Chapter 12
Hugh waited at the Boyle’s home for an hour and a half.
As time went by, although t the air conditioning wasn’t turned on, the Boyle family felt as if they were in a cold cellar.
Odin was so pissed off that he called Mira a few times to urge her.
Whenever he called her, she would always say that she was on her way back, and yet there was nothing she could do, as there was a huge traffic jam in the morning.
Looking at Hugh’s face which was growing more and more sullen, Odin wished he could strangle Mira.
Finally, Mira went back.
Odin scolded her angrily, “What’s keeping you so long? Do you have any idea that Mr. Leopold went to you early in the morning despite anything else? And what did you do besides being slow? And how old are you? You are too old to run away from home! You shouldn’t let Mr. Leopold worry about you. Get over here and apologize to him.”
Hugh sat on the couch with his legs up in silence and looked at them coldly.
He had drunk four gla**es of water already. His waist was sore, and he was filled with anger.
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If it weren’t for his image and upbringing, he might have flared up before Odin.
Mira ignored Odin and looked at Hugh, looking aggrieved. “Darling, didn’t you tell me to get lost last night? Hearing you say so, I didn’t dare to do otherwise.”
Hugh was a bit embarra**ed. After all, Elle and Odin were
present.
Yet he calmed down after looking at Odin’s expression. It seemed that Odin wasn’t planning on standing up for Mira at all. Hugh said, “I told you to get out of the room, not the villa. Pack your things and come back with me now.”
“No.”
Mira shook her head decisively. “You told me to get lost, and I did. And now, am I supposed to get back, just because you say so? How am I different from a pushover then?”
Hugh was so furious that he actually laughed.
Odin spoke for Hugh, “Cut the crap! Who cares if you’re a pushover or not? Who is Mr. Leopold? You should be flattered now that he is here to pick you up. Go back with him now. Stop wasting time.”
Mira sat down on another couch without changing her expression. “I’m not going back. I feel great living outside, as I don’t have to walk on tiptoe while observing others‘ expressions. What if he tells me to get lost again? If I don’t follow his orders, things are gonna be ugly.”
“Mira, this is your last chance. Come back with me right now” Hugh squinted, and his patience ran out officially.
“Calm down, Mr. Leopold. Let me talk to her”
Odin was flustered and rudely dragged Mira into the guest room downstairs.
“If you continue to force me to go back, I might reveal the fact that I am not the daughter of the Boyle family,” Mira knew what he was going to say and threatened him impatiently.
“Stop hanging that over my head!
Odin pointed at Mira and warned, “Your mom lives with me every day, and she can’t live without me. I may not be able to control you, but I can deal with her at home.”
“I dare you!” A trace of viciousness flashed across Mira’s crystal–clear eyes.
“Then be good. I mean what I say” Odin’s eyes were full of evilness.
Mira raised her eyes and met his eyes, and finally, she gave in. She said, “Fine, I’ll go back.”
She opened the door and looked back at Odin as she went
Out
“I hope it’s just a threat. If you really hit my mom…” Mira’s pulled out a bleak smile. “I will definitely avenge her. She is the only one I care about, you know.”
Then she turned around and walked out.
Odin shivered.
The look in Mira’s eyes made him feel like he was being targeted by some kind of beast.
He regretted it. He should never have agreed to let Elle send Mira for some fighting lessons.
It turned out that Mira had been well–prepared.
Mira went to the living room.
She looked up and said to Hugh, “Let’s go. I’ll go back with you.”
Hugh raised his eyebrows and glanced at Odin behind her, and he didn’t know what they had said.
Yet he was glad that Mira agreed to go back with him so
soon.
He mocked, “You were hard back then, weren’t you?”
“What’s the use of being hard?” Mira said in a voice that Hugh could hear, “I’m not a man.”
Hugh almost lost control.
He saw the look in her eyes.
Those who didn’t know might think she was suggesting something else.
Damn!
“Dad, I’m leaving,” Mira said loudly and walked out of the place before Hugh, carrying her suitcase.
Hugh followed her right away.
After the car started, Hugh looked in the rearview mirror at Mira sitting at the back.
He didn’t know what she was thinking. She lowered her head, and her long black hair draped over her shoulders, leaving only her chin visible.
At first glance, he might think that she was only 18, as she looked very innocent and attractive.
Yet thinking back to those suggestive words she had said earlier, Hugh tugged at his tie and looked sullen.
People all said that girls nowadays were pre–matured. Some lost their virginity in high school, let alone college.
“Where did you go last night, Mira?” Hugh questioned in a deep voice. “Don’t tell me that you were fooling around with some men.”
Mira came back to her senses and rolled her eyes at him. “Don’t worry. Though I don’t have feelings for you, I have principles after all. I won’t cuckold you.”
“Who knows? You are wanton after all,” Hugh sneered.
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“Who says I’m wanton?” Mira opened her mouth wide.
“Then where were you last night?” Hugh asked.
“Am I obliged to report to you?” Mira was now like a hedgehog, with sharp spines on end. “If you’re unhappy, divorce me, or tell me to get lost again, or rather, don’t pick me up.”
It was the first time Hugh had ever encountered such a stubborn woman. He pressed his eyebrows with a headache. “You think I want to pick you up? I was forced by Dad.”
Mira sneered, “The outside world says you are some business genius, myth, and bigwig, and yet you can do nothing but be threatened by your dad. I think you’re just a name.”
Hugh was furious.
With frustration, he tightened his grip on the steering wheel and took a few deep breaths, not bothering to argue with her. “Mira, I have no feelings for you either, but if you ever cheat on me, I’ll take your whole family down with you.”
Mira smiled, “I’m a bigger person than you. I won’t be angry even if you cheat on me.”
Hugh was speechless.
He wanted her out of his sight at once.
He stepped on the accelerator and dropped Mira off at the
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villa as soon as he could. “Get out of the car. I’ve got to go to the office.”
Mira didn’t want to look at him either, so she got out of the car at once with her luggage.
“Wait.”
Hugh suddenly turned around and put his other long arm on the steering wheel. “Don’t forget our agreement. You have to make my parents hate you as soon as possible.”
“You want to cooperate with me?”
Mira smiled brightly and cutely, “Then show me the sincerity of cooperation and pay me respect.”
