When fate plays its hand (Miranda)

Chapter 0013

Paul kept quiet. To him, food was merely something he needed to replenish his energy. It didn’t matter how it tasted. “I’m done washing the vegetables.”

Miranda took a glance at them. The washed red bell peppers and lettuce were arranged nicely together. It was evident that Paul was a neat freak.

“What are you smiling at?” Paul seemed puzzled.

Miranda cleared her throat. “It’s nothing. You can leave the rest to me.”

“Sure.” Nodding, Paul wiped his hands dry.

Miranda whipped up a good number of mild dishes. They were all Christine’s favorites and food that she could eat in her condition.

“To think you still remember…” Christine sighed.

After lunch, Miranda took the initiative to tidy up the table. Paul also helped her out on his own accord.

Under the glow of the yellowish light, he seemed taller. From where Miranda stood, his well–defined side profile reminded her of the statues from ancient Romenia with sharp jawlines.

Christine stood by the kitchen door. “Mimi, how did you come to know Paul?”

wanted to introduce them to each other

moment, a voice came from the doorway, shouting,

and went

from the couch. “Nice to meet you, Dr. Young. I’m Tina Johnson. I visited you at the hospital a while back and consulted you about

nodded. “I remember you. Please have a

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smile widened. “I heard you’re still

the end table. It contained specialty tea, gourmet honey, saffron,

spot for

supplements. As for the postgraduate program, I recruit students every year. Competition for the spot is fierce. Whether you can stand out or not depends

That wasn’t what Christine had said when they’d met in the hospital. She’d said that Tina had

“Dr. Young, I-

longer. I’ll get Wilson to help you

and there was no way the latter couldn’t sense

what had gone wrong. As she left, feeling down

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exclaimed. “W–Why

and a tacky apron. She was

see Tina, too. However, she quickly put on a

didn’t dislike Tina. The latter was proud and squeamish, like any typical young lady from a well–to–do family. However, she wasn’t arrogant to the point of annoyance.