When fate plays its hand (Miranda)

Chapter 0121

*28 BONUS

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 compartment, he pulled it out and handed it to her. “Here,

cold as ice. The hand warmer and

I’d freeze waiting at the airport,” she said with a

a driver for her, but

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turned down the offer. She hadn’t realized finding a cab at the airport would

glanced at her. “They’ve put some traffic restrictions in place because of the government conferences, and even ride–hailing services are affected, so getting a ride is

so few cabs

“What about

this hour?”

arriving from overseas,” Paul said. “But she got tired

flash from someone’s high beams made him check the

and didn’t press

a red light, Paul asked, “Are

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 you a little