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 that, Hansel got into his car and sped off.Pissed, Winter stomped her feet. She burst out in anger, scolding, "Look at him! What a jerk! Scumbag! A piece of trash! How frustrating!"She grabbed Marshall's collar. "I'm telling you, Mimi will never, ever return to him this time. Never!"Marshal
"I don't want to." Ingrid shook her head. Immediately after, she stood on her tiptoes, blushing. "I want to be with you for a while longer."Before she could lean closer, Hansel asserted his dominance and wrapped an arm around her waist. Then, he kissed her fiercely.The onlookers inhaled sharply, a
At that moment, she felt as if her then-muddled life had reconciled with her now-enlightened self. She felt complete.She worked on it until dawn broke. Staring at her completed thesis, she decided to seize the moment and submitted it to "Science".It was one of the top three academic journals world
"By the way, I was the one who borrowed the hammer," Santiago said. "You guys don't even know how those two staff members looked at me. It was like I was a fugitive or a serial killer. "I had to explain for a long time. In the end, they still gave it to me even though I never really managed to clar
Emilia broke into a smile. The next second, Santiago grabbed her hand. "What… What are you doing?" she asked, startled.Santiago had already climbed down from the chair. Instead of letting go, he tightened his grip. "Emi, we won the championship. Aren't you happy?""Of course I'm happy!" she replie
Miranda replied, "It's neither good nor bad."Puzzled, Madison turned to look at Sebastian. He explained patiently, "Going last has its advantages. We get to observe how the first two teams answer and get a sense of the judges' questioning styles. The downside is that if someone lacks mental resili
The inspection team members were caught off guard.They had been watching the competition peacefully from the audience. During the half-hour intermission, they had been casually chatting amongst themselves when a staff member suddenly rushed over and called them to the scene. The problem was, the s
The two women's expressions changed dramatically at Miranda's words. Their emotions flared instantly as well. "What nonsense are you spouting?" one of them snapped.Miranda smirked and said, "Judging by your reaction, I must've guessed right.""Let us go! I'm warning you—""Hah? Warning me?" Mirand
Miranda raised an eyebrow as her mind started to race. After a brief pause, she called, "Is anyone out there?" There was no response. She took out her phone. Unsurprisingly, there was no signal. So that was it… It wasn't drugging, but this method instead. Miranda smiled and reached into her bag,
Miranda whipped her head around and stared at Madison. "To be precise, she's actually Hebranian," Madison explained. "She's from Hebrana but has Harbener citizenship.""How do you know that?" Madison giggled. "Is there any gossip that I don't know?" Then she raised an eyebrow. "By the way, Miranda
Compared to last year, the teams from Malca, Farisia, Riddleston, and Dulcora were all familiar faces, while Hebrana was the newcomer.At first glance, it looked like Hebrana had pushed Harbener out of the top five. But in reality, Hebrana had never faced Harbener throughout the competition.In the
The next day, Silas brought the clock-in info to Paul. "Didn't you also leave early without doing any overtime?" he asked.Paul smirked. "But I did. I stayed ten minutes longer than you."Silas couldn't believe it. That also counted as overtime?Paul seemed to have read his mind and asked, "Why woul