Chapter 419

She shrugged off the question with a half-hearted reply. "Yeah, the mosquitoes out there are huge."

Carter might have a reputation for being a bit wild, but he wasn't the kind of guy to mess around with women.

Growing up in a family like the Hawkes, he'd actually managed to keep his nose pretty clean.

Honestly, even his relationships were mostly long-distance and online with girls from other countries. His private life was about as boring as it gets.

Plus, Miranda had always come across as that untouchable, ice-queen type, so he never thought much beyond that.

Jo, sensing the mood, asked, "Mr. Hawke, are you planning to keep staying here?"

Carter's eyes lit up as he glanced at Miranda, looking all hopeful and eager, like a puppy waiting for a treat.

Miranda was honestly surprised. Knowing Crystal, she figured Carter would've been kicked out by now.

"You can stay if you want," she said, "but don't you have anything better to do?"

The house was big enough, sure, and Carter could crash here if he wanted, but did he really have nothing going on, just hanging around for fun? It wasn't exactly a party house.

to do! My job is to get along with you. Then I'm supposed to take you back to the Hawke family estate for

be curious. "Don't

work? My mom just told me to stay out of the

Got lucky, made some money, so now I spend my days traveling, trying out schools I like. Other than classes and goofing off..... I guess that's about

if he had to dig

didn't have anything

basically

classes, which

looking sheepish. "Can you find me something to

his eyes as he asked. He really had no

softened a little as she looked at him. "We'll

brightened up

like he was about to get a mission in a video game, Miranda could tell-this kid really had nobody

his cheating dad, mom who was always off with her boyfriends, and a broken family with nothing but a fat bank account to his name... It was a miracle he'd turned out as

she found Carter lounging on the couch, snacking on chips and watching Netflix. Crystal was nowhere

a little awkward. "She said she had to go out for a bit. Hasn't come back

is Crystal, anyway? Are you

be up

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