Chapter 22 He Isn't Worth the Effort Anymore Chapter 22 He Isn't Worth the Effort Anymore " Millic , are you and Callum back together ? " " His birthday's next week . Have you picked out a gift yet ? " Millie was taking off her jewelry piece by piece . +20 Free Coins Laura's question made her think of the Richard Mille watch that got smashed in the car accident . The luxury store had heard about the accident and kindly offered to take back the broken watch . They even offered to source an identical one for her as soon as possible . Millie turned them down . Callum just wasn't worth the effort anymore . She glanced at Laura and replied calmly , " We already broke up . Why would I bother getting him a gift ? " Laura's face clouded over . " Millie , why do you have to be so stubborn ? What's so bad about marrying into the Pearsons ? You're a good match with Callum , and he really cares about you . People would kill for this kind of luck- " Well , if you think the Pearsons are so great , have Anna marry him ." Laura's voice shot up . " Anna can't marry into the Pearsons ! She's going to marry into the Hunts ! " Halfway through her sentence , Laura suddenly clamped her mouth shut , looking panicked . Damn it ! I nearly spilled the beans about the marriage alliance plan between the Jackmans and the Hunts . Millie caught Laura's flustered reflection in the mirror and smirked inwardly . What a hypocrite . Feigning ignorance , Millie said , " The Hunts ? If I remember right , they're the top elite family in Crownspire , right ? Aren't the Jackmans supposed to have some marriage arrangement with 1/4 21:26 Mon , Sep 29 Chapter 22 He Isn't Worth the Effort Anymore them ? " $ 55 +20 Free Coins She turned , staring Laura straight in the eye . " Mom , if that's true , maybe I should marry into the Hunts . " Laura's face went pale . Could Millie know about it ? No way . I kept this under wraps . I didn't even tell my own son . Only Anna knows about this . How could Millie have known ? She'd already planned it all out . She would let Anna get close to Sebastian first . Once Sebastian believed Anna was the Jackman heiress and started falling for her , things would fall right into place . With things set up like this , the marriage alliance with the Hunts would definitely go to Anna . That way , by the time Millie realized the truth , it would be too late . Laura quickly lowered her gaze . " There's nothing like that . Your grandpa and the Hunts did have some ties years ago , but it never reached the point of a marriage agreement . " Millie watched Laura's guilty expression . She remembered the DNA test she'd taken . She'd had it done twice , just to prove Laura really was her mother . The second test had come back exactly the same as the first . There was no denying it . And that was when Millie made up her mind . She wasn't going to keep giving in or compromising . If this was what family was about , she didn't need it . Meanwhile , in VIP Suite 818 at Northspire Bar , Callum stormed through the door , his face gloomy . A group of well - dressed men who had been playing around and laughing loudly fell silent as he entered . 2/4 21:26 Mon , Sep 29 420 Chapter 22 He Isn't Worth the Effort Anymore They were all Callum's childhood friends . Harry looked up . " Who pissed off our Mr. Pearson ? " Someone immediately leaned in , lowering their voice to gossip , " Who else could it be ? It was Millie . She slapped him right in front of Meridian Restaurant . The slap was loud enough for everyone to hear . " " No way ! " " Seriously ? " " Has Millie lost her mind ? Who does she think she is ? " The whole room gasped , everyone staring at Callum in disbelief . Callum knew the story would be all over town by now , and his expression darkened . He grabbed a glass of whiskey and downed it , but it did nothing to calm his nerves . Harry stuck up for his friend . " Millie's way too wild . She's only like this because you spoil her , Callum ! " " Freya's gentle and thoughtful . Why not dump Millie and get with Freya ? Millie would be begging you to take her back in no time ! " Freya's dad had mentored most of these guys , and they could see that Freya liked Callum . So naturally , they all rooted for her . " Shut up ! " Callum shot Harry a cold glare , and Harry instantly fell silent . Of course Callum knew how sweet and easy Freya was . She was gentle and easygoing , always thoughtful and smiling , never throwing a tantrum at him like Millie did . Every now and then , Callum had to admit , he found himself drawn to Freya . But whenever he really thought about it , it was always Millie who mattered most to him . Freya had only caught his attention for a moment . Every guy made that kind of mistake at some point . Besides , it wasn't as if he'd actually betrayed Millie . 3/4 21:26 Mon , Sep 29 Chapter 22 11e Isn't Worth the Effort Anymore But Millic just refused to let it go A guy called Zane Sullivan glanced at a new WhatsApp message from Freya and then looked over at Callum . " Callum . I heard Freya and Millie's design firms are both competing for the Hunt Group's Global Village project . " Millie's only acting tough because she can make money on her own . " If you help Freya win that project and Millie's design firm goes down , she'll realize she needs you . She'll come running back in no time , trust me ."