When fate plays its hand (Miranda)

Chapter 0870

Madison’s words sounded blunt, but she wasn’t wrong.

Joli scratched his head awkwardly. “I… couldn’t remember your phone numbers, so…”

“What about Theodore? Don’t tell me his phone broke too?”

At the mention of Theodore, the light in Joli’s eyes dimmed considerably. “He’s still unconscious and still in the hospital, so he can’t use his phone…”

The three exclaimed in unison, “Unconscious?”

Miranda asked, “What happened to him?”

“Speaking of which, it does involve my family. It’s…”

Suddenly, a coughing sound came from the bedroom. Joli seemed to remember something and quickly turned toward the kitchen. As he left, he called back to the three of them. “I’m sorry, you guys take a seat for now. Julie, pour some water for our guests.”

Julie obediently fetched three rustic cups and began pouring hot water from a thermos. Madison quickly waved her hands: “Don’t trouble yourself, Julie! I’m not thirsty!”

However, she didn’t listen and still poured a cup for each of them.

“Thank you,” Miranda said.

thank me. You’re my brother’s friends,” she replied. Then, Julie pointed to the couch in a corner. “Please take a seat. I’ll go check

headed to

as soon as she entered the house. Sure

wrapped the handle with a cloth,

his mother’s daily dose

all at once and divided it into three portions. The last two doses would be reheated later to save on firewood. Then, he poured out the

medicine, walked through the living room, and into one of the

I’ll help

“Alright.”

Chapter 0870

However, she politely stopped at

bed. She appeared frail and had a head of white hair. She was covered with a thick quilt that had been washed so

had faded.

of herbal medicine permeated the air, but it couldn’t mask the heavy atmosphere of hopelessness and gloom looming over

was hard to describe the feeling, but the atmosphere in the bedroom felt

seemed oblivious. He carefully fed Wanda her medicine and food, wiped her mouth, washed her hands, and gently helped her lie back down before tucking

the room

turned back to see the three people waiting for him in the living room.

moment, a wave of helplessness hit him. There was

and Sebastian had never encountered a situation like