Chapter 236: Miranda's Birthday Celebration (Olivia's POV) After a moment of tenderness, my phone rang with Miranda's distinctive ringtone. Connor glanced at the screen displaying her name, his ice-blue eyes turning cold as winter frost. "Hang up," he said, his Alpha voice carrying unmistakable command. I reminded him gently, "We are here to attend her birthday party." Then I answered the phone before he could protest further. Miranda's voice bubbled through the speaker, not sounding unhappy at all. "Livvy, don't stay in the room all the time, come out and play. I also invited Rebecca Frost and Lily. I just saw that they have boarded the ship." Relief flooded through me at hearing my friends were here. "Okay, I'll be right there." I hung up the phone and turned to Connor with

