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.

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

end, Hansel was half–coaxed and

Finally, there was peace.

on her bed, ready for

to the lab. She planned to stay there for the next couple of

knocking on her door again but also because she needed to speed up her work. She had to finish her paper

a practical

was trying to avoid suddenly

Miranda froze.

His face was dark as he

spending time at the police station, the once dashing man now had a

conflicting emotions as they gazed at Miranda. It was love mixed with resentment, and anger with

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accusatory, but his tone was so

her eyes betraying no emotion.

you were lectured because you were causing a disturbance in

didn’t you open the

open the door

you mean by strangers?

about the lives we shared