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?”

heart is like conquering a fortress. However, I’m confident that I can

“Hmm?”

you fall

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

picked up her spoon and fork, preparing to devour

nodded. “I have. This is all for

finish it all.

stackable lunchbox and wiped the table clean. Rising from his seat, he said, “I’ll get going now. You should take a short nap

nearby with thermos inside. “This

car before heading back inside. Sebastian didn’t leave like Paul. Instead, he stayed back to

lab.

Madison had finished her tasks an hour

the system. The lab bench will shut off automatically at 6:

it,”

So frustrating..” he grumbled in

sound of the exhaust hood in the kitchen reached

noise from the hood drowned out the sound of the door opening

the stove in an apron and was cooking skillfully with a spatula. He

stepping forward. She wrapped her arms around his slim waist and hugged him tightly from behind. “Let me se who this hardworking man is, preparing dinner all by

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

breath to compose himself before turning around slowly. “You really…” His tone was a