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?”

sent Martha

run out of the hospital. She’d been worried that he

before heading upstairs, “Martha, make

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again? When would Miranda return? Making her cream of vegetable soup–which Hansel kept referring to as pumpkin soup–was such

the soup was ready, she took it upstairs. But she found

looked pale. His brow was furrowed tightly, even in his sleep. Martha gently placed the

his stomach during the middle of the night. He felt

an icy needle pierced into his veins. The burning pain in his body gradually subsided as the

felt both sorry for and

he hadn’t answered the phone. She

had found him burning up with a fever as soon as she’d entered the bedroom. His fever

delirious.

he wouldn’t

family doctor, Peter Lance,

to come over.

how

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