"For a woman like Miranda, no matter how deeply she loved you, she would eventually choose to leave. It was just a matter of time."Six years… Sam thought that was simply far too long. Long enough that he had once believed the radiant woman he knew had truly become a puppet, blindly driven by love.
After leaving the bar, Hansel returned to the mansion. Meanwhile, Ingrid was sitting on the sofa in the living room.As soon as she heard the door open, she rushed to greet him. Hansel treated her like she was invisible, walking straight past her and heading upstairs. Ingrid simply bit her lip in fr
Martha asked, "Ms. York, the chicken soup isn't fully cooked yet, what are you doing?""Just put it in the bag, why do you have so much to say?" Ingrid snapped. It didn't matter whether it was done or not—Evelyn probably wouldn't drink it anyway.It's even better if she did; maybe it'd give her food
The lab was as busy as ever in June, with Miranda working non-stop for two weeks straight before finally getting a day off. Early in the morning, just after feeding her fish, Lionel called."Mimi, are you up?""Yeah, I'm up.""Why not sleep in a bit more? I remember you said you're off today and don
As Karen spoke, her sharp eyes swept over Edith from head to toe. "Ha, dressed like that, you definitely don't look like a respectable woman. All dolled up on the surface, but who knows how many men you serviced last night!"Edith was stunned. She hadn't expected such vile insults, full of personal
After breakfast, Miranda began her cleaning. It had been half a month since the last time she tidied up, and quite a bit of dust had accumulated. The entire morning passed just like that.After lunch, she planned to buy some groceries. Just as she changed her clothes, Winter called her."Mimi, are y
Miranda stood there speechless.Was Winter doing this on purpose? How else could it be that the moment she made the call, it just so happened to go straight to Paul? If it had been anyone else, they couldn't have arrived this fast!Ten minutes later, Miranda settled Winter down and quietly left the
Winter's so-called "cousin who rarely kept in touch and wasn't that close with now that they're grown up" turned out to care about her so much.Then again, it made sense. Though Paul often seemed distant and aloof, Miranda knew he was just too busy to wear his concerns and affections on his sleeve.
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.
Aren nodded. "That works too. Sam, you don't need to send them off then. Head home and rest early."Sam remained silent. Before long, a maid came in and reported, "Both boxes have been loaded into Dr. Jefferson's car."Paul bid farewell to the elderly couple. "Mr. and Mrs. Garrison Senior, we'll he
Miranda was completely unaware of what was happening at the chessboard. At that moment, she was sitting on the couch and watching a dating reality show with Fiona. Yes, a dating show. In Fiona's own words, she said, "I just love watching young people fall in love. If I happen to find a couple I li
Since Paul had arrived, Fiona invited everyone to head to the dining room. Sam caught up to him and said dryly, "Dr. Jefferson, you seem quite free today."Paul replied, "It's the end of the year, so both the college and the labs are starting their holiday break. Perhaps the only ones still busy at
Sam brought his laptop to the living room and sat cross-legged in front of the coffee table. The thick wool carpet and the warmth of the heater kept the winter chill at bay. He began working in an orderly manner. From the business department to branding, then over to finance and human resources… E