MIRANDA "There's a problem in my company," Hazel explained. "At first glance, it seems like a small problem but in reality, someone is attacking my company. It must be an enemy." I gasped, "Really? What will you do now? Will you go back to take care of it?" He held my shoulders, "Stop worrying, baby. It's not something I need to travel for. Besides, I made a promise to you and I'm going to fulfill it come what may." "Are you sure about this?" I asked. He smiled and pinched my nose, "Stop worrying so much. Don't you know what your husband is capable of? Come on, let's go to bed." He led me back into the room and held me in his arms until I became sleepy. As I lay on the bed, he got up and entered the bathroom to bathe. I felt his weight on the bed when he came back, and moved closer to him, hugging him until I drifted completely to sleep. When I opened my eyes in the morning, Hazel was not in the bed. I entered the bathroom and began to brush my teeth when I heard my bro
MIRANDAAfter having breakfast and freshening up, we all sat in the living room, sharing our plans and ideas for the Christmas holidays. Hazel's phone rang and he excused himself and went outside. Almost two minutes later, he came back inside and announced, "The gifts I got for everyone have arrived."Terrence was the first to jump up and dash out of the house, followed by me and my mom while Hazel came out last.We stared in awe at the latest edition Mercedes Maybach S- class which was parked outside our house, wondering who it belonged to. Hazel suddenly handed the car keys to Terrence and said, "Here is your gift, Terrence."The latter stood motionless for a while, obviously in shock as we all knew that it was one of the most expensive cars in the world. "Is...is it....is it really mine?" Terrence finally spoke and Hazel nodded. He screamed and hugged Hazel who closed his eyes in discomfort. Terrence excitedly hugged my mom and even hugged me too."Isn't this too much?" My mom
MirandaI turned and closed my eyes, hugging Hazel as I felt on top of the world. From where I stood, I heard my mom's voice saying, "Well, about moving in today, I'll have to talk to my husband first and hear what he has to say." "That's a good idea, mom!" Hazel exclaimed. "Why don't we all go together and see him? I've been dying to meet my father-in-law." Terrence drove his car around for a while before bringing it back and afterward, we went inside to get ready for the hospital visit. While we got ready, Hazel received a text message and I noticed that the happy expression on his face turned sour the moment he read it. I wondered if it had something to do with his company and wanted to ask him about it when his phone began to ring. He excused himself and went out to take the call, while I quietly followed behind him. I stopped and watched him from the window as his face contorted in fury while he spoke. When he came back into the house, however, the smile returned to his fa
Miranda The next morning, Hazel and I said goodbye to my family before we left. I had already explained everything to my mom, my dad, and my brother, and they all supported the decision Hazel and I made to leave and return when it was more convenient for us. On our way back home, I wondered what was going to happen. We were returning to Hazel's villa and neither of us said anything about it. I knew the Hermes were going to intensify their efforts to get revenge on me, but I was ready to put them all in their places. And the best part of it all was that this time, I could count on my husband's support. When we arrived home, from the outside, I noticed the villa had not yet been decorated. Remembering how Mrs. Hermes had declared that they'd begin decorations the next day, I shook my head, "I guess I must've ruined her mood to decoration." However, there was someone who was very much looking forward to seeing me again and she was right outside the door when I came out of the
MIRANDAMy eyes widened in excitement, "You're getting married? This is an amazing news!I always knew you had someone. I could tell from the way you always evaded my questions about your love life. So who's the lucky guy?"Mel beamed, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to keep it from you. The thing is, apart from working for you, I also consider you my friend, so, I'm not going to hide anything from you anymore.""Go on, go on," I urged happily. "My ears are itching."She smiled, "Actually, I am twenty-three years old. I increased my age years back in order to achieve some of the things I had to achieve."I stared at her in surprise as she added, "My dad was a very wealthy man when I was little. However, his only brother whom he trusted, betrayed him and took everything from him.My family returned to square one while my wicked uncle, his wife, and two children enjoyed the fruits of my Dad's labor.It affected my dad's health and most of what he had left went to his treatment. From a young a
HAZEL After we came back from Miranda's hometown, I worried that the troublemakers in my family would make her unhappy again and try to cause misunderstandings between us, but I could not let that happen. I had to kick some of them out. However, Florence refused to leave. I quickly made plans to have her thrown out but Miranda asked me to give her one last chance since she did not want to leave. Seeing how excited she was to have Mel back, I gave them time to catch up and hang out. I was surprised that despite how exhausted Miranda was, she took Mel out shopping. I was working on my computer when Miranda finally returned. She hugged me from the back and kissed my cheek, "I missed you, hubby." I turned my chair around and pulled her so she could sit on my thigh, "Did you have fun?" She nodded, "Yes, I did. I have good news to share and it has gotten me all excited." "Really? Then I'm eager to hear it as well," I replied. "Mel is getting married," she beamed. "And guess
MIRANDA Seeing that Hazel's brother wasn't going to move, I had to intervene. I could not let my husband become a murderer. I got in between the both of them, facing Hazel as I blocked the muzzle of his gun with my hands, "Please put the gun down, Hazel. This man is not worth it." Hazel's eyes which had turned red in anger, stared at me, but I refused to move. I kept standing in front of Hazel until he eventually became calm. He let go of the trigger and lowered his gun. I heaved a sigh of relief and turned to stare at the man who had refused to leave. Seeing the smirk on his face, I also became angry. "Are you deaf or just a fool?" I yelled at him. "You're not leaving? Wait for me then." Turning back to Hazel who was now staring at me in surprise, I said, "Don't do anything, Hazel. I'll be right back." As I walked away, I heard Hazel chuckle, "My wife never ceases to amaze me." I quickly met the children inside and took the biggest water gun they had. "What is going on out
MIRANDA "I also want to spend the rest of my life with you," I told Hazel right before plastering my lips onto his. "About Valor," I began afterward. "He looks a lot like you." Hazel nodded, "Yeah. I haven't really told you this before, perhaps because the conversation never really came up. When I was very young, my dad had an affair. At the time, Valor's mom was his secretary, and I didn't understand the implications of what my dad was doing, because I was just five years old. I loved him so much. However, seeing my mom cry a lot made me realize that my dad was doing something wrong. When I grew up a little more, it became all too clear, how much of a cheat my dad was. It wasn't just his secretary, there were other girls too. He was nothing but a man whore. However, his secretary was at the top of his list. She was his favorite. My mom endured for the sake of me and my younger sister Florence, but then it became worse when he started bringing his mistress home. He admitted t