When fate plays its hand (Miranda)

Chapter 1021

The mood was perfect that night, but the timing seemed off

Paul never got the answer to his question. Miranda adjusted her clothes and flexed her sore hands before turning to look at the man on the bed. “I’m going home.

After a few seconds, Paul sat up. “T’ll walk you…”

“No need,” Miranda interrupted him. “You should put on your pants first. The air conditioning is on, so don’t catch a cold.”

With that, she headed straight home.

Miranda shut the door and patted her flushed cheeks. Suddenly, she froze mid–action and turned to the bathroom. The first thing she did was to wash her hands.

She thought he wouldn’t dare, but who knew…..

All men were perverts!

Paul put on his pants and saw Miranda at the door before returning to sit on the couch in the living room. His mind was still preoccupied with the blissful sensations, and his body felt like it was floating. The lingering pleasure he felt was simply

Wonderful

It was as if fireworks had gone off in his brain, dazzling and intoxicating him. He wished to stay in the moment forever

At that moment, his gaze landed on the coffee table nearby. He had left Emilia’s gift on the table after unwrapping it this morning before work

Miranda’s words from that moming replayed in

he found a lighter in the corner. He lit the round candle

warm orange glow, casting flickering shadows on the walls.

in his mind, while the sound of

gaze sharpened as he caught sight of something. He leaned closer to the candle

precisely, to the half–melted candle. The wax had melted under the heat, revealing a sentence written with neat handwriting, “I

were finally brought to light

Paul’s body stiffened.

planned to go to the lab either. After all, she had promised Paul they would go out on a date

considered their first

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Chapter 1021

scarf around her hair. She braided it into a braid and draped her hair over her shoulder.

she headed across

dressed, but his shirt sleeves were rolled up. Yesterday, he had said he would

in her house slippers just to

as soon as she

“Mushroom soup,” Paul said..

recipe you learned

“Yes”

“he nodded.

sat down, and Paul placed a steaming bowl of mushroom soup in

“Try it.”