, Chapter 0183 , 25 BONUS , It all felt meaningless now. Hansel’s late–coming affection worth nothing to Miranda. , She listened to him with a blank expression while her hand still gripped the door knob tightly–a defensive stance. , Then, she said in a slow and concise manner, I’m sorry, but no.” , There would be no forgiveness nor reconciliation. , Hansel visibly grew agitated. “Why? Tell me why! Before, you refused to get back together because of Ingrid, but I’ve already broken up with her. Why won’t you accept me?” , He had compromised so much; how much further did she intend to push ? , In contrast to his rage, Miranda remained calm. “My world had revolved around you in the past. You were everything to me.” , She even gave up on pursuing her postgraduate studies for him. , When her love was at its most intense and beautiful, he was her whole wanted to entrust her future to. , world. He was the person she , Hansel’s eyes lit up almost instantly at her words. His tone grew urgent, almost franticas he said, “Isn’t it the same now? If you take me back, we can go back to how things were.” , Miranda lowered her gaze and shook her head. “No one stays in the same place forever. You didn’t, and neither did I. , *After we broke up, I suddenly realized that there’s so much more in this world besides you–so many interesting things and goals worth pursuing.” , Hansel’s expression darkened. “What’s there worth pursuing? Are you still talking about the postgraduate admission exam? Or just studying? , “Even if you finish your Master’s degree, you’ll still need to work. And isn’t work just about making money? I can give you whatever you want.” , Miranda frowned. “It’s not money that I want.” , Hansel sneered. “Didn’t you take the 50 million dollars cheque? And now you’re saying you don’t want money? Do you think I’ll believe that? Or maybe, you were after my money from the start?” , , , , In extreme anger, Hansel began to hurl reckless accusations. , Seeing his words grow more absurd, Miranda decided to ignore him. She pushed the door handle forward, ready to shut the door. , She moved so quickly and urgently that it caught Hansel off guard, forcing him to step back. , “Do you think getting into a postgraduate program is that easy? Those academic courses, the lab work… Sure, you used to handle them effortlessly and were outstanding. But so many years have passed, do you really think you’re still the same as before?” , Before he could finish, there was a loud bang as the door slammed shut. The noise down the , Chapter 0143 , hallway. , Stunned and filled with anger, Hansel silently vowed that he would make her regret this. , 25 BONUS , It was early April, so the signs of spring were becoming more obvious. Buds sprouted on the branches, and the wind no longer felt so harsh. , year. , That day, Miranda went to visit Christine. This was her first meeting with her since the start of the As the year progressed, the weather warmed day by day, and Christine’s health gradually improved. She had returned to the front lines of research and got so busy that she hardly had time to go home for meals. , Upon seeing Miranda, she immediately handed her a stack of materials. They were original data from her lab and related academic papers. , Miranda skimmed through them. She noticed that some of the papers were quite old and covered niche. topics, making it nearly impossible to find complete versions online. , The effort put into gathering all these must have been tremendous! , Miranda pouted slightly, and Christine knew exactly what she was thinking. , “These documents were scraped together from your seniors. I just asked for favors, so these are all thanks to them! An old bag of bones like me could never find such good stuff on my own.” , , , , , Search the website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.