Miranda spoke about their past so lightly, as if everything now was completely irrelevant and unrelated to her life. Hansel felt a deep frustration and helplessness. It seemed like the harder he tried to grasp at sand, the faster it slipped through his fingers. Back then, he had brought his men an
This was unlike Hansel. Miranda said, "I feel like I need to remind you that there are six hours left until sunset. Today will be over soon.""Yeah. As much as I want to spend every moment with you, I know that if you don't take a nap at noon during winter, you'll feel very tired the whole afternoo
Both of them stood at the viewing platform together, watching the sunset.The fiery red sun gradually set. It went from a full round sphere to a half sphere, then finally disappearing completely, leaving behind the lingering glow of twilight."Let's go," Miranda said. "It's time to head back.""Alri
As expected, Hansel still didn't respond. Willow stopped trying to make conversation. Instead, she pulled her winter jacket tighter around herself as she sat with him on the wooden bench outside of campus. She endured the biting cold wind and accompanied Hansel as the night gradually descended. It
The familiar surroundings were filled with irony. Why? Why had he said such things back then? Looking back now, Hansel felt like he had been under some kind of spell. He had indulged his every whim and completely ignored her pain and despair at that time. In just one year, Miranda returned to stu
Hansel said, "Mimi… I know you're still mad, but how could you compare yourself to Martha? Mimi… I won't allow you to degrade yourself…"Martha was shocked once more. Wait a minute…Why wasn't Miranda comparable to her? How was that considered degrading? "Mimi…"Martha couldn't stop herself from cu
Keeping their distance and not getting too close was the best outcome for both of them. Miranda put away the documents and her pen. Suddenly, Hansel murmured softly to himself, "But I still consider you as a friend…"He watched her retreating figure as Miranda left and withdrew his gaze calmly. He
Hansel had seen Willow several times but didn't think they were close enough to initiate a conversation. But she had a different view, as she asked casually, "Are you okay? You were sitting outside the campus for so long yesterday. I hope you didn't catch a cold."He said nothing and had no intenti
Their noses touched, their breaths intertwining. Naturally, their lips met as well. At first, Paul's kisses were gentle and warm, like the soft glow of the spring sun. But soon, it became more urgent, more demanding, as if he needed more of her. By the end, his kisses crashed over her like a fierc
"Hey, Dr. Quimby. They've already left. Why are you still staring?" Santiago asked.Emilia withdrew her gaze and retorted, "It's none of your business."Santiago wasn't offended at all and continued smiling. "What's so interesting about watching other people in love anyway? Experiencing it yourself
Madison immediately reached for the door of the cab. "Wait… Miranda hasn't gotten in yet!"Sebastian sighed helplessly. "Dr. Jefferson is here. Do you really think Miranda won't have a ride?""Oh!" Madison finally understood. She glanced out the window and, sure enough, there was a parked SUV behind
"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,