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?”

conquering a fortress. However, I’m confident that I can slowly

“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

and fork, preparing

nodded. “I have. This

intentions, Miranda couldn’t finish it all.

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

inside. “This is ginger

watched him get into his car before heading back inside. Sebastian didn’t leave like Paul. Instead, he stayed back to help his girlfriend… No, he stayed

lab.

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

reminded Joli, “I’ve configured the system. The lab bench will shut off automatically at 6: 00 pm. Don’t forget to leave on

it,”

to your dates already. Pairs of lovebirds, all of you! So frustrating..” he grumbled in his head. However, he would never admit that a tiny

at 6:15 pm As soon as she stepped inside, the sound of the exhaust hood in the kitchen reached her ears.

the sound of the door

skillfully with a spatula. He occasionally flipped the pan with flair, and his actions actually looked quite

and set aside before stepping forward. She wrapped her arms around his slim waist and hugged him tightly from behind. “Let

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

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