When fate plays its hand (Miranda)

Chapter 1016

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.

about him and another woman. She wasn’t

if this was a normal reaction from a girlfriend. Or perhaps… Was she upset, but he just hadn’t picked up on

after his 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

the living room and grabbed the gift from Emilia. He tore open the box and noticed it was just a plain candle holder with

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

shining brightly, and the

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

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

“I’ll make breakfast today.”

That was it..

an eyebrow, got dressed, and went to knock on the door

door opened quickly. Paul had his sleeves rolled up, with droplets of water still

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Chapter 1016

She smiled and peeked around

and motioned for her to

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

smells so good,” she said as she

baked, and the crescent shape looked professional. They were just as good as anything from