Miranda was shocked and she immediately froze in astonishment. It felt as though, she had heard the wrong thing by mistake.
Perhaps, she was mistaken. This is because she has seen many lustful men, who only care about getting into her pants. She has never been asked to give birth to a child in exchange for her desires like this.
This was the first and she was determined not to believe it.
Miranda's eyes widened, but she thought
that she had just heard wrongly. She tried to look at the man for confirmation, but it was too dark to even make out his face."Did you hear my conditions? Or should I repeat it once more for you?"The man asked, this time with a sprinkle of impatience.He sounded like he was tired of looking at her pensive outlook, so he wanted to get things done and over with already.
She blinked but she was still in a state ofshock to reply. Even though the air conditioner in the room seems to be working perfectly, she could still feel certain hotness oozing from within her body and in due time, alone trail of sweat fell down from her forehead and landed on the ground right in front of her. But, it was too dark to even make anything of that.She couldn't bring herself to believe that she had heard the right thing the first time. However, after hearing him ask one more time, she was sure, she wasn't wrong. She was just too shocked to believe it.
“I will give you a minute to think about it," he said after a few seconds. He noticed that the timid girl hadn't said anything in response to his question, so he decided to answer the question for her.Yet though his tone lacked any warmth
his voice was still magnetic and Miranda's heart couldn't help but somersault. It was beating so loudly it was as though the other person could hear it under the dark silence. But she was quick to gather her wits back.This wasn't the time to lose her sense of judgment; that's if she even had a sense of judgment, to begin with–A helpless girl like her had no reason to believe that she would ever be presented with a chance to differentiate between right and wrong. She was only allowed to succumb to situations presented to her.
Although there were still many questions,there was always only one choice for her. Oh! It wasn't even a choice, to begin with, but a decision already made and she just have to make do with what she found herself.“There's no need to think about it for a
minute." She looked at the blurry silhouette in front of her and said, "I promise you. I will give you a baby!" She looked directly in the direction of the dark shadow standing in front of her without moving an inch. Her lips curled up with determination and her eyes sparkled up with readiness– she was born ready for this; sacrifice is a word that she always never goes against no matter what.Even though she felt that it was wrong giving in to a man she had never known before, she still decided to go for what she thinks will be beneficial for her sister, Amanda.
If her sister could get better if she does this. Then, she might as well have no reason to resist such a great offer that was capable of saving a life.
Moreover, the main purpose of her existence was to look after her ill twin sister–If there was no certain thing to begin with, she would have ended her life a long time ago. So, here is a chance to save her sister.
The pale and shattered face of her sister subconsciously appeared in her mind, and she smiled bitterly at the thought of saving her after all these.
"Alright." The man didn't seem to be surprised by her choice–He seems like he was already aware of what her answers would be, so he simply moved a bit closer to he , and extended his hand “Give me the ring.” He ordered in his cold, icy tone and without thinking twice about it.Without any form of hesitation, Miranda stretched out her lean hand and put the ring into the man's palm.
After taking the ring, the man looked down at her and instructed, "You can take the second step now."This sounded like he was giving her a choice. But the truth of the matter is that she was never blessed with a chance, and definitely not this time as well.
Hearing his words Miranda's breathing tightened and she didn't dare to move. She didn't think he was this efficient.She hadn't imagined that she would be asked to sleep with him right now and in a creepy place like this. Also, with an unknown man– This was never what she always wanted for herself and her sister. However, things changed and situations happened.
And even though she might have done this type of thing with Lucas several times, she only endured it because she had Iove him. Doing it with another, a stranger even, was her very
bottom line. She was technically like those women who sell their bodies to anyone at this point.She was nothing but a cheap, bloody whore with no dignity attached to her existence.
"What? Do you want me to help you take it
off?" Instead of the indifference that sheWas starting to get used to it, his tone this time carried a trace of impatience.After quietly observing the reluctance in her movement, the man instantly became impatient and urged her on.Miranda gritted her teeth and said, "I'll doit myself."she told herself in her heart that she could do anything for the sake of her sister's illness. She was willing to sacrifice even the most precious thing she ever had to make sure that Amanda gets well.With the thoughts of finally getting her sister treated of her illness in her mind, Miranda subconsciously closed her moist eyes and decided to do whatever it takes to get the money. Moreover, this is not the first time, she has done something so desperate for money. So, why she was suddenly lost of decisiveness?With this thought in mind, her clothes peeled off one layer after another, much like how she had Most of her dignity. She wanted to cry, but she swallowed it back.
She groggily took off all the clothing materials in her body as the man was impatiently waiting for her. After that, she moved to lose to the wide, soft bed.even though, she hadn't touched the bed yet , she was sure that it was going to be as soft as the bed she was used to sleeping in before the destruction of her family.However, just as she was about to liedown, her phone suddenly rang. The ringing sound from her mobile phone broke the silence in the room.Miranda's cell phone lit up in the
pitch-black room. With the lights from her phone as the guidelines, she hurriedly reached out to get it. She was going to hang up. but when she saw that it was the number from the hospital!At the sight of the number from the hospital, her heart fretted and she felt the bones in her lean body tweaking in fear– She was overwhelmed by unknown elements of fear.She quickly slipped off the bed andanswered."Is this Amanda's family?" a female voiceasked as soon as she held the phone close to her ear.“I am her sister," Miranda said anxiously. "How is my sister? Is anything wrong? Is she alright?” She asked with a panic-stricken tone and the fear in her heart would be heard through the tone of her voice."She's gone." The female voice said. "She
was there this afternoon when I made theward rounds. But when I checked again, shewas nowhere." She finally said the word.Hearing this Miranda's heart suddenly tightened. She was very clear about Amanda's situation. Once she left the hospital, the Consequences would be..."Did You check the surveillance cameras?" Miranda said. "She couldn't have left the hospital at all" She was so sure of that, so she wanted them to be certain they weren't mistaken about this–She was afraid of even thinking about the possibility of things getting out of hand."Yes. She seemed to have received aphone call and left after that. Would you liketo come over and take a look?"Miranda was instantly disheveled and she couldn't think straight at this point, so she immediately touched around forher clothes and put them on without saying a word.Her heart was beating loudly in her chest and the sound could be heard in the silent room.
"Alright, I'll be right there."She hung up the phone and realized thatthere was an unidentified man in front of her."I...." But she only said a syllable when heinterrupted."You want to leave?""I'm sorry, sir. My sister is missing. I mustgo find her immediately!" Miranda said with a remorseful gaze."I'll take the ring as a deposit." The manstepped away from her and stood by thecurtained windows. "I hope you don'tchange your mind."Only then did Miranda raise her eyes to look at the ring that she had given to the man initially.Miranda was so anxious that she didn't have time to get the ring back, so she said,"Alright, sir, wait for me to find my sister first."She hurried outside, but she didn't expectthat the servant would help her arrange acar. She heaved a sigh of relief and prayed for the kind maid, who had saved her the stress of waiting long for a taxi in the middle of the sloppy street.Thus, in less than an hour, Miranda
arrived at the hospital.The ward was still the same as when sheleft, except Amanda was not inside.She hurried inside and look around for her sister. She ran into the bathroom and even checked under the bed with the hope that she would find Amanda.
There was nothing! Nothing was left to search for!
This realization made Miranda well up with tears. Just then, she swept her gaze and saw the cell phone on the bed.With her eyes resting on the cell phone on the bed, Miranda instantly rushed over.She quickly picked up the phone, She knew Amanda's pin code, so she immediately unlocked it.But as soon as the screen flashed. herface paled and her world stopped.It was a photo of her. She was pressed onthe bed by Lucas with her wrist tied up. Itwas evident what she was doing.This has always been Lucas's way of torturing her– Whenever she goes to him in search of help, he would always tie her up before sleeping with her. He wanted t humiliated her and make her feel like a villain in her own skin. Even though she was aware of his intentions, she never objects as her objection would only bring her pain and suffering.
However, she had never imagined that Lucas would be as heartless as to take pictures of her and use them for this purpose!
Miranda's fingers trembled as she scrolled down.
There were even more pictures,different times and places, but the same protagonist who had been trampled into the mud finally reached the end where there were a few lines, "Know where yourhospitalization fee came from, naive sister! If you'd rather still be a parasite to your sister stay in the hospital. If you don't want to, you should know what to do."CONTRACT MARRIAGE:06: Miranda stared at her phone for amoment. She was simply dumbfounded after seeing the pictures, she felt like her entire world was going to crumble at this point and that too right before her very own eyes, she felt helpless and weakness sprang all over her body–She felt a heavy weight pulling her body and soul down. It felt as if there was a log of wood tied to her legs since they became so heavy that she could barely lift them. She didn't move an inch after seeing thepictures on her sister's phone, But, theintention of the message was clear. Hersister, Amanda, had been manipulated bysomeone she knew, and she wouldn't let itpass. The first purpose of the message was to disclose the details of her dealing to her sister and they must have already perceived the fact that she would definitely react by coming out in search of her–Thinking of this, Miranda felt like she was the reason why Amanda was in this position. She wouldn't have left if she didn't see t
CONTRACT MARRIAGE:07: "Sister, don't leave me. You're the only oneI Have. Can you not leave me?" Then, shecried desperately, "Will you accompany me, please? You said you would? You promised to accompany me to work and stay by my side. You're my twin, how could you even think of leaving me behind like this? Answer me! How will I survive this work without the three of you? Didn't you even think of me once before giving up on life?” “You can't leave me all alone Mandy!, you hear me! You promised that you will get better and work alongside me. You won't leave me, right? You won't !” Miranda dragged the motionless body of her sister close to her body and cried bitterly. Tears fell freely from her eyes and she didn't bother stopping them. She never planned to anyways. Bitter tears flow down her cheeks and she wouldn't be consoled. Not even the sympathetic gaze of the onlookers could help with the immense pain that she was feeling. Her heart clenched tightly and more bitter tears fell f
CONTRACT MARRIAGE:08: Miranda's eyes instantly widened in shockas her entire body trembled in guilt, "Yousaid what? What did you say!" She became agitated as she thought that she might hear the wrong thing. She couldn't bring her mind to believe that she had actually heard the right thing in the first place. How could she think that Maya would be so vicious as to punish her sister so harshly? No way, right? "Unfortunately, she was cremated soquickly that even the traces of itdisappeared. But, do you have the moneyand ability to sue me? Even if you know the truth about what happened to be loved twin sister, you won't be able to do anything about it. All you have to do is sit down in a God-forsaken corner and cry your eyes out. I mean that's what you are so good at, right elder sister?” Maya asked in a mocking tone. "Oh, I forgot to tell you! I was very generous in giving my husband to your sister. It was a pity that my husband fell asleep and called her by your name." Her
10 Month later Miranda was standing in the front garden of a mansion with her protruding stomach. She took a can and went around watering the flowers. This had become the new life that she was used to now, and it even gives her so much joy doing all of this. She believes that she was helping in cultivating a life. She was so bored of doing nothing all day long. The only thing she was to eat, sleep and carry the baby of the mysterious man she had a deal with. It was a routine for her but she was determined to change the routine, so she decided to be useful by doing this. She kept going around, watering the plants. Then suddenly, she felt a huge pain in her abdomen. The pain was like a heavy lift of metal crack and soon enough, she felt a warm liquid trailing down her thigh and fell to the floor in front of her as soon as hit the floor, Miranda widen her eyes in shock. Her water broke. It was time for the baby to come out. Miranda held her waist as the pain from her aching
“Apologize!” “Apologize to Maya right now!” Miranda suddenly heard a voice from the side. Without being told, she already knew who the voice belong. Its voice stuck to her head like a stubborn leech. Miranda turned her head to look at the man, who was still holding and comforting the distressed woman in his embrace. Hearing his words, Miranda thought that she had just heard the biggest joke of her life, so she pretended to have been deaf to his words. “I will apologize to her for nothing absolutely nothing only in your dreams! Your daydreams to be precise. I won't apologize to her!” Miranda then prepared to leave the scene– She was too weak to continue arguing with these people. After all, she had just given birth not long ago. However, just as she took a few steps away from the scene. Someone suddenly grabs her from the crowd with a force that she felt pain running through her veins. “Didn't you hear what young master Lucas said? Apologize to Miss Grant for the wrongs you
Three years later..... A young woman in her twenties emerged from the Braton International Airport's arrival passage along with some men in black suits. Her long, wavy hair Cascades her shoulders and fell to the back. she wore the latest version of the Royal dream dress and her eyes were hidden under the glass that she wore– Without seeing the eyes hiding underneath the glass, one could still tell how beautiful those eyes were. She Was very conspicuous with her blue dress and designer bag paired together. Her lips were pressed together under her brown sunglasses, giving her an unwelcoming aura that stirs people away from them. Seeing that, she emerged from the passage, and her assistant, who looks as young as a shim, rushed over to her And took the bag from her. She has been waiting for the last few hours. Then she asked courteously, “president Quentin, are we going to the mansion or will you visit the site and see to the partnership first?” Ivy Haddock asked and waited upon t
Miranda Quentin stood face higher in front of Maya.Seeing her appearance, Maya instantly jumped to a conclusion and thought that she had come out in search of solace.She lifted one of her hands and placed it on the other while fiddling with her fingers. She scrutinized Miranda from head to toe then She smirked.“I see you had a good time in jail.” She teased and sauntered around her.“Have you come out in search of another matron after wasting away behind the bars?” She asked and stopped in her tracks.“How shameless and extreme can you be? I thought you might have mended your ways after being behind bars for a while, I guess I was wrong, you are still so shameless and dirty like always” Maya cursed at her with a smirk.“It's not my fault that we ended up as sisters. If I'm a dirty whore. Then, you are a hawking whore” Miranda folded her arms around her chest, lower her waist, and whispered into Maya's ears.Hearing her words, Maya was infuriated beyond words. She clenched her fists a
Maya drove to the mansion at full speed. She was so mad that she didn't have the chance to run Miranda's image once more at the coffee shop. As soon as the car stopped at the parking lot, she didn't bother coming out immediately. She stayed back in the car and contemplated. With anger surging through her chest, she slammed her fists on the steering wheel and screamed. “Arggghhh!! That damned witch! I won't let you off so easily” She screamed at nothing. Her expression was crushed into anger and she couldn't help but mold her hands into fists. She didn't know why she was so affected by the sudden appearance of Miranda out of nowhere, after three years. “Come to think of it, how did she get out of jail? I asked that she would rot in jail” Maya thought and she suddenly had a glimmer of an idea. “Find out who got Miranda Quentin released when I asked that she should remain locked up ” She send out a call cross to someone and gave the instructions as soon as the call was connec