Chapter 139
But now, she suspected that Elian had deliberately sent someone to pick her up. Otherwise, knowing his temper, if she drove over on her own, he’d probably call a tow truck for her car again.
As Elian drove, he seemed to casually bring up. “I noticed you and Sebastian had a lot of interaction on that reality show. Are you two close?”
“We’re okay,” Miranda replied.
“Really,” Elian’s tone had a hint of jealousy. “A lot of people are shipping you two as a couple:”
Miranda nodded. “That’s normal, I guess. We’re both pretty easy on the eyes.”
Viewers, they love to imagine beautiful people together.
The car suddenly came to a screeching halt. Miranda jolted forward in her seat.
“Why can’t that good–looking person be me?” Elian’s handsome face turned icy.
Miranda was momentarily stunned. “Huh?”
“Do you want to be shipped with him?”
Elian was like, “??”
Miranda felt it baffled. “Then talk to him about it. You two might be a hit. I hear fans go wild for that kind of thing these days.”
Elian’s sour expression turned even grimmer.
“When did I say I wanted to be paired with him?”
Miranda asked, “So you want to be paired with me?”
Elian fell silent. Miranda frowned. “What, trying to ride my coattails for fame?”
Elian’s grip on the steering wheel tightened, holding firm for a while before he slowly let go.
“When you’re hanging out with him, think more often of me,” Elian said blandly.
Miranda was puzzled. What did he mean?
Elian added, “That way, you’ll realize I’m a hundred times better than him.”
Miranda was speechless. Who could be this vain?
Just as she was about to retort, she noticed another car parked ahead. Standing beside it was someone she recognized.
Elian followed Miranda’s gaze. When he saw who it was, his eyes turned frosty. “Looks like he’s come for you.”
The car was parked right outside Miranda’s villa. It was clear he had come specifically to see Miranda.
Miranda frowned. “He just won’t go away, damn it!.”
She opened the car door and stepped out. Alistair heard the car door and looked over.
From his spot, he could only make out a man’s shadowy figure inside the car. Though he knew Miranda’s current status, he couldn’t help but frown slightly, resisting the urge to jump to conclusions that the man might be her sugar daddy like he once might have.
Miranda walked past him, ignoring Alistair, heading straight for the door. As she passed by, Alistair quickly called out to her.
“Miranda.”
This time, Alistair’s tone lacked the arrogance of the past.
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Miranda paused and looked at Alistair. “Don’t you know that wherever I am, the Hawke family and mongrels aren’t allowed?”
Maybe because he’d experienced Miranda’s sharp tongue before, Alistair didn’t react as intensely as he might
have.
“I know you’re upset, and you hate us. But it’s all in the past now. Since you’ve started fresh, why not let it go?” Alistair said softly, “I understand that you resent us, resent Arabella, so you exposed her as an impostor to everyone. Now that you’ve achieved your goal, everyone knows she’s an impostor. You’ve gotten your revenge, right?”
Miranda knew Alistair wouldn’t come without a purpose. All this talk was just setting up for what he really wanted.
“Just say it. What do you want?”
Alistair looked at her, his gaze deep. “Honestly, you still care about us, don’t you? Otherwise, you wouldn’t take it out on Arabella.”
Miranda almost wanted to laugh. In fact, she did.
She told Alistair, “Do you know? People really do laugh when they’re speechless.”
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