When fate plays its hand (Miranda)

Chapter 0008

She didn’t even know what was going on, and yet, there Hansel was, yelling at her and calling her names. She was completely speechless as she stared at her phone. Hansel had already hung up on her.

“What did I even do wrong?”

Tina hadn’t managed to stew in anger for long before the butler, Gary Jenkins, brought a list of gifts over to her. “Ms. Johnson, are all these gifts enough?”

Tina glanced at the list and saw that the gifts were all premium items. She then meticulously checked each one, making sure that there were no mistakes, before nodding her head in satisfaction.

“These gifts are all for Dr. Young. You need to be more careful when selecting gifts for her. You’re not allowed to make any mistakes, understand?”

“Yes, Ms. Johnson.”

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“Ms. Sutton, this is the best place you can find that’s the closest to Bedford College. The lighting and environment are very good as well.

“There are many people who are waiting to rent a place like this. If you don’t make up your mind now, it’s going to be gone in the next few hours.”

The property agent continued explaining details about the unit as Miranda looked around. The place wasn’t big since it was just a two–bedroom apartment. The building was also at least a decade old.

traditional one. However, there were many benefits to staying in

also a library right next to it. It was also

to start anew, this was the

then signed the tenancy agreement

+15 BONUS

she saw the suitcase on the living room

midst of packing her clothes into her suitcase. “Yes. I’ve already

held out for

in the eye and said, “Winter,

Suddenly, she thought she could believe what Miranda had just

stopped shining as brightly as she had in

least, she would’ve had a proper label to her identity, but Hansel had never given her one. She’d meant nothing to him

and a bastard. He

should’ve done that a long time ago! There are so many

said with

won’t go crawling

laughed. She was rendered

the way back to her new place, Miranda

and the peeling walls