When fate plays its hand (Miranda)

Chapter 0664

“Sorry!”

“My apologies-”

Paul and Miranda both spoke at once and stepped back simultaneously. Their eyes met, and beyond the awkwardness, there was a hint of something else brewing

Miranda stammered, “You…

Paul began, “I.

“Dr. Jefferson, maybe you should go first?” Miranda offered.

Paul looked down slightly, seeming to ponder or perhaps wrestle with his thoughts. When he looked up again, it was as if he had made a decision. “Miranda, actually, I-”

“Look! I’ve finished sculpting!” Trapper interrupted him.

With her face flushed with embarrassment, Miranda seized the opportunity to escape the moment and turned toward him. “So fast?”

Trapper grinned. “What can I say? I’m just that good.” He handed the clay figure toward her.

Miranda took one glance and couldn’t help but frown. She shouldn’t have held any expectations.

While the previous figurines had at least some semblance of facial features, this one had none. It was just two vaguely human shapes with their heads leaning together….

What! Miranda’s eyes widened. This pose…

human? It’s

pose when you

where

gaze, looking elsewhere as he cleared

Let me point it out again–this is

need!” Miranda

“Huh?”

“I

You’re not just

“Really.”

wasn’t that bad, but you all didn’t

stream chat was going crazy

the secondhand embarrassment

them! The girl

she’s going to burst into tears

‘Can someone please

yours,” Trapper offered, extending

stepped back in alarm. “N–No need for

said it looks like you two.

a loss

said, reaching for the figurine. However, Miranda quickly pulled him

You haven’t taken it yet! Trapper called after them, scratching his head as he watched them leave. Turning back to his

was

it! With that pose you sculpted, the woman was