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After setting down her phone, Miranda tried to remind herself that this was part of Mike’s job. But his sudden departure had still caught her off guard.She got up and walked to the window, looking out at the sky. For some reason, her chest felt tight.He was still injured.Meanwhile, on a military aircraft leaving Atlantis City and heading into the distance, Mike took one last look at the photo on his phone. Then he shut the screen off, even as he flew toward a battlefield whose outcome no one could predict.At four-thirty, Miranda shut down her computer and left to pick up Mia from school. The moment she arrived at the entrance, she saw that a black Maybach was already waiting there.Felix saw her too. He stepped out of the car, dressed in a dark gray suit that made the gray-white in his hair stand out even more.“You’re here,” Felix said as he walked over to her, his eyes settling on her face. Some truths, perhaps, were a kind of protection when left unknown.“I’m taking Mia

Just then, Lily’s voice came from downstairs. “Xena, are you almost ready? We need to go.”As soon as Lily came upstairs, she saw Xena sitting on the couch with her arms folded, her face dark and stormy. She quickly lowered her voice and asked, “Xena, what happened?”“My performance was canceled.” Xena bit down on her lip.“What?” Lily blurted out in shock. “Why?”“Sienna filed a signed complaint against me. She’s trying to make sure I never perform onstage again.” Xena clenched her fists in anger.“Then call Mr. Gibson right now,” Lily said anxiously. “Playing piano is your career. You can’t just let his sister destroy your livelihood like this.”A cold look flashed through Xena’s eyes. “Call Felix? All he sees now is that bitch Miranda.”“Then what are we supposed to do? We can’t just let Sienna bully us like this.” Lily was panicking too. She was counting on Xena to make serious money.Xena clenched her fists again. Who else could she ask for help? In the past, Hayden would

Xena had already blocked Zoe, so now all Zoe could do was call Lily nonstop every day.Lily let out a sigh. “Well, now that the performance opportunity is gone, do you want to take another look at that ad deal we talked about last time? It’s for diapers, but they still really want you as their spokesperson.”Xena brushed a hand irritably through her hair. It looked like the only way she could still make money now was by cashing in on her status as an internationally known pianist in the ad world.“Go negotiate it,” Xena said at last. “And get the price up.”Lily brightened immediately. “Okay. I’ll go talk to them in a bit.”Just then, Xena’s phone rang. It was Dr. Smith’s assistant. She clenched her jaw. She wanted to ignore it, but she didn’t dare. In the end, she answered.“Hello?”“Ms. Spencer, please come to the lab tomorrow at nine for a blood draw. Thank you,” the assistant said.“Didn’t I already do that last week?” Xena snapped.“I’m not sure about that. I only receive

“Wow, it’s so pretty!” Mia was instantly amazed. Living in the city, she rarely got to see scenery like this, with green mountains and clear water everywhere.“Mommy, look. There’s a big butterfly over there, and it’s blue,” she said, pointing with wide-eyed curiosity.Miranda looked in the direction Mia was pointing and saw a butterfly fluttering among the flowers. Sunlight filtered through the leaves overhead, and the mountain breeze carried the scent of wildflowers. It lifted her mood too.“It’s beautiful.”Gavin was dressed in athletic clothes too, with a hiking backpack slung over his shoulders. It was not often he got to accompany Felix somewhere other than a conference room, and he was in a good mood as well.“That’s a blue swallowtail,” Felix said, explaining it to Mia.“It’s so pretty!” Mia ran happily across the grass after the butterfly.Miranda pulled out her phone and started recording Mia’s excited little figure.Felix stood off to the side, his expression softeni

The bodyguard caught the moment in the rearview mirror and, reading the room, quietly slowed the car a little.But moments like this felt very far away now.The car in front of them suddenly braked hard. The bodyguard reacted at once and slammed on the brakes too. Mia, safe in Felix’s arms, was fine, but Miranda was jolted awake by the force.When she opened her eyes, she realized she had slid down from Felix’s shoulder. Her body stiffened for a brief second.Then, in a calm voice, as if it were nothing at all, she asked, “What happened?”“Sorry, Ms. Stone. Traffic up ahead,” the bodyguard explained.Miranda lifted a hand to smooth her slightly mussed hair and looked toward the road ahead. She didn’t notice the dimming look in Felix’s eyes beside her. Her calm reaction caught him by surprise. It was as if what had just happened meant nothing to her at all.In the elevator, Miranda reached out to take Mia, but Felix kept holding her. He carried her all the way to Miranda’s bedroo