When fate plays its hand (Miranda)

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Hansel ignored Calvin and kept walking. As he reached the staircase, Calvin caught up and restrained him. “Stop it, Hans. Let’s go back! Miranda isn’t going to open the door for you anyway…”

“I have something for her.”

Calvin paused in surprise. “What is it?”

Hansel pulled a tube of anti–allergy nasal ointment from his pocket. “She gets allergies around this time of the year. I came to give this to her.”

At that moment, Calvin felt a pang in his chest. How did two people who once loved each other so deeply end up like this?

“Yeah.” Hansel nodded. “I came to bring her this medicine… She needs it… She really does…”

ground.

As he spoke, his voice trailed off. His vision went dark, and his body slumped to the

Calvin quickly caught him and tried to drag him back to the car. But as he glanced at the SUV parked at the alley’s entrance, he couldn’t help but let out a long, weary sigh.

By the time he safely got Hansel back to the mansion, it was already one in the morning.

A housekeeper opened the door, and Calvin instructed, “Help me get him inside! He’s drunk–make some hangover remedy or something…

instructions, he

sound asleep when she heard the commotion downstairs. Despite her reluctance to get up, she forced herself

a dressing gown and went downstairs for Hansel’s sake–and for her goal of

as she stepped

in your condition…” The housekeeper

grown man was not

“I know my own strength. Just do as

alright.” The housekeeper reluctantly handed Hansel

as Hansel was passed over, Ingrid almost collapsed under his weight. The completely

quickly called out to the housekeeper who was about to fetch the water. “Actually,

a glass of water, Hansel regained some clarity. Ingrid’s eyes lit up with joy as she crouched in front of him.

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looked up

mistake, Ingrid’s expression shifted, She quickly corrected herself,

Hansel sat up. “Move.”

Ingrid was stunned.

hear what

eyes welled up. Tears were pooling as she looked

remained expressionless, showing no sympathy