Chapter 20
“I saw it, too.”
The police kept discussing.
Their voices faded away.
Hugh didn’t catch up.
His face was utterly tight, his dark eyes filled with embarra**ment.
He thought, “Their words were harsh, but when I think back on what happened back then, what my family and I did was indeed humiliating.
“I thought Mira was greedy for money, so I a**umed she was the thief, even though there was no proof.
“What the heck is wrong with me? I’m not usually this stupid.
“How come I act as an entirely different person whenever
I’m with Mira?”
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Meanwhile, Mira was in the living room.
She had been quietly waiting since Hugh left.
After a long while, Sylvia said, “Dad, Mom, sorry for the fuss
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today. I’ll go upstairs and put this necklace away. By the way, Mom, Jacey brought you a very nice watch today.”
“Really? Let me take a look,” Taryn wanted the whole thing to go away, so she said.
“It’s upstairs. I’ll take you to see it.”
Sylvia held Taryn’s arm while walking upstairs.
Mira looked at them coldly and said, “Even kids know that people who do something wrong and misunderstand others should apologize. Some are already in their 40s, and they aren’t as sensible as kids.”
Sylvia’s expression changed.
Taryn lowered her voice and said, “What happened today is shameful enough. Sylvia got you wrong, and she made a mistake, but you were aggressive and didn’t lose anything.”
“I was branded a thief by everyone. No matter how hard I tried to argue, you didn’t believe me. Even though the police found evidence, Sylvia continued to smear me. And you are saying that I didn’t lose anything?”
Mira bit her lip. “If you don’t want to apologize, just say so.”
Taryn was talked back to by Mira, the younger generation, so she was disgusted by Mira at once.
Brady stepped up and said, “Mira, I apologize to you on Sylvia’s behalf. She made a mistake today. Yet you shouldn’t take it out on my mom, as she is your elder anyway.”
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“Fine. Now that you say so, what am I supposed to do
anyway?”
Mira turned around and went upstairs.
Sylvia looked at her back with a flicker of disdain.
Sylvia thought, “So what if I wronged her? She is new to the family. She is no match for me at all.
“Brenden and Taryn dote on me, and even Hugh respects me.”
Five minutes later, Mira came down the stairs with a suitcase.
Hugh happened to be back. Seeing that, he subconsciously blurted out with a sullen face, “What do you want now? Has running away from home become a habit for you?”
Brenden said with a straight face, “Mira, I know what happened today wasn’t fair to you, but it only happened. because we didn’t know you well enough. Stop making a scene.”
Mira smiled and looked around. She scanned the people in the room one by one and then said, “You may not know me well, but I know you. I know everyone in the Leopold family. I think that’s enough for me.”