Chapter 19

After the wedding reception, Miranda and Lawrence returned home. Emerson was already asleep, carried into the bedroom by Eleanor. The huge villa suddenly felt empty, leaving just the two of them staring at each other. Miranda felt inexplicably awkward and whispered, "I'm going to remove my makeup and change my clothes." After speaking, she practically ran upstairs to the bedroom and shut the door behind her. Pressed against it, she could hear Lawrence's soft laughter and the rapid beating of her own heart. It felt strange. Even after living together for three months since getting married, she had never felt this way. But today, after toasting the elders and standing together against Dorian, something seemed to have subtly shifted. Lawrence seemed even more handsome, taller, like someone she could truly rely on. Miranda covered her flushed cheeks and let out a sigh. "I'm already a mom. I can't be swooning like this," she thought. From now on, her life's goal should be to raise Eme