When fate plays its hand (Miranda)

Chapter 0711

On the quiet ride home, Paul dropped Miranda off at her door. After thinking about the awkward situation. earlier, he felt the need to explain. “Mrs. Shade doesn’t mean any harm. She’s just a bit talkative and likes to gossip.”

Miranda didn’t respond. She thought that the explanation would have been better left unsaid. Fortunately, she didn’t dwell on the incident.

That evening, she followed Alaric’s instructions and kept the medicinal patch applied earlier on her ankle dry. Before bed, she used the technique he had taught her to massage her thigh.

The following morning, Miranda removed the patch and lightly pressed her ankle. To her surprise, it didn’t hurt anymore.

She rushed out and knocked on the door in front of her place. When Paul opened it, she said excitedly, Mr. Lockhart’s patch worked wonders. In just one night, my ankle isn’t swollen anymore. I can even jump around without any pain.

She worried he might not believe her and was about to demonstrate, but Paul quickly stopped her. “I believe you. No need to prove it. Mr. Lockhart said you shouldn’t stand for too long now and not put much strain on it.”

Miranda nodded and met his amused gaze. Embarrassed by her earlier antics, she touched her nose awkwardly.

sheepish gesture, Paul

too

week. The exams spanned seven days, though Miranda didn’t have one scheduled every day. On her

For her, though, it didn’t change much. Her routine stayed the same–leaving early and returning late

which meant her daily routine shifted from three places–home, college, and the lab–to just home

asked, “Aren’t you going to take a couple of days off after finals? You need

this phase of the experiments as soon as possible so I can start the next stage

a workaholic. I want to take a short

You don’t need to worry

Seb, you’ll be the only one left in the lab. I’ll

be fine by myself. By the way, is

volunteered to be my guide. And it’s free, so why not?” Madison wouldn’t pass up a

that.