When fate plays its hand (Miranda)

Chapter 0898

Madison sighed. “You don’t get it.”

Sebastian gave her a puzzled look.

“I’m so stressed out,” Madison wailed.

“What can I do to help?” When he saw the tears in her eyes, Sebastian panicked.

“I’m not getting enough sleep… Can I cut the morning run by ten minutes?” she sobbed.

“Sure,” he said.

Madison paused and was surprised by how easily he agreed. She even wondered if she should have asked for more.

Sebastian seemed to read her mind. “No more than ten.”

She didn’t say anything but accepted it nonetheless. Her tears weren’t fake, and she was really on the edge. The pressure was overwhelming, and the exhaustion was taking its toll. But she quickly gathered herself.

“Okay, back to work!”

Madison wrapped up her tasks for the day, stretching with a long yawn, and breathed a sigh of relief. She finished half an hour early, which made her feel pretty proud. “Seb, are you done?”

“Almost,” he replied.

“How about we see a movie

believe she was inviting

he didn’t respond, she asked again,

He nodded eagerly. “Yes”

grinned and then turned to Miranda. “There’s a comedy that just came out yesterday, and it’s getting great reviews. Want

Sebastian blinked in surprise.

wasn’t just

off. “I’ll pass. I still have work to

Miranda to join them but wasn’t disappointed. She

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want to eat? I can grab it for

won’t be long You’d be

don’t push yourself too hard,” Madison

it,” Miranda replied.

She changed out of her lab coat, locked the door behind her, and left the lab. She drove today, and the trip

to the first–floor supermarket. She needed to restock some essentials

As she reached the apartment building, she ran into Paul, who was coming back from

and casually took the shopping bags from her hands.

not