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Miranda hadn’t expected him to admit it so openly.She looked at him for a few seconds.“It’s already happened,” she said. “What matters now is handling it properly and making sure something like this never happens again. As for Fiona, let the law deal with her.”At this point, there was no need to keep arguing over who was right or wrong.Fiona’s resentment toward her had run too deep for too long. Even if Felix hadn’t been the one to fire her, even if it had been James or someone else, Fiona probably still would have blamed Miranda for it.On top of that, Fiona’s family had gone bankrupt. Her father was in prison, and her mother’s credit had been ruined over unpaid debts. Her life had already hit rock bottom. Any small thing could have been enough to set her off.“Okay,” Felix said. “Let’s not talk about this for now. Eat first.”He picked up his fork and served her some food.Miranda paused.“I can get it myself,” she said softly.“I’ll arrange for a private nurse to come

Sunlight slipped through the half-drawn curtains, scattering small patches of light across the floor.Felix sat on the couch on the other side of the room, leaning back with an iPad in his hand. Global market data moved across the screen in real time, the red and green candlestick charts reflected faintly in his dark eyes.Every now and then, his fingers moved across the screen as he analyzed the numbers and made notes.But after a while, his attention drifted to Miranda sleeping nearby.Miranda hadn’t slept well the night before. On top of that, her period was due soon, and that always made her more tired than usual.Now, she was sleeping deeply.Her lashes rested quietly against her skin. Without her usual coolness and guarded expression, she looked softer than ever, peaceful and completely unguarded.Felix’s gaze gradually deepened.He forced himself to look back at the iPad screen.A little while later, Miranda shifted in her sleep. She turned from lying on her back to lyi

“If you don’t believe me, ask your mom,” the man said. “She knows exactly how much she owes.”Xena believed him.After all, he had been running his store in the neighborhood for seven or eight years. He had no reason to make up a lie like this.“I’ll pay it for her,” Xena said, taking out her phone.The man quickly pulled out his own phone to receive the transfer.Once the sixty thousand went through, he seemed to soften a little and gave her a word of advice.“Next time, tell your mom not to gamble if she doesn’t have the money.”After closing the door, Xena felt her heart sink.In just half a month, she had already dealt with two different groups of Zoe’s creditors.She still had money, but she had no intention of throwing it all into the black hole of Zoe’s gambling debts.Half an hour later, Zoe came home.When she saw Xena sitting on the couch, guilt flashed across her face.“Xena, have you eaten?”Xena stared at her coldly.“How much debt do you actually owe out the

Back home, it was already morning.Miranda packed the materials she had left from working overtime the night before into her laptop bag. When she went downstairs, Mia was still on the living room couch, playing a guessing game with Gigi.A wave of guilt rose in Miranda’s heart.Because of work, she still spent too little time with Mia.She set down her laptop bag and walked over to Mia.“I’ll get off work earlier today and spend time with you.”“Mommy, Daddy’s birthday is coming up,” Mia said, looking up at her. “Are you going to get him a birthday present?”Miranda froze.Felix’s birthday?That was right.August twelfth was his birthday.During their marriage, she had remembered it every year. But after three years of divorce, she had already forgotten. Or rather, she had stopped making a point of remembering that date.“Okay,” Miranda said with a nod. She rubbed Mia’s head. “I’ll get him a gift. What about yours? Do you need Mommy to help you prepare one?”“No. I’m going

“Stop it,” Miranda said. “Come on. Help me pick out a pen for him.”She pulled Sophie along with her, and Sophie finally stopped teasing.Some things didn’t need to be said out loud. Miranda understood them perfectly well. Felix had done so much, and his intentions could not have been more obvious.“Fine, let’s go. But are you sure you want to get him a pen?”“Yeah.” Miranda nodded. She had already decided.“A pen works too,” Sophie said. “But knowing Felix, he might start imagining using that pen to sign the paperwork when you two get married again.”Miranda shot her a look.“Sophie.”“Okay, okay. I’ll stop.” Sophie laughed. “Come on. There’s a high-end pen boutique up ahead.”After buying the pen, Miranda went with Sophie to browse the children’s clothing stores. While they were there, she also bought three outfits for Sophie’s baby.*At three in the afternoon, Miranda returned home.She didn’t plan to head to the Gibson estate that early, so she worked until five thirty