When fate plays its hand (Miranda)

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“I… I’m not unhappy, just… it’s so sudden. I can hardly believe it,” Joli stammered, struggling to process how such good fortune could come his way.

Madison leaned forward eagerly. “So you’re saying yes?”

Still hesitant, Joli asked again, “Are you sure this is really okay?”

Miranda nodded reassuringly. “Absolutely. Dr. Young saw your story online and contacted me immediately. She even made a special trip back to the country just for you.”

Christine’s exact words had been, “Joli has been through so much. I want to help him.‘

Tears shimmered in Joli’s eyes. “I… I’m willing. Please thank Dr. Young for me.”

“Tomorrow afternoon, Dr. Young has invited you to her home for a meal,” Miranda added.

Joli looked uneasy. “I… Is that appropriate?”

His experience with such invitations was far from pleasant. Sophie had invited him to meals before, but they were always at restaurants.

asked him to her home, it was usually to fetch packages or clean. Only later, when he became a productive contributor to her research, did

chores.

of times, and so has Seb. Her housekeeper makes incredible food- especially the lamb stew and

“Alright,” Joli replied quietly.

on finishing your thesis. The goal is to make sure you graduate and get your degree in June without any delays. After that, if you’re interested in pursuing a PhD,

college she wouldn’t take on any more graduate students, direct admissions are an exception. Transferring to her now means that if you decide to continue into a PhD

studies, she’ll support you in that decision

possible path for Joli’s future and laid the groundwork for

with emotion. “Please… thank her for me. Thank you so

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I spent the past few days reviewing your published papers as well as the

blinked, confused. “What

Miranda

village without any connections or resources, he’d relied on sheer determination to earn

he had grown into someone capable of independently publishing papers, designing his own research projects, and managing an entire

was akin to mastering martial arts from a second–hand, over–the–top manual sold on the street and still becoming a top–tier