NovelEnglishThis left a question hanging in the air. ‘What did she mean? Isn’t she tellingthis on purpose?
Isn’t she askingto put in a good word for Lewis so that Carlos would give him his old job back?” A lot of questions went through
Debbie’s mind.
Awkward silence filled the living room. Debbie wasn’t a talkative girl in front of unfamiliar people, and Miranda too was aloof with few words, which made the atmosphere even weirder to Debbie. However, it didn’t seem to affect Miranda at all, as if she were used to silence.
She went on to enjoy the cup of tea in a relaxing mood. In order to stifle the silence, Debbie had to start a conversation herself.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“Um…S0… Are Lewis and Dad doing well now?” she stammered.
Miranda nodded her head without saying a word.
Debbie cried in her mind, ‘Honey, cback now! Save me!’
“Is your flight tomorrow?” Miranda finally opened her mouth to ask.
As if she were being saved from this awkward situation, Debbie nodded her head vigorously and replied enthusiastically, “Oh yeah. We’ll take a flight tomorrow afternoon and arrive in Alorith the day after tomorrow.”
Miranda took out her phone from her handbag.
“Addon Facebook.
Contactin private if you need my help.”
“Okay!” Debbie hastily pulled out her phone, opened theand shot
Miranda a friend request.
Her account nwas exactly her own name: Miranda. After that, Miranda suddenly looked into Debbie’s eyes and requested, “Don’t tell Carlos anything about James. Just pretend you know nothing.”
Her words dumbfounded Debbie. She wondered if Miranda also knew something about James secret.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmBefore she could formulate a response, Miranda stood up from the sofa.
“You can probably guess what’s going on. Whatever you think, you’re right. And that’s why Tabitha has depression,” she said, sounding sarcastic. With her eyes becoming sharp, she cautioned, “And be careful of Megan. She’s a great actress. Don’t be kind to the family. Don’t cut them any slack, or you’ll have dug your own grave.”
After tidying her clothes, she walked toward the door in an arrogant and graceful demeanor. Before she left, she turned around and left her last words.
“Don’t feel bad. That night, Carlos did a good job. Lewis and James deserved it. I’m going back to work. Goodbye.”
“I hear you. Goodbye, Miranda.” After bidding farewell to Miranda,
Debbie began to think about her parting words. ‘Carlos did a good job?
They deserved it? Did she mean what she said? Is Miranda really Lewis’ mother?’ Watching Miranda’s receding figure, Debbie couldn’t fend off the barrage of doubts from intruding on her thoughts.
That night, Carlos picked up Megan from the Hilton family’s house and drove her to the villa. Megan was going to spend the night with them.
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