"By the way, I was the one who borrowed the hammer," Santiago said. "You guys don't even know how those two staff members looked at me. It was like I was a fugitive or a serial killer. "I had to explain for a long time. In the end, they still gave it to me even though I never really managed to clar
Everyone in Miranda Sutton and Hansel Johnson's friend circle knew that she was head-over-heels in love with him.She loved him so much that her entire life revolved around him. There was no such thing as personal space for her, and she would've preferred it if she could be with him 24 hours a day,
At the dining table, Hansel didn't seem pleased with what had been served for breakfast. "Where's my pumpkin soup?""You mean cream of vegetable soup?""Cream of vegetable soup?""Yes. I know that Ms. Sutton makes that all the time. It's the one made with pumpkin, potatoes, onions, and celery, right
"Is Miranda having a hard time finding a parking spot? I can go and help—"Calvin suddenly saw Hansel's thunderously black face, and the realization finally dawned on him. "Oh! Hans, has Miranda… not returned yet?"It was long past three hours.Hansel spread his arms and shrugged. "Returned? You tho
Hansel had had quite a lot to drink the night before. Somewhere in the middle of the night, Calvin had suddenly made a huge fuss about continuing their drinking session at a second bar.By the time Hansel's driver, Dan Rover, brought him back to the mansion, the sun was already starting to rise.Han
"What's the matter with Hans?" Calvin asked, inching his butt a little closer toward Zach after glancing at Hansel, who kept drinking solemnly by himself.Hansel had had a dark look on his face ever since he'd stepped into the room. Even the lively atmosphere in the room had cooled down because of h
"I need to apologize to her for my foolishness and rash decision-making in the past. I owe her that at the very least," Miranda said.Winter nearly choked on her wine. She coughed twice, reluctance written all over her face. "Spare me, please. It's not like you don't know her elective class was the
Upon closer inspection, Hansel only realized that Miranda had straightened her hair and dyed it back to black from the brown color he used to love. She also hadn't put on makeup or worn her heels out. In fact, the white T-shirt she wore was also as plain as plain could be.However, her eyes seemed
"By the way, I was the one who borrowed the hammer," Santiago said. "You guys don't even know how those two staff members looked at me. It was like I was a fugitive or a serial killer. "I had to explain for a long time. In the end, they still gave it to me even though I never really managed to clar
Emilia broke into a smile. The next second, Santiago grabbed her hand. "What… What are you doing?" she asked, startled.Santiago had already climbed down from the chair. Instead of letting go, he tightened his grip. "Emi, we won the championship. Aren't you happy?""Of course I'm happy!" she replie
Miranda replied, "It's neither good nor bad."Puzzled, Madison turned to look at Sebastian. He explained patiently, "Going last has its advantages. We get to observe how the first two teams answer and get a sense of the judges' questioning styles. The downside is that if someone lacks mental resili
The inspection team members were caught off guard.They had been watching the competition peacefully from the audience. During the half-hour intermission, they had been casually chatting amongst themselves when a staff member suddenly rushed over and called them to the scene. The problem was, the s
The two women's expressions changed dramatically at Miranda's words. Their emotions flared instantly as well. "What nonsense are you spouting?" one of them snapped.Miranda smirked and said, "Judging by your reaction, I must've guessed right.""Let us go! I'm warning you—""Hah? Warning me?" Mirand
Miranda raised an eyebrow as her mind started to race. After a brief pause, she called, "Is anyone out there?" There was no response. She took out her phone. Unsurprisingly, there was no signal. So that was it… It wasn't drugging, but this method instead. Miranda smiled and reached into her bag,
Miranda whipped her head around and stared at Madison. "To be precise, she's actually Hebranian," Madison explained. "She's from Hebrana but has Harbener citizenship.""How do you know that?" Madison giggled. "Is there any gossip that I don't know?" Then she raised an eyebrow. "By the way, Miranda
Compared to last year, the teams from Malca, Farisia, Riddleston, and Dulcora were all familiar faces, while Hebrana was the newcomer.At first glance, it looked like Hebrana had pushed Harbener out of the top five. But in reality, Hebrana had never faced Harbener throughout the competition.In the
The next day, Silas brought the clock-in info to Paul. "Didn't you also leave early without doing any overtime?" he asked.Paul smirked. "But I did. I stayed ten minutes longer than you."Silas couldn't believe it. That also counted as overtime?Paul seemed to have read his mind and asked, "Why woul