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.

met you. You showed me what love

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 the living room. Us, as

swing while I push you gently from behind. We will smile as we

this until our hair turns white

he had once spoken to Miranda when they first got

for the warmth of family, for a loving

However, Miranda remembered every word and tried

everything! He had ruined it

hand and slapped himself hard across

to the

life he had once longed for, and he had lost the woman who loved him more than

a splash. The

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footage gradually shifted to 1:00

he appeared to be drunk. He walked right past her, who was asleep on the