As they passed through the home essentials section, Paul paused and asked, "Do you need anything from here?"Miranda remembered that she was running low on both body wash and laundry detergent. "Yes, I do," she replied.While she was picking out the body wash, Paul was also adding items to the cart.
Miranda had no idea whether it was a lot or not because Paul wasn't replying to her messages anymore. Once she was done making all the rolls, she packed ten crab rolls into a bag, planning to bring them over to Paul.She knocked on his door for about half a minute, but there was no answer. Taking ou
"I'll treat you to dinner!" Zach immediately offered."No need. I already have plans. Maybe next time," Winter replied, moving to walk past him.Zach quickly caught up to her. "Then let me give you a ride?"Winter paused, glancing at him suspiciously. "Are you serious?""Yeah, totally!" Zach nodded
"I-I got tired and thought I'd pull over to rest for a bit. But then I ended up falling asleep…" Zach explained.Without another word, Winter circled the car. She opened the passenger door and slid inside. "Perfect. You can give me a ride home."Zach chuckled. "You really don't hold back, huh?" Desp
"I don't eat noodles," Winter said.Zach gave her a look that clearly said, "Yeah, right. Like I believe that."She was about to head back to her room when he suddenly asked, "How about a drink?"Winter glanced back at the wine, noticing the condensation on the decanter. It was her favorite kind of
"No more for me," Winter said as she set down her wine glass and stood up.Drinking too much could lead to trouble, especially with a man in the house. She knew her limits.Zach paused mid-drink. "Why are you leaving already? We haven't even finished the bottle.""What, you think my place is some ki
Zach was flabbergasted. Winter was truly an expert at giving compliments."All done," he said as he turned off the blow dryer.Winter casually ran her fingers through her hair. It was smooth but not dry. Zach did surprisingly well."How is it?" he asked. For the first time, Winter gave him some cre
It was morning. Sunlight broke through the clouds and spilled across the earth.Clothes lay scattered from the living room couch to the bedroom floor, mostly men's clothing, with only one woman's silk robe among them.Zach stirred, slowly waking up. The memories of the previous night's passion and w
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.