When fate plays its hand (Miranda)

Chapter 0854

It had already been a blessing that Mindy and Lionel had spent Easter with Fiona and Aren and stayed for so long afterward. The elderly couple couldn’t have asked for more than that.

But just one day after they left, the silence in the estate felt unnervingly foreign to Fiona. She had lived there for years, but now it seemed like the saying was true–it was easy to get used to comfort but hard to return to simplicity

After having Mindy and Lionel around, the emptiness felt unbearable.

“I can’t take it anymore!” Fiona suddenly jumped to her feet. “I’m going to Lumberville.”

Aren shot her a look of disbelief. “Don’t be ridiculous. Min is still in Echo Bay. What exactly are you going to do in Lumberville on your own?”

“I… Can’t I go and visit Lionel? Or maybe I’ll go to Echo Bay instead. I just can’t stay here another minute.”

He sighed heavily. “Lionel’s busy with teaching, and I heard he’s even taking on a class advisor role this semester. If you show up unannounced, you’ll just be in his way.”

“I won’t bother him. I’ll just stay at home, cook for him, and wait for Min to return from Echo Bay,” Fiona insisted.

“You… You’re getting pretty attached, huh? At your age, can you really not be away from

the kids?”

“I don’t believe you’re

silent. Deep down, he did

said, “If you’re not going to make a move, I guess I’ll have to take the

Aren said nothing.

following morning, Fiona got up early, had breakfast, and began sighing

Aren was calm. He was wearing his reading

but didn’t seem interested in what he was doing. Her eyes kept drifting to the fruit bowl on the coffee table, and her mind wandered back to Mindy. She couldn’t help but feel a mix of

moody and handed her the

looked confused. Then, she glanced at

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Chapter 0854

“What

in Lumberville? Since Min can’t come to Elgerson, I figured

until two days ago when Jovi called about some good options. These three look great. They’re fully

glared at him for a moment but then broke into a grin. “Why didn’t you say so earlier? I’ve been miserable for

“I knew you’d

even ask