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.”

try lighting it when

walked over, grabbed his hand, and pulled him toward the

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

semester, he taught an interdisciplinary course combining physics and biology–biophysics. Miranda, Sebastian, and Madison

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

one for Miranda. If Miranda didn’t want it, then she would have

“I’ve already had breakfast.

“Okay.”

the front of the class. Without saying a word, he stood

something easier–the history

textbook and the translator. He had a knack for explaining

earliest studies on bioluminescence, which is a key topic in biophysics. In the 18th century, Etralia scientist

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

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

is Schrödinger’s Cat? Can

it up but still don’t fully understand

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