When fate plays its hand (Miranda)

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Hearing the commotion, Julie slammed the door shut. From the sound of her footsteps, she must have run off to check what had happened.

Madison couldn’t help but click her tongue. “That kid is pretty cautious.”

However, Sebastian felt things weren’t that simple. A few people were standing outside their houses and watching them when they entered the village earlier. As soon as they saw the group heading toward the entrance of the Clifford residence, their gazes instantly became peculiar.

Some even gathered in twos or threes, whispering to each other.

Although Sebastian couldn’t hear what they were saying from a distance, he could discern expressions of doubt,

first thought was “Prise, judgment, and scrutiny from their faces as they talked.

Soon, the door opened once more. This time, it was Joli who opened the door. He heard his sister shouting about his classmates who had come to visit while he was in the kitchen. His first thought was that it must be Miranda and the others.

dropped and shattered a bowl. Sure enough, he wasn’t mistaken

his shock, Joli when he

but they were quickly filled with astonishment, surprise, worry, and

how bumpy the journey was to travel from Jandersville to the village. That was why he disapproved.

Miranda sized him up quickly. Fortunately, his arms and legs were all intact, and he

jacket in the freezing weather. His hands that should be used for experiments, handling equipment, and typing on the keyboard were red from the biting cold. He didn’t even

she blurted

don’t feel cold.” After speaking, he suddenly snapped to his

of them stepped in, and Joli turned on

pitch dark earlier. They hadn’t turned

surroundings. They were in an old cottage with

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were used to separate an area upstairs, which was used for storing straw, cured meat, potatoes, and other long–lasting supplies.

has been two weeks since the semester started. Why haven’t you returned to campus? We tried

tone suddenly becoming stern. Do you know that if you’re absent for too long, the college will suspend you for truancy? The college administration has the right to