Chapter 62

They signed the contract there and then before they parted. Sally gave Miya a gentle hug and said, good night.

Miya had not expected that her sketches would have helped so much. As Levi said, Streep Crystal was a very important client. She heaved a sigh of relief as she watched Sally leave.

Just as Miya and Xenon walked out of the café, Miya's phone rang. It was her mother. Miya hesitated. Could it be about the news? Has she seen it? Miya worried.

"Hello, Mum."

Silence.

Miya knitted her brows. "Mum?"

"Miya, I need to know the truth. What have you been up to lately?" Sarah asked.

"I...err...I've got a job at The Uba Corporation, and I'm a jewelry designer now."

"Tell me, have you done anything indiscreet with Xenon Uba? Miya, your father and I never expected you to be rich or famous, but we do hope you live an honest life with dignity."

Miya could hear the anger in her mother's tone. Tears filled her eyes. She wanted to explain, but then she realized that there was nothing she could say for what her mother said was true.

Suddenly, Xenon took Miya's phone and said politely, "Mrs. Sarah, this is Xenon, your son-in-law."

Miya stared at Xenon in disbelief.

Sarah was too shocked to speak.

"How are you?" Xenon asked casually.

"Son, son-in-law?" Sarah stuttered. "Do you have any idea what you are saying?"

"Miya and I got married two months ago. Well, we have registered. I can't say that I love her as I'm in love with someone else who has gone missing, however, I can promise you that as long as Miya is my legal wife, I will be loyal to her and protect her the best I can. As with the ridiculous rumors you have probably heard or read about, I trust that, as her mother, you know very well what your daughter is like and know that there isn't any truth in it." Xenon said clearly.

Silence again.

It took a while for Xenon's words to sink in. Then Sarah asked calmly, "But still people talk and rumors hurt. How can I stand people speaking of my daughter like that? What good does it do to my daughter?"

"I've asked someone to investigate, and I will have an answer soon. Before I sort it out, I hope you have faith in your daughter and not worry much. I will protect her."

After a while, Sarah said, "Thank you." She understood.

Miya looked at Xenon gratefully, tears in her eyes. Distant and cold as him, he actually spoke to my mum humbly and politely. He has assured mum that he will protect me.

Xenon tapped her lips with his finger gently and said, "You don't need to say anything. I don't want to hear your pitiful gratitude." Miya pouted her lips, and tears ran down her cheeks. She nodded, feeling grateful and loved.

Xenon took her hand, and they walked to the car.

She felt the warmth of his palm and thought about how pathetic she had been with Luke how her dreams of love were slowly destroyed and forsaken during the past years. However, after spending two months with Xenon, she had slowly regained her confidence and hope, in herself, in love, and in the future.

Perhaps I can still be the person I've dreamed of being since I was little.

On the way home, Miya sat quietly looking out of the window while Xenon made a few phone calls. She was lost in her thoughts.

After the last phone call, Xenon put his phone down. He put his arm around Miya's waist, lifted her up, and sat her down on his l.a.p. He stroked her hair absent-mindedly.

It seemed that it had become something natural that he liked having her seated on his l.a.p, in his embrace. Miya had also got used to his bossy intimacy. She had even grown to like it. She looked at him with a smile.

Yet, there was a hint of sadness in her smile. However intimate he is with me, I can never reach his heart. She thought.

When the car stopped, Miya looked around with her drowsy eyes and realized she had fallen asleep in the car and they had arrived home. Xenon carried her out of the car, lifting her up and turning her to face him, he wrapped her left leg around his h.i.p.s, and naturally, Miya had to wrap her other leg around him and her arms around his neck.

Miya blushed as she was conscious of the maids and bodyguards around seeing them so intimate, but Xenon seemed to take no notice of anyone. He even grabbed and squeezed her bum, then bit her ear gently as he whispered to her. "You have a nice bum."

Miya buried her head on his shoulder bashfully.

He carried her up to his room and put her down on the sofa. "Nice job at dinner. Keep it up, Mrs. Uba." He said with a playful smile and a wink.

Miya couldn't help gazing at Xenon, utterly charmed by him, and she felt her heart racing. On realizing her losing control, she looked away and asked him what she could do to get rid of the rumors online.

"Check the news. I'm going for a shower." Xenon said casually as he took off his tie and shirt and walked to the bathroom.

Anxiously, Miya took out her phone from her bag and checked online, only to see that all the news had been changed completely. They were speaking highly of her for the pendant and the earrings she had designed for Sally, as well as confirming that Rare Gem was the real copycat. Luke Johnson and Tiffany Agabus were now accused as thieves.

People even left comments requesting Miya to design for them, saying that they loved her design very much. Some headhunters and companies had even left their contact information hoping to hire Miya. All the videos and photos about Miya drinking in clubs were confirmed fake by the managers of the clubs. Even those that were called 'rich old men' had apologized and denied the truth of the rumors.