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.

deals, try checking their TikTok page for price comparisons. Sometimes, they have official subsidies, and you can get a drink for as little

she’d done this herself many

Joli nodded, the awkwardness dissipating

they waited for their coffee, Miranda began the conversation. “How have you been these

about what I expected. The only thing that surprised me was how quickly the college responded. I thought it’d take them ten days or more

Madison scoffed lightly.

news story,

four–hour rule. If they

and

quickly, public outrage only

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later, it’ll be useless.”

you found a new

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reply when liis phone buzzed with a notification that their

said before standing up to

“Miranda, what if he’s already

“That’d be

“But…”

has options, we shouldn’t pressure

reluctant

Joli returned with their drinks.