137| Preparing to leave

Derrick returned to his room, pondering, "Why does she not want to leave Larry?" He sighed, picked up his phone, and went back to his sitting room to surf the internet, believing that Miranda would tell Larry that it was over between them.

Derrick knew that he hadn't yet thrown away the engagement ring that Larry had used to propose to Miranda. He stood up from his couch, went back to his room, and pulled open his bed drawer, retrieving the ring that Larry had used to propose to Miranda.

Looking at the intricate design of the diamond encrusted on the ring, Derrick sighed and took it with him as he headed back downstairs to the guest room to return the ring to Miranda.

He recalled that she was still using her old room in the mansion, so he went there to see her and return the ring.

Miranda was lying on the bed, trying to sleep, as her mind replayed the memories she had shared with Derrick the previous night. A knock on her room door interrupted her thoughts, so she rose from her bed an