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 a movie

head suddenly. He couldn’t believe she was inviting him to a movie. His heart raced, beating faster with each passing

didn’t respond, she asked again, “You

He nodded eagerly. “Yes”

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

Sebastian blinked in surprise.

Madison wasn’t just

I still have work to finish up. You

expected Miranda to join them but wasn’t disappointed. She still

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Chapter 0998

Anything you want to eat? I can

need. I’ll be done soon, and I won’t be long You’d be wasting time

don’t push yourself too hard,” Madison

Miranda replied.

Sebastian left, Miranda stayed for another half hour to wrap up her work. She changed out of her lab coat, locked the door behind her, and

supermarket. She needed to restock some

and check out. As she reached the apartment building, she ran into Paul, who was coming back

he said and casually took the shopping bags from her hands. “Just coming back

she nodded, not bothering with