When fate plays its hand (Miranda)

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The dishes were ready and brought to the table. Mindy uncorked the red wine, and Miranda was allowed to have a little.

However, she ended up drinking two whole glasses!

Lionel was too busy talking, and Mindy was focused on the food, so neither of them noticed–except for

Paul.

“Miranda, that’s your third glass.”

Miranda froze mid–action as she was reaching for the bottle. Only then did Lionel and Mindy realize how much she had been drinking.

“You little rascal! I said you could have a little, not one glass after another!” Mindy was half–amused, half- annoyed.

She enjoyed wine herself but always knew when to stop, not like this silly daughter of hers.

Lionel didn’t approve either, but his focus was elsewhere.

“Paul, you really are the embodiment of a researcher–so meticulous! Such a keen observation! No wonder you’ve achieved such remarkable academic success at such a young age..”

Indeed, Lionel had done his homework in researching Paul’s accomplishments in the field of physics. He had been marveling about it ever since, without a pause.

Mindy had even commented, “Your dad’s obsessed.”

kind that only those in the academic world

extraordinary.

moment, she completely agreed

could praise

saw Paul through rose–colored glasses, and not just

thick ones.

the smallest details. As her father, I’m truly

glass, looking serious as he said, “How about we become sworn brothers, and Mimi

out the wine she

Miranda was baffled.

Meanwhile, Paul was flabbergasted.

that no one responded, Lionel nodded to himself, “This is a good idea. The more I think about it, the better it sounds! Look, Mimi is all alone in Elgerson while Mindy and I are back in

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in her studies,

there as

I just think it would be nice to have an elder in an

said “uncle” or “elder“, Paul’s eyes twitched

was getting more enthusiastic and seemed ready to initiate a sworn brotherhood with Paul on

the wine glass from his hand, “What nonsense are you talking about? You drink a little, and suddenly

is much too young to be Mimi’s uncle! How could you