Without waiting for a reply, Miranda grabbed a clean plate from the table. She used a clean fork to place a couple of small meatballs onto it and pushed the plate toward Paul. "Try it."Paul hesitated briefly before putting one into his mouth, chewing slowly.Miranda blinked. "How is it?"Seeing her
Hansel froze. He subconsciously pulled his arm out of Ingrid's hold.Caught off-guard, Ingrid couldn't help but frown. She followed his gaze and found Miranda standing not too far away.Hansel wrinkled his brow. "Did you invite Miranda?" he asked Sam."I did. We're friends, after all," Sam said with
Sam laughed quietly. "I didn't mistake you for someone else."As if she didn't understand what he said, Miranda's gaze went blank.Sam spoke again, "The person I want to kiss is you."Miranda was stunned. For a moment, she couldn't speak.Confusion swirled in her mind. There was even a moment where
"And you!" Hansel turned to Miranda. "You're really despicable. Of all people that you chose to seduce, you chose him. Are you satisfied now?"Miranda felt both furious and aggrieved at his accusation. She was the one who was dragged into this for no reason. Just what had she done wrong?In the face
"What the hell is going on?""Have you two gone crazy?""Stop this now, Hans, Sam!"Zach and Calvin each grabbed one of them."Hansel, calm down!" Calvin exclaimed."Sam, stop this insanity! Why are you guys fighting? Can't you talk it out?" Zach asked."Let go!" Hansel and Sam shouted in unison.Se
However, in the next second, another hand stopped Sam's hand in midair. He frowned when he saw who it was. "It's you?" he said in an unkind tone."Dr. Jefferson, why—" Miranda mumbled. At that moment, she got choked up.Paul's gaze fell on her face. "Are you alright?"Miranda nodded. "Yes," she said
Sam regarded Hansel calmly. "I asked you, didn't I? Weren't you the one who let me pursue her? So why are you kicking up a fuss now?"Hansel remembered the group chat from a while back, and his face suddenly turned as white as a sheet.Miranda began to quake even more violently, swaying back and for
"Really?" Miranda asked.Paul nodded. "Yes."Miranda took a deep breath. "Thank you. I feel much better."Paul watched her collect her emotions and felt slightly more relieved. "Are you hungry?" he asked. "I remember that there's a decent Dolorian restaurant nearby."After giving it some thought, Mi
However, Sam's mind had long wandered elsewhere. Coincidentally, he stepped out of the study with a bright smile on his face when the maid came to call him. Sam hadn't gone to the office as he knew Miranda would be visiting. He specially came to the Garrison estate to wait for her instead. Sure en
Miranda felt that if she didn't find an excuse to get Joli out of the lab, he could easily stay there for an entire day. Then, he would pull another all-nighter. Did Joli really think he had some kind of superpower? He worked nonstop for two days with barely any sleep and no proper meals. Yet, he s
Miranda began, "Grandma, I—" "Aren, can you keep an eye on the fire for me? It's been stewing for three hours, and I just need this last touch. Make sure it's perfect, okay? It's too noisy here, so I'm going out to talk to Mimi."It sounded like Fiona had walked into the living room since the noise
Paul paused, then chuckled. "Why do you ask?"Miranda responded thoughtfully, "Because I think it's you. Am I right?"After a brief pause, he nodded. "Yeah."She smiled. "I knew it… No wonder you said we should let things calm down before making any moves. You'd already planned this beforehand, hadn
Madison sighed. "You don't get it."Sebastian gave her a puzzled look."I'm so stressed out," Madison wailed."What can I do to help?" When he saw the tears in her eyes, Sebastian panicked."I'm not getting enough sleep… Can I cut the morning run by ten minutes?" she sobbed."Sure," he said.Madison
Fiona sighed. "What's Mimi been up to lately? I've asked her to come home for dinner twice, but she keeps saying she's too busy. It's been more than a month since I've seen her."Aren put down his newspaper and glanced at her. "You're a grown woman. Why do you need your granddaughter around to keep
Miranda accepted the money and said, "I don't think Joli would accept it.""Just tell him it's from me, and refusing it would be rude. I'm sure he'll accept it," Christine said."Got it." After handling everything, Miranda resumed her usual routine. She shuttled between the lab, college, and home.
"That's great news, Mr. Zeller!" Joli almost jumped in excitement. "My parents and I are heading to the city in two days, so we'll stop by to visit Theodore then… "Don't worry, everything's taken care of… It's true. I'm not lying to you. The Snider brothers were taken in by the police yesterday."
After reviewing the contract, Joli signed his name. He handed it back to Miranda with both hands and assured her, "I won't let the lab lose a penny."She smiled faintly. "I trust my instincts."This was the second time she had extended a hand to him.Joli's heart was overflowing with gratitude, but