Lahat ng Kabanata ng I'm Out of Your League Now: Kabanata 551 - Kabanata 560

Sprawled on the bed, Millie didn't even bother mustering the energy to argue with Piercy."Get up and doll yourself up. Then, come with me to meet a client.""Hmm?" Millie frowned and sat up to curiously stare at him.He wanted to take her out? Seriously?"This client truly is annoying. He insists that I bring along my family. Why else do you think I'm taking you with me? If I weren't worried about Tobias accidentally revealing something, and this contract weren't so important to Atkinson Group, I wouldn't have bothered with you."Millie's heart began to race. As long as she got to go out and breathe some fresh air, she didn't care about anything else.After all, only by going out would she get the chance to escape. There was nothing she could do if she were locked up here."Alright, let me change my clothes," she replied.Millie's eyes were noticeably brighter than before—a stark contrast to her earlier dead-inside look. Upon seeing her becoming more lively, Piercy breathed

A while later, Millie regained her composure. She was still alive because Piercy had stopped choking her.Piercy stared down at the disheveled woman. His thin lips parted as though he wanted to say something, but the words were lodged in his throat and refused to leave.He wanted to tell Millie that it wasn't Pierce who'd stopped him—it was he himself who truly couldn't bring himself to kill her.While Piercy indeed love Millie, that didn't happen right from the moment he was born. Rather, it took time.But on the contrary, Piercy was born because of her, and the instant he opened his eyes, he had already fallen in love with her.He had come to be during that kidnapping incident. Pierce had already accumulated enough negative emotions that left him with a terrifyingly sinister air, and that led to Piercy forming. However, Millie's appearance was like a ray of light pinning Piercy down, preventing him from truly emerging.And so, he waited for the right opportunity to come around.

At last, Piercy couldn't take it anymore. He grabbed his phone and sent his location before texting, "I want you to sneak into the water right now and put a huge 40-pound fish on my hook! You're dead if Millie discovers you."Thankfully, the river was deep enough that an adult could swim in it unnoticed.A man hurried over as quickly as he could and stopped upstream. After putting on an oxygen mask, he slipped into the river and began to slowly swim downstream.All this had taken a considerable amount of time and effort, so Piercy remained empty-handed for the next hour. Meanwhile, Millie's bucket was already full. After losing interest in fishing, she started preparing lunch.They had brought enough food, plus she didn't know how to gut and clean fish, so she could only take them back home."Forget it if you can't catch any fish. It's time to eat," she told Piercy."Wait! I have a feeling I'm about to catch a big one." Piercy refused to give up. At that moment, he felt a tug o

"Alright, I'll do it." Millie acquiesced after some deliberation.She forced herself to suppress the aversion in her heart and closed her eyes. Then, she placed a light kiss on Piercy's lips. It was just a fleeting peck that was light as a feather and nothing more.This was the best she could do."I have no regrets dying at your hands," Piercy declared.Of course, those words were a blatant lie. How could he have no regrets? He was just deluding himself. Wracked with despair and pain, he closed his eyes. Then, a glistening drop of tear slipped from the corner of his eye.It took him a long time before he slowly opened them again.Millie watched him nervously and expectantly. Just then, his deep-set eyes opened and locked onto hers. They were filled with a love so overwhelming yet restrained that it felt boundless.Millie could no longer hold back. Tears freely rolled down her cheeks as she sobbed uncontrollably.Pierce used all his strength to pull her into a tight embrace.

"Alright." Pierce had nothing more to say. He couldn't bring himself to ask her to stay either.This time, Millie didn't go to Sharon. After all, it would be inconvenient for her since she was taking care of Tristan. Hence, Millie rented a duplex apartment in a well-located neighborhood, converting the floor upstairs to a studio and living downstairs.Sure enough, being alone brought her peace. She stopped thinking about her troubles and focused on simple routines. She would go downstairs to buy groceries, cook, or work on her illustrations. When she had time, she would read books and occasionally stroll through the streets alone.She was aware of Pierce coming by every night and standing downstairs for a long time.In the shroud of night, his car would be parked in the shadows. He leaned against the car door while she hid behind the curtains. Sometimes, she would catch sight of the glowing ember at his fingertips.Pierce rarely smoked in the past. Yet, he had started smoking ag