When fate plays its hand (Miranda)

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Especially when the woman in question–Miranda–was beautiful and living in a run–down apartment building.

It didn’t take much to figure out what was happening. She had probably caught the eye of some wealthy man because of her looks, and now he was trying to win her over with a car. Or maybe she was already his, and the car was just a reward.

Gage couldn’t help but think how amazing it must be to be rich and casually spend seven figures on a Maserati. Too bad he was a man, Otherwise, he might have tried to latch onto a wealthy man.

These days, it seemed like all a woman had to do was sleep her way to the top, and the money would come rolling in. So, why would Miranda act so holier–than–thou?

“Ms. Sutton, I’m sure you’re a smart woman. Sometimes, it’s best not to overdo the ‘play hard to get ac You’ve got to know when to take the win and walk away, or you could make things worse. Don’t you agree?

Gage’s underlying message was clear–the wealthy man gave Miranda the car because he was interested in her. She only needed to play a little hard to get to show him she understood his intentions without taking it too far.

Upon hearing that, she scoffed and didn’t even bother to continue the conversation with him. She had already figured out who had sent the car. “Please move aside. I need to close the door.”

Gage realized she wasn’t messing around and genuinely didn’t want the car, so he quickly said, “This car is a gift from Mr. Hansel Johnson. You should really think this over.

mogul. You should consider yourself lucky that someone of his

a shout echoed from downstairs. “Who the hell is blocking the alley this time? Just because

wryly. “The residents here don’t care if it’s a Maserati or a Rolls- Royce. If it’s blocking the alley, you’ll get

you sure you don’t want

Maserati. A Maserati,

replied,

at a loss

slam, the door shut

dumbfounded. Was there really a woman who would turn down

“Why didn’t you accept the car I sent you?” His voice was low, with a hint of restrained

to keep his anger in

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Chapter 0701

Why would you give me a car, and why should I

a brief silence before he gritted his teeth and responded, “Aren’t we friends? What’s wrong

be turned down.” After saying that, she

was so angry he nearly