When fate plays its hand (Miranda)

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It was enough that things seemed polite on the surface; no one needed to push further.

Hansel usually stayed neutral, avoiding taking sides and pretending not to notice any issues. He never really tried to fix the problems between his girlfriend and his mother.

Miranda understood this and didn’t force him to make a choice. For example, she never pressured him to decide whether to spend Christmas Eve with her or with Evelyn.

Looking back, her patience and understanding felt like she was just fooling herself. Men often take such efforts for granted, expecting them without appreciating them.

Miranda said, “Yeah, I missed my parents, so I bought a ticket to come back home.”

Winter understood how hard it must have been for Miranda to make that decision. She asked, “How are your parents? It’s been a long time since I’ve seen them. Please tell them I said hi.”

Mindy and Lionel knew that Winter was Miranda’s best friend in college and often asked Miranda to bring back some local treats for Winter during summer breaks. Winter still remembered Lionel’s homemade marmalade fondly,

back? How long will

said, “It will probably be a while longer. I haven’t been home in so long, and I

“That makes sense. They must really miss

as she looked at

“What’s up?” Miranda asked.

and said, “Didn’t

didn’t,”

and said, “So, Ingrid posted on social media that Hansel bought her a Hermès Kelly

two hands, making it look like Hansel is with her for Christmas Eve. But then one of his close friends

trying to cause trouble, made a strange comment among all the

“Wasn’t Hansel just at Summit Legal Group? How

the comments section feel

thinking an Hermes bag is such a big deal.

obvious

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