Paul had already left, and Elizabeth lost interest in staying any longer."I'm going home," she said, tossing the words over her shoulder as she left Bryan standing there.Bryan looked after her, bewildered. He wanted to run after her, to ask what was wrong and offer to walk her home. However, as a
Bryan was a bit surprised. "Do you go to Kim's Collection often as well?"Madison nodded enthusiastically. "Yeah! Their cakes are pretty good."Bryan didn't usually pay much attention to these small trinkets. For one, Elizabeth wasn't fond of them. Also, he felt that at 30-something, carrying around
Sam replied, "Weren't you busy dancing with your girlfriend? Still had the energy to pay attention to what was happening over here?" He crossed his arms with amusement.Hansel scoffed. "With all the commotion, hard to pretend I didn't notice."Sam shrugged indifferently. "I expected as much. It's no
Miranda recalled Madison's usual appetite and glanced at the meager items in front of her. This small amount probably wouldn't even fill a gap between her teeth. She'd be hungry again in no time.Unexpectedly, however, Madison remained calm in her seat after two classes, showing no sign of needing a
Mason paced back and forth, muttering, "You've never cared about what people say before, so why suddenly try to lose weight? Is someone bothering you?"Madison had always been taught well—confident and cheerful, unbothered by her appearance. Even when she was excluded by classmates in elementary sch
Soon, the bell rang, and class began. Paul entered, saying, "Today, we'll be discussing molecular evolution and phylogeny…"During the ten-minute break, Madison lay listlessly over her desk. Seeing this, Sebastian could no longer keep quiet. "You've been in really bad shape these past few days!"Mad
Miranda wrapped her arms tightly around Paul's neck with her legs off the ground, clinging desperately to him. At this moment, she was like a koala bear hanging on a tree. And Paul was that tree. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to, but that dog scared me…" Miranda apologized while fidgeting,
The warmth from the warm water seeped through the glass and into Miranda's palms, but it didn't compare to the warmth she felt on her waist earlier. Suddenly, there was a series of knocks on her door. "Who is it?" she asked as she went over to open the door. Paul stood outside. "Here's your shoe.
Harold came in behind Jenny. He was so quiet that his presence was easily overlooked. Meanwhile, Quincey barely said a word as she kept her head down, her eyes glued to the phone. "Rena, you arrived really early this time. I've never seen you and Leonard so enthusiastic before. Guess things have ch
Miranda stood in front of the mirror, tidying up her messy hair. Behind her, Paul was fully dressed. He walked over and wrapped his arms around her. "Stop it, I just fixed my hair… Look, you even smudged my lipstick," Miranda grumbled, pushing him away. "Mimi, the way you said that makes it sound
Miranda glanced at her phone. It was a call from Paul. "Hello, Paul, Merry—"Before she could finish her sentence, she heard the sound of heavy breathing on the other end. Taken aback, Miranda froze for a moment. "What's…""Come outside, Mimi.""What?""I'm out front at your entrance. Come out."As
Austin stuck out his tongue at Yale. "Uncle Yale, shame on you! How can you compare yourself to little kids?" Yale was at a loss for words. Great, he thought, even the kids were bullying him.Suddenly, Susan thought of something and asked, "By the way, where's Paul?" "Oh, he got a phone call earli
Jenny was shocked. "Are they really that powerful?""Of course!" Quincey couldn't help but sigh. "I can't help but admire Miranda sometimes. Back when she needed money, she latched onto a rich young scion. Now that she's still young but craving for status, she went straight for a prominent academic
"Well, Dad and Mom still have a few jars left," Jenny said. "After thinking about it, we really shouldn't turn down Lionel's and his family's good intentions. Oh, right. Quincey, we still have to visit your maternal grandparents for Christmas. Let's head back now."The other members of the Sutton fa
Miranda walked over with a bright smile. "Aunt Jenny, the reason I gave the project to Jack back then was because we were working on a tight budget. Other smart home renovation companies were quoting too high. "Secondly, Jack's team was truly capable and qualified to handle the job. I would've like
Jenny had heard from other relatives some time ago that Jack's company was growing rapidly. His business had boomed so quickly that they could barely keep up with the demand. She had felt a little envious when she first heard the news. Jenny hadn't seen it with her own eyes and didn't know just how
Jenny's words dripped with sarcasm. It felt like someone had hit the pause button on the originally cheerful atmosphere as the smiles on everyone's faces froze. Lionel scratched his head and replied politely, "We were just lucky…""Oh please, don't be so modest! I've got terrible luck, and everyon