When fate plays its hand (Miranda)

Chapter 1031

“Why are you here?” Miranda asked.

Paul raised the stackable lunchbox in his hand. “I’m here to bring you lunch.”

Joli was taken aback

Great. Everyone around here had their lunches delivered exept him!

Annoyed, he turned and stormed back to the lab bench. “Lunch? Who needs that anyway? Work is everything! Nothing is better than work!” he thought crossly.

Paul sat on the couch in the dining area and opened the lunchbox. He took out each compartment carefully and set the food on the table. There were three dishes and one soup all steaming hot.

“Why didn’t you inform me beforehand?” Miranda asked again.

“I called, but you didn’t answer,” he replied.

“You know I always keep my phone on silent when I’m in the lab. Why didn’t you tell me in the morning?”

“How else could I surprise you?”

She raised an eyebrow. “Why does it sound like you’re preparing for a war?”

like conquering a fortress. However,

“Hmm?”

fall for

loss for words. Paul was getting better at pulling off romantic lines lately. Thankfully, Sebastian and Madison were sitting far away in

and fork, preparing to devour

“I have. This is

intentions, Miranda couldn’t finish it all.

up the stackable lunchbox and wiped the table clean. Rising from his seat, he said, “I’ll get going now. You should take a short nap before continuing in the afternoon. Don’t

with thermos inside. “This is ginger and lemon tea.

she saw him out. She watched him get into his car before heading back inside. Sebastian didn’t leave like Paul. Instead, he stayed back

lab.

leave work. With Sebastian’s “assistance“, Madison had finished her tasks an hour early, and the couple

configured the system. The lab bench will shut off

it,” Joli

he grumbled in his head. However, he would never admit that a tiny

exhaust hood in the kitchen reached her ears. There was also a

sound of the door opening and closing, Silently, she tiptoed toward

and was cooking skillfully with a spatula. He occasionally flipped the pan with flair, and his actions

was plated and set aside before stepping forward. She wrapped her arms around his slim waist and

body against him, Paul felt a sudden jolt of electricity travel down

himself before turning around slowly. “You really…” His