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

cay as a

it’s tough to gentleman, but if pushed, I’d

reality, she was tall, her complexion was fair, and her wavy hair

the skirt’s hem reaching her upper thighs. Moreover, it was black

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the eye. But Miranda’s skin was so fair that the black made her seem to glow from

toying with the boundary between hiding and revealing. These outsiders

a rare jewel amid a swarm of flashy bikinis. Her simplicity and elegance set her

Ingrid even madder was what happened

something. He sat up sharply, his eyes fixing on Miranda, Confusion, surprise, admiration, regret, remorse, and a storm

than a fragile blossom that Hansel had tended to meticulously over the years. Her life

was putting on airs, pretending to be a refined and sophisticated lady. In reality, she was just a fortune hunter. She even went so far as to fake studying in the library and

of cash. and was now on the

Miranda so self–satisfied about when all she did was scoop up the scraps Ingrid had already tossed

closer to Hansel, tilting her head and leaning

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