When fate plays its hand (Miranda)

Chapter 0033

Sam didn’t ask further. Smiling, he said, “We just opened a bottle of Burgundy. Do you

want a glass?”

As he spoke, he filled half a glass and handed it to Hansel.

Hansel took a small sip. “Not bad. After a pause, he pretended to ask casually, “Didn’t you say Miranda was here earlier? How come I don’t see her?”

“Did you intentionally come here just to see her?” Sam swirled his glass with a faux smile

“Heh.” Hansel’s expression darkened slightly. “I just happened to come here for some alcohol. Since you ran into her, is it illegal for me to ask?”

Sam shrugged. “I bumped into her in the corridor. She was just here to have a drink. Given how late it is, she must’ve gone home a long time ago.”

Hansel said nothing, but his expression looked evidently more relaxed. As he’d thought, this kind of environment didn’t suit Miranda.

Putting down his glass, he stood. “I have work tomorrow, so I’ll get going. Put this on my tab.”

As Sam watched his retreating back, his gaze dimmed. After a brief moment, he sighed. lightly. “I’m sorry, bro.”

didn’t even spend an hour in the private room. After Winter downed half a bottle of wine, she

a little to drink, so she couldn’t drive. In the end, she called a designated driver to take Winter

s and

was so dark, the cab was only willing to drop her off at the alleyway

downpour was

“Miranda!”

behind stopped her in her tracks. When she turned around, she saw Paul emerging

you planning to run home in the

shirt today. Instead, he wore a casual T–shirt, which made him

nodded slowly. That had indeed

He shoved the umbrella into

frowned. “What about

truth, she wanted to say that they

from a shop.” With that, Paul ran

foldable umbrella from

owner had a temper and didn’t like dealing with customers.

I fixed it for him.” Paul didn’t intend

dumbly at his back for a couple

old neighborhood, the street lamps were already dim enough. However, because of

suddenly flashed across the sky, and the trees rustled from the strong winds. Miranda tightened her grip on the umbrella handle and increased her