Chapter 24

"Had enough pinching?" Miranda frowned, her voice chilly.

What on earth was his problem? Why would he suddenly pinch her cheek like that?

Elian reluctantly withdrew his hand, his eyes lingering on Miranda, a hint of mischief flickering in his gaze.

"If I say I haven't had enough, do you think I could apply for an extension?"

Miranda furrowed her eyebrows, giving Elian a peculiar look. "Do you have some kind of skin hunger or something?"

Elian was rendered speechless.

Just then, an untimely voice interrupted them.

"Miranda? Is that really you? I thought you went abroad!"

"Abroad? More like to the countryside to tend to pigs. Did you guys actually buy that story?"

a female voice

and Elian both turned to look

belonged to a group of college students, five or six in total, who seemed to be out

they were all

people had varying degrees of family wealth - if not heirs to fortunes, then nouveaux riches. After Miranda was acknowledged by the Hawke family, she was sent to study at the same school as Arabella. Yet, she was

by the Zade family, was timid and kind-hearted, so she agreed and never revealed her or Arabella's true

the Hawke family, she was merely

the truth, she

their eyes, Miranda was just a poor, wannabe social climber. Especially after her pursuit of Theo became a campus-wide joke, she became a

One of the guys approached, giving Elian a glance, mockingly adding, "What, have you set your sights on someone new? Weren't you Mr. Blackwell's little

secretary, standing behind him, also shot the guy a chilly look. Interrupting Mr. Ashcroft during a meal?

swallowed her food, took a sip of soda, and then calmly set

rich guy," another girl laughed from a distance. "For someone like her,

girl's comment made

a heads-up. This girl here used to love getting involved

to look at Miranda, who

arc, his eyes teasing as he looked at Miranda. "Is that so? Perfect, I happen to like people who get involved in

Miranda glanced at Elian.

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