Chapter 14 The Boy from Before Peter replied respectfully . " These are our boss's orders " Millie looked puzzled . " Who's your boss ? " Hearing this , Peter looked up . His gaze instinctively moved toward the VIP booth in the center of the second floor . That booth was bathed in soft overhead lighting . Several men in expensive custom suits were seated around it . Millie had some familiarity with the local wealthy men in Northspire , but she didn't recognize any of these men . They carried an aura of refined luxury . It was completely different from ordinary wealthy heirs . On the crystal table of the booth sat a neat row of Louis XIII cognac bottles . The amber liquid glowed warmly under the lights . Just this display alone was enough to make anyone gasp . When Peter's gaze fell on the second floor , he immediately bowed slightly with utmost respect . Millie's eyes immediately found the most distinguished man sitting in the center of the booth . He wore a sharply tailored black suit . He was lounging lazily on the couch with his legs crossed . A glass of swirling liquor rested between his fingers . CIL The man was half - hidden in shadows where the overhead lights couldn't reach . His sharp features were immersed in darkness . He was surrounded by an innate air of nobility and aloofness . Perhaps it was the angle , but Millie felt like he was sitting on clouds . He seemed to be looking down at the world with indifference . Just then , the man suddenly looked down . His noble gaze dropped to meet hers . Millie unexpectedly locked eyes with the man's cold , sharp eyes . sy sheen . His eyes weren't like Callum's charming ones . His pupils were deep , with a dark ,. They were so deep you couldn't read the emotions within . They carried an air of superiority and distance . 1/4 21:23 Mon , Sep 291 Chapter 14 The Boy from Before A strange sense of familiarity surged in her heart . Those childhood memories began to slowly surface from deep within her mind . After a few seconds , Millie couldn't help but look away . Her fingertips tightened . 国 +20 Free Coins Just then , Shannon finished her phone call and came out . Millie immediately grabbed her and they rushed toward the exit .. Sebastian narrowed his eyes , frowning as he watched the woman's figure disappear from view . After getting in the car , Shannon was still confused . " I wanted to go to the police station to hear Freya's excuse . Why are we leaving in such a hurry ? " After saying this , Shannon noticed Millie sitting in the passenger seat , lost in thought . " Millie , what's wrong ? " She clutched her hands . " The owner of the Oriel Club . I think he's the boy I knew at the orphanage when I was little . " Shannon immediately jumped when she heard this . " Are you serious ? " Shannon had heard about this part of Millie's past before . After Millie was accidentally lost by the Jackmans , she grew up at a seaside orphanage . Most of the children there were like her . Each one had their walls up , hostile toward the world . In that environment , Millie was lonely and withdrawn . One day , a boy appeared at a blue and white villa near the orphanage . Everyone called him Sebastian . He wore a perfectly pressed suit with an elegant bow tie at his collar . He had fair skin and carried a maturity that didn't belong to his age . Millie encountered him by chance . This calm , handsome boy was different from all the rough children at the orphanage . He had a noble quality about him , clean and pure . It made people want to get closer . 2/4 Chapter 14 The Boy from Before Back then , Millie always loved following him from a distance , +20 Free Coins When he sat in the villa garden painting , she would crouch by the fence counting ants . When he walked along the coastline , she would slowly follow , stepping on his shadow . At first , this boy really ignored her . Sometimes when she got on his nerves , he would frown . He'd say , " Stop following me ." But Millie was like his shadow . She wouldn't make noise or cause trouble . She just quietly kept him company . Millie felt a warmth and purity around this boy that she had never experienced before . As time went on , the boy probably got used to having this little shadow around . He would hand her unopened milk cartons , awkwardly saying " I don't like sweet things . " In winter , when he saw her shivering with her neck hunched up , he would take off his cashmere scarf and clumsily wrap it around her neck . When she was deliberately locked outside by the other orphanage kids , he would search everywhere frantically looking for her . Back then , when the boy found her crying behind a dumpster , he walked over . He crouched down to wipe away her tears , then took her hand . They walked home together in the fading sunset . The boy promised that with him there , no one would dare to bully her again . Those days became the only light in Millie's dark childhood . She started to smile . Her eyes crinkled at the corners as she boldly chased after the boy . She sweetly called him " Sebas ." The little girl's voice was clear and sweet . She was so adorable , like she had candy in her mouth . Most of the time , the boy remained indifferent . But when the girl called him " Sebas ," his eyes would deepen . The orphanage director knew this boy's family was different . She had heard that the boy's family wanted to adopt a child . So she asked him a question . " Sebastian , I heard your family is interested in adopting a child . 3/4 Chapter 14 The Boy from Before Would you like to take Millie home as your sister ? " 目