Miranda laughed in disbelief, too amused to engage further, and handed over her black card to the sales assistant.“Pretending, are we? Keep it up,” the young woman sneered, unfazed. “When your card declines, don’t go making excuses about it being canceled by your family or something.”But before he
"The friends of a homewrecker can’t be any better. Get them too!" the woman ordered mercilessly.Seeing the men approaching, Miranda quickly shouted, "We don’t know her! We’re not her friends."The woman's expression grew even more disdainful. "Typical. In the face of danger, you all deny any associ
Seeing this, Helena turned around curiously, only to spot a familiar figure making his way straight toward them from the entrance. Maybe the man felt warm, as he had removed his jacket and wore a vivid light-blue floral shirt that made him look like an eye-catching butterfly. That man was Ansel.H
The three of them left the restaurant, and Ansel suggested staying at the best five-star hotel in Seaview City, but both Helena and Miranda flatly refused. The two preferred to downgrade a bit rather than stay at that particular hotel. In the end, Ansel went along with them to the hotel Helena had
It wasn’t until three days later that Helena saw the news about the major overhaul in Keller Corporation’s upper management.One glance at the list of dismissed executives, and she immediately recognized most were either extended members of the Keller family or Jerome’s close associates.Watching Ke
It wasn’t that Helena wanted to discourage Miranda, but Miranda truly had no talent for sports. She would grab the wrong tank when she went diving, and after finally getting the right one, she managed to mix up the snorkel. Last time, if Helena hadn’t noticed something was off and called the instr
With Miranda’s surprised reaction, Helena finally recalled that she’d seen Louis from afar once before.It was shortly after she’d started university when a roommate had dragged her to a lecture on career planning. Louis had been invited to speak as a distinguished alumnus.Afterward, Kenneth had te
Miranda suddenly jolted, reminded by Helena of the bet they’d made last time. She’d confidently declared that the man who sent the wine was interested in Helena—a potential romantic prospect.After a moment’s hesitation, she bit her lip nervously and asked, “You… you didn’t fall for him, did you?”S