When fate plays its hand (Miranda)

Chapter 0965

While Miranda stood frozen in a daze, Paul stepped closer. The usual warmth and refinement in his demeanor had disappeared and was replaced by an intensity she had never seen before.

She hadn’t yet processed what was happening and instinctively stepped back until her back hit the wall. In the next moment, he was just inches away.

It was then she realized how much taller he was. With him looking down at her, the height difference became impossible to ignore. She felt as though his entire presence had enveloped her.

Paul lowered his gaze. “Do you understand now? Do you know what I’m saying?”

He continued, “You told me before that your studies come first, and I respected that. But gave Sawyer a chance… Miranda.”

you

He lowered his head, and his warm breath brushed against her neck, which sent a shiver down her spine.

“You’re being unfair to me.” His last words carried an unspoken sense of grievance.

Miranda parted her lips as if to speak, but he didn’t give her the chance. Instead, he continued, “I know with my current status, I don’t have the right to question you or feel upset. It’s your choice who you want to be with.

“And I know saying all this could mean we won’t even be friends after today. I tried to hold it in, but I’ve only been fooling myself.”

next–rejection, anger–he would face it. He lowered his head as though he

until Miranda finally broke

“…Yeah.”

called his

head. He had prepared himself for the worst, but what

In the dark shine of her pupils, he caught a reflection of himself–dazed, a little silly, maybe even

this count as a

then nodded

still haven’t asked if

mind, and the sudden surge

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nearly caused him

mean what he

eyes. “Miranda, I like you. Will you be with

and agreed

her blankly like a deer caught in headlights. It wasn’t until Miranda took his hand that he snapped out

keeping things to