When fate plays its hand (Miranda)

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“Joli.” Miranda suddenly interrupted him. Her abruptness surprised those who knew her well. Even Joli turned to look at her.

She continued, “Before you make a decision, I have a few things to say.”

“Okay.” He looked serious.

“You know that joining Infinity Lab comes with a structured monthly salary, right?” Miranda began. “The pay scale depends on your rank–from research assistant to assistant scientist, scientist, senior scientist, and principal scientist.

“But it’s not just about rank. Your income is also tied to the quality and your experimental output. You understand this, right?”

Joli nodded. “Yes.” But he didn’t understand why she was bringing this up now.

She continued, “The Infinity Lab will offer you a salary advance for the next ten years. Based on preliminary calculations, the amount is estimated at four million dollars. Of course, this is just an estimate.

“The actual figure might be higher or lower depending on various factors. But that’s the amount we can offer you.”

Joli was shocked. “M–Miranda…”

Even Ollie’s eyes widened in disbelief. He had never imagined that studying and doing research could earn this much.

Joli had worked under Sophie, Ollie had never heard his son mention getting paid- let alone

should help you resolve your immediate concerns, but it’s not without strings

means you’ll be tied to Infinity Lab for the next ten years, and

ship. During that time, you’ll need to meet specific academic milestones and produce a significant research output

calculated

and researchers like Joli–talented, hardworking, and dedicated–were even rarer. He had earned this

a glance. They had already made up their minds not to move. With their limited resources, staying in

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choice. They knew life

handle it when the time came. But now, an unexpected opportunity had appeared–four million

medical expenses,

amount was enough to move the whole family to the city, cover medical buy a house, and even for Julie’s

given Joli the four million dollars outright, he would have refused it. From Miranda’s and Sam’s perspective, while they could afford it, there was no reason to give away such a large amount without cause. This arrangement, however, made

sense.

Joli’s commitment for the next ten years—a deal that was well worth it for

payment for his work. It was