When fate plays its hand (Miranda)

Chapter 0121

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Miranda was aware of the stark temperature difference between the two locations, so she pulled out her long down coat and bundled herself up like a snowball before the plane landed. Yet, it wasn’t enough.

The freezing rain from a few days earlier had left tree branches and power lines heavy with icicles. The drizzle might have seemed harmless, but it quickly soaked through people’s clothes, turning into a cold, stiff layer.

This street was normally bustling, but in the dead of winter, and at this late hour, she couldn’t flag down a cab even though traffic was busy.

Shivering, she pulled out her phone to track the location of the ride she had booked through the app. It had shown the car was five minutes away just minutes ago, but now the arrival time had spiked to 30 minutes.

The map showed a sea of red. She realized the driver had been stuck in that spot for a while. Right when she was about to cancel the ride, a car pulled up beside her.

The window slid down, revealing a familiar face with a serene an entle expression.

Paul wore a dark gray turtleneck sweater that partially covered his Adam’s apple. From Miranda’s perspective, the shadows seemed to soften his features and lend a warm touch to his otherwise cool demeanor.

“You’ll have a hard time finding a cab at this hour. I’m heading home, too. Hop in,” Paul said.

got in the car, Paul noticed she was shivering and turned up the heat. Remembering there was a hand warmer in the glove

felt as if her hands were as cold as ice. The hand warmer and

waiting at the

offered to arrange a driver for her, but she didn’t want

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anyone and had turned down the offer. She hadn’t realized finding a cab at the airport would be so

because of the government conferences, and even ride–hailing services are

“No wonder there are so few cabs around. I almost thought

and asked, “What about you? What’s got you at the

this hour?”

said. “But she got tired of waiting

from someone’s high beams made him check the rearview mirror. That was when he spotted Miranda standing out in the cold.

and didn’t press

they stopped at a red light, Paul asked,

in reply and bit her lip, looking a bit e…parrassed. I’ve been in a tropical place the past few days, so this cold is quite a shock. Oh, and I brought