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

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

it took and how bumpy the journey was to travel from Jandersville to the village. That was why

arms and legs were

only wearing a thin cotton 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 have a scarf on his bare

as she

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

stepped in,

been pitch dark earlier. They hadn’t turned

cottage with a living room, three

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upstairs, which was used for storing straw, cured meat, potatoes, and other long–lasting supplies.

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

Joli, her tone suddenly becoming stern. Do you know that if you’re absent for too long, the college will suspend