She's out of Your League Now (Millie and Winston)
League 18

League 18

Chapter 18

Millie showed up at the courthouse with the necessary documents and waited for Winston.

Her thoughts wandered back to the day they registered their

marriage three years ago. There was a heavy downpour in Yerwick. Winston said he’d be latebecause he was bus with work. Later, he suggested rescheduling due to the heavy rain.

That day, she stood at the courthouse entrance alone, watching the rain subside and resume. Itwasn’t until the end of business hours that Winston showed up.

During the wait, she watched the sweet, smiling young couples. entering and leaving. She couldn’thelp but sigh. If he truly loved her, he would have shown up even if it were raining, not to mention itwas the day of their marriage registration. He certainly did not love her and didn’t care aboutmarrying her.

Back to the present, Millie paced the area out of boredom. The clock. struck 9:00 am. She lookedup, but Winston was absent. So, she texted him, “Mr. Greer, I can’t believe you can be tardy.”

He did not reply, so she kept on waiting. She examined the good luck charm carefully. She couldn’tbelieve that Arthur had grown superstitious in the three years she wasn’t home.

Was the good luck charm really that effective?

Ten minutes passed, and there were no signs of Winston. She impatiently tried to dial his number,only to receive an incoming call from Selma. Her heart sank. Had Selma caught wind of thedivorce?

Selma wasn’t in the best of health and couldn’t take any shock. The last thing Millie wanted was todeliver news that caused distress to Selma.

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Burdened with guilt, she carefully pressed the answer button after some thinking.

“Hello. Mills?” She heard Selma’s playful tone from the other end.

“Hey, Grandma!” Millie chirped..

Selma chuckled. She then said gently, “I’m on my way to the villa. I made a full English breakfastthis morning, and I’m bringing it to you and Win. I should be there in 15 minutes!”

Millie faltered. Was Selma headed to the villa. She stammered, “Uh, Grandma, I-” She wanted to tellSelma that she wasn’t at home!

“I woke up at five in the morning to buy the ingredients and spent hours making the breakfast. Mills,I’m sure you’ll like it. And when you replace the time, consider giving me a great–grandchild. It would bewonderful to have four generations together under one roof!” Selma prattled on, leaving Millie noopportunity to interject.

Finally, Selma concluded, “Alright now. I’ll hang up now. We’ll catch up in person.” With that, the callended.

Millie opened her mouth, then closed it, feeling utterly powerless.

Well…

She scrolled through her contacts, searching for Winston’s number, just as his car pulled up in frontof her.

Winston, visibly frustrated, rolled down the car window. “Who were you talking to? I couldn’t reachyou; your line was busy.”

She leaned closer to peer at him through the window. “Your grandma.”

Speechless, he felt as though she was cursing him out.

He remained in the car, having just received a call from Selma about her impending visit to the villa.He and Millie had been living

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separately, only meeting at the villa during Selma’s surprise visit: It was truly baffling that Selma’svisit coincided with their scheduled divorce proceedings.

Winston pressed his lips and furrowed his brows. He suggested, “We could either inform Grandmaof our divorce to avoid going to the villa or keep it under wraps for now. Make your pick.”

She snapped at him, “Hold on, Winston Greer, you’re quick to shift blame. How can you ask me tochoose now Who’ll take responsibility if something goes wrong after she hears the news?‘

In the end, she was certain Winston would replace a way to blame her

He lifted a brow. In their three years of marriage, she was rarely so argumentative. He thought,“She’s showing her true colors during the divorce. Must have been hard for her to pretend to be agood wife all those years.”

“Get in” he instructed, deciding to address Selma’s visit first, but she hesitated.

Millie suggested, “Why don’t we just sign the papers since we’re already here at the courthouse? It’llonly take a few minutes.” After all, they were already at the entrance of the courthouse.

Winston shot her a loaded glance but offered no response, leaving her with no choice but to enterthe car.

It was at that moment he noticed her immaculately curated appearance that day and the soft neroliscent from a perfume she applied. It was faint but just enough to be picked up by the nose.

The car departed from the courthouse. Millie stared out of the window, visibly upset about the delayin finalizing their divorce. An uncomfortable silence lingered between them.

During a brief pause at a red light, Winston casually asked, “Are you that happy to divorce me?”

With folded arms, she glanced out of the window in frustration. “I’m not happy because it hasn’thappened yet.”

That remark was oddly funny to him. He chuckled, drawing her attention. His smile seemed prettygenuine; it had been a while since he smiled in front of her.

“You should be happier than me,” she re rted with a raise of the brow and a twinkle in her eyes.

Winston pressed his lips and offered no reply. Was he happy about the divorce? He couldn’t quitesay. All he knew was that he fell into a trance when he woke up in the morning with divorce in hismind.

He also remembered the sense of relief he felt upon receiving Selma’s call earlier.

In his silence, Millie jokingly prodded, “I’m finally out of the picture. Now you can marry your truelove. Bet you were too excited to sleep last night, huh?”

He shot a glance at her. She wore a flirty look on her face, looking radiant and striking.

Millie possessed a beauty that was untamed, unbridled, and sharp. Her appearance wasunforgettable and impressionable. What set her apart was the fact that her allure was endlesslycaptivating; her beauty only grew the longer one looked at her.

He chuckled as he drove. Behind his eyes lay a veil of inscrutable emotions. With a drawl, heremarked, “Yeah.”

She stared sideways at him and seemed to make peace with herself upon hearing his confirmation.It appeared that Winston had never truly wanted to marry her, but he definitely longed to marryJoanna because he loved the latter.

She mused, “Perhaps, I wrongly claimed the title that belonged to Joanna for three years.”

When they arrived at the villa, Selma was already waiting for them at the entrance while Eli dutifullysheltered her with an umbrella.

The petite old woman was clad in an emerald green dress and adorned with a pearl necklace,looking glamorous and charming at her age.

However, the mood did not feel quite right.

Winston and Millie left the car at the same time, only to face Selma’s scrutinizing look. Sheconfronted them, “Where have you been?”

Hearing that, Millie exchanged a look with Winston. She was about. to cook up an excuse when sheheard Selma asking Winston sternly, “There are rumors of your divorce. Are they true or false?”

“Grandma, who did you hear that from?” Winston let out a muffled, troubled laugh. He approachedSelma and held her arm. “It’s too. sunny out here. Let’s talk inside.”

Pushing him away with a serious expression, Selma insisted, “1 There’s no need for that. Mills, giveme an answer.” Knowing that Millie was an honest woman, she’d only trust the words from

Millie’s mouth. Winston was no good as he only had eyes for that wretched Lowell lady.

Had it not been for her sympathy toward Millie, Selma would have paid no attention to Winston atall.

Winston frowned in Millie’s direction. Doubt flashed across his eyes. Meeting his eyes, Millie felt apang of bitterness and helplessness at his lack of trust. He had to be worried that she’d tell Selmaabout the divorce, knowing that Selma would back her up.

If Selma heard about the divorce proceedings, she would hav