When fate plays its hand (Miranda)

Chapter 0810

“Let’s roll a big snowball,” Paul said as he eagerly rolled up his sleeves, ready to start.

Miranda tilted her head and grinned. “Dr. Jefferson, let’s skip the snowball. How about we build a snowman instead? Wouldn’t that be better?”

Paul paused, clearly caught off guard.

“You said you can do everything, right? Let’s make a snowman even bigger than the kids‘!” Miranda was already scooping up snow, recalling the steps the children had taken earlier.

Not hearing any response, she glanced up. “Dr. Jefferson?”

“Build… a snowman?” he asked hesitantly.

“Yes!” Her eyes sparkled with excitement.

“Alright,” Paul agreed, crouching down to help.

Though this wasn’t what he had envisioned, he figured it couldn’t hurt to try. The results, however, were… less than stellar.

Miranda looked at the uneven lumps of snow before her. The two clumps, precariously stacked, were neither round nor symmetrical.

It had a narrow base and a wider top. They didn’t resemble a snowman–or anything recognizable, really. If one were forced to describe it, “two heaps of snow” would have to suffice.

She turned to Paul, her expression a mix of disbelief and suppressed amusement.

Paul awkwardly rubbed his nose. “I think… I wasn’t at my best again.”

to reassure him,

things over, the more embarrassed Paul

cold out. Maybe we should

Paul nodded, “Alright.”

once, and now, he had to face

separate ways. The moment Miranda stepped into her living room, she paused for two seconds before bursting into uncontrollable laughter. She just couldn’t hold it in any

on the couch. He immediately pulled out his phone. Opening his

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with a

sent another message, “Teach me

replied, “What the heck! What if I don’t want the

“Sure. I assume you’re also giving up your doubled

shocked emoji, and Paul replied,

immediately came, “Wait, don’t cancel it! Forget snowmen! If you want, I’ll teach you how to

rolling around joyfully. “Double the

morning, Silas woke up early, eager to get to the lab and prepare for their impromptu snowman lesson. But when he got there,

They were all gone!

You know it’s not that I don’t want to teach you, right?”

Paul remained silent.

about that doubled

it,”

What?

patches of melting snow on the roadside and