When fate plays its hand (Miranda)

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Elizabeth stormed into the lab and marched toward Paul. “Why did you fire me?” she demanded. “Was it because I took a week off for sick leave? Or did something go wrong with the project?”

He looked at her, then scoffed. “Just because the police couldn’t figure out who did it doesn’t mean I don’t know who’s behind it. Do you want me to spell it out for everyone to hear?”

The last shred of hope in Elizabeth’s eyes disappeared.

He had known all along but had waited until now to confront her. It felt like a sucker punch to her gut. All the anger she had been holding back never had a chance to erupt. Instead, it just fizzled out like that.

While watching the exchange between them, Sandy felt the urge to speak. But when her eyes met Paul’s cold, piercing gaze, even she–usually oblivious to these things–realized the situation was far more complicated than she had imagined.

As their conversation played out in her mind, an absurd theory began to form. Suddenly, her gaze toward Elizabeth changed from sympathy to shock.

On the other hand, Silas had already pieced it together long ago and stayed silent.

Bryan, however, was still in the dark. He stepped forward to support Elizabeth and said, “Lizzy

lost! Don’t touch me!” she

fled the scene in a hurry. Why were Sandy and Silas looking at

stood frozen and stared at his empty hands. For a long moment,

and wanted to return to his

can you at least give us

to stop him, but it

turned to

must be a reason for it, right? What exactly did she do

had for Bryan vanished in an instant and was replaced by an icy, piercing gaze.

was baffled by the

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pretend to be ignorant because you’re deceiving yourself. As someone with higher education, the

have to spell it out for you, it won’t just be your pride that’s

continuing his work. He took

Bryan stood there, stunned.

anger and pointed at him. He spat through clenched teeth, “Bry, I’m not trying to