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On hearing so and recalling the ridiculous accusation in the news, Miya said with determination, "I'd love to take the challenge." "Great." Sally smiled. "But I'm not sure I can give you a design you like." "I'm willing to take the risk." Then Xenon added, "I will take the responsibility." Miya looked at him with gratitude. "Thank you." She said sincerely to both Sally and Xenon. *** Feeling supported, Miya had much more confidence. She observed Sally's attire and manner while dining and asked a few questions about her and her husband casually to get to know what they liked. Before they parted, Sally handed Miya a file with some doc.u.ments related to the design of the pendant for reference.Xenon and Miya went back to the office, and just as Miya sat back down by her desk, Levi came over. He spoke quietly but seriously, "Mrs. Miya Uba, Streep Crystal is one of the four biggest companies in the jewelry industry. Mrs. Sally Streep is no doubt a very important client. Even Rare
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Miya and Levi looked at each other, both wondering why Xenon was annoyed and followed him. Xenon was walking fast, and Miya had to hurry to keep up. She stumbled as she rushed into the lift, and reluctantly, Xenon held her arm to help her balance. "Such an ungrateful thing." He said. Huh? Miya was utterly confused. Have I said anything improper? I don't think so. What's he angry about?Five days later, Xenon said to Miya after work, "We are meeting Mrs. Streep for dinner." He still looked annoyed. In fact, he had hardly talked to Miya in the past days.They met at the same French café. Sally greeted them with a warm smile. After the waiter took their order, Miya took out a few drawings of the design from her bag and handed them to Sally. She watched and waited nervously as Sally went through the drawings and talked to Xenon in French. Though Miya had self-studied a bit of French when she was still in University, she had forgotten most of it. She tried to concentrate on guessing what
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They signed the contract there and then before they parted. Sally gave Miya a gentle hug and said, good night. Miya had not expected that her sketches would have helped so much. As Levi said, Streep Crystal was a very important client. She heaved a sigh of relief as she watched Sally leave. *** Just as Miya and Xenon walked out of the café, Miya's phone rang. It was her mother. Miya hesitated. Could it be about the news? Has she seen it? Miya worried. "Hello, Mum." Silence. Miya knitted her brows. "Mum?" "Miya, I need to know the truth. What have you been up to lately?" Sarah asked. "I...err...I've got a job at The Uba Corporation, and I'm a jewelry designer now.""Tell me, have you done anything indiscreet with Xenon Uba? Miya, your father and I never expected you to be rich or famous, but we do hope you live an honest life with dignity."Miya could hear the anger in her mother's tone. Tears filled her eyes. She wanted to explain, but then she realized that there was nothin
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Photos of Luke Johnson with various women during the time he was dating Miya were exposed and the fact that he had used Miya, then forsaken her and her sick mother to be with Tiffany Agabus, a more 'valuable' girlfriend and alliance, was also revealed. Miya then realized that that was what the phone calls Xenon made in the car were about. He had sorted it perfectly. *** He must have spent a lot of time and effort on it. Just to have those club managers verify and to make those dirty old men who had been bribed to clarify apologize to me, I wonder how much Xenon has done! And he has not mentioned anything! He sorted everything out, but he didn't even think of telling me until I asked him. Miya thought, and tears of gratitude filled her eyes. She couldn't help wondering again how different Luke and Xenon were. In the past years, Luke had sweet-talked her and made her do everything for him, but he had not done anything for Miya. Xenon was the opposite of Luke. He was economical with
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The next morning when Miya was still in bed, she heard someone calling Xenon. It was Jacob, the young guy who didn't seem to like her much. She wondered what he was doing here so early in the morning, and feeling worried, she quickly got up to get dressed. "Miya, are you up?" Xenon knocked at her door. "Yep, I'm just getting dressed." "Wear something sporty," Xenon said. "Huh?" Why? Miya wondered, but she asked no questions and simply obeyed. When she came out, she saw Xenon and Jacob chatting casually."Morning, Miya. Xenon and I are going for a morning jog. Are you coming with us?" Jacob said. Jogging in the morning? Is that why he's here so early? Miya felt speechless. "I think I will pass. I don't really like exercising. Enjoy." Miya replied.Jacob grabbed Xenon's hand and said, "Alright, Xenon, let's go." Xenon tapped Jacob's hand off and said to Miya, "Come. Follow us."Miya heaved a sigh. "Xenon, I really don't like it, and I won't be able to catch up with you guys." "
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Frustrated and angered, Miya gave him a nudge on his c.h.e.s.t, but Jacob simply grunted and went on chopping while holding Miya's hand. Angrily, Miya stomped on his foot, and somehow she lost balance and flipped the knife sideward and cut Jacob's finger. To Miya's surprise, Jacob deliberately cut it deeper as he was still holding Miya's hand. It was dripping blood instantly. Miya panicked and quickly took him over to the sink and ran water down his finger. The cut was so deep that the sink was soon dyed with blood. Miya panicked. Holding his finger tight, she led Jacob to the living room and asked the maid to get the first aid box, thinking of bandaging it now and take him to the hospital afterward.Just then, Xenon had just finished a phone call and came in to see Miya holding Jacob's bloody hand anxiously. Angered, he marched over and pulled Miya aside. Seeing the blood on Jacob's hand and the floor, he frowned. "How the hell did you cut your finger?!" He asked worriedly.Jacob
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After a few drowsy yawns, she fell asleep. In her half-asleep, half-awake state of mind, Miya felt a warm hand stroking her hair. Subconsciously, she turned around, intending to move close to the warm body next to her. Suddenly, she felt herself being lifted up, her arms put around one's shoulders, and naturally, she wrapped her legs around his waist. "Xenon?" Miya said uncertainty, too sleepy to open her eyes. Xenon made no reply and carried her upstairs. She struggled a bit, but he held her tighter. So she surrendered and rested her head on his shoulder. "Thanks." She said gently. "I just don't like the sight of you in the garden, spoiling my view." He said indifferently.Miya heaved a quiet sigh and said nothing. He put her on her bed and left. He's probably gone back to Jacob's room. She thought. If he wasn't into having s.e.x with me, I would really think that they were really sleeping together. Exhausted, she soon fell into a deep sleep.Around eight o'clock the next evenin
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By the lift, lying on the floor was the bloody body of Angela, merely covered with Miya's outfit. She had passed out, yet no one had the guts to interfere. Miya was shaking with fear. She had hardly run a few steps when a guy pounced on her and grabbed her leg. Miya fell and exclaimed out of pain. The guy dragged her backward, her skin scratching the floor. The last thing she saw before she fainted was that the door of the lift opened and out came a handsome young man in a white shirt followed by a few bodyguards.She lifted her hand up a bit, intending to call for help. She didn't even manage to utter a sound and passed out. She dreamed about dancing by a little stream in the sun and woke up to a beautiful piano song. She opened her eyes and looked around. The room was adorned with paintings of Hindu Gods and Goddesses, simple, clean, and mystical.The sun was setting and shone its last light of the day through the big French window onto the floor. A man in a casual white shirt was
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