MasukAt the entrance, just before Felix went into the procedure room, he turned to Miranda.“Wait for me.”“I’ll be right here.”Felix lowered his head and kissed her forehead, then turned and walked in calmly.The door closed behind him.Miranda stood in the hallway, staring at the shut door, her heart beating a little faster for no reason.“Ms. Stone, we’ve prepared tea and snacks in the waiting area. Would you like to rest there for a while?” Gavin walked over and asked.Miranda nodded and went to the waiting area nearby.She took out her phone, wanting to read something to distract herself, but she could not focus at all.Twenty minutes passed.Then thirty.Nearly an hour later, the door finally opened.Felix was wheeled out. His face was a little pale, but he seemed to be in good spirits.After he was brought into the recovery room, the hospital staff gave a few instructions and left.Miranda sat down by the bed and could not help asking, “Does it hurt?”Felix smiled and
Miranda buried her face against his chest and asked, “Are you hiding something from me?”For a split second, surprise flashed through Felix’s eyes.Then he seemed to realize what she meant.“Gavin told you?” he asked helplessly.Miranda nodded.Felix lifted her chin, his deep eyes open and sincere.“I was going to tell you after it was done so you wouldn’t worry,” he said in a low voice.“I told you there’s no need.” Miranda looked at him, unable to understand why he would go that far.Felix smiled and kissed her forehead.“Don’t worry. I’m only going in for a consultation first.”Then he lowered his head a little and brushed his lips against hers.“I don’t want you to go through pregnancy and childbirth again.”Miranda’s heart jolted.“The only way to make absolutely sure that doesn’t happen is a vasectomy,” Felix said, gently stroking her cheek. “Mira, Mia is enough for us.”Miranda let out a soft sigh.“I’m not even sure whether I might want another child someday.”F
Two hundred million.At this rate, everything he had worked for was about to go up in smoke.Wesley stormed out.The moment he stepped into the elevator, Melanie called.Already furious, he answered.Melanie’s voice came through at once.“Honey, I’m going to your cousin’s place this afternoon. I’ll bring Yara with me too.”Wesley’s hand shook around the phone.“Melanie, shut your mouth! Look at the mess you’ve caused.”“What did I do now?”“I’ll settle this with you when I get home.”Wesley growled the words and hung up.*Felix led Miranda back to his office.Once they were inside, he guided her onto the couch and searched her face carefully.“Don’t let what Wesley said get to you,” he said. “I’m sorry you had to hear that in front of everyone.”Miranda smiled.“I didn’t.”“Really?” There was still a trace of uncertainty in his eyes.“What outsiders say doesn’t affect me.”Miranda patted the seat beside her.“Sit. Let’s talk.”Felix sat down beside her.Miranda
Wesley’s face flushed, then drained of color.His lips trembled as if he wanted to say something, but in the end, he couldn’t get a single word out.Whatever pride and dignity he had left were gone.It was as if, in that moment, he had finally been forced to recognize exactly where he stood.Miranda remained standing by her seat, her mind blank for a moment.She watched Felix turn back toward her.Felix was looking at her too. The anger in his eyes had faded, leaving only quiet reassurance.Reassurance meant for her.Miranda’s eyes warmed under that gaze.She hadn’t expected Felix to say those words. Not in front of so many people, and not with such complete, uncompromising protection.Felix came to her side without another word. He took her hand and said in a low voice, “Let’s go.”His voice had returned to calm, but the strength of his grip told her his emotions were anything but.Miranda did not pull away.She let him lead her out of the conference room.The hallway wa
Wesley had always been proud and arrogant. Being humiliated like this by someone from the younger generation, in front of every shareholder in the room, was more than he could take.Even knowing the consequences wouldn’t be easy to bear, he still had to defend what little pride he had left.He shot to his feet, glaring at Felix before turning his anger on Miranda.“Felix, I know why you’re targeting me. Isn’t it because of this woman beside you?”Wesley let out a cold laugh.“All I did was kindly suggest that you marry someone else and have more children for the Gibson family. Your family line needs to continue. As for your ex-wife here, even if you remarry her, she won’t give you any more children. Was I wrong?”The moment Wesley finished speaking, the entire meeting room fell into a deathly silence.Everyone’s gaze landed on Miranda, then quickly shifted away, as if they were afraid of offending Felix.Wesley continued, “I’d say this not only in front of you, but even in fron
Miranda nodded.“All right. We’ll wait for him.”Two minutes later, footsteps sounded from around the corner of the hall.Then Felix appeared in a dark suit, with Gavin and two older shareholders behind him.His gaze landed on Miranda at once, and a flash of surprise and warmth crossed his eyes.“Why didn’t you tell me you were coming?” he asked, his voice carrying a faint note of displeasure and concern.Miranda could only explain, “Keith called me on the way, so I came over.”Keith hadn’t seen Felix for some time. When he saw the way Felix looked at Miranda, he couldn’t help feeling secretly pleased.It seemed things between them had become quite different lately.Felix looked at Keith.Keith quickly explained, “Mr. Gibson, there’s a proposal today that requires Ms. Stone to be here in person.”Felix nodded, then looked back at Miranda, his gaze gentle and indulgent.“Don’t worry. Keith’s proposal will pass.”“Thank you,” Miranda said.In front of others, she was notice
Even someone like Leo, who could have any woman he wanted, was now circling around a divorced woman like Miranda. It made no sense.That evening, Mia was going to the Gibson estate for dinner, so Miranda decided to meet Sophie for a meal after work. She needed a break from research and from life in
At the Gibson estate, Sienna had just returned from a week-long trip abroad. She had been in a bad mood recently and decided to escape to another country for a while.The driver brought her luggage into the living room, and a housekeeper stepped in to help unpack. Sienna dropped onto the sofa with
Miranda frowned. “You don’t even know what you’re saying.”“You knew I’d embarrass myself, didn’t you? You set me up on purpose!” Fiona’s voice suddenly broke into a sharp, hysterical cry.The entire restaurant turned to stare. Xena and Sienna hurried forward, each grabbing one of Fiona’s arms.“
Inside the DE conference room, Miranda was leading a presentation. She had already wrapped up the final phase of her joint experiment with Jacob. By next week, Miranda would return to take over her own research project again.Just then, the door opened and James stepped inside.Miranda glanced at







