When fate plays its hand (Miranda)

+25 BONUS

Chapter 0640

He spread his hands. “Don’t look at me. I don’t know my way around here either.”

“Aren’t you the Landons relative?”

“Only barely. They’d need multiple family trees to trace it.”

Miranda gave him a helpless look.

“Still, I’ve got a decent sense of direction. Let’s keep going, and maybe we’ll figure it out,” he suggested, leading the way.

After countless turns and traversing numerous pathways, they finally arrived at a small courtyard. Surrounding the area was a lattice fence, fashioned into an exhibition wall. Miranda leaned in for a closer look and found it covered with photos from Sebastian’s childhood.

From his birth to his first month, to his first birthday, age five, and age ten…

She picked up a photo of a very young Sebastian, nose and eyes streaming with tears. His face was still wrinkled and resembled a little monkey.

A few of the photos showed him around age three; a small boy with a round face, wearing a fuzzy onesie and a headband adorned with Teletubby–like antennae. He had red–nose and red–eye, clearly having just cried.

Shester 3649

Chapter 0649

+25 BONUS

you’ve had too much to drink. They’re all still students; studies come first. Spreading talk like this could affect everyone

realizing his slip–up before nodding. “You’re right. I’ve had a few too many… Academics should be their priority, and the

off to

his gaze was steady. “You shouldn’t have said that

an eyebrow. “Oh? Do you have an

you think you’re free to say what you want, Mr. Cooper, but next

“Are you implying I haven’t thought

him directly in the eyes. “Mr. Cooper, you’re a smart man,

only one who cares about her. I

if you truly care, don’t put her in harm’s

Dr. Jefferson, you

just words. What about tomorrow? Those accustomed to acting on impulse don’t think things through. The Landons might be

his

looking out for her,” Paul continued, “you’d be mindful in every

that,

wiped them with a napkin, but they still

a bottle of water. “The

the meal, Sam had noticed her taking a single sip of her

the water

house together, needing to go through a long, covered corridor. with two turns. The Landon estate

winding paths that all seemed the same. Before long, it was clear they were lost. Miranda instinctively looked at

Chapter 0648