Chapter 18

Carson's villa had gone up in flames, making headlines and causing a stir across Seafare City. By the time Miranda saw the news, she felt nothing. She had perhaps truly moved on; whether he lived or died no longer mattered to her. Rumors that she had HIV had already been debunked online, and public opinion shifted dramatically. Those who had once insulted her were now silent. In their place, voices of support began to rise. People argued that Miranda was not the kind of woman society had painted her to be. She had achieved everything on her own. If men could network over drinks and call it ambition, why couldn't women do the same? Why were they labeled promiscuous for it? At the end of the day, no one was inherently better than anyone else. Even though she was married to Ivan, who could easily provide for her, Miranda chose to build her own career. She had saved enough money over the years to start a company that focused solely on crisis management. Her success in the field w