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.

documents, signed them online, and

confirmed he got them and then sent a playful message, “You trust me that much? Aren’t you worried I

Miranda replied, “You wouldn’t.”

and smiled. Her trust seemed to make him happy. He then typed, “Don’t worry, it’s just

checked every document before signing. Besides, if Sam wanted to deceive her,

seconds later, Miranda’s phone buzzed

hope my wish

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

carved the turkey! Come eat!” Mindy

up

Christmas

roasted turkey, mashed potatoes, and gravy. The TV host’s cheerful voice filled the room, and her mom occasionally gave her sweet apple

counted down to Christmas, the neighborhood was filled with colorful Christmas lights reflecting off

the yard, Lionel was busy

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stood nearby in her coat, reminding him, “Be