When fate plays its hand (Miranda)

Chapter 0630

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The drone display left everyone in awe. People gazed upward and murmured with astonishment.

Miranda paused momentarily before walking over to Sam, who looked a bit taken aback.

“Thank you.” She stopped in front of him and said with a sincere look. “You invited those reporters, right?”

“Joseph reached out to a few outlets,” he replied. “He probably figured you wouldn’t finish building the lab in time. He wants to stir things up and make a scene in front of the administration.

“So, I just went along with it to generate more buzz. That way, the fallout will hit harder when this backfires on him.”

Sam didn’t mention another reason for his actions. He had warned Joseph more than once, but Joseph hadn’t taken him seriously. If that was how Joseph wanted to play it, Sam would just

ve to make his

a

the hard way. And if a wake–up call wasn’t loud enough, it meant

the type to be pushed around. When she sets her mind on something–like building a

stand up for herself,” she said with a sigh. “Honestly, she’s much stronger

how tough they are, they’re still our students. After all,

her eyes. “I don’t have the

lab. Madison and Sebastian quickly set up a table with paper, a

at the table and thought briefly

that, she officially named the lab

Joseph took Sophie away, only

made a single sarcastic comment. Despite the constant snide remarks from Joseph and Sophie,

the man beside her. Her voice was tinged with regret and shame. “I never thought Dr. Xander would

Hansel was there. He came

status and connections in academia, or Sam, who had made significant contributions to the lab’s establishment,

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