"Wait and see!" Evie stormed off without looking back.
Sean sighed heavily and reluctantly followed her out.
Once they were gone, Miranda turned to Carson and said, "Thank you for standing up for me."
She didn't expect him to actually buy her a house if she were kicked out of the apartment.
She thought he was just making up for wrongly accusing her the other day by supporting her in front of Evie.
"Why thank me? You're my wife. It's my duty to defend you," Carson replied with an intent look. He recognized her efforts to change, and he felt compelled to respond accordingly.
Standing up for her was the best way to do that.
Busy with laundry, Miranda missed the deeper meaning in his words as she walked away, saying casually, "Come on, I'm hardly a wife. There's nothing between us but a
