When fate plays its hand (Miranda)

Chapter 0502

Nelly stared at the disconnected phone, seething with rage. She flipped over the tray in front of her, spilling the freshly blended smoothie onto the floor. The glass shattered on the tiles, producing a sharp cracking sound.

“Mrs. Cooper…” The maids looked on, terrified.

“Get out! All of you, get out now!” Nelly shouted while pointing toward the door. Her normally well- maintained face was contorted with rare fury.

The maids scurried out in a line.

Nelly staggered back a couple of steps and collapsed onto the sofa, all while her chest heaved with anger. For years, she had tried to mend her relationship with her parents.

Her father had softened somewhat over time; where there once was cold anger, there was now at least a semblance of calm, even if he no longer treated her with the same warmth.

But her mother…

Though she never said it out loud, the bitterness remained, and her expression toward Nelly was always cold.

“Mr. Cooper is home…” The butler’s voice came from the doorway, followed by the sound of approaching footsteps

Timothy Cooper walked through the front door and took in the chaos that greeted him. Without changing his expression, he cast a brief glance at Nelly, still seething on the sofa. He said nothing and headed straight upstairs.

Seeing him ignore her, Nelly couldn’t help but stand up, her frustration boiling over. “Aren’t you going to ask why I’m so upset?”

turned, unbuttoning his cuffs with a

she broke could be replaced, and

Again!

was always

you at least show some concern for my feelings?”

raised an eyebrow. “Did you wake up on

She stared at him.

years, why the sudden tantrum?” he asked, completely

stood there speechless for

business to attend to, Timothy said as

“I just found out today that my parents have been back in the country

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Sam knew about it all along! Yet he kept it from me

she would still be in

always seemed to be in sync, Nelly paused, uncertainty creeping into her voice as she

even hesitate. “Yes. In fact, I had dinner with

in Nelly’s eyes flared up again, her anger shooting to its peak. You knew my parents were

calmly, “Is there

to tell me? You all knew, but I was left in the dark. What am I to you, Timothy? Someone less than a