When fate plays its hand (Miranda)

Chapter 0993

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Paul’s action felt unusually reckless and lacked his usual calm and elegance. He seemed uncharacteristically impatient and urgent. “Sam called you?” he asked.

“Yes,” Miranda replied. She thought, “You heard it, didn’t you? Why ask?”

“Are you going to the Garrison estate tomorrow?”

She nodded. “It’s been a while since I had dinner with my grandparents. They’re leaving for Lumberville next week.”

“I’ll drive you there,” Paul said.

Miranda gave him a knowing look and thought, “Just admit it–you’re looking for an excuse to tag along.”

As the clock struck 11:00 pm, he rose to his feet. “I’m going home.”

She walked him to the door.

After putting on his shoes, he suddenly turned around and hugged her tightly for a deep kiss. He had always been quick to pick things up. She could feel his progress with just one kiss- passionate, lingering, intense, and heartfelt.

It was hard to tell how much time had passed before Paul finally let Miranda go, though not entirely. Their noses were still touching as he looked at her with fascination and longing. ” Miranda… you’re the one who said I could want more,” he murmured.

not only understand her earlier words but also act

they called

to read her regret. “You gave me the chance and dropped the hint. If you’re regretting it now, it’s too

now? You got

look at me like that.” He placed a hand over her bright and expressive eyes.

She was speechless.

end, he returned to

and patted her cheeks. Only then did

the same moon, Graneda was still glittered

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hailed a cab to Oakridge. This northeastern suburb of Graneda was filled with urban villages and was also the hub of

was still brightly lit. Inside, her relatives had already

Madison dragged her exhausted body through the door, dozens of eyes

Uncle Samson… you…”

stroke and was hospitalized,” one relative said. “What

she wasn’t foolish. Relatives traveling hundreds of miles from

realization. “A stroke? Who told you that? My dad just caught a bad cold. He refused to take medicine, and it got worse. When we