When fate plays its hand (Miranda)

Chapter 0801

“Alright,” Joll agreed readily. After hanging up, he let out a subtle sigh of relief. Theodore scratched his head, confusion flickering in his eyes.

At a coffee shop outside the campus, the flow of customers picking up their orders made the environment somewhat noisy. When Miranda and Madison arrived, Joli was already there waiting.

“Hi,” Madison greeted as she approached him.

Joli stood up, glancing at them with a slightly awkward expression. “What would you like to drink? I’ll place the order.”

The two didn’t stand on ceremony.

Madison said, “A butter latte, no extra sugar, with only three ice cubes.”

Miranda added, “An orange Americano, large, iced, no extra sugar.”

“Got it,” Joli said.

As they spoke, he navigated the order through a mobile app but didn’t pay immediately. Instead, he opened a group deal app and purchased two discount coupons. Then he returned to the order page and applied the coupons at checkout, instantly halving the total

price.

During this, Joli glanced at the two sitting across from him. Seeing that Miranda and Madison remained unfazed, showing no disdain or judgment over his cost–saving move,

he relaxed.

forward to share a tip. “Next time you’re hunting for deals, try checking their TikTok page for price comparisons. Sometimes, they have official subsidies, and you can get a drink for as little as three

done this herself many

Joli nodded, the awkwardness

Miranda began the conversation. “How

thing that surprised me was how quickly the college responded. I

Madison scoffed lightly.

news story, Do you

rule. If they

delay? Crisis man alls, and no matter how polished their statement

quickly, public outrage only

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later, it’ll be useless.”

followed up, “Have you found a new mentor?”

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smiled wryly and was about to reply when liis phone buzzed with a notification

he said before standing up to retrieve their

nudged Miranda’s shoulder and whispered, “Miranda,

smiled faintly. “That’d

“But…”

options, we shouldn’t

agreed with a reluctant nod, but she couldn’t help

their