Chapter 0011

Miranda walked ahead of Paul. She’d clearly regained her composure and wasn’t as nervous as the night before.

Paul drove his car over, and Miranda got into the passenger seat. On the way, they passed by a fruit store.

Miranda suddenly asked, “Could you pull over here? Give me a minute. I’d like to go and get some fruits.”

“Fruits?”

“Yeah. For Dr. Young.”

Holding the steering wheel, Paul asked in confusion, “Is that necessary?”

Miranda was puzzled. Suddenly finding it amusing, she asked him back, “Do you usually go empty–handed when you’re visiting someone?”

Paul nodded in all honesty.

Miranda was amazed. Perhaps that was how it was with big shots–such trivial things didn’t bother them.

That said, Paul still pulled over nonetheless.

Christine lived on Monte Road, which was near Bedford College.

architectural elements. Each bungalow had its own

maple forest, Miranda and Paul saw

been six

her grip on her seatbelt. Staring at the fruit basket by her feet, she

it. “Aren’t you

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lip. “I

stared at her for a moment. Then, he nodded. “I’ll go

how he didn’t probe further. As she watched him leave, she took a few deep breaths. Then she unbuckled her seatbelt

full bloom right then. Upon entering the premises, she

Some

and lifeless, probably because there’d been no one to tend to them since the

entered the house, Miranda could already hear Christine’s voice. Her

“Dr. Young.”

Biology” and adjusted her reading glasses. “Hm? Paul? Why have you

stepped forward to help her up. They slowly walked further in.

have bothered coming over.” She patted his hand and continued,

paused before saying, “I brought

be?” Christine

saw Miranda at the entrance. Standing there like a meek little pony, Miranda hung her head like

she instinctively took a step toward Miranda. However, mixed emotions and intentional aloofness soon replaced the look of pleasant surprise in her

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