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.

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

done this

Joli nodded, the

began the conversation. “How have you been these past few

nodded. “I’m alright. The results were about what I expected. The only thing that surprised me was how quickly the

Madison scoffed lightly.

up into a national news story, Do you think the

rule. If they

Crisis man alls, and no

quickly, public outrage only

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later, it’ll be useless.”

you found a new mentor?”

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about to reply when liis phone buzzed with a notification that their coffee

me for a moment,” he said

and whispered, “Miranda,

smiled faintly. “That’d be

“But…”

he has options, we shouldn’t pressure

reluctant nod, but she couldn’t

Joli returned with their drinks.