登入The rain didn’t slow.If anything, it came harder… like the sky itself had decided to bear witness to the atrocities committed against Miranda.“Didn’t I tell you not to leave?” Adrian barked again. Noah turned fully this time.And the moment his eyes landed on Adrian, something shifted.Recognition.Adrian saw it too.His gaze narrowed slightly, scanning Noah from head to toe, irritation flickering into something more calculated.“This is your husband?” Noah muttered in disbelief. “This is the idiot that did this to you?” He wasn’t even asking to get a response from Miranda. Just words of confirmation. “Well,” Adrian muttered, stepping forward under the shelter of the doorway. “This is interesting.”His lips curved faintly.“I didn’t expect you to be one of her bedwarmers."Noah didn’t answer immediately.His grip on Miranda tightened slightly, steadying her as her weight leaned into him.“You know him?” Nate asked under his breath.Noah didn’t look away from Adrian.“Oh, I do,”
Adrian’s whisper lingered against her ear like a threat dressed as logic.Then he stepped back.Miranda didn’t move.Didn’t blink.But something inside her shifted.Adrian straightened, taking a slow sip from his coffee as if the conversation had bored him.“Since you clearly don’t understand boundaries,” he said casually, “let me make this simple.”He gestured toward the spot right in front of the door.“You stay here as I’ve said.”Miranda’s eyes narrowed slightly.“Adrian…”“I said stay,” he cut in, his tone dropping just enough to silence any argument. “You don’t leave. You don’t move. And you definitely don’t step into this house.”The door behind him stood like a wall between them.A line he had drawn.And dared her to cross.Miranda inhaled slowly, clearly frustrated. “Why?”The question came out quietly.But it stopped him.Adrian didn’t turn.“What do you really want?” she asked.That made him turn. “You’re the one who married me,” she continued. “And yet you never treated
The voice didn’t just interrupt.It cut.Aunt Felicia froze instantly.Miranda didn’t need to look to know who it was.But she did anyway.Adrian stood a few steps behind Aunt Felicia, his expression unreadable but his eyes…His eyes were dark.Aunt Felicia swallowed hard. “Sir, I was just…”“Just what?” Adrian cut in coldly. “Advising her? Taking sides again?”His tone dropped.More threatening.“I’ve warned you before, Aunt Felicia,” he continued. “Stop meddling in my business. If not for old time's sake, you know what I’d have done to you by now.”A beat.“This is the last time I’ll say it… if you keep interfering, I won’t forgive you again.”Aunt Felicia lowered her gaze immediately.“Yes, sir.”The fear in her voice was real.Palpable.Miranda’s fingers curled slightly at her sides.But she said nothing.Adrian’s gaze shifted to her.Locked in.Unblinking.“Since you’re already here,” he said flatly, “come to the door.”A pause.His lips curled slightly.“Unless you plan on sneak
The words settled in the room like a quiet verdict.Colin stared at Miranda for a long second, searching her face for hesitation… doubt… anything that suggested she wasn’t ready for what she was implying.He found none.Just calm.Cold, calculated calm.He exhaled slowly, running a hand through his hair.“You’re going to drive me crazy. How do I explain this to Dad? Mom will tear me in half if she ever gets to know that I allow all of these to happen to you.” Miranda blinked continuously, pleading with her eyes for him to be patient. “Fine,” he said at last. “Three days is such a long time. But fine. Dad and mom returns then too. I won’t listen to any excuse after then.”Miranda didn’t react.But her eyes softened… just a fraction.Because she knew what that agreement meant.He wasn’t going to interfere.Not yet.But he wasn’t going to leave her unprotected either.Colin turned sharply toward the door. “Nate.”The door opened almost immediately.His assistant stepped in… efficient,
The air shifted.Noah’s eyes didn’t leave her face.“Wait…” he said again, slower this time, as if confirming something only he could see. “You’re really… Miranda?”Miranda froze.That name… her name… coming from a stranger should have sounded wrong.But somehow… it didn’t.Her brows furrowed slightly. “Yes… I am.”That was all Noah needed.His entire expression changed.The curiosity…Gone.Replaced by something else entirely.Recognition.Relief.And something dangerously close to excitement.“Then what are you doing out here?” he asked quickly, already stepping aside and gesturing toward the building. “Come with me. Colin will be thrilled to see you.”Miranda blinked.Still trying to catch up.But she didn’t argue.Because right now… this was the only door that had opened.And she wasn’t about to let it close.Clara frowned deeply, her gaze snapping between them.“Noah, what are you doing?” she demanded, her voice rising. “You’re just going to believe her like that?”Noah didn’t ev
“What did you say?” Miranda asked as if she hadn't heard the first time. The lady walked closer, hitting her shoulder with one finger. “I said Colin's sister can be nobody else other than me standing in front of you.” Miranda didn’t move.For a second… she couldn’t.The words echoed in her head, sharp and disorienting.“…other than you?”Her brows drew together slightly, confusion flickering across her face before she could hide it.“Wait… did I get it all wrong? Is there a mix-up somewhere?” She questioned in her head. The woman noticed.A slow, satisfied smile spread across her lips.“Surprised?” she asked lightly.Miranda’s lips parted, but no words came out immediately.The woman took another step closer, chin lifting with quiet pride.“I’m Clara Jones,” she announced. “The only daughter of the Jones family.”The name landed like a stone.Miranda blinked.She is not wrong after all. This is J&J and Colin is indeed the Jones’s family heir. And right here is Clara Jones, who cl







