When fate plays its hand (Miranda)

Chapter 0210

Chapter 0210

Miranda was startled awake by the sound of knocking She sat up abruptly, realizing that someone was knocking on her door.

“Who is it?” she asked cautiously through the door.

Paul was working late at the lab that night, so if it was really an intruder, she had no one around to rely on.

The knocking paused for a moment, but whoever was outside didn’t respond. When Miranda didn’t open the door, the knocking resumed.

“If you don’t tell me who you are, I won’t open the door.

“Mimi,” Hansel said with a bitter smile. She was still as stubborn as ever.

“What do you want?” Miranda’s eyebrows furrowed the moment she heard his voice.

“Let me in. We need to talk. I promise I won’t do anything to you. If you’re not comfortable, you can leave the door partially op=”

“There’s nothing for us to talk about,” Miranda cut him off, clearly not intending to open the door.

No matter how much he knocked or pleaded afterward, she acted as if she couldn’t hear him. Even so, Hansel seemed unusually patient that night, when she didn’t open, he just kept knocking.

finished her shower, she could still hear the knocking. Frustrated, she picked up her phone. “Hello, police? Someone’s been knocking on my

was half–coaxed and half–dragged away

Finally, there was peace.

then lay down on

up, she prepared breakfast, packed her clothes, and headed to the lab. She planned to stay there for the

to speed up her work. She had to finish her paper

a practical solution to

was

Miranda froze.

Hansel asked. His face was dark as he

all night. After spending time at the police station, the once dashing man

at Miranda. It was love mixed with resentment, and anger

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Chapter 0210

words sounded accusatory, but his tone was so soft that it almost seemed like he

calmly, her eyes betraying no emotion. “First, I wasn’t playing games. You

causing a disturbance in the middle of the night–you deserved

didn’t you

“I never open

do you mean by strangers? Are you saying

don’t know you? What about the lives we shared the