Semua Bab I'm Out of Your League Now: Bab 391 - Bab 400

"Is there anything else besides this?" Millie asked.Pierce thought for a moment. "I've also sent people to investigate you in secret so I could keep an eye on your daily activities. But I didn't intervene in anything too private—I just wanted to know where you went and what you did."I think that's all I did. I'll let you know if anything else comes to mind. "Millie laughed out of frustration. This was already far too much. How could she handle it if there was anything more?She'd seen Pierce's paranoia before. But it wasn't until now that she realized she'd barely scratched the surface. He'd concealed himself far too well. If it wasn't for the influence she had on him in the past, he might've long since went astray. In fact, he would've turned into a complete villain. He wouldn't have fought for justice for the people. Instead, he'd have become complicit with them.He was definitely capable of doing something like that. Even the glory of the Atkinson family meant nothing to h

"Grandpa, what's the deal with Pierce being an illegitimate child?" Millie couldn't help but ask.Bill asked back with a chuckle, "Haven't you asked Pierce about this?""He hasn't brought it up, and it feels awkward for me to ask.""Then why are you asking me?""I want to know.""Pierce should tell you about this himself. It's not the same if you hear it from someone else."Millie felt defeated upon hearing this. She lowered her head and ranted, "Grandpa, don't you know him? He keeps everything bottled up. He's too good at hiding things. He'll just keep everything to himself and try to make peace with it on his own."It's fine if he can really do that, but the truth is he's just exhausting and tormenting himself mentally. Who knows how long it'll take before he comes around and tells me about this." Millie pouted after getting that off her chest. From her expression, her frustration was evident.It had already taken her half a year just to pry open Pierce's mouth and learn ev

"Oh, you want to know? That's my secret base. Once you give me a child, I'll take you there," Pierce said with a strange glimmer in his eyes.Millie was caught off guard by the mention of having a child. She felt her ears heat up immediately. What kind of outrageous words were those?"Keep dreaming. I'm not interested in your secret base," Millie quickly retorted. "Rest well. I'm going to the kitchen to check if your meal is ready yet," Millie hastily said and practically fled the room.Pierce watched her retreating figure, lost in thought.…Pierce stayed home for another half a month before he could finally walk on his own. His wound had begun to heal, with fresh pink skin growing over it. The doctor then came to remove the stitches. While the injury was essentially healed, Pierce was advised to avoid strenuous activities and continue recuperating.It was hard to believe that in just over a month, Pierce was almost back to normal. He was energetic and acted as if he hadn'

Pierce was in the middle of explaining something when Millie's other hand gently touched his cheek."Does it hurt? I'm sorry… I didn't mean to be so rough," Millie said.Pierce reached out and gently held her hand. He opened his mouth, wanting to ask her if being with him was exhausting. He knew he was a complicated and contradictory person, and Millie had to overcome her fears to be with him. Was it a torment for her deep down? But Pierce didn't dare to ask. What if voicing it made Millie confront the question and she decided that couldn't stay with him anymore? He couldn't bear the consequences of losing Millie. He'd kept her in his heart for so long—far too long to simply let her go. Millie's heart skipped a beat as she caught the conflicted look in Pierce's eyes.What was he thinking about right now?"Pierce, you can tell me what's on your mind. Don't bottle everything up, okay?" Millie said."Okay."And then, they both fell silent.Millie felt a bit helpless.

"Weren't you asking for a remedy for getting pregnant? Why is it about improving your health now?" Rachel deliberately asked despite knowing what was going on.Wanda's face briefly flushed and turned pale."I'll go check on Mom. You two have a good chat and talk it out. After all, we're family. You don't have to hold anything back." Rachel excused herself, leaving Millie and Wanda alone in the living room.All the while, Millie remained calm. In contrast, Wanda felt diffident and restless.She began, "Millie, don't you know you should be mindful and avoid close contact with anything or anyone related to Stefan? This is his grandma's house. Why do you keep showing up around here? You claim you have no feelings for him, but look at yourself! You'd do whatever that draws his attention!"You pretend to be magnanimous, but you're in fact, the pettiest among us all! You know you can't take him from me, so you're trying to upset us on purpose, aren't you?"Millie wanted to laugh at su