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 in town

couldn’t believe she was inviting him to a movie. His heart raced, beating faster

didn’t respond, she asked

He nodded eagerly. “Yes”

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

Sebastian blinked in surprise.

Madison wasn’t just

off. “I’ll pass. I still have work to finish up. You two go have

hadn’t expected Miranda to join them

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Chapter 0998

Anything you want to eat? I can grab

I won’t be long You’d

don’t push yourself too hard,” Madison

it,” Miranda

and 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 left the lab. She drove today, and the trip was smooth and

first–floor supermarket. She needed to restock some essentials and grabbed some groceries to make a

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

took the shopping bags

not bothering with