When fate plays its hand (Miranda)

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Chapter 1039

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“I do,” Paul said firmly. After a beat, he added, “As much as I want to, I’ll respect your decision. If you’re ready, we’ll tell them. If you’re not, we’ll keep it between us for now.”

Miranda chuckled. “Were you surprised when you walked in earlier?”

“Surprised? Not exactly, but it definitely caught me off guard.”

“I didn’t expect my parents to show up either. I’d already cooked and was just waiting for you to come home, then

Paul suddenly asked, “Do you like the flowers?”

“The purple tulips are beautiful,” Miranda replied.

As expected, his lips curved into a satisfied smile.

She continued, “I was going to sneak off to the bedroom and call you–or at least text you so you’d be ready. Who would’ve thought… you’d just walk right in.”

Sutton came up with all the excuses for me.” He didn’t even get a chance

my dad’s head, but he genuinely sees you as his peer. If

He cleared his throat. “But he insists on treating me like we’re friends.” His tone carried a hint of

“The first time you met my dad, you called him ‘Mr. Sutton,‘ right? So,

even wait for her to finish

loss for words. After a long pause,

caught for a second, and then joy surged through him. “Okay. Whatever you

voice softened as she smiled faintly. “You’re not someone I need to hide, Dr. Jefferson. Why keep it

with a boyfriend, so there was no need to be

off on telling anyone tonight. I’ll pick up a gift and make a proper visit to Mr. and Mrs.

a few minutes, then come out separately. We don’t want to

loved creating surprises. Well, tomorrow Paul decided he’d give him

looked at her with

Then, with an exaggeratedly dramatic

“He’s out on the balcony, talking

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thought her acting was pretty convincing,

asked, “Weren’t you supposed to bring

already. I just got distracted