Chapter 0004
Hansel had had quite a lot to drink the night before. Somewhere in the middle of the night, Calvin had suddenly made a huge fuss about continuing their drinking session at a second bar.
By the time Hansel’s driver, Dan Rover, brought him back to the mansion, the sun was already starting to rise.
Hansel managed to flop onto his bed. Just as he was about to fall asleep, he suddenly forced himself to get up and take a quick shower. “Maybe Mimi won’t get mad at me anymore like this,” Hansel thought groggily.
The next time he opened his eyes, it was because of extreme pain.
Hansel hissed as he pressed against his stomach and crawled up from the bed. “My stomach hurts! Mi-
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He stopped himself just as he thought of calling out to Miranda.
He frowned. Miranda seemed to be playing the game far too well now. She was holding out a lot longer than the last time this had happened.
Fine. He’d see just how long Miranda would be able to hold out without him
this time around.
Still, where were his pills?
Hansel went into the living room and pulled out all of his drawers, going through all the cabinets that his first–aid kit could possibly be hiding in, but to no avail. He then called Martha.
“Your gastric pills? They’re in the first–aid kit.”
Hansel felt the veins on his forehead throbbing wildly. He inhaled deeply and asked, “Where is the first–aid kit?”
“In the drawer of your walk–in closet. There are many bottles of your pills in there. Ms. Sutton said that you often get gastric pain if you go out drinking the night before. So, she put them closer to your bed where you’d be able to find them more easily-
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“Hello? Mr. Johnson? Are you still there? Why did you suddenly hang up…”
Hansel went into the walk–in closet and found the first–aid kit in the drawer, as Martha had mentioned. All five of his bottles of pills were neatly arranged in the bottom row of the kit.
After taking his pills and finally feeling the pain subside, Hansel gradually began to relax. He pushed the drawer back to leave, but all of a sudden, he froze.in his spot.
Nothing had gone missing from Miranda’s jewelry and designer handbag collection. However, all of Miranda’s documents, including her ID, driver’s license, diploma certificates, and the like, were all gone.
Hansel then looked in the corner, where he usually stored his travel suitcases. As expected, one of them had gone missing.
He stood in place and felt his rage starting to boil.
“Brilliant… Brilliant… Just fucking brilliant…” He kept nodding as he repeated the word over and over.
Just as he’d thought, women should never be indulged. Otherwise, they’d kick up a huge fuss and then walk all over him.
At that moment, he suddenly heard the sound of the front door opening. He dashed downstairs immediately.
“Wait, why are you here?”
Tina was just changing into indoor slippers. When she heard Hansel’s question, she asked in surprise, “What? Were you expecting someone else?”
Hansel walked over to the couch gloomily and took a seat. “What are you doing here? What do you want?”
“We heard from Martha that your gastric was acting up again. I’m just visiting you on Mom’s orders to make sure you’re still alive.”
Tina then walked into the kitchen as she continued, “I haven’t had any lunch, and I’m starving. I thought of joining you for a meal.”
One of the other reasons Tina was fond of Miranda was because of her
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cooking. Miranda’s home–cooked meals were just to die for.
Less than a minute later, however, Tina shrieked, “Hans! Why is there no food in your kitchen? Where’s Miranda? Is she not home today? But that shouldn’t be…”
Usually, Miranda would’ve been done preparing lunch for Hansel by this time. of the day. Tina had purposely timed her visit so that she’d be able to join them for lunch if she was lucky.
Hansel massaged his temples with his fingers. Miranda again!
Tina walked out of the kitchen with a disappointed look on her face. “Is she not feeling well? I bumped into her at the hospital entrance a while ago and thought she looked a little pale…”
“You bumped into her at the hospital?” Hansel asked, suddenly sitting up straight.
“I did. I was visiting Dr. Young at Westerton Hospital when I met Miranda at the entrance. Oh, by the way, Hans, Dr. Young agreed to let me join the combined Master’s and Doctorate program under her wing!”
Hansel frowned. “What was she doing at the hospital?”
“You’re asking me?” Tina shot back. “How would I know if you don’t even know the reason yourself?”
Hansel said nothing.
“There’s also a probability that she wasn’t sick and was just visiting someone there. But then again, I don’t think I’ve heard of her having any friends. Her world only has you in it…”
“Are you done yapping?”
“Huh?”
“If you’re done, then get out of here. I’m still half–asleep,” Hansel said, getting up from the couch.
“No, wait… Why are you trying so hard to get rid of me? Fine, I’ll leave,” Tina said with an angry huff. She put her shoes back on and said, “By the way, I
came here on a mission.”
Hansel didn’t want to continue listening to her and kept walking up the stairs..
It wasn’t like she was surprised at this arrangement anyway. After all, nobody said Hansel couldn’t be with Miranda while still looking for a suitable marriage partner he was compatible with. Those were two separate things altogether.
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He heard the sound of bells ringing on the other end of the line. Then, a soft voice said, “Dear, I’m sorry, but I’m in the middle of class. I’ll come and look. for you after it’s over.”
Hansel felt queasy when she called him “dear“. He just hummed and said, Okay. Go ahead with your class.”
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