After all, phones were the most private possessions people could have these days. Wasn't Pierce wary of Millie at all?"So… I'll take a look, then?""Sure."Pierce sounded nonchalant enough. Unable to suppress her curiosity, Millie unlocked his phone and took a look.Pierce had a contact on WhatsApp under the name "Sammy", and this contact was the one who had been sending him messages just now.When Millie tapped in, she saw several photos of a young lady in various clothes. The lady seemed to be trying them on.The lady looked nice in every photo. She seemed adorable and friendly, and she looked just like an exquisite porcelain doll.She didn't look much like Pierce. One of them must have taken after their father while the other took after their mother."Pierce, help me choose. Which one looks best on me?"Millie thought about it for a moment. The young lady had fair skin, so the purple dress complemented her very well. She would
Just then, someone suddenly opened the door to the lounge."Pierce, we have an emergency! A hacker breached the firewall and is trying to—"Tobias froze in bewilderment.Did he come in at the wrong time?"Sorry, I never saw anything!"Tobias slammed the door shut.Pierce was standing with his back to Tobias just now, and Millie was kneeling on the floor. Judging by the height…Tobias didn't think that Pierce would be capable of such things. Pierce had always been a serious person, and he was even sleeping in separate beds from Millie. Surprisingly… Pierce could be quite bold.Millie wished that she could just disappear into thin air.People would try to look busy when they felt awkward, and Millie was no exception.Pierce asked as he looked down at Millie, "What are you doing?""Um, shoelaces! I'm tying my shoelaces.""You're wearing slippers. There are no shoelaces to tie.""Huh? Really? I mean, I haven't measured your legs. I'll be done as soon as possible so that you ca
Millie felt something wet on her lips as if something was nibbling on her.She felt like someone was savoring and relishing her lips, treating her lips like their favorite toy. The person couldn't bear to bite in case it hurt her, but they couldn't bring themselves to let go, either."Mm…"Millie couldn't help but mumble a little.Then, the sensation disappeared completely. Millie wondered if she was just dreaming. She wanted to open her eyes, but her eyelids seemed to weigh a ton. She couldn't open her eyes at all.The night crawled on.When Millie woke up, Pierce was nowhere to be found in the office.After Millie washed up, she went out only to see a woman in secretary attire."You're awake. I'll get you breakfast."Soon, breakfast was served."Where's Pierce?""Mr. Atkinson is in a meeting, and it'll end at around 11:00 am. He said that you could do as you please. You're free to stay for lunch or leave right away.""Tell him that I'm going to work in the studio, then."
Millie replied, "It was a thousand dollars just now, wasn't it?""That's in the past now. It has nothing to do with the present! Are you interested or not?"Millie stared intently at the censored photo. Gritting her teeth, she replied, "Fine, five thousand dollars it is. You'd better guarantee that it's worth the money."Isabella didn't reply, so Millie immediately sensed that something was off. This might very well be fake advertising.Still, thanks to her curiosity, Millie gave Isabella the five thousand dollars. Soon, she received the uncensored version.Sure enough, it was fake advertising!Pierce's strong upper body was exposed to the air. Drops of sweat were rolling down his muscles, and his Adam's apple was well-defined.However, he was wearing pants that covered the lower half of his body!The photo seemed to be taken without Pierce's knowledge. Pierce usually had an unapproachable air to him, but in these photos, he was exposing either his abs or his shoulders, so he l
As if Millie had thrown two bombs into the ocean, the originally quiet group was instantly in an uproar."Damn, that's really high definition! Where did you get these from?""Is this a secret shot? Why do I feel like this was taken up close? 109, who exactly are you?""Do you have more? I can't get enough of them!"To avoid suspicion, Millie came up with a random excuse."I got it from someone at a high price, but I don't know who they are, either. If you want more, you can buy them from me."Someone immediately sent Millie a private message.Millie was quite smart. She told the group members that they should label it as a gift instead of a purchase when setting up the transaction. If not, it would be an illegal business.However, she was also infringing on Pierce's right of publicity. Still, Millie felt that Pierce probably wouldn't sue her.Isabella couldn't hold it in anymore."I need those photos! A thousand dollars, right?""Sorry, I'm charging you ten thousand dollars
Millie's mind went blank. Soon, she came to her senses and said, "Can you please keep it a secret for him? He doesn't know about this. Can I have my parents pick me up instead?""Sorry, but I've already called him. He's on his way now, and he'll be here at any minute."Millie could hide her marriage with Pierce from the public, but she couldn't hide it from the police department's social network database. The name of her partner was displayed as clear as day: Pierce Atkinson.When Millie heard that, she wished she could just disappear."Where's Millie?"Just then, Millie heard a familiar voice outside. The voice was low, and its owner sounded like he was suppressing his fury."Over here, Pierce."The police officer shouted.Millie froze. Did they know each other?Pierce entered the room with a foul look on his face. His dark gaze fell upon Millie."Pierce, look at these photos of you! They're quite good."The police officer smiled as he waved the photos in front of Pierce. M
Millie had no idea if Pierce was just trying to spook her or something else.But when she remembered his previous line of work, she didn't dare bet on it. What if he really was that heartless?"This is my first offense, and I've earnestly admitted to my mistakes, so can you please give me another chance?""How exactly are you owning up to your mistakes?""I'll… give you the money. I earned a total of 60 thousand dollars in profit.""And?""I'll write a reflection essay, and I promise to never do it again.""And?""And…" Millie was at a loss. What else could she do to compensate? "Any hints?""You won't have your allowance for this month. Also, you won't be paid for the clothes you're designing for me and my sister."She could give away the clothes for free, but wouldn't it be going too far to take away her allowance?"Can you please… let me have my allowance at least?""Then I'll talk to the legal department at Atkinson Group. They'll send you to jail."The legal departmen