When fate plays its hand (Miranda)

Chapter 1040

Chapter 1040

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Miranda responded calmly, “It came with the laundry detergent I bought at the store. I didn’t pay attention to the size, but I can still use it.”

She was being honest.

“Paul, how about a quick game or two?” Lionel asked with a smile as he rubbed his hands in anticipation.

“Sure,” Paul agreed without hesitation.”

The two played from 8:30 pm until 11:00 pm.

Miranda sat nearby and read several research papers, but neither showed signs of stopping.

After watching them for about ten minutes, Mindy grabbed her laptop and headed to her bedroom. By the time she finished a 6,000–word draft, Lionel and Paul were still as engrossed in the game as they had been hours earlier.

She suspected they hadn’t even taken a bathroom break. What really surprised her, though, was Miranda.

here? You used to get bored

patience for games like this before. Back at the Garrison estate, when Paul and

Paul wasn’t Miranda’s boyfriend. Now that he was… well, she couldn’t help but pay more attention to

game pretty interesting

never shown any interest. What’s got you hooked all of a sudden?” Mindy didn’t push the issue any further. Instead,

I’ll just finish this

the game ended, and the

He stared at the board for ten seconds, then slapped

lost track of time with all

“Sure,” Paul said.

“Miranda, walk him out…”

up and smirked.

shoes and stepped out. He grabbed his keys and walked toward his apartment

her into his arms in one smooth motion. Before she could let out a startled gasp, he leaned down and

couldn’t resist kissing her

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Chapter 1040

was unable to stop himself

his kiss, quickly responded. She wrapped her arms around his

he deepened the kiss. He wanted to pull her deeper into the moment, to make her lose herself, and to have her fall