When fate plays its hand (Miranda)

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However, Hansel looked utterly worn out. He shut his eyes to sleep, tuning out everything around him.

Out of nowhere, Luke burst out, “Wow, that’s breathtaking!”

Ingrid turned to see what he was staring at and spotted Miranda emerging from one of the beach huts. She was wearing a black two- piece bikini with a skirt, and a white chiffon scarf as draped loosely around her neck, fluttering elegantly in the sea breeze.

“Good heavens! She’s the spitting image of a Channelle muse! She’s downright stunning!” Luke blurted out.

Ingrid gave him an icy stare. “You think she’s pretty?”

Luke nodded vigorously. “Do you know the founder of Channelle, Arial

Channelle? She wore a black dress and a white veil walking down Silvershire Avenue in Franelia. The wind caught the hem of her dress and sent her veil twirling gracefully into the air-”

Ingrid clenched her jaw. “And what about me? Do you think I’m beautiful?”

“Absolutely, you’re stunning,” Luke replied instantly.

do I stack up against

cay as a

to gentleman, but if pushed, I’d say she might have the edge

and her wavy hair flowed loosely down her back, lending her an

the skirt’s hem reaching her upper

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so fair that the black made her seem to

donned played coy with modesty, toying with the boundary between hiding and revealing. These outsiders had probably never met a woman who so

a swarm of flashy bikinis. Her simplicity and elegance set her apart as

even madder

his eyes shut, suddenly seemed to pick up on something. He sat up sharply, his eyes fixing on Miranda, Confusion, surprise, admiration, regret, remorse,

jealousy contorted her expression. She thought Miranda had been nothing more than a fragile blossom that Hansel had tended to meticulously over the years. Her life of affluence had

reality, she was just a fortune hunter. She even went so far

Hansel having severed ties with her, she was probably out of cash. and was now on the hunt

What was Miranda so self–satisfied about when all she did was scoop

me roses, would you be jealous?” Ingrid moved closer to Hansel, tilting her head and leaning on his shoulder, subtly blocking his view of

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