Chapter 33

Miranda was never the kind of person to have much patience. She felt like she'd reached her limit just getting this far.

Dorian's handsome face turned frosty, warning, "Miranda, don't push it."

Miranda scoffed and stood up, tossing the half-full cup of coffee she was holding right into Dorian's face. The coffee dripped down his now thoroughly unpleasant visage. Dorian's expression chilled even further, and he glared at Miranda with an icy intensity.

"I told you, my family is gone. I'm an orphan, got it? Stop trying to play relatives. And remember, you owe me, not the other way around. Since you wronged me, you should be ready to get on your knees and beg for forgiveness. Not come here to flaunt your sins."

Dorian clenched his fists tight, clearly struggling to keep his composure.

"You and your family better keep your distance, or one day I might just tell the world about all the nasty things you've done.

"You have no proof," Dorian's frigid gaze pierced through her, as if his endurance had reached its limit. "Even if you spoke out, no one would believe you. Miranda, if we could handle that mess before, you should know that we can handle you too!"

tugged her lips. "Well then,

on her heel

sour expression darkened even further. He hadn't come here intending to have such

by blood. Even if they weren't close, he did acknowledge her as his

to Bella, Miranda

incident that left them with a twinge of guilt. This time, Dorian had wanted to have a

from spiraling down, and to prevent her

to reason. And her accusations were something he couldn't easily refute, which forced him to adopt a tougher

with the right pressure, Miranda would eventually fall in line and return to the Hawke

a girl fresh out of prison, with nothing to her name. All he needed was to

felt tainted whenever she encountered anyone from the Hawke

her down like this. But then again, it

of assets in the city, along with their own network of informants. So, of course, he found her at

day. I need to find some way to shake off this bad

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