"You..." Before she could get a word in, Elian had already bundled Miranda into the passenger seat and slammed the door shut. Miranda frowned but remained silent.

The driver's side door closed with a thud. Elian hit the gas, and the car roared to life.

"Where did you think you were going?" Elian's tone was icy, with a hint of arrogant irritation.

Miranda instinctively buckled her seatbelt. Was he really that in tune with her thoughts now?

Elian let out a cold snort, ready to unleash his grievances. "I came to get you myself, and you still tried to run, huh?"

Every word seemed to explode with the intensity of a firecracker.

Miranda was left speechless. Elian glanced sideways at her, noting her docile posture as she sat quietly in the passenger seat, eyes fixed on the road ahead.

Her obedient demeanor doused Elian's anger significantly. Since when had he seen Miranda so "compliant"? It was as if she was deliberately teasing him.

pondering how Elian always seemed to know what she was planning.

hadn't really intended to escape; under the circumstances, she had been snatched away midway, only to be taken by Elian. If she then asked him to take her home, wouldn't that be a

think you'd get far

raised an eyebrow, as if

"You should have figured out this place is top secret for regular folks. If you left alone, you'd be blindfolded and escorted back before you even got a few

knew Miranda understood. Miranda

concerned

taking her with

he worried about

had once studied maps of the area while masking her IP and found no indication of a base here. This place was

probably existed not just one domestically; there might be countless

and said calmly, "I'm not

laughed and asked,

he made a turn. He replied

She looked at Elian's profile, noting his serious and calm demeanor as

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