When fate plays its hand (Miranda)

Chapter 0660

After resolving Mindy’s situation, Miranda flew back to Elgerson. The semester finals were coming up, and classes had ended, marking the official start of the reading period.

Although she’d only been away for two days, it hadn’t affected her coursework but had set back her lab work considerably. Madison and Sebastian’s data still needed her verification, so as soon as her plane landed, Miranda headed straight for the lab

She then stayed there for two days without a break. But thankfully, her luggage was still packed, saving her the hassle.

Once she caught up on the backlog, she remembered there was still a final payment due to Jack and Sam. That evening, she reached out to both of them and arranged to meet at the same restaurant just off Bedford College campus.

Jack, who had heard about Mindy’s situation from family, naturally asked about her.

“It’s all settled now,” Miranda assured him. “But tonight, I wanted to meet mainly to close out the last of the payments.”

She continued, “According to the contract, the project funds are split into three payments. The first two installments are complete, and the last one should be pending. Please review it, Jack. If everything checks out, I’ll transfer the final balance.”

She then turned to Sam, saying, “Mr. Cooper, since you’ve been handling things directly, let’s also confirm everything between you and Jack while we’re all here.”

he still reviewed the documents carefully in response to her

details quickly, with neither Jack nor Sam wasting any

reflected on the support Jack and Sam had provided over the past months, she lifted her glass. Jack, Mr. Cooper, this lab wouldn’t have come together without you both. I won’t

to say that! Really, I should thank you. You know

that if he hadn’t been her cousin, Miranda might not have chosen his company. Miranda simply smiled. It had been a twist of fate,

glass as he watched Miranda. There was a softness in his

the bill, and Miranda went to freshen up. When she returned, Jack slid a check toward her across the

“What’s this?”

for ten thousand dollars. It’s not much, but it’s an advance from a

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Chapter 0640

take

“Why would you give

really