When fate plays its hand (Miranda)

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The surveillance footage showed the time as 6:00 pm. Miranda was sitting on the couch alone in the vast

living room.

Hansel knew at first glance that she was waiting for him to come home.

She wasn’t watching television, nor was she playing on her phone. She sat there quietly, like a rose slowly withering away.

No matter what time he returned home, there would always be a light left on in the living room for him. It turned out that the feeling of home that he craved was built on Miranda’s daily compromises, her tireless waiting, and complete self–sacrifice of her needs.

“When I was young, my dad was busy with work while my mother only cared about socializing. They left me in the care of a nanny at home. Even though I had both parents and were well–off financially, I never experienced the warmth of a family…

“Mimi, I really envy you sometimes… You have a simple and uncomplicated relationship with your family. Your parents love each other and brought you up in a loving manner. They put their all into taking care of

you.

“My parents still think money can solve everything to this day. They believe if they spend enough, they can raise a perfect son. If I’m not good enough, it must be that they have not spent enough on me.

it is my good fortune to have met you. You showed

help but imagine our future lives in my mind. After I come back home from work, I can see you busying yourself in the kitchen while our children are playing in

will be sitting on the swing while

We will live a blissful life like this until our hair turns

and promises he had once spoken to Miranda when they first

of family,

time, he had forgotten his promises. However, Miranda remembered every word and tried to build the future he

had ruined everything!

and slapped

the

and he had lost the woman who loved him more than

teble with a

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shifted to 1:00

but he appeared to be drunk. He walked right