When fate plays its hand (Miranda)

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Thinking back to the recent chaos at Hansel’s company caused by Ingrid’s mother and her troublemaker brother, Zach couldn’t help but click his tongue.

He thought, thank goodness the child was no longer in the picture; otherwise, Evelyn might have been sobbing her heart out in the restroom by now.

Just then, his hired driver arrived. As Zach was about to get into the back seat, the restaurant manager ran out to stop him.

“Sir! Sir! Just a moment, please!”

“What’s going on?” Zach asked, holding the car door open.

The manager explained, “One of our servers found a shawl in the private room with a brooch attached. It seems like a lady might have left it behind.”

Since Miranda and her family had already left, and Zach was the only one still around, the manager handed it over to him.

“Alright, I’ll take care of it,” Zach replied, tossing the shawl onto the back seat. He planned to have his assistant deliver it to Miranda the next day.

“Let’s go,” he told the driver.

“Sure thing,” the driver replied, and they drove off.

Partway through, Calvin called him. His voice was loud over the noi

“Dude, where are

forever! Don’t tell me you’ve gone soft from partying too

sounded like a

his eyes, “Shut up, you idiot! I’m on

Calvin and directed

Calvin greeted him at the entrance, throwing an arm over his shoulder they walked

off,” Zach shot back. “It was a dinner with family friends–totally

smirked. “Yeah, sure. Like

guy with a girlfriend now, so

relationship fake?” Calvin teased

smile faltered, and his eyes turned cold. “Who told you

Calvin said

“When?” Zach pressed.

as

head. “Last weekend, I think? I was playing tennis, and I saw her on the next court

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been standing close, teaching Winter how

ready to fight for his buddy’s honor–only to find out later that it was

the side,” Calvin said, nudging Zach with a playful grin.