The door to the break room was forcefully opened. The latter part of Silas' sentence was caught in his throat as he froze at the door, as still as a statue. He blinked hard, but the shocking scene before him remained unchanged. Miranda's slender waist was firmly encircled by Paul's strong arm, pul
Miranda had no choice but to respond, "No.. It's not like that, Dr. Quinton…"Silas looked as though he had been struck by a heavy blow. His voice dropped to a whisper, "So… Did you do it voluntarily?""Yeah…" she murmured. Silas lamented once more, "Miranda, you're such a lovely young woman. You'd
They decided to have Jovanian food for dinner. As soon as they sat down, Sandy tugged on Bryan's sleeve and whispered, "This place isn't cheap, right?"Bryan replied, "About 1500 per person."Sandy gasped. "Dr. Quinton really has guts.""I'd say Dr. Jefferson doesn't mind at all. He hasn't stopped
This wasn't quite like Paul's usual "make every second count" personality. But he said, "Getting to spend more time with my girlfriend is my idea of making every second count, and… I'm fine with that." With that, he left with a cheerful stride.At the lab, Miranda was the first to arrive. Sebastian
Christine asked, "Oh, you're talking about Emilia Quimby?"Miranda echoed, "Emilia Quimby?""Yeah, she and Paul were in the Department of Biology together. I heard she was the campus belle back then."Miranda smiled and nodded. "She really was beautiful."Emilia's natural look was simple yet strikin
Miranda lifted the lid of the metal box and saw several smaller ones inside, some of which were neatly wrapped. On top lay a pink box that caught her eye—"Emilia Quimby," scrawled in bold black marker.What a coincidence… Just like Emilia had caught her eye in the graduation photo—not just for her b
"Whoa!" Olivia gasped.Paul and Miranda turned to look behind them. Their gazes locked with Olivia and Christine's, and an awkward silence followed.Miranda was the first to stand up. "Dr. Young…"Christine snapped out of her shock. Her lips parted as if to speak, but it took her a few seconds to fi
Miranda had no idea what Paul and Christine discussed in the study, but she wasn't just sitting around. During that time, she and Olivia prepared meat filling together and made nearly a hundred meatballs to freeze for later.Olivia said, "Great! Dr. Young loves the filling you make, and these will b
A man stood at the entrance. He was tall and imposing, and he had a cold expression on his face. Miranda stood next to him and looked equally stoic. Jenny was taken aback. Shock flashed in her eyes as she asked, "You… Who are you?"Paul stepped forward confidently, still holding Miranda's hand. "I
Quincey couldn't take it anymore when she saw her father getting shut down. "Mom, that's enough. Don't push me too far!""Oh?" Jenny snapped. "Hear that? I'm pushing you too far? Who's the one pushing here, me or you?"Quincey let out a cold laugh. "Don't take your bad mood out on me or Dad. We're n
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