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

Joli when he opened

here?” His eyes lit up with delight, but they were quickly filled with astonishment, surprise, worry, and

from Jandersville to the village. That was why he disapproved. Joli didn’t

and legs were all intact, and he seemed to be mentally

weather. His hands that should be used for experiments, handling equipment, and typing on the keyboard were

as she blurted out, “Aren’t you

his head. “I’m used to it, so I don’t feel cold.”

of them stepped in,

pitch dark earlier. They hadn’t turned on the

were in an old cottage with a living room, three bedrooms, and a

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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 to call you, but your phone has been turned off. We thought

her 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