When fate plays its hand (Miranda)

Chapter 0531

“I remember you liked steak but found cutting it troublesome, so you’d rather not eat it. Since then, every time we had Jovanian food, I would cut it for you.”

Miranda looked at the neatly cut pieces of steak in front of her with an indifferent look. She hadn’t come here to eat, and simply sitting with him was already pushing her limits.

This time, she didn’t give him the chance to interrupt. She got straight to the point.

“…The paperwork is almost complete. What’s missing is the consent letter. I brought it with me today- could you sign it?”

The smile on Hansel’s face slowly faded. The look in his eyes shifted from joy, to calm indifference, and finally, to quiet disappointment.

“Is it so hard to just share a meal with me?”

Miranda frowned at his response.

“Why bring this up right now?”

She felt puzzled. “You’re the one who suggested we talk while eating. Now that we’re eating, you won’t let me talk. Are your words really worth so little?”

Hansel choked on her response and set down his knife and fork. “You want to talk? Fine, let’s talk.”

sat

and pen she had laid out and gave a bitter smile. “If you didn’t need my signature, you wouldn’t

She answered honestly, “No.”

“So, in your eyes, my only worth is signing this paper, and then we go our

our separate ways long ago. It didn’t

refuse to sign today?” he asked, his

any frustration. Instead, her expression reflected only confusion, as if she

signed the contract.

I

her go. Even more he regretted not pulling her back sooner, allowing her to run free until she was

fully conscious when you signed the transfer contract, and you weren’t coerced. Why go back on your word

saw it as a breakup gift. When the company became publicly listed, I was entitled to a portion of the original shares

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gave me a check and this plot of land. I understood that as my rightful compensation or as an equivalent for not receiving

due to the formalities, the authorities need this signed document, which is why I came to you. But that doesn’t mean if you don’t sign,

process had already been completed, and the

lab, the process hit a snag due to specific regulations requiring his cooperation, nothing