When fate plays its hand (Miranda)

Chapter 0002

At the dining table, Hansel didn’t seem eased with what had been served for breakfast. “Where’s my pumpkin soup?”

“You mean cream of vegetable soup?”

“Cream of vegetable soup?”

“Yes, I know that Ms. Sutton makes that all the time. It’s the one made with pumpkin, potatoes, onions, and celery, right? Um, I don’t have as much time to prepare all the ingredients for that.

“The pumpkin, potatoes, onions, and garlic have to be roasted and freshly puréed beforehand; it’s best if it’s slow cooked the night before. And then the soup has to be stewed and slowly brought to a simmer over open fire for hours after that..

“I don’t have the same amount of patience that Ms. Sutton has to always be checking on the fire every few minutes. Also, what I make will probably still taste different from what she makes. On top of that

“Bring me some marmalade,” Hansel interrupted.

“Coming right up, Mr. Johnson.”

”

“Why does this taste so different?” Hansel glanced at the bottle packaging The packaging is wrong.”

“That jar is empty now. We only have this brand left.”

“Go and get two jars of the other one at the supermarket, then.”

“It can’t be found anywhere, Mr. Johnson.”

Hansel wasn’t amused, “Why not?”

Martha smiled rather awkwardly. “Ms. Sutton made the marmalade herself. I don’t know how wait, Mr. Johnson! Aren’t you going to finish your breakfast

first?”

“No.”

Martha watched in bewilderment as Hansel stormed up the stairs. Why did he lose his temper all of a sudden?

“Hey, you lazy bum, it’s time to get out of bed!”

Miranda flipped over in bed and didn’t even bother opening her eyes. “Shut up. I want to sleep a while longer…”

Winter Jefferson, Miranda’s best friend, had already put on her makeup and was in the midst of choosing a purse to go with her outfit.

“It’s going to be 8:00 am. Don’t you need to rush home to make breakfast for your most beloved Mr. Johnson?”

Miranda used to stay the night at Winter’s place from time to time, but she’d always leave before the crack of dawn to make her usual cream of vegetable soup for Hansel, who was extremely prone to gastric problems.

The mere thought of it had always rendered Winter speechless. Was Hansel paralyzed? Or was he too dumb to order delivery on his own? Why did he have to go and make life difficult for Miranda?

he’d just been

shook her hand at Winter and said, “I’m

how long are you planning on

Miranda didn’t answer her.

won’t be back for dinner because I’ve got a date tonight. But you’ll probably be gone by then, so

woke up

sun shining outside the windows. She couldn’t remember the last

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done with breakfast, she changed her clothes

cash out the check for 50 million dollars. She wouldn’t be able to rest until she had the money in

second bank next door and said, “I’d like to speak to your private

manager himself, who offered her a considerable annual interest rate.

the rate by a little bit, and he

dollars in each of them, managing to get interest rates that

Miranda walked out of the last bank as the new owner of three black cards with 30 million dollars‘ worth of

was worth it after all.” She’d become

up for their membership, which was worth 2,000 dollars.

others.

mirror and looked at her long brown hair and large curls. This was the first time she hated

of your hair. You look exactly

because Hansel liked it. He said he liked how it felt. Every time they had sex, he’d always thread his fingers through her hair

to spend a lot of time grooming herself

cut it short, straighten it, and

was. She wouldn’t stop anyone. from looking like

hair salon, feeling like a weight had

to walk past a clothing boutique that had a sale on, so she walked in and bought herself a

the shop. They matched the sport shoes she was

found herself outside Bedford College. She watched as the students rode their bicycles in and out of the gates as the sun

“Sol! We’re here!”

man suddenly whizzed past Miranda. “What are all

thought of visiting

hospital won’t let so many people in at the same time,” Solomon Hall said. “Here, I’ll just take the two of you along from

Bioinformatics.”

Bioinformatics? Dr. Young?

reverie. She hurried forward and asked the students, “Who did you say was

pretty young lady talking to him. He was tongue–tied for a few

“Dr. Christine Young?”

“Yes.”

hospital is

“Westerton Hospital.”

“Thank you.”

by the way, which faculty are you from? Are

question. Instead, she turned around and ran

after she reached Winter’s condo, she