When fate plays its hand (Miranda)

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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.

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too much to drink. They’re all still students; studies come first. Spreading

too many… Academics should be their priority, and the rest… Well,

he went off to tend to other

his gaze was

eyebrow. “Oh? Do you have an opinion,

parent appreciates hearing someone belittle their child. Maybe you think you’re free to say what you want, Mr. Cooper, but

implying I

the eyes. “Mr. Cooper, you’re a smart man, I don’t

as if you’re the only one who cares about her. I care about her more than you

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

Dr.

What about tomorrow? Those accustomed to acting on impulse don’t think things through. The Landons might be forgiving, but with someone else or in another setting, do you think it wouldn’t affect

his expression

genuinely looking out for her,” Paul continued,

with that, he

her hands. She’d wiped them with a napkin, but they still felt sticky. After informing

bumped into Sam, who offered her a bottle of water. “The cake’s pretty sweet;

had noticed her taking a single sip of her drink before setting it down.

the water gratefully.

a long, covered corridor. with two turns.

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

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