When fate plays its hand (Miranda)

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“I need to apologize to her for my foolishness and rash decision–making in the past. I owe her that at the very least,” Miranda said.

Winter nearly choked on her wine. She coughed twice, reluctance written all over her face. “Spare me, please. It’s not like you don’t know her elective class. was the only one I failed and had to resit for in my entire college life. I used to feel a chill run down my spine whenever saw her.

“Also, she’s probably already forgotten who I am. I’m nobody to her. So, I don’t think there’s anything much that I can help you with.”

Miranda could see that Winter really didn’t want to face Christine, so she didn’t push her any further.

“However,” Winter suddenly said, her sly eyes glinting softly as she swiftly changed the topic, “I know someone who could be of help to you.”

“Huh?”

“Remember my cousin, Paul?”

Miranda took a sip of her water and nodded. “I remember him, of course.”

Paul Jefferson was the youngest youth leader in the country in the physics field. Last year, he’d even made it to Nature Magazine’s list of the top ten youngest and most influential scientists of the year.

He’d studied applied biological science under Christine when he’d been an undergraduate student and published five papers within two years. He was a genius who had a bright future ahead of him in the biological sciences.

However, for some reason, Paul had then decided to switch courses and gone into physics instead. It had caused quite a huge stir back then.

Still, that was proof enough that anyone was capable of anything as long as they put their hearts and minds to it.

As of now, Paul was a huge figure in the international physics scene.

Since Miranda hadn’t been in the same year as Paul, she could be considered his junior. She’d heard about him when she’d first joined the college. It wasn’t

until she’d befriended Winter that she’d learned that Paul was her cousin.

For the past few years, Paul had been working as a researcher at a physics. institute abroad. He’d only just returned to his home country three months

ago.

“Paul actually asked about Dr. Young’s condition two days ago. It’s just that he hasn’t had the time to visit her yet. I think you can go and visit her with him.”

The more Winter thought about it, the more she realized that it was a good idea. She then picked up her phone and called Paul.

The phone rang twice before the call was answered.

Miranda heard a low voice; Paul sounded cool and solemn. “What is it?”

the background, as if Paul was busy with something else. The call didn’t even last for a minute before

you at Cielo Gourmet at 2:00

said, “Have a good night’s rest tonight. You can

nodded. “Thanks. I know what to

—

When she reached the restaurant, she looked at her watch and saw that she had about two

was she late. It

The waiter then led her to a table where a

window.

slightly tilted, and he was sipping on his coffee with a faint expression

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pair of gold–rimmed glasses on his face as well. The sun shone gently on his side profile, making him look like a

a white T–shirt and a pair of jeans, and she had her hair tied up in a ponytail. She also didn’t have any makeup

if she was

him now.

to feel Miranda’s eyes on him. So, he turned around to face her. Have a seat. What would you like

magnetic, and attractive voice made Miranda’s ears tickle. She quickly snapped out of it and pulled out a chair before

him.

waiting,” she said, an apologetic

eyes.

higher and said softly, “I didn’t wait long, and it was because I arrived five minutes early anyway. I still have some work

“That’s enough.”

table to take

point. “What do you want me to do when

blunt. However, Miranda liked that he didn’t bother wasting time beating around the bush. So,

so I was hoping that I could tag

could you perhaps try to calm her

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like Paul wanted to grin when he heard

so you can pick the time and date to

“Alright, then we’ll go visit

her hands and suddenly asked,

she thought he wasn’t going to answer her, he said, “Because you’re Miranda

confused. “What do

once told me that there were three things she

short and insufficient for all the research she wanted to do. The second one was that she had no children of her own.

felt a sharp,

at her with his hawk–like eyes. It seemed like he was observing and scrutinizing her. However, his

he’d seen Miranda in person, it wasn’t the first time he’d heard of