Kiss My Revenge The Heiress Strikes Back novel Chapter 356

Miranda could finally breathe normally again.

She'd been squeezed up and almost run out of air.

Elian's hugs were just too intense, like he was determined to crush the life out of her.

To be fair, Elian didn’t realize Miranda was uncomfortable. He figured if she really minded, she’d give him a good punch.

Who knew she could endure his bear-like embrace?

If he had known, he'd probably be smugly pleased with himself.

"What are you doing here?" Miranda asked, baffled, glancing back at Hugo and his crew, who looked like they'd just been through a blender. "And why did you beat them up?"

Elian’s lips curled into a grin, his eyes reflecting her image.

"I came to find you, I heard you were meeting them here, so I just showed up," he replied, frowning slightly. "But why didn’t you try to contact me? Not a single message?"

Miranda awkwardly rubbed her nose. "Well, if you weren’t around, sending a message wouldn’t get a response, would it?"

She hadn’t even thought about it. Besides, Elian had only been away from Zephra for two months, not exactly a long stretch.

But she knew if she said that outright, Elian might throw a fit.

Sometimes he was carefree, but other times he was someone crabby, ready to snap at any moment.

Elian wasn’t pleased. "You could have left a message. I would’ve replied as soon as I saw it. If you’d sent me a message, I’d know you were looking for me."

The moment he left the base, his first instinct was to check his phone for any news from Miranda.

Seeing not a single message from her, his heart sank.

But then he saw his grandfather’s message, letting him know Miranda had arrived in Virell, which eased his mind.

Still, the fact that she hadn’t even dropped him a line since coming to Virell left him disgruntled.

Couldn’t she have just messaged him to let him know she was there?

Or at least asked his grandfather about him?

But according to Larry, Miranda hadn’t even asked.

So Elian came straight to find her.

Brian and Aubrey had mentioned something about a girl at the shooting range who’d marvelously wiped the floor with a bunch of trained guys. He’d guessed it was Miranda.

Faced with Elian’s childish behavior in public, Miranda paused.

Then she made a promise. "I’ll definitely do it next time."

Elian’s eyes gleamed with satisfaction as he heard this assurance.

"That’s more like it."

Everyone around them was stunned.

The pig must be flying.

They’d just witnessed Mr. Ashcroft acting all cutesy with a woman.

Even Jasper, who loved nothing more than a juicy bit of gossip, thought he must be dreaming.

And he realized something important.