He.. spoke In an instant, everyone present wasstunned. Danielle's face was full of surprise, andDante, who was still shouting just now,suddenly fell silent as if his throat had been strangled. This brat! How could he say that I'm notworthy?!" he furiously exclaimed. Even Gary couldn't believe his ears whenBrian spoke. 'How is this possible?!' Due to the current turn of events, thethe long-been rumor about Brian being autistic was then proven wrong. "He's so adorable!" Someone in the crowdexclaimed, breaking the silence in the hallIt also ignited other responses from thecrowd"God! This five-year-old kid is so charming! Not just young, but he seems so domineering!" ....... Brian, who had just finished speaking,didn't even bother glancing at Dante, whowas giving him a menacing look. Instead, he held Miranda's hand and calmly passed through the enthusiastic crowd. Still, it went without saying that hisdeparture had left a solid and potent aura in the hearts of the gu
Under the scorching sun, a youngthe man was timidly loitering around outside the gate of Maya's villa. Dressed in plain and unsophisticated clothes, this handsome lad had a colossal Backpack latched on his back. while carrying a large woven bag with all his might. He kept sneaking glances at the villa beyond the gate as he walked back and forth. Shortly, a maid noticed him dițheringoutside and walked over with undeniablesuspicions projected from her eyes. “Who are you looking for?" she warilyasked. The young man got startled and flinched.His head snapped towards the direction of the voice, and he rushed to the gate."Excuse me, does Maya live here?" henervously asked. The maid scrutinized him from head to toe.“What business do you have with Ms. Quentin?" the maid asked, filled with distrust. On the other hand, the teenager felt quiterelieved when he heard he didn't go to theWrong place. Unable to contain the excitement andgladness in his heart, his large hand-carrythe
Reilly has already suffered enough frombullying since his childhood. Who on earth bullied this pitiful young man to that extent? Miranda was busy purging the war on her mind when she heard a set of footsteps drawing near. She immediately wiped off her gloomy expression and smiled at Reilly, looking cozy after a bath. She pulled him down and had him sitbeside her. Looking at him sternly, Miranda held his hand within her palms and asked, "Tell me, what's the matter? Who made you walk in the rain?" "No, it's nothing," Reilly headstronglydenied her assumptions. "I just took advantage of the holiday andvisited the city. I didn't tell you because I don't want to trouble you. I'm sorry if I made you won't he lied.” Reilly thought he could pass it like that, but in the few years that they have spent together, Miranda could tell at a glance whether he was lying or not. “Did something happen at home?" shecalmly probed. Reilly suddenly fell silent. His eyebrowstwitched while his free
"Go away! What are you doing trespassing on our house in broad daylight? How bold can you get, you bastard! Don't you fear the law?"Reilly spat at Dywane in disgust. "Law? Kid, I am the fucking law" Dwayne gloated. Reilly clenched his fist and was ready tolunge at him when Kate desperately heldhim at bay. "Reilly, Reilly !" Kate called out. "Whydid you come back? Go! Hurry and run!" she anxiously pleaded. "Yo! Your son just got back. Why are youtelling him to leave" Dwayne sneered. "He came back just in time. Hey, kid. Didn't you borrow money from your sister in the capital? C'mon! I'm in a good mood today. If you hand over the money, maybe I can let your father live for a few more days!" Dwayne maniacally laughed. “Don't toy with my son, Dwayne! I won't forgive you!" Clinton coughed, he could barely breathe from his broken nose and swollen face. Dwayne had beaten him so badly that he might be just one step away before nearing death's door. Kate's ear-shattering scream go
Thus, she believed that if she stoppedwanting anything. she wouldn't lose anything. The road was shrouded in a thin fog, andMiranda could vaguely see the silhouette of someone leaning against a car ahead of her. She then saw a familiar black Maybach and a familiar tall man figure under the burning sunset the figure emerged from the fog like a ray of dazzling sunshine that illuminated her world. “Isaiah...?” “is it over ?” The man asked. Isaiah hadbeen standing there for quite some time. A pile of cigarette buts lay beside his feet and his body smelled faintly of tobacco. Miranda stood there dumbfounded: thetoughness she pretended to have vanished the moment she saw Isaiah. She felt weak but she was determined notto lose the person in front of her. He was the one She could rely on. “Well, it's already taken care of!" Miranda tried her hardest to maintain a normal tone. "Didn't I tell you that I would go look for you when I returned? Why did you come here? It's such a long wa
Immediately after he came back from City Bronze, Isaiah immediatelycalled Jake over. His younger brother runsanother company specializing in the covertinvestigation and always yields excellentresults. Isaiah had faith that Jake couldbring him the information that he wanted. When Jake arrived, Isaiah briefed him onthe matter and asked him to find out theman's identity from five years ago. ........ A few days later, Jake was still holed-upinside the study room of his villa, gettingdizzy analyzing and sorting out variousdocuments related to the incident five years ago. There wasn't much evidence left of thatnight, but after their relentless investigation, they were able to connect multiple suspects to the case. He has been screening data after data until he could enough gist leading to an event that happened. Miranda went to room 307hoping to meet with Lucas that night. Butbased on his findings, Miranda unexpectedly entered a different room. Instead of room 307, she end
Isaiah didn't know how long he had stayed in the study, but the sunlight was almost out when he abruptly stood and put on his coat, swiped the car keys, and headed out. "Are you heading out, Sir?" a maid asked. "Prepare the car. I'm going to pick upBrian." "Understood!" the maid replied and quickly left. At Brian's school, the entrance was quitelively, with countless students coming outone after another, leaving with their parents. Isaiah leaned against the car door, looking rugged, contrary to his usual meticulous appearance. He fished a lighter from his pocket and lit a cigarette to calm the massive raging vortex in his mind. He watched the children go by, waiting forBrian to come around. Shortly after, a familiar little figure appeared at the school's gate. Brian walked out, head down with both hands clutching the straps of the small school bag on his back. He expected theirhousekeeper to pick him up as usualHowever, when he looked up, he saw afamiliar car and recogni
The night went by, and the sun rose on aSaturday morning the following day. Miranda and Brian had a blast the entire afternoon and crashed on their bed from exhaustion after dinner Sleep immediately took their consciousness away when their heads lay on their pillows. Isaiah sat beside them on the edge of thebed and watched them sleeping soundly with warm affection in his eyes. He leaned over and planted kisses onBrian's and Miranda's foreheads. His thumb gently brushed Miranda's lips, adoring her sleeping visage he softly traced her eyebrows to her eyelids and cheek. Isaiah glanced at her stomach anddrowned in his thoughts as he caressed it. He had no aspirations in this life until he met Miranda. Marriage, family, and children used to be meaningless in his eye but after Miranda was in his heart, the things he usually values less became significant. Isaiah's heart was overflown withinexplicable emotions and delight, thinking that this woman he loved dearly gave birth to a chi
"Shit!" Miranda hissed and immediately got up from the bed when she felt a familiar feeling after she woke up. She rushed to their bathroom sink andpuked. She was puking but there was nothing that was coming out of her mouth. She even used her finger to let it out but there was none. She washed her face and gripped the edge of the sink. Then she looked at her face in the mirror panting. She had been like this for almost a weekalready. And she was familiar with this scene already. Because she had experienced this in the past. She went back to their bedroom andchecked the pregnancy test kit in the pouch. She just bought that yesterday when she went shopping with Brian. “Found ya!" She already found the pregnancy kit. When she returned to the bathroom and did what she must. She laid the kit on the sink then she walked back and forth to kill time. Her hands were sweaty and she could feel her heartbeat race. And after three minutes had passed, Miranda stopped walking and picked u
Time ticked forward slower than it usuallyseemed. At this moment, Isaiah felt like one of hisfeet was buried in the grave. He knew how complex their situation was, so he had the faintest idea about how Miranda would react. His face turned pale as nervousness crept into his bones. Anxious, he clenched both of his hands into fists. Just when anxiety was about to get thebetter of him, warm and soft lips brushed against his lips, calming his body in a heartbeat. In a seemingly endless night, their lipsentwined.“Don't be sorry, I'm glad that it was you because I couldn't be more thankful that it's not somebody else," Miranda reassured as she held Isaiah's face. The overpowering flames had finally subsided, the ashes had turned into soil, the flowers had suddenly bloomed, and the tunnel finally ended. Enchanting as it might sound, everythingjust fell into its rightful place. Isaiah wrapped Miranda in his arms, unwilling to let go. With hungry desires, he kissed her deeply, someh
Their curious eyes followed the older manas he entered this heated stage of familydrama. The man looked at Maya withextreme displeasure and lambasted hermercilessly. "To think that young lady like you could besuch a vixen. How dare you spout lies andsmear someone's innocence with yourslanderous accusations! Stop making rumors out of nothing! I examined Ms. Miranda and Brian myself, and they matched by a ninety-nine point nine percent! Brian was her flesh and blood. If anyone has any doubts, they can come to me" The older man was Richard Newton. He was the previous directorate in the Imperial Military Hospital, and his words alone were enough to discard Maya's claims down the drain. As soon as they saw him, Richard instantly dispelled everyone's doubts. What more could his words have done? It's slapped those who bear evil in their minds hard. The whispers of these vultures preying onthe Kenton family's situation buzzed through Maya's deafening silence. "So it's true!” "De
Time flew by with days painted withdifferent colors. Some days were grim butbrighter on other occasions, and today might be just one of those days. And today was a special day. It wasIsaiah's birthday. People gathered around the garden of theKenton family villa. The guests' faces gleamed with smiles as they sang along to the melodious happy birthday song. A towering ten-layered birthday cake sat on a cart, slowly getting pushed by Jake toward the celebrant. Series of applause clasp to the song's melody as they greet Isaiah and his family auspiciously. Miranda, Brian, and Isaiah were standingbeside each other, dressed in similar colors. The joy reflected in their eyes rubbed on their guests as they watched with them, the strips of their memories on the ED screen. Seeing their harmonious display of familial love, the guests found them pleasing to the eye. Most of those photos put on display weresecretly taken by Jake. Miranda glanced at Isaiah and his brother in surprise and
A week later, The Entertainment City held an official press conference where they released an official video of the evidencethey'd gathered. Isaiah found the video inthe surveillance camera at the company'sfront door and intercepted the video of Lucas and Miranda's conversation, but the sound was not recorded. Fortunately, Miranda had the audiorecording with her. Because the video was taken at night, thethe image was very dark, and only two peoplecould be seen in the distance: a woman and a slightly taller man. Miranda's voice was Heard, so who was the other person? Just say whatever you are going to say,"Miranda's voice said. The man then stammered before asking,"Miranda, could we... Could we start over?"When everyone was at a loss for words, the man continued to speak, "Miranda, I am well aware that I am far from perfect and that I have made a plethora of decisions that I am not proud of. However, I regretted it all. Although it took me a long time to realize my mistake
Meanwhile at Kenton's Group. As soon as Martin heard that Miranda was coming. he hurriedly went to the lobby to greet and fetch her in person. Seeing him, Miranda followed behind and took the direct elevator to the top floor. After accompanying her to Isaiah's officeMartin left immediately. Miranda, who had maintained a seriousexpression upon arriving at the company.immediately changed her temperament after closing Isaiah's office door. She dashed toward him as she happily said "I'm here, honey” “0f course, you are!” Isaiah said andautomatically raised his head from the pile of documents to review on his tableAs soon as his eyes fell on her, his expression froze. His eyes darkened and he pursed his lips. It was the same school uniform. With her short skirt, hair tied in ponytails,bare face, and rosy lips, she looked nothing like an artist who had been working in the entertainment industry for so long. Instead, she looked like a carefree and innocent college student. Mira
After a heartfelt conversation, Emily andMiranda went home together. As soon as Brian saw the latter, heimmediately dashed toward her. of course, Miranda welcomed the little kid with a big tight hug. However, her face was full of faint traces of distress. Emily's story kept replaying in her mind, so she couldn't help but wonder how hard it must've been for Brian to lose up and open his heart again after being betrayed by the person he trusted so much. Having known everything that hadhappened, Miranda found Brian's trust and dependence on her in a different light. She was suddenly enlightened about how much weight they possessed. Isaiah approached not long after, so Emilylooked at him in all seriousness. Then, she said, "Isaiah, come with me first. I have something to tell you” Isaiah glanced at Miranda first before going after his mother. After ensuring that they were far enoughfrom the two, Emily faced her son and said, “I told Miranda that someone pretended to be Brian's
“Don't mind that guy, sweetheart. You're only lowering yourself to that trash's level if you do," Miranda reminded. Her eyes carried an ominous stillness behind. 'Is it possible? Miranda scornfully repeated in her mind. Where did he even get the courage to askthis question?' she scoffed internally. The following day, Miranda unexpectedlyreceived a call from Brian's grandmotherEmily. She asked to meet with her at a cafe over the phone, saying she had something important to tell her. Although a little confused, Miranda agreed, and the two met up at the designated location. When Miranda got to the cafe, she instantly felt something heavy might fall. Emily sat before Miranda in rooted silence, carrying a truckload of emotions on her shoulders. “Thanks for seeing me today, Miranda," Emily said breaking the ice. “It's my pleasure." Miranda smiled which Emily returned. “ I came to see you today for two reasons. I wanted to thank you for everything you did for Brian and Isaiah. And,
Hearing Floral and Victor's anger forMiranda, Maya smirked. Then she dramatically cried again "Dad, Mom, I did not really suffer because of her. This is a good thing. Because l can finally concentrate on helping you run the company. I know that there are a lot of things to do in the company right now” she uttered. "Maya, it's fine. If you really thought of this well, then we will support you. Everything will pass, too. Just remember that mom and dad will always be by your side," Floral softly said. The couple spent more time comfortingtheir supposed daughter inside Victor'sstudy room. Soon, Maya decided to leave the room.Only Victor and Maya were left inside.Victor was furious about what had happenedto Maya. He grimaced after reading anewspaper headline. It was about Maya and Kate again.Their pictures together just reminded him of the truth. ....... Maya decided to conduct her pressConference at Newton Hotel. After the incident, she never showed upagain except for Jane