When fate plays its hand (Miranda)

Chapter 0919

In the hallway, Christine was the first to return to her room.

Paul took Miranda’s shawl from his arm and handed it to her. “Are you… alright?”

She knew what he was concerned about and smiled as she took the shawl. “Don’t worry,

I’m not drunk.”

“That’s a relief.”

“Dr. Jefferson, thank you for this morning,” Miranda said.

Paul chuckled. “Why thank me? I asked you to help with the questions. If anyone should be thankful, it should be me.”

“The questions weren’t hard. Anyone else could’ve answered them, but you called on me and gave me the chance,” she replied.

“I gave you a chance, but it’s up to you to take it. So, you should thank yourself, not me.”

Miranda blinked in surprise. “Thank myself?”

yourself for the work you’ve put in. Thank yourself for your focus

“Yeah.”

rest now. Tomorrow’s another busy day,”

“Alright,” she replied.

room and close the door. Then, he took out his room card before returning

Seeing Paul’s gentle treatment of Miranda and recalling his coldness toward her, Elizabeth’s jealousy flared. She nearly

picked it up and hoped it was Paul, but the screen showed “Bryan Sundale” instead. Annoyed, she tossed the phone

She found it irritating since Bryan had been calling her nonstop all

eyes to sleep. Before doing so, she made sure to set the phone to

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stepped down from the lab bench while removing her mask as she walked. Suddenly, she paused and noticed Bryan standing still by the break room door. She hesitated before calling

forced a smile. “Hi,

She noticed he was holding his phone as though he had been

“I still have two sets

Your health is more important. By the way, is your mom

“It’s just a minor issue. She’s already

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