Miranda hurriedly walked carrying her blue branded bag, through the hospital corridors until she arrived at the ward where Tiffany and her baby were. She entered promptly, furrowing her brows as she saw a man sitting on the sofa holding the baby while her daughter looked at her in surprise."Is this real?" the question escaped her lips."Mom..." Tiffany immediately became flustered, remembering her mother recognizing Leo as her friend and having worked together to trap Maelie into attending her wedding anniversary with Erland."Why is this man here? Wasn't he supposed to be dead along with that damn woman? And why is he holding your baby?" She wondered with astonishment.Leo stood up promptly."I wasn't in the car during the accident... I caused her and her sister to crash while I quickly got out of the car and hid," he explained.Miranda fell silent, furrowing her brows."Is what he's saying true... Besides, it wouldn't make sense for him to fake his death when we paid him handsomel
After Leo had truly left the room, Miranda approached Tiffany."Mom...""You stupid!" she yelled, immediately slapping her daughter's face with her right hand while holding her grandchild with her left.Tiffany couldn't avoid the harsh and hot slap, immediately holding her cheek with her left hand, and looking fearfully at her mother."You've just dug your own grave!" Miranda exclaimed sternly."What do you mean?" Tiffany asked sorrowfully."This baby..." Miranda immediately handed the baby to Tiffany's lap. "Do you think she'll make Erland yours forever? She won't!" She emphasized."Instead, she'll bring you into a huge problem that won't ever be resolved, forever!""What?" Tiffany blinked in confusion."It's true that she prevented Erland from divorcing you, then you killed his second wife... that was a spectacular move because no one knew about it, even the police couldn't uncover it... But keeping this baby born is a big problem for you!" Miranda exclaimed again, pointing at the b
Leo walked into an abandoned building, which looked like a former showroom, and looked very messy with broken glass walls so that cars could enter the room, including Miranda's car which was waiting for him with a man.'She's with someone else, I'm sure there's a trap behind all this,' he thought warily, then smiled faintly when he was in front of them, 10 meters away."I want my money now," he said."Of course," Miranda replied, immediately turning to the man beside her. "Kevin, give him the money."The man named Kevin, who looked dashing in a black suit and brown leather jacket, immediately took a bag from the car and then threw it at Leo.Leo let the bag stop in front of him, then immediately took the gun he had provided under his black hoodie, then pointed it at them."Don't think I'm stupid!" he exclaimed."For me, money is very insignificant so I won't cause problems with you just because of money," Miranda replied with a cynical look.Leo crouched down to open the bag with his
Two years have passed...Amanda sat in an outdoor restaurant on the upper floor, accompanied by Leo sitting across from her. The beautiful girl devoured her taco hungrily as if she were starved, perhaps because she had just come home from work, still wearing her black and white uniform with some of her hair clipped back."I don't want you to work anymore," Leo said."Why?""Because I will always provide for you, your sister, and the twins... Everything."Amanda smiled faintly, looking at Leo sitting across from her, looking so neat and formal in his grey suit, his hair impeccably combed."I know you've been successful with your textile business, but I won't let you be the backbone of my family," she said."Your family is my family too," Leo replied."I know... We've been like family all this time, but I won't let you keep working so hard for us. I can't stay idle... I like working.""But I can't bear to see you exhausted like this.""Don't worry... Next year, I'll work as a lawyer. Ri
"So, all this time you haven't trusted me? You think everything I did for you and your sister was just a trick so you would accept me?" Leo wondered with disappointment in his eyes. "Do you think so down of me? Can't you just see the positive side of my efforts?"Amanda remained silent, continuing to avert her gaze."Just because I befriended someone who hates your sister doesn't mean I'm always bad... Can't things change?" Leo asked again.Amanda bit her lower lip, thinking about what if she accepted Leo. Too many consequences, especially concerning Tiffany, who might find out about them, feel betrayed, and seek revenge again. Accepting Leo would be like opening a new problem that ultimately unravels the old issues between her sister and Tiffany."Amanda," Leo whispered.Amanda immediately looked at him. "Sorry, I can't!""But why?"Amanda just stayed silent, continuing to walk towards the spacious but deserted basement main door.With an ambitious gaze and feelings of disappointment
Early in the morning, Maelie, along with Amanda, took Aiden and Ava to the airport because they were scheduled to fly to California soon. They were determined to leave Alaska without Leo's knowledge, fearing they would constantly feel indebted to him, especially since he had begun to act rudely towards Amanda.At the airport, Maelie felt nervous, sensing something that made her hesitate to leave but knew they had to because Amanda was truly uncomfortable with Leo's behavior. She sat in the waiting area, holding her son while her daughter was with her sister."Mommy... Ugh..."Aiden suddenly vomited, staining both his and his mother's clothes."Oh my God..." Maelie quickly lifted Aiden from her lap, then released her hold and placed him on the seat."What's wrong? Does he have a fever?" Amanda asked anxiously, staying seated as it was so comfortable to have Ava sleeping in her arms."No, but maybe he's not adjusting well to the air here... It's his first time at the airport," Maelie an
Already arrived in Sacramento, precisely at 10 in the morning. Maelie, along with the others, was immediately picked up by her uncle and taken to his house not far from her old rented house."I'm glad you guys decided to come back," muttered Teddy as he drove."Yeah... We thought it's pointless to keep hiding, we shouldn't let fear dictate our lives and rob us of the beauty of living freely," replied Amanda wearily, resting her head on the front seat while holding Ava who was asleep, while Maelie sat in the back with Aiden on her lap. "If we get any trouble because of Tiffany or Erland again, we just need to be prepared...""Don't worry, I can't protect you all."'He won't know me again, he won't come near me again,' thought Maelie as she glanced at them chatting. She still couldn't shake off the shock of her encounter with Erland, it was unplanned and unexpected, and his condition truly worried her.'He looked in so much pain. Has he been sick all this time? Not just unable to rememb
Two days have passed...Maelie was in a salon, just finished changing her hairstyle to look different and less recognizable than before. They agreed not to appear together in public so that no one would recognize them except for their closest people whom they could trust.The woman entered the car where Amanda was already waiting with the twins."Wow... You look younger with that style," Amanda said with a smile, looking at Maelie who appeared fresher with her reddish curly hair and fake mole near her eye."I don't think it changed anything," Maelie replied anxiously, looking uncomfortable with her appearance."Come on... They've been waiting for you since earlier, you need to breastfeed them one by one!" Amanda exclaimed, turning to Aiden and Ava sleeping in the back seat with a special baby seat.Maelie immediately took Ava from the seat, then closed the door and switched seats to the front, immediately breastfeeding her while Amanda started driving."I think I should buy diapers,"