After scrolling through a few more videos, Miranda put her phone away. She hadn’t had time to pick up a gift on the way, so she decided to grab something quickly at the airport instead.That evening, around eight-thirty, she drove home before heading back out to the Gibson estate to pick up Mia. Susan came out holding Mia’s hand.“Mommy, why are you here alone? Where’s Daddy?” Mia asked in surprise.“Your dad will be back in a few days. Come on, the gift’s in the car,” Miranda told her.At the mention of a gift, Mia’s eyes lit up. She waved happily to Susan. “Bye, Grandma!”“Goodbye, sweetheart. Come play again soon,” Susan replied, her expression tinged with reluctance as she waved back.*On Monday, after dropping Mia off at school, Miranda headed to the lab. In the lobby, she ran into Fiona and Coco. Fiona’s eyes flickered with resentment. Her father’s project had just been cut, her mother was so anxious she had been hospitalized with migraines, and in Fiona’s mind, all of it
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