When fate plays its hand (Miranda)

Chapter 0234

Chapter 0234

Hansel looked Ingrid up and down, then sneered, “Didn’t you say your stomach hurt? You look just fine to

me.”

Under his sharp gaze, Ingrid felt as though her clumsy act had been completely exposed. “You weren’t home, and I had no one to talk to. I felt so lonely-”

Hansel cut her off, uninterested in her plea. “If you’re lonely, read a book or study. Do something. Aren’t you a student? Don’t you have classes? Aren’t you supposed to be preparing for grad school?

“You seem to have plenty of free time. Martha looks busy. Why don’t you go help her out?”

Ingrid fumbled for words, unable to respond.

Hansel’s dark eyes were cold. He had seen through her tricks too many times. They were too shallow and pathetic!

He then turned to leave, but Ingrid threw herself at him from behind, her arms locking tightly around his waist. Hansel could feel her softness pressing against his back.

“Hans, don’t go. I haven’t seen you in so long. I really miss you. Stay with me, please? Even if you hate me, do it for the sake of the baby…”

away, his disdain nearly pouring from his eyes. “Stay away from me! And stop using the baby as

told you to terminate the pregnancy, but you went behind my back and contacted

eyes flickered. “I’m sorry,

warning you–behave, or I won’t hesitate to kick you out of this house right now!”

and unfeeling as ever,

breath to steady herself. She silently reminded herself to endure it all, Marrying

She couldn’t lose.

couldn’t afford to

seconds, she managed to calm down. She remembered that Hansel loved

alcohol on him. He must have drunk quite a bit last night. Whenever that happened, he always craved pumpkin

was her chance to

drank the hangover remedy that Martha had brought him,

it was already 2:00 pm. His stomach had been empty for half the day, so

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in his body filled him with a simmering

When he didn’t hear a

and didn’t eat anything this morning, so your stomach must be hurting. I

kitchen with a bowl of soup.

soup splashed onto the expensive wool rug, with