When fate plays its hand (Miranda)

Chapter 0814

“Role model?” Paul asked.

“Mm–hmm,” Miranda replied.

Paul’s curiosity was piqued. “Sounds like there’s a story behind that?”

“Not a story–a inishap.”

“Can I hear about it?”

“It’s not a secret. It happened because we skipped the review step and ended up making a mistake with a decimal point. The data set was Madison’s responsibility. When she found out, she acted like the sky had fallen.”

Paul couldn’t help but be drawn in by the sparkle in her eyes. “What happened next?”

“Sebastian immediately retrieved the incorrect data and spent two all–nighters fixing it before reuploading the corrected version.”

Madison, who had been perpetually struggling with her diet, surprisingly lost seven pounds during those two days from stress. She even shed some hair. Sebastian, typically a stickler for routines, let her take three days off without pushing her to wake up early for a

run.

by the way, Dr. Jefferson, why did you come by today?

Paul nodded. “Yes.”

drive. “The rare topic references you asked for

lit up. “You found

a few friends abroad. The articles that aren’t available through

I owe you one

need to return

“How could I not?”

Mrs. Garrison Senior, no less. Honestly, I feel like

entire afternoon. When Miranda asked if he didn’t need to return to his lab,

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word. It was

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things. “Not yet I’m gong my grandma’s for dinner

the past couple of days, Paul died his laptop and

6000 pm. Why isn’t Mimi here yer?” Fiona stood near the door, glancing at the clock and peating through the lage window

to come over for dinner, and

“Mirni never says she ‘I do something unless she means it She promised