When fate plays its hand (Miranda)

Chapter 1025

“Hansel, stop right there!” A fashionable young woman chased after Hansel near an escalator in the mall. Hansel had reached the foot of the escalator. He stopped in his tracks and turned toward her impatiently.” Frances, I’ve made myself very clear. Don’t make things awkward for everyone.”

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Frances Crane sneered. “Hah, you’re acting like I’m the one clinging to you. If you hated it that much, you shouldn’t have agreed to the blind date your family arrange for you in the first place. You’ve shown up, but you don’t even have the decency to sit down for a meal while ging me the cold shoulder?”

She sized him up with a sharp gaze, her lips curling Into a disdainful smile. “Mr. Johnson, you clearly lack

|manners.”

Hansel smirked coldly. “I don’t believe you’re unaware of my situation, and yet you still came to the blind date. If I have no manners, then you’re just shameless.”

You!” Frances stomped her foot in anger. “You’ve broken up with your ex long ago, yet you’re still pretending to be devoted to her? How fake can you get?”

“That’s none of your business.”

Frances took a deep breath. “Fine, since we’re just here to appease our families, we might as well play along. Do you think our mothers would believe us if we didn’t go through with the charade?

“There’s a restaurant up ahead. Let’s go in, order a couple of dishes, and take a few staged photos to complete our task. Then, we can call it a day.”

Hansel nodded. “Fine,”

want to hear Evelyn’s nagging. A single photo for some peace

saw that he was still somewhat reasonable despite his

avoided her hand as she reached for

She snapped a few photos of them with her phone. Then, she withdrew her hand in

wrong? Do you think I’m going to pounce

replied, “Sorry, I’m

in? Your ex?

None of your business.”

the restaurant entrance, Hansel suddenly paused in his tracks. He rushed toward a

Miranda!

figure he had just

unlikely. That woman was holding on to

she be at a mall, let alone walking

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Chapter 1025

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years. During that time, Paul and Sam both had their eyes on Miranda. One failed to win her over, and the other turned out to

alley near her apartment or park somewhere near Bedford

learned about this, he said, “Hans, you’re really something

true or not, but he knew that once he had encountered someone truly captivating, no one else could catch his