When fate plays its hand (Miranda)

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Paul said, “No one ever mentioned it in front of me.”

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Christine said, “Well, no wonder. Back then, you were juggling biology and teaching yourself physics. You were basically doing the work of two people. And on top of that, you were working on projects with both your mentors after class. Who had the time or energy to deal with all this extra stuff?”

Besides, Paul had always kept to himself. He seemed to be distant from his classmates. There was respect, but little personal connection. Who would dare to bring up these things in front of him?

“You didn’t… tell Miranda this, did you?” he asked.

She nodded. “Yes, I did.”

He was speechless.

“Paul, did I mess up?” Christine, who had never been nervous in academic meetings, was now anxious.

She quickly added, “But I think Miranda seems perfectly fine, so I don’t think it’ll bother her. Who doesn’t have a past, right?”

Despite her words, Paul still felt uneasy. After leaving the study, he kept an eye on Miranda’s mood. As Christine had said, Miranda seemed fine. Even when he invited her to join him to open the gifts, she refused.

He had planned to use the opportunity to bring up “Emilia” and to make sure no misunderstandings lingered in Miranda’s mind. But she didn’t seem to be bothered by it.

the past rumors about him and another woman. She wasn’t even curious about the box or the gift Emilia

if this was a normal reaction from a girlfriend. Or perhaps… Was she upset, but he

shower and lying down in bed, that question kept nagging at him. He couldn’t come to a clear answer. Suddenly, he threw off the

into the living room and grabbed the gift from Emilia. He tore open the box and

inspected it but found no note or card inside–just a simple candle. He let out a relieved sigh. He went back to his room, lay

sun was shining brightly, and the

got up, washed up, and headed into the kitchen. She checked her

the message–it was from Paul, which was sent half

“I’ll make breakfast today.”

That was it..

eyebrow, got dressed, and went to knock on

rolled up, with droplets of water still on the

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breakfast?” She smiled and peeked

and motioned for her

Miranda stepped inside, she smelled the aroma of fresh pastry. “Smells great… What are

so good,” she said

were ready. They were a beautiful golden color, perfectly baked, and the crescent shape looked professional. They were