Chapter 0002

At the dining table, Hansel didn’t seem eased with what had been served for breakfast. “Where’s my pumpkin soup?”

“You mean cream of vegetable soup?”

“Cream of vegetable soup?”

“Yes, I know that Ms. Sutton makes that all the time. It’s the one made with pumpkin, potatoes, onions, and celery, right? Um, I don’t have as much time to prepare all the ingredients for that.

“The pumpkin, potatoes, onions, and garlic have to be roasted and freshly puréed beforehand; it’s best if it’s slow cooked the night before. And then the soup has to be stewed and slowly brought to a simmer over open fire for hours after that..

“I don’t have the same amount of patience that Ms. Sutton has to always be checking on the fire every few minutes. Also, what I make will probably still taste different from what she makes. On top of that

“Bring me some marmalade,” Hansel interrupted.

“Coming right up, Mr. Johnson.”

“Why does this taste so different?” Hansel glanced at the bottle packaging The packaging is wrong.”

“That jar is empty now. We only have this brand left.”

“Go and get two jars of the other one at the supermarket, then.”

“It can’t be found anywhere, Mr. Johnson.”

Hansel wasn’t amused, “Why not?”

Martha smiled rather awkwardly. “Ms. Sutton made the marmalade herself. I don’t know how wait, Mr. Johnson! Aren’t you going to finish your breakfast

first?”

“No.”

Martha watched in bewilderment as Hansel stormed up the stairs. Why did he lose his temper all of a sudden?

“Hey, you lazy bum, it’s time to get out of bed!”

Miranda flipped over in bed and didn’t even bother opening her eyes. “Shut up. I want to sleep a while longer…”

Winter Jefferson, Miranda’s best friend, had already put on her makeup and was in the midst of choosing a purse to go with her outfit.

“It’s going to be 8:00 am. Don’t you need to rush home to make breakfast for your most beloved Mr. Johnson?”

Miranda used to stay the night at Winter’s place from time to time, but she’d always leave before the crack of dawn to make her usual cream of vegetable soup for Hansel, who was extremely prone to gastric problems.

The mere thought of it had always rendered Winter speechless. Was Hansel paralyzed? Or was he too dumb to order delivery on his own? Why did he have to go and make life difficult for Miranda?

other words, he’d just been spoiled

still reluctant to get up from bed. She shook her hand at Winter

planning on staying broken up

Miranda didn’t answer her.

table. I’m going to work now, and I won’t be back for dinner because I’ve got a date tonight. But you’ll probably be gone by then, so just remember to close the windows by the balcony before you

woke up

her and stared at the sun shining outside the windows. She couldn’t remember the

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she changed her clothes and went straight

out the check for 50 million dollars. She wouldn’t be able to rest until she had

said, “I’d like to speak to your

himself, who offered her a considerable annual interest rate. Miranda tried negotiating

a little bit, and

of

cards with 30 million dollars‘ worth of savings and 20 million dollars‘ worth of liquid

it after

was worth 2,000 dollars. She was immediately treated like a VIP and was allowed to

others.

sat down before the mirror and looked at her long brown hair and large curls. This was the first

taken such good care of your hair. You look

hair like this because Hansel liked it. He said he liked how it felt. Every time they had sex, he’d always thread

had to spend a lot of time grooming herself because of

hairdresser and said, “Please cut it

was still a toy, no matter how pretty it was. She wouldn’t stop anyone. from looking like a doll, but she was done being

out of the hair salon, feeling like a weight had been lifted off

a clothing boutique that had a sale on, so she walked in and

They matched the

and out of the gates as the sun set in the sky, gradually falling

“Sol! We’re here!”

past Miranda. “What are

thought of visiting

Solomon Hall said. “Here, I’ll just take the two of you along from

Bioinformatics.”

Bioinformatics? Dr. Young?

suddenly snapped out of her reverie. She hurried forward and asked the students, “Who did you say

looked at the pretty young lady talking to him. He was tongue–tied

“Dr. Christine Young?”

“Yes.”

is

“Westerton Hospital.”

“Thank you.”

faculty are you from? Are

answer Solomon’s question. Instead,

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