When fate plays its hand (Miranda)

Chapter 0272

The instructor called on Ingrid directly, waking her up to answer a question.

But Ingrid hadn’t been paying attention, so unsurprisingly, she couldn’t respond correctly. The other students merely glanced at her, their looks filled with obvious mockery.

Ingrid’s irritation was visible. She loved designer clothes and bags, but her enjoyment came from owning them, not learning how to pair them effectively. So, discussions about color coordination and which

tones suited different skin types didn’t interest her at all.

When the class finally ended, she was the first to leave.

Stepping out into the mall, Ingrid remembered she had previously made some revenge purchases on Hansel’s supplementary card.

He hadn’t reacted, probably not even noticing the charges. Feeling the need to shop away her irritation, she headed straight into a luxury brand store and began buying whatever caught her eye.

Meanwhile, Hansel was in a routine meeting when his phone kept buzzing with purchase notifications. He glanced at it, then expressionlessly turned it off.

ended. She instructed the driver to park at

there. St ssed her old routine of meeting with friends for tea, chatting,

then was choosing which boutique to visit the next day or deciding if a quick overseas shopping trip would

Evelyn had to constantly remind Ingrid about her classes and even pick her up on time,

couldn’t afford to let Ingrid slack off, fearing she might pass on her poor habits to the

child.

it wouldn’t last more than eight to nine more months. Once

to the third floor, where Ingrid’s class was supposed to be–but

room empty.

found out that the class had ended long ago. Ingrid had given her the

gritted her teeth and immediately called Ingrid, but the phone rang for a long

help her look for Ingrid when she spotted Ingrid walking out of the Chanel

orange Hermès paper bags. Judging by their size, it was obvious they

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many Hermès bags at once, but this little ingrate dared to be so extravagant. And she was spending the