Daddy the Miracle Medic
Chapter 296 Miranda'S Helplessness

Chapter 296 Miranda's Helplessness

Claudia's eyes lit up when she heard Kayden's plan. She felt that this was a brilliant idea, using Nora as the key to break Lachlan and Miranda apart. Lachlan cared about Nora more than anything else, so if they could make Nora hate Miranda, it would be easy to separate them.

"Great! Let's do it!" Claudia said excitedly in her mind. "Lachlan, you will be mine sooner or later!"

That evening, after school, Nora hurriedly ran to the school gate with anticipation in her big eyes. She wanted to see the familiar figure waiting for her there.

But when she saw Miranda instead of Lachlan waiting for her, disappointment washed over her face.

"Miranda!" she greeted sweetly but couldn't hide the sadness in her eyes.

Miranda sighed inwardly and took Nora's hand. Just then Claudia appeared with a smile on her face and approached them.

"Nora!" she exclaimed lovingly as she opened up her arms towards Nora.

"Mommy!"

Nora saw Claudia and ran towards her happily while breaking free from Miranda's grip. "Mommy! Why are you here?" she asked excitedly while jumping into Claudia's arms.

"I came to see my little angel," Claudia replied with a smile as if showing how much love and care she had for their daughter.

At this moment, Miranda, watching the scene unfold before her, involuntarily furrowed her brows. Nora breaking free from her hand and running towards Claudia's embrace had sparked a self-deprecating and despondent feeling in Miranda. Even now, the image of Lachlan standing by, Claudia holding Nora, like a family of three, flashed in her mind.

Taking a deep breath, Miranda didn't choose to compete with Nora, though she felt extremely uncomfortable. Still, driven by a sense of responsibility, she spoke to Nora, "Nora, let's go! It's time to go home!" She knew about Claudia's betrayal of Nora to Tiger, and Lachlan had warned her not to let Claudia near Nora again. Even though Lachlan was not present now, and Nora seemed close to her "biological mother," Miranda still did what she believed was her duty.

"Oh..."

Nora looked back at Claudia with some reluctance, hesitated for a moment, and then returned to Miranda's side. This made Miranda feel slightly better. Nora was still very sensible after all.

But in the depths of Claudia's eyes, there was a hint of gloom: this little brat actually chose Miranda? Your own mother is here, and you actually went over to another woman when she called you?

For a moment, Claudia, who was already cold-blooded and utilitarian, even felt some resentment towards Nora! When her daughter was critically ill, she could abandon her husband and child without hesitation; it showed that Claudia didn't really care about this daughter.

Now, she only saw Nora as a tool to win back Lachlan!

"Nora, I miss you so much! Where's your dad? How about we go out for dinner together tonight?" Claudia squeezed out a false smile on her face and asked softly.

"Dad..." Nora opened her mouth to say something but Miranda pulled her back.

The next second, the goddess CEO said indifferently to Claudia, "Ms. Carter, my husband is still waiting for me and Nora at home. Let's talk another day if there's anything else. Goodbye." She then tried to take Nora away from there.

Claudia blinked several times before taking two quick steps forward blocking Miranda and Nora's way. The next second she sneered with some mockery, "Ohh... your husband again? Haven't you seen those pho..."

At this point, Claudia suddenly stopped talking, realizing that she almost revealed something she shouldn't have. Damn it, she nearly let it slip. Blame that vixen for daring to call Lachlan her husband in front of her. She almost couldn't stand it and wanted to confront her.

Meanwhile, the astute Miranda, with her clear and perceptive eyes, noticed something unusual in Claudia's words. "What haven't I seen?" Miranda stared sharply at Claudia and asked.

"Nothing!"Claudia waved her hand casually, "Thank you for taking care of my daughter, but I haven't seen my daughter for so long. I want to have dinner with my daughter tonight. Can you please let go?" Hearing these words, Miranda flashed an unhappy expression on her pretty face. What did 'letting go' mean as if she had kidnapped or forced someone else's child?

At this time, Claudia continued adding fuel into fire by smiling affectionately at Nora, "Nora, would you like to have dinner with Mommy?"

Nora looked at Claudia with a hint of attachment and admiration in her big eyes, nodding involuntarily. Although Claudia had tried to hand her over to bad people before, what stood out more in Nora's mind was the scene where her mother protected herself by taking the hit from a flowerpot last time.

The next moment, Nora looked up at Miranda with a pleading and eager expression. Miranda sighed bitterly, feeling conflicted and soft-hearted towards Nora's desire.

"Okay. Since you want to have dinner with your mom, I will accompany you guys, okay?"

Upon hearing this, Nora clapped excitedly. "Great! Thank you Miranda!"

Seeing the happy and joyful look on the little girl's face upon hearing these words made Miranda feel self-deprecating thoughts creeping up inside of her.

She thought to herself that if she didn't agree today, then perhaps Nora would resent her? After all... she wasn't her biological mother...

The next moment, she shook off these messy thoughts and asked Claudia calmly, "Ms. Carter, do you mind if I join you?"

Claudia smiled and waved it off, "Of course not! Why would I mind?"

Obviously not... how else could this good show go on today?

How else could she completely beat down her pride in front of Nora later?

After that exchange between them, all three got into Miranda's car as per Claudia's instructions for dinner at Claudia's house while also visiting Nora's grandparents along the way.

Nora was looking forward to it very much but inside Miranda felt helpless as she had already agreed so there wasn't much left for her to say or do about it now.

Anyway... she knew Mason had been sending people secretly protecting both herself and Nora so nothing should go wrong, right?

At this time, Dennis drove his black SUV followed by several henchmen behind them discreetly keeping an eye on their safety.

"Boss, should we tell young master about this? Isn't that Mr. Willis' ex-wife who just got into Ms. Lowe's car?" One of Dennis' men asked curiously.

Another one added. "Where are they going anyway? It doesn't seem like Emerald Green Estates or Ms. Lowe's residence."

Dennis hesitated for a moment before waving his hand dismissively. "No need to inform Mason yet. She is just a woman after all; what kind of trouble can she stir up? We only need to follow them closely ensuring Ms. Lowe and Norah's safety! We don't want any minor incidents reported back."