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.

see

was stunned and raised his head suddenly. He couldn’t believe she was inviting him to a movie. His heart raced,

she asked again,

He nodded eagerly. “Yes”

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

Sebastian blinked in surprise.

wasn’t

pass. I still have work to finish up. You two

to join them but

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Chapter 0998

to eat? I can

soon, and I won’t be long You’d be wasting

yourself too hard,” Madison

it,” Miranda

wrap up her work. She changed out of her lab coat, locked the door behind her,

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

finish shopping and check out. As she reached the apartment building, she ran into

shopping bags from her hands. “Just coming

she nodded, not bothering with