The moonlight shone like water, stretching across the night.The next morning at nine, Zach woke up and went to find Winter. Just as he reached her door and prepared to knock, it swung open from the inside."Sh—"Uh!Standing in the doorway was a young man, his hair tousled as if he'd just woken up
"Why are you staring at me like that? Hurry up, I'm dying of thirst!" Winter urged.Resigned, Zach got up. As she gulped down the ice water, Winter finally felt fully awake."Did you have something to talk about? You've been waiting so long, I actually feel a bit bad..." she remarked.While he was f
"What you said before that.""Since Mr. Zach requested it…""The one before that."The manager replied, "Room 1901 checked out?"Zach's eyes widened. "She checked out?""Y-Yes, about ten minutes ago.""Shit—"The manager was puzzled. "Sir?""Get those women out of my sight! I can't stand looking at
The sudden flood of memories caught Miranda off guard. Was she really the one who had stubbornly grabbed his collar and refused to let go?Facing Paul's teasing gaze, she felt so embarrassed she wished the ground would swallow her up."Remember now?" Paul asked with an amused tone."Sorry, I…" She s
Mindy was speechless, giving him a look that said, "Seriously?" It seemed Lionel couldn't praise someone without including himself.By 1:00 pm, Paul was prepared to leave. Lionel, still working on the plants on the balcony, called out, "Mimi, walk your Uncle Paul out!"Paul stumbled, his back stiffe
"Overseas?" Mindy asked, feeling stunned."Yes," Miranda confirmed. "In Southeast Alanda, both the e-book and physical sales of 'Murder Weapon' and 'The Deserted School' have consistently ranked among the top sellers."Mindy was taken aback again. "I didn't even know those books were released overse
For years, Mindy had dreamed of having her mystery works published again. She'd approached Edith countless times, but Edith always had an excuse to push it off.And now, someone was suddenly telling her that her work could be published.Warren continued on, "If you agree, we'll immediately apply for
Meanwhile, Miranda and Lionel sat outside the café, watching through the large windows. Although they couldn't hear what was being said, Mindy's expressions shifted from dazed to serious, then to apologetic.That would suggest the conversation wasn't going well.Warren stood up, ready to leave, but
"By the way, how's your family?" Miranda suddenly asked.Emilia was completely caught off guard. After a long pause, she finally spoke. "How do you know?""I heard from the pea… I mean, Santiago."Emilia's grandmother had been hospitalized recently. Her father had passed away years ago from liver ci
That night, Emilia couldn't sleep. She tossed and turned in bed before finally giving up. She spent the entire night researching everything about Miranda, including her résumé, research direction, and thesis publications…By the time she finished, Emilia had no choice but to admit that Miranda was t
Miranda remarked, "Dr. Vain, do you have a cramp in your eyebrow?"Santiago smirked. "Mimi, you do this every time. Oh, I get it. You actually like this kind of banter, don't you?"Miranda mentally rolled her eyes. Paul was way better at this game.She replied, "I've said this many times before. Ple
Santiago's expression twisted in disbelief. "No… How could you do this?"Harvold was surprised. What did he do?"How could you just open the gate for them so easily?" Santiago demanded."I didn't simply do it," Harvold replied. "Didn't you bring them here the first time?""That was just once! I didn
Miranda asked, "Dr. Vain, did you trip over your tongue?"Santiago was surprised at her reply. She continued, "No, you may not. Please just call me by my given name. Thank you."With that, she packed up her laptop and strode out of the classroom. Santiago stood rooted to the spot, rubbing his nose
Despite Santiago's flamboyant demeanor, he was still competent at his job. At the very least, his training content was useful. Miranda listened attentively to his lecture. Even Madison eventually stopped nitpicking, despite complaining about him the whole time. Santiago ended the class at 5:30 pm,
Although Madison was annoyed, she had to admit that Emilia was right. She could complain all she wanted—after she finished the task. Emilia straightened her expression and began asking questions. Perhaps Madison's emotions hadn't fully calmed down yet. She answered the questions with imprecise term
At 9:00 am, Miranda, Madison and Sebastian arrived at the classroom right on time.But by 9:30 am, Emilia still hadn't shown up.Madison couldn't help but grumble, "Seriously? Don't tell me she took another day off. She's the one who kept nagging us to be on time—where is she?"Sebastian frowned.Mi
Madison hesitated for a few seconds but couldn't hold back. "Dr. Quimby knows the rules better than anyone. So, why break them?"Miranda watched Emilia disappear into the distance, lost in thought.That evening, they skipped the cup noodles. The convenience store had better options—corn dogs, fruit