When fate plays its hand (Miranda)

Chapter 0989

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Every time Sebastian thought about the possibility, he felt a tightness in his chest. Since there was no actual reason, he decided to be the one to make Madison stay in Jandersville. Though he knew that reason wasn’t enough, he believed that one day, it would be.

When he arrived at the lab, as expected, Miranda was already working at the lab bench.

“Good morning, Miranda.”

“Morning. Where’s Madi?” she asked. She wondered why these two, who usually came together, weren’t doing so that day.

He pursed his lips. “She… suddenly didn’t want to give me a ride today,” he said with a hint of helplessness in his voice.

Miranda was taken aback. “No way. She’s not one to get worked up over small stuff. Did you piss her off somehow? Like, really badly?”

Sebastian sighed. “…Maybe.”

Miranda was dumbfounded.

Sebastian had arrived at 8:00 am and kept his eyes on the entrance as he hoped to catch sight of the “cuddlebug” who had fled yesterday.

still hadn’t shown up, and Sebastian began to worry. He feared something had happened to her, so he called and texted her nonstop since 9:30 am. But she kept hanging up and didn’t reply to

Madi hasn’t shown

didn’t know? She didn’t

froze. “Tell

am saying she needed to take

“A week off?”

family matters and needed to go back to Gulsberg,” she

say what

issues. It seemed urgent,

knew that Madison wouldn’t use such an

take two days off,”

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“Huh?”

“Is that okay?”

Miranda nodded. “Sure.”

another word, Sebastian left the lab and made his way back to his apartment. While on

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worked alone in the lab until 6:00 pm, then rubbed her aching neck and stepped down from

at her doorstep, she saw him already waiting in the hallway, with

feet.