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.”

can try lighting it when you

pulled him toward the door. “We’re going

to attend. Paul was teaching his course while Miranda was there

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

a seat for her and said, “Over here… Today it’s multigrain

one for Miranda. If Miranda didn’t want it,

already had breakfast. You go

“Okay.”

dressed in a shirt and slacks, walked to the front of the class. Without saying a word, he

something easier–the

textbook–his mind served as both the textbook and the translator. He had a knack for explaining complex concepts in a way that

bioluminescence, which is a key topic in biophysics.

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

midst of all the technical terms and scientists‘ names, someone mentioned

exactly is Schrödinger’s Cat? Can you explain?”

up but still

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