When fate plays its hand (Miranda)

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Miranda smiled faintly. “It’s okay, we can talk about it.”

Even with her reassurance, the conversation fell silent.

Then, Winter’s side of the call got noisy. “Mimi, I need to go. The family dinner’s starting, and my mom’s looking for me.”

“Alright,” Miranda said.

After they hung up, Miranda was about to put her phone away when she got several WhatsApp messages.

It was from Sam.

He sent over documents about an international lawsuit, along with receipts and a quick update on how things were going. There were also a few forms she needed to sign.

Miranda was surprised at how quickly things were moving with the lawsuit, considering how complicated and slow international cases usually are.

the documents, signed them online, and sent them

quickly confirmed he got them and then sent a playful message, “You trust me that

Miranda replied, “You wouldn’t.”

him happy. He then typed, “Don’t worry, it’s just some routine paperwork.

raised an eyebrow, not impressed. She wasn’t naive. She had carefully checked every document before signing. Besides,

seconds later,

I hope my

phone face down on the bed. She wasn’t Santa Claus, so why

carved the turkey! Come eat!” Mindy

up and

9:00 pm, the Christmas special was

couch with her parents, Miranda enjoyed the warmth of roasted turkey, mashed potatoes, and gravy. The TV host’s cheerful voice filled the room, and her mom occasionally gave her sweet apple ple. It was a perfect, happy

to Christmas, the neighborhood was filled with

busy setting up a

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stood nearby in her