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Miranda nodded accordingly, and turned to head in the direction he had pointed out.
Hannah gave the Hawkes a disdainful glance, and then followed closely behind Miranda, ready to leave.
Although Miranda didn’t mind giving this family a piece of her mind wherever and whenever, she knew better than to cause a scene in public. She wasn’t about to waste her breath arguing with fools, but that didn’t mean she was crazy.
Just then, Dorian called after her.
“Miranda.”
His voice was low, weighted with a question, “What will it take for you to let go of the past and change your attitude?”
Miranda couldn’t help but find it amusing. Even now, Dorian couldn’t bring himself to ask for her forgiveness. He kept his voice low, so only a few of them could hear.
Miranda halted, her voice cold and detached. “Let go of the past? Maybe if you were all dead. Or if your precious Arabella went back to the Zade family and relived my past.”
Arabella glanced around at her four brothers, but none of them met her gaze. None of them offered her any comfort. Their eyes were all on Miranda, only on her.
At the sight of this, Arabella’s expression finally showed a trace of fear, and she trembled a little. Why was this happening?
Alden and Grace’s faces were stern, filled with complex emotions.
Miranda suddenly remembered something and turned to Dorian. “Oh, by the way, I heard you used to be close with a girl named Sunny.”
Her mentioning Sunny changed Dorian’s face almost immediately. And Miranda noticed something different in his expression. Arabella’s face also turned even paler upon hearing the name.
Miranda smiled slightly. “Do you know what happened to her?”
Dorian’s eyes were fixed closely on Miranda. “What do you know?”
Miranda replied, “Just like Cathy.”
She glanced at Arabella as she said it, “Why not ask your darling sister?”
The name Cathy caused a flicker of something in Orion’s eyes too. The expressions of the rest of the Hawkes were a mix of guilt and trepidation.
For the Hawke family, Cathy was a taboo topic. It was because of Cathy that they had reluctantly let Miranda take the fall for Arabella.
So when Miranda mentioned Cathy, every member of the Hawke family felt uneasy. They feared Miranda might say something she shouldn’t.
As Miranda saw the family’s fearful expressions, her lips curled into a mocking smile.
The most explosive news should be revealed at the most opportune moment. If people couldn’t take down their opponent in one blow, they’ll just end up with a persistent nuisance.
So, she was waiting for Cathy to wake up. Only Cathy’s testimony could effectively clear her name and put the Hawke family in their place.
For now, she merely toyed with them, keeping them on edge like ants scurrying on a hot stove.
After leaving them with those words, Miranda continued with Caius and Hannah towards another jewelry
exhibit.
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Though this event was primarily a banquet, jewelry sales were an important component. The latest jewelry collections would be showcased, with celebrities as ambassadors, and the wealthy socialites were the real target customers.
Selling hundreds of millions worth of jewelry at such an event was not unusual. For instance, Lavinia had already deposited thirty million dollars into Miranda’s account, instructing her to buy any jewels she fancied. But Miranda wasn’t particularly interested in jewelry, in her previous life, her home had been overflowing with luxury items. After all, with NexMed Labs around for so long, the accumulation of wealth was pretty substantial.
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