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?”

fortress. However,

“Hmm?”

you fall

was getting better at pulling off romantic lines lately. Thankfully, Sebastian and Madison

and fork, preparing to devour

have. This is all

intentions, Miranda couldn’t finish it

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

bag nearby with thermos inside. “This is ginger and lemon tea. Drink

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

lab.

things to leave work. With Sebastian’s “assistance“, Madison had finished her tasks

“I’ve configured the system. The lab bench will

got it,” Joli

grumbled in his head. However, he would

soon as she stepped inside, the sound of the exhaust hood in the kitchen reached

out the sound of the door

at the stove in an apron and was cooking skillfully with a spatula. He occasionally flipped the pan

until the dish was plated and set aside before stepping forward. She wrapped her arms around his slim waist and hugged him

Paul felt a sudden jolt of electricity

before turning around slowly. “You really…”