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"Mills, what's wrong?" Pierce asked."Don't come any closer. Stay away… Go away…" Millie replied.Yet, Pierce still moved closer. To Millie, his face resembled that of a bloody pulp now. She was starting to hallucinate.Terrified, Millie frantically flailed her arms although her injuries were not fully healed. The overwhelming fear had dulled her sense of pain."Mills, it's me. Please look closer. It's me," Pierce slowly said.Gradually, Millie came back to her senses. She wasn't in the castle. There was no blood on the ground nor corpses scattered about. When her vision cleared, Millie finally saw Pierce for who he was, and a wave of anguish swept over her.She threw herself into his arms, tightly holding onto him. She trembled as tears slowly soaked his shirt, and she buried her face into his chest.She sobbed. "Pierce… Pierce, I killed so many people. I killed them… What should I do? My hands are covered in blood, and I can't ever wash it off."They deserved to die.

During this period, no one was allowed to disturb Millie or the psychiatrist.The psychologist had also prescribed mild sedatives to assist with the hypnosis. After taking it, Millie felt light-headed.She couldn't explain the sensation that followed. At times, she thought she could hear the rhythmic crashing sounds of waves or the soothing hums of a religious chant. Sometimes, it was a child's playful laughter, and other times the calming patter of raindrops.Millie felt lost in a surreal haze. She had no concept of time and did not know if hours or days had passed. Eventually, the darkness swallowed her whole and she drifted into a deep sleep. "Doctor! She's been unconscious for two days. Why hasn't she woken up?" Pierce questioned the psychiatrist.Pierce sat by Millie's bedside, tightly holding her hand. He was worried sick."Everyone reacts differently to hypnosis," the psychiatrist calmly explained. "Lethargy is a common response. It's normal for most people to sleep for t

Bill had always been a reckless playboy, indulging in fleeting affairs and a carefree lifestyle. But after getting married, he finally settled down.The loss of his eldest brother had shaken him to the core too.In the end, Bill kept his word to Henry that he would retake Atkinson Group, and he succeeded.As for the second son, David, who had murdered his brother years prior, Bill had banished him from Arbelton.He and his wife, Christy, had only ever had one son, Donald. But now, with rumors spreading about Pierce's death, Donald was pushing for his branch of the family to succeed the group.The candidate for succession was a boy of Pierce's generation. He was four years his junior.The entire family had funded his education, sending him abroad to study finance. Now, he had returned as a so-called elite.When Donald discussed succession with Bill, the old man was so infuriated that he became bedridden. So, Pierce's first stop was the retirement home to check on him."Grandpa,

Donald was a real class act too. He actually didn't lay a finger on Melissa for three long years. No ordinary person could've done something like this. It was solid proof that he actually had a deep respect and love for her.Be that as it may, Melissa eloped once more, and the whole city knew about it this time. Everyone made fun of Donald for getting cuckolded, and he couldn't take such a humiliation. He had shown more than enough concession for her, and yet she had given him nothing. Donald wanted to take revenge on Melissa, and he saw Pierce's mom, Rose Durham, as his way to do just that. Rose and Melissa were best friends. Naturally, she didn't have any fantasies about Donald. However, that didn't stop the heartless monster from ravaging her.The next day, Melissa caught Rose sleeping on her bed with her husband. Rose pleaded for Melissa to believe in her innocence. Regrettably, no amount of explanation could make Melissa believe her. Just like that, she was branded a

"Mr. Atkinson is still in a meeting. Please wait for him in the guest room, Mr. Leach. Give me a minute, and I'll brew you some tea."Millie was standing in front of the CEO's office when Stefan came out of one of the elevators. He had lost a lot of weight, and his face looked much paler. He also didn't expect to see Millie here. He clicked his tongue and said, "What a coincidence."Millie didn't respond. Instead, she straightaway opened the door and walked in as if he was just another stranger. Stefan's eyes darkened as he watched her disappear from his sight.However, Millie didn't let this bother her. After all, Atkinson Group and Leach Group were two of the biggest players in the city. It would be impossible for them to have zero business transactions with each other. For that matter, the Atkinsons and Leaches would never become actual enemies and let the other competitors take advantage of them. After all, collaboration was the key to consolidating one's standing in the b