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…

this even human? It’s

pose when you

where the mouths

mortified. Meanwhile, Paul averted his gaze, looking elsewhere as he cleared

can’t see it? Let me point

need!” Miranda hastily

“Huh?”

“I see it

You’re not just

“Really.”

my figure sculpting wasn’t that bad, but you all didn’t believe me! Trapper

chat

feel the

spare them! The girl is

to burst

someone

Trapper offered,

back in alarm. “N–No need

it looks like you

was at a

it,” Paul said, reaching for the figurine. However, Miranda quickly

it yet! Trapper called after them, scratching his head as he watched them leave. Turning back to his

chat was still

it! With that pose you sculpted, the