When fate plays its hand (Miranda)

Chapter 0051

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Hansel endured the lecture for a few seconds before hanging up abruptly. Then, he switched his phone to flight mode. Finally, he had some peace and quiet.

Once he got home, he felt less agitated and let out a long breath. As he was about to go upstairs, he changed his mind and found himself turning toward the kitchen.

He noticed the kitchen utensils were spotless and neatly arranged in rows in the kitchen. Memories of Miranda bustling in and out of the

kitchen resurfaced in his mind.

Making cream of vegetable soup took a lot of time. She had to prepare, clean, and soak the ingredients the night before. The ingredients would’ve softened by the next morning. Then, she’d cook them.

Hansel used to think it was too much trouble and had told her not to

bother making it. However, there would always be a steaming bowl of soothing soup waiting for him on the table when he returned home from work the next day.

Eventually, he’d stopped protesting. He’d taken it for granted, enjoying the delicious food and care she showered on him.

While Hansel was lost in thought, he heard the front door open suddenly. “Mr. Johnson?”

had sent

son after he’d run out of the hospital. She’d been worried that he might have an accident at home, so she’d

Martha before heading upstairs, “Martha,

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Making her cream of

the kitchen. Once the soup was ready, she took it upstairs. But she found that Hansel

Martha gently

of

his body gradually subsided as

stood by the bed in Hansel’s bedroom. She felt both sorry

but he hadn’t answered the phone. She hurried to the mansion, worried that something

a fever as soon as she’d entered the bedroom. His fever

delirious.

a daze, Hansel kept murmuring Miranda’s name, but he wouldn’t regain consciousness, no matter how much Evelyn

quickly contacted the family doctor, Peter Lance,

to come over.

Lance, how

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