When fate plays its hand (Miranda)

Chapter 1017

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When Paul mentioned “Emilia,” Miranda immediately knew he must’ve figured it out. After a moment of thought, she guessed Christine must have said something to him last night.

She turned to look at him with a faint smile. “Yeah, I know

He stared at her quizzically. “Aren’t you curious about what it is?”

Miranda hesitated, then asked, “What is it, then?”

Paul lowered his gaze. He felt that she probably wasn’t curious and didn’t care, but he decided to tell her anyway.” It’s a candle.” He pointed at the coffee table. “That one.”

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She walked over and took a closer look. It was a white candle holder shaped like the moon, with a rough, uneven surface and a round candle on top.

He added, “That’s the gift. Nothing else.”

and pointed at the candle. “You can try lighting it when you get back tonight. There might be a surprise. As for

pulled him toward the

while Miranda was there to attend his lecture. Yes, it was

an interdisciplinary course combining physics and biology–biophysics.

her and said, “Over here… Today it’s multigrain pancakes. Want to try some?” She had explicitly asked Sebastian to

for her, one for Sebastian, and one for Miranda. If Miranda didn’t want it, then she

had breakfast. You go

“Okay.”

bell rang, and Paul, dressed in a shirt and slacks, walked to the front of the class. Without saying a word, he stood still, and the room

we’ll cover something

translator. He had a knack for explaining complex concepts

scientist Kiesel conducted some of the earliest studies on bioluminescence, which is a key topic in biophysics. In the 18th century, Etralia scientist Luigi Galvani discovered

quantum processes in biological phenomena, and in 1935, he wrote ‘What Is Life? Yes, the

of all the technical terms and scientists‘ names, someone mentioned a familiar reference, and the room buzzed to

Cat? Can you explain?” one student

but still don’t

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