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Clarence was silent.
Miranda felt like she was punching cotton. Clarence did not care about whatever she said.
âIs he giving up?â
âWhy didnât you answer my phone last night?â
âDid you know how worried I was when you stayed out all night?â
âClarence, why wonât you say anything?â Miranda looked at Clarence.
Clarence shrugged. âWhatâs the use?â
âYou donât believe me anyway!â
âHow... How can I trust you if you donât explain?â Miranda said subconsciously after being momentarily stunned. She and Clarence seemed to be back to their previous conflict, where they had a crisis of trust.
Clarence nodded. âAlright! Iâll explain.â
âWould you believe me if I told you that I didnât open Thirteen Hall across from Humanity Hall on purpose?â
âNo!â Miranda frowned and shook her head.
Clarence went on. âWould you believe me if I told you that I had no idea that Jackson was giving me Thirteen Hall?â
âNo!â Miranda shook her head again.
Clarence sneered. âWould you believe me if I told you I had no intention of getting back at the Murphy family by opening Thirteen Hall?â
âNo!â Mirandaâs brow furrowed deeply.
Clarence said again, âWould you believe me if I said I know medicine and I saved Momâs and Jacksonâs life?â
âNo! No! I donât believe it!â
Miranda was so mad she flipped out on the spot. Her eyes were red. âClarence, will you grow up? Which one of these things is true?â
âDo I not know if you know anything about medicine?â
âI know you inside out!â
âYou spent the first fifteen years of your life in the orphanage!â
âThen you got into a fight at school in junior high, so you were expelled, and you never went to school again!â
Miranda showered him with questions!
âYou left the orphanage when you were fifteen and did odd jobs outside! You led a miserable life!â
âFor the next five years, you go through life with one meal and no next, not even having enough to eat. Youâre worse off than a dog!â
âYou muddled through life like this for five years, and five years later, you saved my grandfather from a car accident when you were twenty!â
âNearly three years have passed since I married you, and youâre twenty-three now!â
âI know twenty-three years of your life better than you!â
âYou know medicine? Did you learn medicine in the orphanage?â
âOr did you learn during those five years when you didnât even have enough to eat?â
âClarence, I thought youâd change! But youâre becoming worse. You really...â
Miranda was like a deflated ball as she said that. Her shoulders sank. â... disappoint me!â
Clarence let out a long sigh. âDo you know why I got kicked out of junior high?â
âWhy? Donât change the subject. Weâre not talking about your expulsion from junior high.â
Miranda frowned.
She did not know anything about it.
âThere was a girl in the orphanage who had good grades!â
âShe was beautiful. One day, she was called to the guidance directorâs office and got harrased,â Clarence said as if speaking to himself.
âShe told the orphanage about it that night. She thought the orphanage would help her get justice, but others say she seduced the guidance director. Otherwise, why would the guidance director do that to her?â
Miranda was silent and did not speak.
Clarence continued saying, âThe next morning, she committed suicide by jumping off a building.â
Miranda was stunned.
Clarence laughed miserably. âI went to the guidance directorâs office and beat the crap out of him after finding out.â
âThen I got expelled!â
âWhy are you telling me this?â Miranda frowned.
Clarence shook his head. âNothing! My point is that you never understand what people like me are living for!â
âYou think Iâm ignorant and incompetent!â
âIâm not supposed to know anything about medicine, and Iâm not supposed to run a clinic!â
âI opened Thirteen Hall to get back at the Murphy family!â
âYou already had a prejudice against me!â
âIâm supposed to be a loser. A loser who knows nothing!â
âJust like the girl. Everyone thought she seduced the guidance director!â
Miranda looked a little flustered. âYou... Thatâs not what I meant!â
âBesides, that girl... Why didnât she report to the police?â
âHaha.â
Clarence scoffed, his eyes dimming. âYou still donât understand people like us!â
At this moment, Clarence felt a great distance between him and Miranda.
They were not in the same world at all.
âClarence...â Miranda was about to say something.
Suddenly, a red Ferrari came to a sudden halt and stopped in front of Thirteen Hallâs entrance.
The Ferrari door opened wide like an eagleâs wings, and a woman in a red business suit stepped out.
It was Cecilia, with her beautiful face, delicate neck, and long legs.
âClarence, I thought you said you didnât like green.â
âI changed to a red Ferrari today. Is it ok?â Cecilia came beaming.
Mirandaâs pretty face turned grim. âClarence, didnât you say you have nothing to do with Cecilia?â
âYo! Isnât this my sister-in-law? Why are you also here?â Cecilia looked like she just saw Miranda.
âHaha! Whoâs your sister-in-law?â Miranda sneered as her eyebrows rose.
The two women were at daggers drawn.