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Miranda slowly walked over, gently placing her hand on Sunny’s forehead, and whispered, “I’m not here to hurt you, don’t be afraid.”
Sunny focused on Miranda’s face, gradually calming down, though her chest still heaved violently with
emotion.
Miranda deftly produced a slender acupuncture needle from between her fingers and gently inserted it into Sunny’s temple.
Once Sunny’s emotions settled, she promptly fell unconscious. Wendy got startled, “Sunny! Sunny!”
Miranda removed the needle. “She’s fine. I just helped her relax. She was too worked up and needed a breather. She’ll wake up in about ten minutes.”
Wendy, aware of Miranda’s medical skills, nodded without hesitation. She helped Sunny to the couch and fetched a towel to gently wipe her face.
“Miranda, take a seat. I’ll just tidy up a bit.”
Wendy cleared the coffee table and the sofa, tossing away the leftover sandwiches and coffee cups into the
trash.
Watching Wendy’s familiar routine, Miranda chuckled softly. “You and Sunny are really close, aren’t you?”
Wendy smiled. “I’ve known Sunny since we were kids. We were neighbors back then – she lived right next door. My parents used to fight all the time, and whenever they did, I’d run over to Sunny’s place. She’d make me mac and cheese or scrambled eggs.”
Recalling the past brought a gentle warmth to Wendy’s voice.
“Sunny’s parents lived overseas, but they actually divorced a long time ago. Neither wanted to take her, so she mostly stayed home alone, with just a nanny to care for her. But without any real adults around, that nanny wasn’t very kind to her.”
Wendy wiped a tear from her eye. “But Sunny always saved the best snacks for me. She was brilliant at school, too, and she’d help me with my homework.
When she went to high school, I was at the school next door. She once told me she had a crush on a guy, a few years older than her, and even showed me his picture. At first, she was as cheerful as ever, but then something changed – she became withdrawn and sensitive.”
Miranda listened quietly, being the attentive listener Wendy needed.
“Then… something happened to Sunny,” Wendy’s voice grew somber. “She was bullied and got expelled. I happened to be out of town for a few days, and when I came back, Sunny had moved away. It took me a long time to find her, but when I did, she was on the brink of death.”
Wendy dabbed at her tears. “She tried to take her own life by slashing her wrists. If I hadn’t found her, she might have died. After that, her mental health deteriorated, and she became the person you see now.”
Miranda asked, “Have you been taking care of her since then?”
Wendy nodded. “After her parents found out about her condition, they never came back. Although Sunny’s not quite herself, she can still eat and handle some basic self–care. I visit her every week, bring her food, and tidy up the place.”
Miranda looked over at Sunny. Sleeping, she seemed so pure and beautiful.
Undoubtedly, the person Wendy mentioned Sunny liked was Dorian. And from Dorian’s reaction that night, his feelings for Sunny seemed complicated too.
“I dug into what really happened back then,” Wendy’s eyes flashed with resentment. “I found out about the
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Hawke family. I know they have something to do with what happened to Sunny! That family is rotten to the
core!”
Miranda bobbed her head. “They indeed are bastards.”
Wendy’s face was full of rage, her fists clenched, and a murderous intent flickered in her eyes.
“But it’s not worth ruining yourself over those bastards,” Miranda added.
In fact, Miranda had sensed Wendy’s animosity towards the Hawke siblings during the filming of the esports show before.
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