She's out of Your League Now (Millie and Winston) novel Chapter 1

“Millie, you’re delusional if you think I’ll ever love you!” 

As he held her by the throat, he pinned her to the couch, his face filled with disgust as he growled, “I’ve had enough of you. If you don’t start behaving yourself, I’m going to file for divorce within six months!” 

“I-I didn’t do it! Joanna fell into the pool by herself.” 

Millie Caldwell’s voice was feeble. She was soaked to the bone, and her frail body trembled. 

She was still reeling from the shock of falling into the pool. 

“Stop trying to talk your way out of this. You’ve been Jo’s friend for years. You know damn well she has a fear of drowning!” 

Winston Greer looked furious and threatening. It seemed like he was silently warning Millie that she would suffer badly if anything bad happened to Joanna. 

Millie was instantly convicted based solely on her long friendship with Joanna. 

Millie’s eyes were glistening with tears, and a single tear trickled down her cheek. She was utterly heartbroken. 

She could hardly believe that the man before her, chastising her for another woman, was actually her husband! 

She had loved Winston for seven years and had been married to him for three. 

When she found out she could marry Winston three years ago, she was thrilled beyond measure. 

However, it wasn’t until she was married to Winston that she found out the truth. It was Winston’s mother, Gloria Meyer, who opposed Winston from being together with his sweetheart, Joanna Lowell. She was nothing more than a tool Winston used to protect Joanna from his mother. 

When Joanna fell into the pool, everyone panicked and rushed to help her. 

Yet when Millie fell into the pool, nobody cared, and she almost drowned in the freezing water. 

Winston remembered that Joanna had a fear of drowning. Yet he didn’t remember that she had the same fear as well. 

When she thought about how her hard-fought marriage was nothing more than a sham, Millie couldn’t help but laugh bitterly. 

When he saw her sitting on the couch with a mocking smile on her face, Winston’s eyes narrowed with contempt. “You’re crazy!” 

Perhaps Millie was indeed crazy. 

In order to marry Winston, she repeatedly defied her father, Terrence Caldwell, causing chaos within the Caldwell family. She had even severed ties with the Caldwell family, which caused Terrence to fall ill and be hospitalized. 

Terrence had warned her, saying that she was setting herself up for failure by marrying a man who didn’t love her. 

Yet, she mistakenly believed that Winston’s willingness to marry her meant that she still had a chance. She was convinced that her love would eventually win him over. 

She had assured Terrence that she would make this marriage work. She was very confident about it as well. 

It turned out she was wrong about that. 

No matter what she did, it would never be enough for someone who didn’t love her—even her very existence was a mistake. 

Winston was the one who decided whether the marriage would work or not. 

Winston’s phone suddenly rang. When he saw the name on the caller ID, his rage immediately abated. 

In the quiet living room, Millie faintly heard the coquettish voice of a woman coming from the other end of the phone. 

Winston lowered his gaze as he picked up his suit jacket and his voice immediately softened as he reassured, “It’s okay, don’t be afraid. I’ll be there in a moment.” 

Millie’s breath got caught in her throat. 

After hanging up the phone, Winston shot Millie a malicious glance and left without turning back. 

“Winston!” 

Millie’s voice sounded gravelly as she tried to stop him, saying, “I also have a fear of drowning.” 

Winston kept walking. Millie’s statement just struck him as ludicrous. 

Joanna’s fear of drowning developed from his kidnapping back then. After Joanna plunged into the sea to save him, she was left traumatized by the experience. 

Meanwhile, Millie was someone who possessed a diving certification. How could someone like her have a fear of drowning? 

Did Millie think that he would love her if she did this? 

She was utterly delusional! 

As Millie watched him push the door open, tears rapidly steamed down her face. When she thought about how Winston had never prioritized her over the years, she felt a deep ache in her heart. 

She mustered all her strength and asked with her visibly bloodshot eyes, “After being together for these past three years, don’t you have any feelings for me?” 

At that moment, her eyes held a heartbreaking desperation. She still clung to the hope that Winston might have some feelings for her. 

Winston finally turned to look at her and sneered. After that, Millie was subjected to endless humiliation. 

“Do you even have the right to talk to me about love? Spare me the pitiful charade, Millie! I’m so disgusted by it!” Winston’s eyes burned with fury, and his words were like knives, stabbing at Millie’s heart. 

Despite knowing that he had someone else he wanted to marry, she still did everything she could to marry him. Was this Millie’s so-called love? 

Millie’s knuckles paled as she tightly held onto the hem of her clothes. She couldn’t help but remember what her best friend, Rachel Shaw, had previously said. Rachel had asked her why she insisted on being with Winston despite being the esteemed heiress of the Caldwell family. 

She was at a loss as well. 

It could have been because when she was bullied at 17 years old, Winston was the one who firmly protected her. At that moment, he even reassured her, saying, “Mills, don’t be afraid.” 

However, Millie finally realized that phrase was something that could be offered to anyone. 

Millie gently closed her eyes as tears streamed down her cheeks. Millie was so numb that she couldn’t even feel her own heartbreak.