Millie was a fast learner. She would forego eating and sleeping when she became immersed. So, she would frequently skip meals and stay up late into the night.Seeing her work so hard, Tobias felt bad for her. He reminded, "Millie, you should take better care of your health. Otherwise, Pierce will be heartbroken when he returns.""Ask him to come back and do that himself. You can tell him all about this by then," Millie retorted.Millie had her own ulterior intentions. If Pierce knew she'd suffered and had to shoulder so much when he was away, would he come back faster next time?Of course, Millie knew she was being childish by having this kind of mentality. Still, she couldn't help it.She had been immensely curious about what lay behind that locked door. When Pierce came back, she decided that she would ask him what kind of treasures he'd been keeping locked up in there.Time flew by. To most people, one month went by in the blink of an eye. But to Millie, one month had been ago
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