After Brian fell asleep. Isaiah and Mirandatook the baby back to their home: As hewalked out the door, he held his son's hand and said to Miranda, “Im going back to my room. The temperature has dropped recently, so keep him warm tonight." She agreed "That's what I'm talking aboutl see you in the morning” "Good night," he said after giving her athoughtful nod and a thoughtful look. When he was about to turn around. he felta small force tugging at his clothes. Brian clutched the corner of his sleeve with a small hand when he finally came to a halt. Isaiah was taken aback for a secondIndeed. the child had never shown suchaffection toward him in his previousinteractions. Miranda was surprised too. "Brian, what'sWrong?” she inquired in a soft voice. The boy looked at his father. then groped in his father's arms for something. His clipboard was in the small bag he was carrying when he approached her, and she rushed to help him locate it. It did t stop him from clutching Isaia
Brian had a great time but never forgot his beloved uncle. Miranda and Isaiah know that Brian is not a fan, but still wonder why Brian is holding rainbow-colored cotton candy. The boy replies that he bought it for Jake! Neither Miranda nor Isaiah could help but to laugh as they walked tirelessly. "Hurry! Come on stage. Isaiah. The fireworks are starting!" Excited, Miranda grabbed Brian's arm and rushed forward. When Isaiah decided to step back and take Isaiah by the hand, they were already a few steps away from him. In a trance, Isaiah saw Miranda's hands and how they looked like a real family of three. Isaiah knew that the memory of this would forever remain in his heart and memory. The fireworks are finally starting, Boom! After a while there were fireworks. After a while, the shaking sound got louder. Miranda tilted her head and stared blankly at the seductive profile of the man next to her. She could see the colorful sparks of fireworks that lit up the sky reflecting on his f
People in costumes like a lion, tiger, dinosaur, princess, prince, viper, cinderella superman, spider-man, and ice queen filled the whole place. Miranda had been looking for Brian in the motley crowd. But after so long she couldn't find him. Miranda stood on tiptoe hoping for a better view and maybe she could find Brian. "Where's Brian? Isaiah, did you see him?" Isaiah looked at the crowd and said, "Brian isn't here." No doubt she told Miranda because of his height, he had a better view than her. "What exactly do you mean, he's not here? Where did Brian go?” Mrs. Stones saw Isaiah and Miranda standing near the crowd, so she rushed over to them. "Mr. Kenton, Mrs. Kenton, you are here." Isaiah and Miranda are too good-looking not to remember, even though she only met them once on Brian's first day of school. "Sorry I'm late, Miss Stone, but do you have a,y idea where Brian is?" Miranda asked excitedly. “He was reading in class! I didn't tell him you were coming, so he would be very
After handing out the first prize, the teacher looked at the other students and said, “Before I finish childcare, I want to give you a gift too!” Hearing this, the children immediately screamed. Then they ran forward and took the presents one by one. Since the parking lot was far away from the venue, Isaiah had Miranda and Brian wait inside to prevent catching a cold due to the bad weather. "I'll be back soon. take care of yourself, Behave, and don't go, anywhere," he instructed not toward Brianbut Miranda. The latter, who was suddenly treated Iike a child rolled, pursed her lips Inher eyes, and complained, “Seriously Isaiah? Do you think I'll run around once you leave?” Still, Clifford didn't get swayed. He turned to his son and reminded him, "Brian, takecare and watch over your mother” Determined, Brian nodded with greatassurance. After reminding them several times, Isaiah left. Miranda hugged the human-sized teddy bear, found a chair, and urged Brian to sit down while
The teacher tried her hardest to persuadethe man to withdraw. However, none of her words worked on him. Thus, she could only ask the security guard to come over quickly and call Isaiah. “Come on, Dad! Hit her hard!" The spoiledkid cheered from the side. With his son's encouragement, the manroared, somehow displaying how frightening he could be. Sure enough, everyone got scared.Still, Miranda remained unfazed. She remained in her position and waited for the man to attack first before executing her move. ....Things happened so fast that the man was already lying on the ground in the next second. None of the onlookers could explain how Miranda was able to make the man spit out blood. it was just one powerful blow Everyone then fell silent in disbeliefIsaiah, on the other hand, drove towards the event hall as fast as he could upon receiving a call from Brian's teacher. When he arrived, what welcomed him was a scene of Miranda teaching a muscular man a lesson. “This girl... I
A week later.. Miranda's forehead knotted while walkingdown the staircase. She saw the maids who were endlessly carrying things in and out of the mansion. "What are you doing?" she curiously asked the butler when she finally reached downstairs. The butler gave Miranda a simple nod before answering her question. "Those are birthday gifts from other people, Ms. Miranda." Miranda stared at the butler cluelessly."Birthday? Of who?" "It's Brian's grandfather's birthday soon,Ms. Miranda," he replied. "Oh." She nodded a little bit. "Is that so?"The butler bowed his head to the lady. "Yes, miss" "I see” She knew that only top celebrities and elite people were invited to Mr. Edda's birthday. And those who were not invited, but wanted to give gifts out of gratitude to the Kenton family, took this opportunity to send different kinds of gifts. Miranda went to the kitchen to make hercoffee. And she almost jumped in shock when she felt someone's arms snaking around her waist. "Did you
As dusk fell, the gates of the Kenton family that had been closed for many years slowly opened, welcoming all the guests. All of the guests must undergo metaltesting before entering the door. Except for the gold and silver jewelry were worn by the ladies,any dangerous products were not allowed to be brought inside. The manor gradually became lively. Theluxury cars entering the gates came one after another like they were in a car show. A Kenton family's celebration wasconsidered to be one of the biggest events in the top circle. So the media had been longing to write and broadcast about it. But the Kenton family's type of celebrations had always been low-key, unlike other elites, making the party prohibited to be publicized. "Happy birthday, Mr. Kenton!" Gary greeted the old man with a smile on his face. He offered him a handshake which Edda accepted. Then he looked at Emily "Good evening, Mrs. Kenton. You look stunning," hep raised her. Emily chuckled. "Thank you."Beside Gary
After obtaining the affirmative motion, she had hurriedly begun looking for Brian. Emily and Edda had also insisted on the search of the house. They remembered that Brian would hide inside the house when he was having tantrums before.However, after a long search that included turning over the drawer, Brian was still not found. "Does Brian have a regular place where hegoes?" Danielle wondered again. She thought that perhaps they were looking at the wrong place. "I've looked for all the areas where Brianwould normally hide but he isn't there!" The young maid exclaimed as she dried her sweat. She was afraid to be reprimanded that they still had not found Brian. "What should we do now, Isaiah? Youshould say something!" Emily gave her eldest son a troubled look. She felt like she had lost her power and she might collapse anytime from worry. "I've checked the surveillance footagepositioned at the few entrances and exits, but he didn't depart from any of them," Isaiah said as he look
"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