When fate plays its hand (Miranda)

Chapter 0744

Now, Timothy and Mindy were no longer the childhood sweethearts they once were. Their lives had diverged, with separate marriages and entirely different paths.

“Do you remember when we were kids, the promises we made about what we wanted to be when we grew up?” Timothy was the first to break the silence.

Mindy nodded. “I remember. You loved astronomy and dreamed of working for the National Space Agency after graduation.”

He let out a bitter laugh. “Looking back now, I realize how naive I was. I thought dreams were not just dreams but reachable goals. Yet, in the end, I took over the Cooper family business and became the heir my parents always envisioned.”

Mindy smiled faintly. “I’ve seen the news. The Cooper family is thriving now, far beyond what it was 20 years ago. You’ve done very well.”

“But I lost you…”

Timothy’s lips moved, but the words he was thinking were swallowed before they could escape. Instead, he shifted the conversation, recounting the events of the past few years.

As he spoke, he became momentarily distracted, especially when the topic veered toward his marriage to Nelly.

He hesitated, glancing sideways at Mindy’s composed expression.

Suddenly, he asked, “And you? What have you been through all these years? When you disappeared, your parents and I thought you’d ended up abroad. We even searched the remotest parts of Neloria, but there was no trace of you. How did you end up in Lumberville? What happened?”

a brother, Mindy began

night before being rescued, Timothy’s chest tightened despite knowing she was safe

“It’s all in the past. I’m fine now and

could he say? On the surface, he had it all–a happy family, an accomplished son, and a flourishing company.

Except for Minnie.

this, was

at her carried a weight of unresolved melancholy. After a long pause, he finally asked, “Do you blame me?

but then chuckled

the past is behind us. There’s no point in regret

pale, cold moon and biting winds, Sam

there, handsome. Care for a drink?” A curvy young woman

his smile not quite

Chapter 0744

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blinked in

last eight to get lost. What makes you think you’re special enough for

wrong with you? Think you’re some kind of king collecting

king. But