Chapter 19 I Promise You

Gavin paused. Millie sat up and lowered her head. Her soft curly hair fell down and covered her face. "I know that the reason you agreed to marry me was because of..." Millie trembled as she wept in a shaky voice, "It was only because I was humiliated in order to save Arvav... That child was the child of those criminals..." Millie covered her face, her tears pouring out, making her look fragile and helpless. Gavin’s cold eyes softened a little. Back then, Arnav and Millie were kidnapped together. The kidnapper wanted to break one of Arnav’s legs so that he could force Gavin to give them money. In order to save Arnav, Millie deliberately angered the kidnappers and thus, she was retaliated by the four kidnappers who took turns using her. That was how Millie got pregnant. After getting pregnant, Millie felt that it was a crime to abort an innocent child like this, so she decided to commit suicide together with the child. In order to save Millie, Gavin, who also felt guilty, promised to marry Millie. But that promise had been prolonged until Mille was six months pregnant. He didn’t expect that Millie’s child would pass away unexpectedly. "Now that the child is gone, will you not take me as your wife?" Millie cried and asked, "Gavin, answer me." Gavin opened his mouth. If Lesly did not come back, his answer would have been a no, but... "I’m sorry." Gavin turned back to the side of the bed. His eyes soften from his guilt. "But I promised you that I will take care of you for a lifetime." Millie covered her face tightly, blocking her crazily distorted gaze. She said with a tearful voice, "Can you promise me one thing?" Gavin said, "What?" Millie closed her eyes. When she opened them again, there was only a pitiful look in her eyes. "Within three years, don’t marry any other woman. Don’t announce to the public that our engagement has been canceled, okay?" Millie extended her hand that was covered in tears. "As long as you agree, I will go abroad in three years. In the future, no matter who you want to be with, I will not interfere with you." Gavin remained silent. Three years was too long for him. "I’m begging you." Millie opened her eyes and burst into tears. "Gavin, I’m begging you..." Gavin sighed and finally said, "Okay, I promise you." Millie was satisfied and let go of Gavin’s hand. "Alright, then I won’t bother you anymore. If you have anything to do, then go and do your work." Millie wiped the tears from her eyes and restored her gentle and considerate image. "I’ll come to see you tomorrow." With this, Gavin left the ward. ... Lesly spent a little time and found Millie’s ward. She knocked on the door. "Ms. Morris, are you there? I’m Lesly." "Yes, come in." Millie’s soft voice came from the ward. Lesly felt a little strange. Since she was acting so calm, her child should have been alright. Pushing the door open, Lesly walked into the ward and realized that Millie’s belly was flat. This meant that the child was dead. Looking at Millie’s face, the corners of her lips were slightly hooked as her smile was gentle and impeccable. There was not a trace of sadness after her miscarriage. "Do you find my attitude strange?" Millie looked at her phone and asked Lesly with a smile, "I just lost my child. Are you curious why aren’t I sad at all?" Lesly didn’t want to talk nonsense with her and just said, "I’m just here to warn you to not even try to blame me for your miscarriage. Otherwise, the person who will be ruined in the end will only be yourself." Millie smiled and said, "Really? But I saw on the Internet that everyone was sure that it was you who pushed me. They were all scolding you... Tsk tsk, scolding you so harshly. Oh, you see, there is someone who wants to stalk you." She shook her phone with a malicious and distorted smile. "Lesly, do you think that Gavin will take the two children away once he finds out?"