When fate plays its hand (Miranda)

Chapter 1019

After lunch, Paul and Miranda took a stroll down the camps’s tree–lined path. Along the way, they ran into Christine, who was on her way back to the lab after lunch.

“Miranda!”

“Dr. Young.”

“I rarely see you around campus. What’s going on? Didn’t you head to the lab today?” Christine asked.

Miranda replied, “I have class in the afternoon.”

“Have you eaten?” Christine asked.

Miranda nodded. “Yes, I have.”

“With Paul?”

“Yes,” Miranda replied.

“Where?”

“The cafeteria,” Miranda said.

Paul couldn’t help but interject, “Are you keeping tabs on as?”

Christine snorted. “What kind of boyfriend are you, Paul? Miranda’s been in class all day, and you couldn’t even take her out for a nice meal? She had to settle for cafeteria food?”

He smartly stayed silent.

the tension. “Dr. Young I heard you won an award for

“The news just came out this

“I always follow your

was genuinely touched. “You’re

Paul. “This guy doesn’t even

lab respects

project was something she worked on independently, and she applied for the award under her own name. The lab didn’t prohibit

class in the afternoon, and it’s about time. Paul, let’s head

going with you. I’ll take her to the academic

Christine looked confused

Christine. Before leaving, he

Okay.”

nudged him. “Aren’t you a little

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you don’t like it, just close your

and then reminded him, “Just be careful

understand, she added, “It’s

second time someone had reminded him.

a thoughtful

to where she is.” At that moment,

afternoon, Paul picked up Miranda at the campus gate after school. They went to the

desire to cook?” She knew Paul could cook, and he was pretty

wait for the