When fate plays its hand (Miranda)

Chapter 0278

After leaving the bar, Hansel returned to the mansion. Meanwhile, Ingrid was sitting on the sofa in the living room.

As soon as she heard the door open, she rushed to greet him. Hansel treated her like she was invisible, walking straight past her and heading upstairs. Ingrid simply bit her lip in frustration.

In the master bedroom, Hansel lay on the large bed. This was the bed he once shared with Miranda, and memories of their intimate moments played vividly in his mind.

His breathing grew heavy, and a hint of longing clouded his eyes. “He cursed under his breath and went straight to the bathroom to take a cold shower.

He had only drunk two glasses that night, so his mind was clear, but Sam’s words echoed persistently in his ears:

“If you love her, why did you break up?”

“You just spent six years losing her…”

“You keep saying you love her, but everything you did was to trample on her…

“No matter how much love there was… leaving was only a matter of time…”

Each sentence felt like a nail driving into Hansel’s chest.

on his suit and prepared to head to the office. As he reached the bottom

when he turned, he saw Ingrid emerging

I made soup today and fried up some bacon.

Hansel replied

to him. “Then… how about some coffee? I know you don’t like it sweet, so

tone was casual, and her demeanor seemed compliant. It was as if

then looked at her face, a smirk suddenly appearing on his face. That smirk carried a

realized at that moment that people are truly

argued with Miranda, she was usually the one to back down. Yet her face

take the initiative

“Are you hungry?”

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stomach

out

as Hansel responded, it was understood that they had broken the ice and the cold war was

if Miranda was the one to start the conversation, she would never apologize or try to

sycophantic smile on Ingrid’s face and into her seemingly clear yet deeply scheming eyes,

Pathetic and lowly.