บททั้งหมดของ I'm Out of Your League Now: บทที่ 271 - บทที่ 280

William was brought to the villa. He was covered in blood, and his clothes were torn to shreds. The white fabric was so stained that its original color was unrecognizable. Meanwhile, his face was bruised and swollen. One of his eyes was a gory mess and had gone completely blind.He collapsed onto the floor, coughing violently before spitting out a mouthful of blood. Then, he rolled onto his back and began to loudly laugh."Pierce… Oh, Pierce…" He was missing a front tooth, which caused his words to awkwardly slur. "You should've handed me over to CBP right away. But instead, you detained me here on your own. You want to vent your anger, eh? Aren't you supposed to be the most upstanding, law-abiding officer?""I'll turn you in, alright. It's just not the time to do so yet," Pierce said. There was a dark edge to his tone "You shouldn't have told her those things.""Ha… You can't blame me for that. I thought she already knew," William said, his speech punctuated by occasional coughs

Samantha froze in disbelief as Millie's words fell. Was she hearing things? Was Millie serious about leaving? Could this be real?Samantha suspiciously eyed Millie. "Why?""I don't like Pierce. We don't get along, so I want to leave. But he won't let me, so there's nothing I can do," Millie replied."What kind of spell have you cast on Pierce?" Samantha begrudgingly asked. She was utterly frustrated, though there was a hint of envy in her voice. How marvelous would it be if Pierce favored her above all?Samantha had once thought that Pierce treated her differently. She'd thought that she was unique. But all the treatment she had enjoyed thus far didn't hold a candle to how Pierce treated Millie. The care and love he showered her were unconditional.Samantha's jealousy burned bright, but there was nothing she could do about it. But now, Millie wanted to leave. If she left, wouldn't that mean that there would be no more competition?"Do you have a way to help me leave?" Milli

When Pierce saw that it was Samantha on the bed, his face turned ashen.He grabbed her wrist with such force that it felt like he might dislocate her arm. He yanked her off the bed, causing Samantha to stumble. Samantha managed to steady herself, but her heart pounded as she met Pierce's piercing, furious gaze.She recalled a time from their childhood when she had run away and Pierce had found her. He had been furious back then. That was the angriest she'd ever seen him—until now. The infuriated expression he was showing in the moment surpassed that by far.Fear and jealousy filled Samantha's heart. How had Millie stolen all the affection and privilege that had once been hers in such a short time? Why was this happening?"Where's Millie?" Pierce sternly asked."M-Millie… ran away," Samantha stammered. "I came to confront her today, but she held a knife to my face and threatened to cut me up if I didn't do what she said. I didn't have a choice!""If she escaped, why didn't y

Pierce's husky voice broke the silence as he looked at Millie with deep-set eyes. They were filled with a smoldering intensity that enveloped Millie's whole being. The air was thick with unspoken desire.For a moment, Millie genuinely feared he would devour her whole, right there and then. After all, he had no need to hide anything from her anymore since she had already found out about everything."No… I won't run anymore," she lied, playing along for now. But she knew she would run again in a heartbeat the moment an opportunity presented itself.She couldn't force Pierce to go to prison, but she also couldn't live under the same roof with someone who had violated her. If she accepted and went along with it, what would that say about her principles and her conscience?Millie had tried to rationalize everything by reminding herself that her circumstances had been dire, and she had been drugged. Perhaps being saved by Pierce had been better than falling into someone else's hands.

At the moment when Millie craved for vengeance against Stefan, Pierce had agreed to marry her. When she put herself in danger to lure William into taking action, he had promised to protect her. When Sharon was in peril, she had charged in alone—absolutely unafraid—because she knew Pierce would come for her.He taught her, step by step, how to shoot a gun. He gave her the confidence to stand up to Wanda.At that grand wedding, while everyone's eyes were on the couple kissing on stage, Pierce had secretly kissed her.How could she have been so foolish to miss all the signs? Everything he did had been so obvious, yet Millie had always believed it was purely out of his sense of responsibility. She had chalked it all up to the fact that she was his wife, and nothing more.She had suspected that he loved Samantha and every other person, but never herself.Before she learned the truth, Pierce had been nearly perfect in her eyes—he was flawless.He was a hero to so many. To her, he was