her lip, then answer

began to

ntensely that she b

arting figure, his exp

eland's motive for taki

ave feelin

t was clear she'd had a tough time with Leland. People

have felt honored to be involved with a

home," Edwin propo

ar," Miranda

n you even drive i

he noticed the inner sides of her thighs were red and

, Edwin asked coldly, "What d

thi

pting to stir trouble between me and

engagement and be with her openly,

arly collided with the dashboard. "You don't need to provok

e on

family crushed my self-esteem and pushed me

. She had believed Edwin's engagement to her w

e Adams family. They're too

aw Leland and me earlier. If you push me, I might just marry him and becom

ommanded, "Get

ul laugh, opened the

gagement wasn't out of love but

been tolerating th

so hear

f a lifetime together with him.

o the distance, Miranda couldn

cle and aunt were absent, and the maid was clearing the table of the remaining dishes. Spot

ehold, to the point that even the

oom, she pond

er best choice to escape the clutch

roach someone as nobl

hone and initiated a web

about him, and the only ava

lding a black umbrella, with two people following him. E

n in his family, wit

. Leland, a former army man, had only joined the Golden Group after his military servic

that he had a son, but details such as t

on-dollar check from her pocket, he

land City. Despite Leland's low-key visit t

sort, she immediately caugh

er tunic dress highlighted her slender waist. A

the other day. Is that true?" The man beside Leland warned, "You should keep your distan