Paul glanced at her phone and sighed softly, with a trace of helplessness in his tone. "Cancel the ride. I'll take you home."Take you home…The words stirred something in Miranda's heart, and a faint smile touched her lips. "Alright."…Inside the car, the heater was on, and the chill was quickly d
Miranda turned to look behind her.She wasn't sure when Paul had arrived or how long he had been standing there, but his eyes were filled with amusement. His gaze fell to the pile of crumbled snowballs at her feet, and his smile deepened."Playing in the snow again?" he asked.Miranda replied with a
"Wait, hold on… why are you even asking this? Is rolling snowballs part of our lab's annual performance review? No way…" Silas stared at Paul incredulously. Was snowball-rolling a new requirement for researchers?"Be serious," Paul snapped. "Don't joke around. I'm asking you something important, so
While Paul was huffing and puffing, trying to master rolling a snowball, Miranda was in the lab, deeply engrossed in logging data. Madison and Sebastian had already gone home, leaving her alone.Initially, Miranda felt a little off without Madison's constant chatter filling the space. But as soon as
"Let's roll a big snowball," Paul said as he eagerly rolled up his sleeves, ready to start.Miranda tilted her head and grinned. "Dr. Jefferson, let's skip the snowball. How about we build a snowman instead? Wouldn't that be better?"Paul paused, clearly caught off guard."You said you can do everyt
Miranda initially wanted to decline. However, Sam said, "Grandma insisted. If you refuse, she'll be disappointed." His words left her with no room to argue. At 11:30 am, Sam arrived with lunch. Miranda went to the entrance to meet him."Why did you come out? I could've come in myself," Sam remarke
Paul showed no hesitation and readily agreed.Sam's expression darkened. "I'm sorry, but I just remembered we don't have extra plates or utensils.""There are disposable ones in the cupboard," Miranda interjected, standing up. "I'll grab them."She left the room before either man could respond.Paul
Paul stated plainly, "My feelings are straightforward and honorable. There's nothing shameful about them, so why wouldn't I admit it?"Sam locked eyes with him, clenching his fists tightly. For the first time, he felt an unfamiliar sense of defeat."Does Miranda know?" he asked.Paul didn't hide any
Sawyer answered, "Alright."Soon, Miranda entered the house. "Grandma, did you call for me?""Come here, Miranda." Fiona beckoned her over. "Let me introduce you to the young scion of the Jensen family, Sawyer Jensen. You two probably met during the birthday banquet.""Nice to meet you," Miranda gre
Paul remained silent as he watched Sam walk away.How childish.Meanwhile, Miranda frowned. That couldn't be right. She had picked each one carefully and they all looked sweet. Sam was probably unlucky to eat a sour one. Paul and Sam picked two large baskets of strawberries and handed them over to
However, Sam's mind had long wandered elsewhere. Coincidentally, he stepped out of the study with a bright smile on his face when the maid came to call him. Sam hadn't gone to the office as he knew Miranda would be visiting. He specially came to the Garrison estate to wait for her instead. Sure en
Miranda felt that if she didn't find an excuse to get Joli out of the lab, he could easily stay there for an entire day. Then, he would pull another all-nighter. Did Joli really think he had some kind of superpower? He worked nonstop for two days with barely any sleep and no proper meals. Yet, he s
Miranda began, "Grandma, I—" "Aren, can you keep an eye on the fire for me? It's been stewing for three hours, and I just need this last touch. Make sure it's perfect, okay? It's too noisy here, so I'm going out to talk to Mimi."It sounded like Fiona had walked into the living room since the noise
Paul paused, then chuckled. "Why do you ask?"Miranda responded thoughtfully, "Because I think it's you. Am I right?"After a brief pause, he nodded. "Yeah."She smiled. "I knew it… No wonder you said we should let things calm down before making any moves. You'd already planned this beforehand, hadn
Madison sighed. "You don't get it."Sebastian gave her a puzzled look."I'm so stressed out," Madison wailed."What can I do to help?" When he saw the tears in her eyes, Sebastian panicked."I'm not getting enough sleep… Can I cut the morning run by ten minutes?" she sobbed."Sure," he said.Madison
Fiona sighed. "What's Mimi been up to lately? I've asked her to come home for dinner twice, but she keeps saying she's too busy. It's been more than a month since I've seen her."Aren put down his newspaper and glanced at her. "You're a grown woman. Why do you need your granddaughter around to keep
Miranda accepted the money and said, "I don't think Joli would accept it.""Just tell him it's from me, and refusing it would be rude. I'm sure he'll accept it," Christine said."Got it." After handling everything, Miranda resumed her usual routine. She shuttled between the lab, college, and home.