Upon closer inspection, Hansel only realized that Miranda had straightened her hair and dyed it back to black from the brown color he used to love. She also hadn't put on makeup or worn her heels out. In fact, the white T-shirt she wore was also as plain as plain could be.However, her eyes seemed
She didn't even know what was going on, and yet, there Hansel was, yelling at her and calling her names. She was completely speechless as she stared at her phone. Hansel had already hung up on her."What did I even do wrong?"Tina hadn't managed to stew in anger for long before the butler, Gary Jenk
It had been a long while since Miranda had done something on her own.While she hadn't exactly been waited on during the few years she'd lived with Hansel, this was still the first time she'd donesomething that involved so much of her physical energy.Even though money had been tight the first few y
It was around 6:00 pm. Miranda had been busy all day and hadn't eaten anything. She had some bread and fresh vegetables in the fridge, along with some mushrooms. Since it was getting late, she decided to make a quick meal of sandwiches and some simple cream of mushroom soup.When she went to return
Miranda walked ahead of Paul. She'd clearly regained her composure and wasn't as nervous as the night before. Paul drove his car over, and Miranda got into the passenger seat. On the way, they passed by a fruit store.Miranda suddenly asked, "Could you pull over here? Give me a minute. I'd like to
Christine patted Miranda's back with a wrinkled yet tender hand. Her heart slowly softened. "Hush, now. You're already all grown up, yet you're still a crybaby. How embarrassing is that?"Paul watched the entire situation quietly. When Christine and Miranda hugged and made peace with each other, he
Paul kept quiet. To him, food was merely something he needed to replenish his energy. It didn't matter how it tasted. "I'm done washing the vegetables."Miranda took a glance at them. The washed red bell peppers and lettuce were arranged nicely together. It was evident that Paul was a neat freak."W
"I'm too busy for this nonsense.""What? Nonsense? You're the one at fault here! How can you be such a miser? Don't you know misers are as despicable as rats in the gutters?""Go to someone else if you're going to act all crazy." Hansel wondered what the hell she was talking about.Tina couldn't car
After a long silence, Fiona finally spoke again. "Sam, you should think things through carefully before saying them. Once they're said, words can never be taken back.""I know, but I still want to say them," Sam replied. "You say you like Miranda, but what about her? Does she like you?" Fiona's wi
Paul really was a better man than him.At this thought, Hansel lowered his gaze and smiled self-mockingly. It served him right."This is karma," he thought. Hansel wasn't the only one staring blankly out the window, lost in thought. There was also… Sam. The glaring words on his phone screen felt l
Miranda posted nine photos on her social media with a caption, "From my boyfriend."She was frustrated. Why was she restricted to only nine photos on her feed? If she posted more than nine, it would turn into a video automatically. If she could, she would have posted 90 photos. After all, they were
As soon as Miranda stepped out of the building, she swept her gaze across the vast stretch of white snow and saw a man dressed in a down jacket. Paul turned to Miranda with a smile the moment he heard the sound of footsteps. Stunned, Miranda exclaimed in surprise, "Paul? When did you come downstai
After returning from the Garrison estate, Miranda finally learned that Paul had actually abandoned his work at the lab midway just to have dinner with her family."Dr. Jefferson, please come to the lab tomorrow to continue authorizing the access permissions." Esme's flat and emotionless voice came t
Paul had arrived quickly. During dinner, he had beaten Sam to it when he tried to sit next to Miranda. Sam had tried to take the seat on the opposite side, but Fiona had cut in and taken that seat before he could. …"So were you deliberately stalling him when you said the remote was broken before t
Aren couldn't understand it. "Why are you in such a rush? Sam has been single for quite some time, and you've never reacted this strongly before."Of all things, she wanted to set up a blind date."You… you're not sleepwalking, right?" Aren asked cautiously. Fiona turned to glare at him immediately
"Huh? Why didn't I hear Sam start his car? Has he left? Let me take a look…" Aren muttered as he walked to the floor-to-ceiling window and peered out. "I knew it! His car is still there. He didn't leave at all. Could his car be stuck in the snow? That doesn't make sense… It hasn't been snowing long
The night was dark and silent as the heavy snow fell. Inside the estate, Fiona glanced out the window. "Oh, it looks like it's snowing outside," she said. Sam remained indifferent as it snowed every year in Elgerson. To him.. Or rather, snow was nothing special to anyone who grew up in Elgerson.