When fate plays its hand (Miranda)

Chapter 0714

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At that moment, Miranda finally realized what was happening. The trio must be a scammer.

Tobin sneered. “Did you hear that, miss? You really screwed up today. You’re not walking away without paying for this.”

Miranda shot him a sarcastic smile. “You’re telling me this rusty metal box is a family heirloom? Do I look that stupid?”

He snickered. “The box itself isn’t worth anything, of course. It’s what’s inside that matters. Bram, since she’s being difficult, why don’t you show her what’s inside?”

Bram opened the box and revealed a pile of broken pieces. “See this? This vase has been in my family for generations. It’s priceless.

“It’s real blue–and–white porcelain. Do you know how rare and valuable this stuff is? Even today, it’d be worth a fortune at an auction.”

by Bram, lit a cigarette and slowly took a drag. “I know you didn’t do it on purpose, but this really is a family treasure. Everyone in our family treasures it so much, we

in the middle of

vase is fragile,

of

were moving today, so we had to take everything out. The we

out nowhere, your car swerved and hit the box and sent

was going straight the whole time, and I didn’t even swerve. How could I

course, that metal box was intentionally placed in the middle of the

mean? Are you accusing us of scamming you?” Tobin’s expression darkened, and

it. She responded coldly, “Isn’t

you think we’re scamming you, then we are. But

telling different stories, it’s best to let the cops sort it out. There are cameras on this road, and my car has a dashcam.

changed at the mention of the cops. When she added that her car had a

up again. “Look, miss, there’s no need to make a big deal out of this. We messed up, but you’re not totally blameless,